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On Oct 2, 2:07 pm, "Dan Luke" wrote:

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"I spoke with Steve Knopp, owner of Pponkhttp://www.pponk.com/this morning.
He commented that business was a bit slow and he had two complete engines
sitting on the floor waiting for any customer that wishes an exchange engine.
Now might be a good time to nab one."

"As an aside, I asked why business was slow for him. He replied that nearby
Paine Field, a rather large G.A. airport,http://www.painefield.com/had
reported that take-offs and landings were down 35% compared to the previous
year. If guys aren't flying much they don't need new engines. Anyway, that is
his thinking."

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I took my airplane to Teledyne Continental's shop this morning to have the
prop dynamically balanced. When I called them yesterday to ask when they
could get to it, the foreman told me "Bring it on in; we don't have much
going on."

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Dan
T-182T at BFM


100LL consumption statistics
http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/dnav/pet/hist/mgaupus1m.htm

Loading that data into Excel and running a yearly total really shows
that the supply is been coming down.

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Regards, Ross
C-172F 180HP
KSWI