When I learned this a while back it blew my mind. Why are people allowed to dump lead on habited areas for a hobby? I understand if it were allowed for some commercial use, but to allow it for some random Joe who just wants to dick about in the sky. It seems wrong. I think there would be an outrage if it was something well known. I was also curious how much damage it is causing and found this article which says 16 million Americans are potentially affected, those living close to airports. [1]
In Europe all new training aircraft are using diesel(-like) engines now which run on jet fuel or even straight diesel. It's not exactly hard to make the switch.
In Europe all new training aircraft are using diesel(-like) engines now which run on jet fuel or even straight diesel. It's not exactly hard to make the switch.
[1] https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/lead-in-aviation-...