Hi Paul

I live in Swakopmund and fly in one of the oldest deserts in the world.

The Namib desert in Namibia ( west side of southern Africa.)

Because of remoteness and long distances we have a lot of small aircraft
operating

in Namibia and it is not unfamiliar to get a few guys together and then
60 % of them are pilots.

We operate a Piper Lance for work but I own a Maule M4 for personal use
and sight seeing trips.

The availability of avgas is getting worse every day and only available
in South Africa , Namibia

and Botswana. Up north from Namibia avgas is virtually non existent in
Africa.

Then our Namibian dollar versus US dollar,it is also getting very
expensive to maintain aircraft

as far as parts import etc.

My 200 Hp avgas eater Continental IO-360 would need some replacement in
a year or two and I am

Looking at alternative  mogas engines like the rotary or subaru.

Would you be so kind to include me in your mailing list for your news
letter.

One can only learn from other peoples examples and it would not take
much for me to replace

the Continental with a mogas ( that is freely available) engine.

Regards and happy flying

Johan de Wet

Ps; have been to Oshkosh 10 years back and it is time to go again!

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I don't know the rules in Namibia but the FAA frowns on non certified
engines in certified aircraft and also the commercial use of experimental
aircraft.

Perhaps you can get the rules changed in Namibia or have them
look the other way. If you do the cooling, fuel system and ignition
right the rotary is very reliable and long lasting. I have a book
out on How to Cool your Wankel at AC Spruce.

Paul Lamar