Tag: FAA
Attacks On Wind Power Make No Sense — It’s Just Another Form Of Solar Energy
A vast and well-organized campaign is actively underway to suspend global wind energy discourse. The Financial Times calls it the US president’s “crusade against renewable energy.” WindEurope, who describe themselves as “the voice of the wind energy industry,” say attacks on wind power pose a “systemic risk to Europe’s security.” … [continued]
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eVTOL Certification Is Coming, But Commercial Runway Isn’t
The question around electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aka Jetsons air taxi certification has shifted. It is no longer about whether regulators will create a pathway. Both the FAA and EASA have done that work. The FAA finalized powered lift operational rules in 2024 and published Advisory Circular 21.17-4 … [continued]
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Trump’s FAA Makes It Practically Impossible To Legally Fly Drones
A few years ago, it dawned on me that clean, electric-powered aviation isn’t part of some far off solarpunk future. While we’re not going to see electric passenger jets or medical helicopters this year, there are already electric aircraft replacing ICE aircraft almost everywhere. Aerial photography, surveying, search and rescue, … [continued]
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Saudi Arabia Opens Pathway for Electric Air Taxis
Electric air taxis may be a dead end idea. I think they probably are. Except in some niche, limited markets and applications. To be honest, though, Saudi Arabia may be one of those markets, and authorities there certainly seem to think so. The country’s aviation regulator, General Authority of Civil … [continued]
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Russian cargo jet grounded 16 years in Upper Peninsula may fly again
The Ilyushin IL-78 was grounded in 2009 in Gwinn. It could soon be sold to groups aiding in recovery after the wars in Ukraine or Gaza.
