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                           TeamGrumman-List Digest Archive
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                     Total Messages Posted Tue 09/26/06: 3
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Today's Message Index:
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     1. 09:38 AM - Another blow for GA  (Anna3003@AOL.COM)
     2. 09:54 AM - Re: A modest proposal  (teamgrumman@AOL.COM)
     3. 10:27 AM - Re: A modest proposal  (FLYaDIVE@AOL.COM)
 
 
 
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Time: 09:38:02 AM PST US
From: Anna3003@AOL.COM
Subject: TeamGrumman-List: Another blow for GA

Has anyone but me seen the Nov 2006 Air And Space mag? They have an article  
"Aircraft Identification, in which the author states "The FAA plans to  make 
ADS-B systems mandatory for General Aviation and Transport airplanes by  2014."

Earlier in the article, they point out that " The development of ADS-B is  
continuing, with implementation coming in stages over the next decade as radars

gradually are decommissioned. For older aircraft, the cost of conversion to  
ADS-B would be prohibitive." ADS-B is a system that will replace current radar

 -aircraft will broadcast ID, altitude, azimuth and range without 
interrogation  from a ground facility. Other A/C will pick up and display this
info. 
Neat! But  lots of $$$$. So does that leave the most of us with a useless IFR 
rating and a  plane we can only fly in the boonies?

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Time: 09:54:53 AM PST US
Subject: Re: TeamGrumman-List: A modest proposal
From: teamgrumman@AOL.COM

--> TeamGrumman-List message posted by: teamgrumman@aol.com

For the last 25+ years, I've been hearing about the demise of AvGas and 
how we'll all start flying diesels, and how general aviation will 
crumble.  It will never happen.  Not in my lifetime, anyway.  Before 
any major changes to fuel take place, all of the engine manufactures 
will have to design, develop and approve - at no cost to the airplane 
owner - sequential port fuel injection with closed loop engine 
management.

Recent tests of alcohol blended fuel have shown that, aside from 
reducing demand on crude oil, it has less heat energy (less bang for 
your buck) and actually is more polluting and costly to make.

Stop sweating the small stuff.  If you want to spend money on anything, 
start spending money on a sequential port fuel injection system for 
Lycomings.

-----Original Message-----
From: FLYaDIVE@aol.com

You are correct ... I recently read in the NY Times and also herd it on 
the
news that our government has mandated that by 2010 ALL GAS will have at 
least
10% alcohol (call it ethanol if you wish).  That puts me in a VERY BAD 
MOOD.
It is a great way to reduce the numbers in interest of flying GA.  Sort 
of a
squeeze play on GA.

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Time: 10:27:12 AM PST US
From: FLYaDIVE@AOL.COM
Subject: Re: TeamGrumman-List: A modest proposal

--> TeamGrumman-List message posted by: FLYaDIVE@aol.com

In a message dated 9/26/06 12:57:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
teamgrumman@aol.com writes:

> Stop sweating the small stuff.  If you want to spend money on anything, 
>  start spending money on a sequential port fuel injection system for 
>  Lycomings.
====================
How can we do that?  Wouldn't that be something only Lycoming can do to their 
engines and approve ... With the FAA's blessing?

Barry
"Chop'd Liver"