Is Avgas heading for £3 per litre?

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Oil prices are rising quickly and the £3 litre of 100LL avgas is a definite possibility. In some parts of Europe, it’s already close. We take a look at current UK, Europe and USA prices, talk to the suppliers for their view and ask where’s it going?

Plus, in this week’s News

• Swift Fuels 100R unleaded avgas is approved for hundreds more aircraft
• We look back at the life of Mike Melvill, kitplane builder, test pilot and first civilian astronaut
• Ultimate High is having a GA Safety Day at Goodwood
• Loganair trials electric aircraft in the Highlands & Islands
• Greenland’s legendary Narsarsuaq Airport is to close
• £190k job at the CAA to sort out airspace mess

In ‘What Caught My Eye’ this week

• Dave finds a simulator of a Thruster microlight for those days when it’s too windy to fly the real thing
• Ian fancies a blend, a blended wing aircraft that is. Two are due to appear at April’s AERO Friedrichshafen show
• Ed finds a seven-tenths scale Junkers Ju-87 Stuka replica for sale.

Links

Thruster simulator https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqGnECqInpI

Stuka replica https://www.swarbirds.com/ju-87-stuka-replica

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Timeline:

0:00 Intro

1:00 Start

1:21 SkyDemon tip

3:28 Weekend weather

7:54 News

24:35 Club News

28:27 Main story –

46:57 What Caught My Eye

53:51 Events