Mike Wills wrote:

One once per gallon is not much. My 182 engine probably burns more oil
than that.

Paul Lamar

  Actually, I think its something that isnt discussed that you need to
think about. It never really occured to me until discussing it with a
friend, but you ought to assume that if your on a long cross country, 2
stroke oil probably isnt something that the typical FBO has on hand. That
means you'll either have to carry it with you or plan to head to the
nearest town at every fuel stop to buy some. Or use crankcase oil. A trip
from So Cal to OSH in my RV (a trip I hope to make one of these days) means
giving up baggage space and weight to carry a gallon or two of 2 stroke oil.

Mike Wills

According to my oil bake test turbine oil is very resistant to 
high temperature. More so even than two cycle oil. I was not able
to ignite it so I don't know how it burns in the 3000 degree 
environment of the combustion chamber. It will take a welding torch
applied to a small amount to find out. Perhaps mixing a little with
gasoline as per the Paul Yaw burn test will reveal something.

In any event turbine oil is available everywhere they sell Jet A.

Paul Lamar
 
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