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With the current engine market experiencing big price increases and even bigger backorders, there’s a real need for more choices with more modern tech.

Aviation Consumer magazine went to GAMI headquarters in Oklahoma and made multiple multi-hour flights in the 6-cylinder Continental IO-520-powered AOPA Beech Baron.

We flew the first high-octane unleaded avgas to be certificated. Everything was routine—nothing special was required—and that’s a very big deal.

So, how is EAGLE doing? Not great, in my view.

Aerobatic Cruisers I enjoyed your article on aerobatic travelers in the December 2023 Aviation Consumer, but was disappointed to see no mention of my longtime favorite—the SIAI-Marchetti SF-260. True, there aren’t many around, about 100 in the USA at last count, but of all the airplanes you listed, only the aerobatic Bonanza even comes close […]

While GAMI’s G100UL high octane unleaded avgas is FAA approved for every aircraft model in the FAA’s database, there’s still some mystery among many aircraft owners. Moreover, how does the new fuel run in a typical GA aircraft engine? In this video, Aviation Consumer magazine’s Larry Anglisano Zoomed up with Jon Sisk who recently conducted […]

White Lightning RV-14: Unleaded Avgas Poster Child

How does a 215-HP Lycoming run on GAMI’s unleaded avgas? We loaded some in and put it through the wringer with predictable results.

Venture on a primary engine instrumentation system retrofit (which often includes a fuel quantity display) and you’ll have some critical decisions to make. Primarily, will you use the existing OEM analog fuel tank sensors? This is where a lot of otherwise good installations go off the rails. That’s because in an effort to save money, […]

With a record-setting AirVenture in the books, we walk away enthusiastic that the supply chain troubles that hindered new products (and even the supply of existing ones) could finally be old news. While it wasn’t exactly a booming year for new product announcements, there were some worth talking about—and keeping close tabs on as we […]

BOSE ON THE NEW A30 Regarding the flight trial report on the new Bose A30 in the June 2023 issue of Aviation Consumer, I think Editor Larry Anglisano hit all the key points, as usual, and he got it all right. But I would like to make one point of clarification. Our goal with the […]

THE AVGAS DEBACLE I, for one, can’t wait for unleaded avgas. But, let me say the unleaded fuel dilemma is a crisis of our own making. For the past 50 years, we’ve known the day would come when unleaded avgas would be mandated. Yet, it’s taken an existential threat to spur us into action.  So, […]