EPA moves towards banning leaded aviation gas

Re:EPA moves towards banning leaded aviation gas by pc86 on Friday October 27, 2023 @11:34AM (#38039885)

> older planes will slowly replace their engines at the next engine rebuild

An alternative exists, but the FAA needs to certify it for each aircraft type. The majority of aircraft types are not certified for this. No A&P is going to do this because the plane won't be legal to fly in most cases.

And at the risk of editorializing, I've never seen the FAA do anything with the goal to making GA more accessible, at least not intentionally.

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Re:EPA moves towards banning leaded aviation gas by phkahler on Friday October 27, 2023 @12:02PM (#38040273)

>> An alternative exists, but the FAA needs to certify it for each aircraft type.

They have. It's done. nobody needs to worry about liability for switching. Availability will be a short-term problem, and banning leaded fuel will get it fixed quickly.

https://www.g100ul.com/

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Re:EPA moves towards banning leaded aviation gas by lazide on Friday October 27, 2023 @08:27PM (#38045692)

They were talking about changing out engines for the planes, not the fuel.

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Re:EPA moves towards banning leaded aviation gas by phkahler on Monday October 30, 2023 @09:23AM (#38069171)

Not relevant. You can change fuel with existing engines.

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Re:EPA moves towards banning leaded aviation gas by lazide on Monday October 30, 2023 @07:17PM (#38077323)

That’s why they don’t do engine changes, since it is easier, yes.

What was your point point exactly?

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