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by feistypharit 1555 days ago
I’m working on my private pilot license. Recently learned the most common AV fuel in the US is 100LL. 100 octane Low lead. That’s right, it has lead!

Commercial jet fuel doesn’t, but all those small planes you see running around (and that I’m training in) are running leaded gas. It was supposed to be phased out by 2018, but reasons…