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Old 10th October 2002 | 20:18
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Mike Cross
 
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Mogas disadvantages

One is that it can kill you.

A friend of mine had an immaculate restored WW2 trainer that he kept on a private strip.

He went to a rally on a nice warm day and there was a bit of a queue to depart so everything was warm, fuel and engine.

Shortly after take-off he lost power over some trees and stalled it in. He was killed, his passenger seriously injured.

The AAIB found he'd got Mogas in the tank. The a/c was not approved for use with Mogas. The conclusion was that he got vapour lock due to warm fuel, a high ambient, and the long wait at the hold raising teh temperature inside the cowling.

Mogas is more volatile than avgas.

Mike
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