A quick thread about the Pipistrel Alpha and electric airplanes —
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I really <3 the Pipistrel Alpha Electro, which is also the first electric plane to be certified for use in flight training in the US
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I got to go to a demonstration of the non-electric version of the exact same plane in November, and in April they received FAA approval (congrats Pipistrel!)https://twitter.com/starsandrobots/status/990761254141607936 …
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Just listen - listen - to the sound an electric plane makes when it spins uphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXWWRg2tdFo …
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Electric aviation is fascinating, and might make aviation more sustainable and more accessible — the "fuel" is cheaper, and potentially sustainably sourced, but you also have lower expected maintenance costs for fewer moving parts covered in far less grease.
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Two flight schools in California have adopted the Electro Alpha. The first with support from the city of Fresno, is working on installing charging plants at 3 airports nearby to each other. https://sustainableaviationproject.com (and https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article209168169.html …)
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They claim to potentially be able to bring the cost of flying down by 2 orders of magnitude https://thebusinessjournal.com/fresno-county-electric-planes/ …
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Need to move to San Francisco to finish my ppl
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Oops. Yes. Not sure where I read San Francisco..
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Yeah! Also so far you can only get an LSA license but I am hopeful that it might be possible to go full PPL (or even Commercial, CFI?!) one day!
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