Paul wrote>Not at two pounds per HP. Continental and Renault have been very
quiet lately. 0.37 pounds per brake HP hour 50 years ago.
Things haven't changed much have they?

Mark wrote>
The Renault (SOCHATA, EADS, SMA engines, or god knows what they are called
this week) was JAR certified to a couple of weeks ago. They are planning a
C182 installation so maybe you could avoid the Conti AD's that way:) AVGAS
is USD$5.16 /Gal in Austria right now. GA Jet A is $3.28 here, but if you
hop across to Hungary or Slovakia to refuel you can get Jet A for around
$1/gal.

You can see from the price of JET A at a GA field that Paul is right. When
the majority of pilots fly diesels, the tax on diesel will be increased to
keep the revenue flowing. However, with an aircraft it is difficult to
prevent border crossing to tank up.
http://www.smaengines.com/

The PFA is not the British FAA. It is their EAA, although the CAA (FAA
equivelent) have delegated greater power to the PFA than the EAA has.
Mark Wrathall

It will be a matter of time before the price in Hungary or Slovakia
will be the same. I am sure they will not miss the tax opportunity
for long. When we were over in the Czech Republic prices and taxes were
rapidly rising to European par. Russia may be another matter for
quite some time. Is the Czech Rep in the European Union yet?

Paul Lamar
 
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