An editorial earlier this summer (“Don’t let children near Colorado’s airports suffer the same fate as kids in Flint, Mich.” July 11, 2023) focused on an important issue, but grossly oversimplified…
An editorial earlier this summer focused on an important issue, but grossly oversimplified the solution. The concern over the use of lead in aviation gas is understandable, and shared by the general aviation industry, which has been working diligently towards the development, production and distribution of an unleaded alternative that can be safely used in all aircraft.The use of lead in aviation gas is a matter of safety.
However, this formula has not yet received the critical, industry standard ASTM certification – without which no responsible airplane owner is able to use it. As a result, to date no 100-octane aviation fuel has been refined, let alone distributed to any airports. But even as approvals are obtained and the distribution process started, it is not as simple as turning a valve.
Despite these challenges, Colorado’s aviation community has been pushing for Colorado to become one of the first states to make change happen.that said “emissions from certain aircraft cause or contribute to lead pollution.” While we applaud the EPA for their finding, we note that the agency is several years behind the aviation industry in this matter. A joint industry-FAA initiative called the coalition, has been championing a safe transition to unleaded aviation fuel for years.
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