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The EPA has proposed to declare emissions from piston-engine aircraft operating on leaded fuel a danger to public health. Emissions from the 190,000 U.S. general aviation airplanes operating on leaded fuel account for about seventy percent of the lead entering the atmosphere, according to U.S. government estimates—which are renowned for their accuracy, impartiality, and freedom from politicization (NOT!). The folks that run the idyllic Compton Abbas Airfield have confirmed that it has been sold by the Hughes family to Ashcombe Estates Ltd, owned and operated by movie icon, Guy Ritchie. The new owners will occupy the airfield from the 1st February 20
The Foundation’s 75th Annual IASS Will Be Held Nov. 7-9 In Atlanta
Acting FAA Administrator Billy Nolen and Delta Chief Executive Officer Ed Bastian will be keynote speakers at Flight Safety Foundation’s 75th annual International Air Safety Summit (IASS), scheduled for Nov. 7–9 in Atlanta. IASS 2022 will be held at the Omni Atlanta Hotel at CNN Center. Administrator (Acting) Nolen, who was FAA associate administrator, Aviation Safety, when appointed to his current role in April, will speak during the opening session on Monday, Nov. 7. Day 2 will open with remarks from Mr. Bastian, who held multiple leadership roles at Delta before being named CEO in 2016.
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Airplane Did Not Appear To Climb, Descended, Turned Left, And Rolled Onto Its Left Side
On September 19, 2022, about 1348 central daylight time, a Champion Aeronca 7AC airplane, N2716E, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Bridgetown, New Jersey. The pilot and pilot-rated passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to a witness, located near the departure end of runway 18 at Bucks Airport (00N), he heard an airplane departing runway 18 that sounded “unusual.”
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