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It's not safe for us to be breathing. But that doesn't matter to cheapskate rich private plane owners or their regulatory-captured FAA.

• LarryMullins 4y ago
  The really rich private plane owners all have planes that burn jet fuel, which is always unleaded. The piston planes are generally owned by "doctor rich" upper-middle class people, who have political influence to be sure but they're hardly the billionaires that might be known by name to politicians. I think it's more likely that the FAA protects general aviation because general aviation is part of the professional pilot training pipeline.
  • coryrc 4y ago
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    • LarryMullins 4y ago
      > Ah, if you're only "doctor rich" then it's okay to poison children! That's not what I said and you know it. > GA is responsible for 50% of lead emissions! Little lead is emitted at all these days, because leaded gasoline was banned in almost all circumstances. So you're talking about 50% of "not much". I'd be happy to see it banned completely since there are now viable alternatives, but I think you're going a little bit too hard with this class war narrative.
  • Johnny555 4y ago
    The people that are below “doctor rich” just rent their planes from the FBO, a cheap piston plane can rent for $125-$175/hour. So you can get in a couple hours of flying for what it costs a couple to go to a football game.
• kortilla 4y ago
  Nothing is stopping the EPA from banning it regardless of what the FAA wants. The FAA doesn’t regulate emissions.