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by SomeHacker44 972 days ago
Availability of the new unleaded fuel is extremely limited. It is also very expensive. I also believe there may be a fee involved per airplane to use it (one time for an STC). The fee I heard is nominal $250.

I have never flown to an airport with it yet. i have probably landed in over a dozen different airports in the last few months with a leaded gas engined plane.
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outworlder 972 days ago
> I also believe there may be a fee involved per airplane to use it (one time for an STC). The fee I heard is nominal $250.

What is $250 in aviation terms? It's nothing.

Availability of fuel is a concern, sure. But a fire has to be lit on people's ass, otherwise they will not move.

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scarby2 972 days ago
the requirement for the STC on a per-aircraft basis is now gone AFAIK. That was the effect of the FAA's "legalization" last year.
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sokoloff 972 days ago
You still have to purchase the STC for your airplane serial number and engine(s) serial number. What the FAA did was approve that all-model STC as being valid/legal to sell and "install" (which is just placards).
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