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A comment on EPA moves towards banning leaded aviation gas. Parent comment

Re:EPA moves towards banning leaded aviation gas by mschuster91 on Friday October 27, 2023 @01:09PM (#38041101)
> There is a grave pilot shortage already and the FAA loathes to make GA even more inaccessible than it already is

Lol, inaccessible? Y'all don't even need airstrips to take on and off, for Part 103 ultralights technically not even a license. Meanwhile, here in Germany, first pay up thousands of euros for the ultralight cert, and you have to use dedicated airstrips instead of your farm's field. Oh and if you want to get beyond ultralight, do everything from scratch for the PPL, no credit/transfers.

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Re:EPA moves towards banning leaded aviation gas by lazide on Friday October 27, 2023 @08:28PM (#38045699)
How does Germany being pathologically worse in paperwork make it any better?
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Re:EPA moves towards banning leaded aviation gas by mschuster91 on Saturday October 28, 2023 @10:08PM (#38055289)
GP claimed GA being inaccessible. It clearly is not, given that ultralight aircraft can be had for a few thousand dollars.
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Re:EPA moves towards banning leaded aviation gas by lazide on Monday October 30, 2023 @07:16PM (#38077313)
General Aviation is not ultralight aircraft. That is a tiny, tiny portion of GA.
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