• Da_Boom@iusearchlinux.fyi
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    1 year ago

    Yep, and the FAA is taking it’s sweet time to approve a new unleaded fuel for general aviation that shows a lot of promise called G100UL. It’s estimated it could take another 6-9 years. Otherwise it’s currently only approved for specific planes and not available at most airports and aerodromes.

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      1 year ago

      It’s approved as of last fall, but the FAA spent well over a decade stonewalling it with unnecessary bureaucracy.

      Now we’re left with the chicken-and-egg problem of the market, where nobody will offer unleaded because it’s more expensive, but it’s expensive because it’s not widely used. The feds should subsidize it down to $4/gal for 5 years to get it off the ground.