The leaders of five aviation organizations have sent a letter to Congress urging support for the development of** alternatives to leaded avgas** in the FAA’s fiscal 2013 budget.
The EPA is considering curtailing the use of leaded aviation fuel, and environmental groups have stepped up legal action designed to outlaw avgas. In their letter, the associations urged the House Appropriations Committee to support the work of the Unleaded Avgas Transition Aviation Rulemaking Committee, chartered by the FAA in January 2011 to study the avgas issue and provide recommendations. That work has been completed, and the panel is expected to release its report soon.
