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It’s breathtaking the way the US executive branch fights with with itself. Literally until a month ago the FAA required pilots of most piston planes to use lea
by eduction 4y ago
It’s breathtaking the way the US executive branch fights with with itself.
Literally until a month ago the FAA required pilots of most piston planes to use leaded fuel.
https://www.flightglobal.com/engines/faa-approves-100-octane-unleaded-aviation-fuel-hastening-shift-from-leaded-gas/150065.article https://www.flightglobal.com/engines/faa-approves-100-octane...
Along comes the EPA after the fact to let us know how harmful that FAA policy was.
Just to be clear, this isn’t about callous airports or small plane owners. This is about the feds inflicting harm by being slow to update regulations. There is no reason the FAA shouldn’t have moved decades ago.
- josephcsible 4y ago> There is no reason the FAA shouldn’t have moved decades ago. Did we have evidence that unleaded avgas was safe in existing engines decades ago?
- jrootabega 4y agoI don't think it's that weird (assuming "breathtaking" was meant to be a criticism). The FAA is supposed to control and support aviation. The EPA is supposed to do the same for environmental concerns. Those two different areas can be inherently at odds with each other, and regulation will hopefully find a balance...eventually. I think two different regulatory agencies that conflict could be a sign of healthy functioning. Perhaps the mechanism that identifies and deals with interagency conflict needs to be improved, though.