I have to admit I am humbled that my comments on this subject garnered any attention at all. I also willingly admit that I am no expert in the field of fuels, or in their sale and distribution either. And since someone asked; no, I have no personal interest in which fuel ultimately wins out, I do not work in the industry, and I fly behind a non-certificated, low octane engine that abhors lead. I am of the opinion that my ship would be far happier with G100UL in its tanks than 100LL. Also, I have no affiliation with ASTM, but customers in my industry do rely on ASTM testing to validate the functional quality of the products my industry produces.
I would like to make clear that my comments were, and are, in response to the wide range of posts from other contributors complaining about the slow pace of the process and not intended as a criticism of G100UL. My desire is simply to see as many fuels be fully developed as possible by the interested participants and that we standardize around the best suited formulation.
Also, let me make clear that my assertions are not an argument against GAMI, but rather are responses to a litany of comments from posters in the forum who express a frustration that we already have a solution in G100UL and why can’t we just go with it?
My opinion is that there are always more moving parts to a problem than is apparent to those of us watching from the outside. We need to be patient and allow the process to resolve the concerns of all the stakeholders, thereby providing the best chances of a good outcome for all involved. Depending on how difficult some of those concerns may turn out to be, there likely will be compromises that we hope will be minimal.
Recognizing that GAMI is far ahead of the other participants in this process, my recommendation was simply that GAMI take advantage of their position and create momentum by partnering with every heavy hitter in the industry/process to the point that they each can also add their voices and bless, recommend and praise G100UL to the industry at large. It would go a long way towards reassuring a worried and distrusting consumer base.