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Number of active GA aircraft in US: 220,000 [0] Number of cars on the road in US: 284,000,000 [1] [0] https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/general-aviation-safety htt
by dreamcompiler 4y ago
Number of active GA aircraft in US: 220,000 [0]
Number of cars on the road in US: 284,000,000 [1]
[0] https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/general-aviation-safety https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/general-aviation-safety
[1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/859950/vehicles-in-operation-by-quarter-united-states/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/859950/vehicles-in-opera...
The CO2 impact of GA doesn't even rise to the level of "in the noise" compared to that of cars. This doesn't make it good, but it does make the problem low priority.
- dTal 4y agoThere's a social justice angle on that - cars are an essential tool for almost everyone to live in the US, while GA is an impractical rich person's hobby. Keeping GA convenient at the expense of the environment and public health should also be low priority.
- p_l 4y agoRich person's hobby is a small slice of GA