The GAfuels Blog is written by two private pilots: Dean Billing, Sisters, Ore., an expert on autogas and ethanol, and Kent Misegades, Cary, N.C., an aerospace engineer, aviation sales rep for U-Fuel, and president of EAA1114. When temperatures climb in the summer, reports of vapor lock increase, especially for those flying at hot/high altitudes. Vapor lock occurs when fuel, normally in liquid phase, transitions to vapor through increased temperatures, lowered pressures, higher RVP (Reid Vapor Pressure) of the fuel, or a combination of any of these factors. Continue Reading »

===> Posted on June 26th, 2011 by Kent Misegades. No comments. © GAN 2011.