Thread: Avgas in Brisbane

Hey Paul,,
where are they holding it??

Try general aviation hangers...

Planes in maintenace get there tanks drained for various inspections and repairs.

The removed fuel cannot be returned to the plane and must be discarded.

Originally Posted by awabbit6

Finally, today I have a supplier who is able to decant 20L for me from his own 200L supply. Unfortunately, he is in Sandgate which is a big drive from Jimboomba.

i live right next to sandgate, let us know if i can help, i will probably be going out to boonah or visit the ho hars again before the end of the year

Try premium unleaded with one litre benzol/toluol added to each four litres of motor spirit.

The current owner of my Hemi 426 Dodge Challenger is using this with the ignition retarded. Engine is 12.5 to 1 compression ratio. He is going to drop it to 9.5 to 1 because of the unavailability of suitable fuel. I used to run it on 115/145 Avgas when I owned it. Current aviation fuel is 100 Octane, called LL100 for "low lead".

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

Hey Paul,,
where are they holding it??

Willowbank drag strip.

Originally Posted by Mikes defender

Try general aviation hangers...

Planes in maintenace get there tanks drained for various inspections and repairs.

The removed fuel cannot be returned to the plane and must be discarded.

I didn't know that! I doubt that they will be allowed to sell or give it away. Worth a few calls to find out though. Thanks!

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

Try premium unleaded with one litre benzol/toluol added to each four litres of motor spirit.

The current owner of my Hemi 426 Dodge Challenger is using this with the ignition retarded. Engine is 12.5 to 1 compression ratio. He is going to drop it to 9.5 to 1 because of the unavailability of suitable fuel. I used to run it on 115/145 Avgas when I owned it. Current aviation fuel is 100 Octane, called LL100 for "low lead".

The thought of making my own blend had crossed my mind. I'm a Chem teacher so I think I might need to do a bit of reading. I think our lab might need some more equipment soon too.

From Jimboomba, try a couple of the smaller airports south of you, Boonah or the place where they do lots of parachute drops (cant remember name) with a golf club and resort.
Some of these smaller country strips have quiet a bit of traffic, so will have Avgas on site some where I would think. As well as operators doing fuel drains prior to flying and maybe throwing slops into a small drum.

Greg