AOPA Live This Week - February 24, 2022

Getting the lead out of AvGas by 2030. GA shipments are way up. The first paraplegic Vision Jet pilot. Learning tailwheel from Patty Wagstaff. Flying in a Carbon Cub on floats.

[johnfitzpatrick]

Hello from Sydney Australia where storm clouds have developed over the Eastern coast, bring moderate to heavy rainfall.
While working: outside maintaining a pool, I look up as soon as I hear the engines of;
737, 777, A380, 747, Dash 8 or a private pilot flying over in a 172 or piper. "Just a little gift of freedom" the same as watching my now favorite show AOPA USA live.
🌏🇦🇺

[michaelkeaveney]

I don’t hear any mention of George Brawley of GAMI and his G100UL fuel which sounds like an exceptional option in the near future.

[dougstates]

@5:09 next Wednesday is the 2nd, not then 3rd

[cheap_pilot]

They have been “researching” (stalling?) unleaded aviation fuel since I learned how to fly in 1978.

I’ve been flying on unleaded mogas since I bought my first plane in 1984.

[velocity]

I'm confused...what have we been doing for the last 10 years about the 100UL fuel. Swift Fuels has a fuel and GAMI just came out with G100 no lead. So...follow the money. How much more will it cost to develop redundant solutions.

[PaulAnthonyDuttonUk]

Americans love their acronyms., Eagle 🦅😆

[normandavis]

It's too bad that this process has been going on for at least 20 or 30 years. And now we need another 3/4 decade to remove lead. Seems it's all smoke and mirrors and little progress. Patience is wearing very thin. I will stick with non alcohol mogas.