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Old 12th Sep 2023, 00:58
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Originally Posted by MagnumPI
I read the General Aviation section for a laugh. Plenty of motherhood statements, ideas about growth opportunities, nothing of any real substance.

Speaks of a flying school in Perth using the Pipistrel Velis Electro electric trainer and spruiks it as the future of general aviation. A very optimistic view given the problems with range, weight, and energy density and the fact that they're about $350,000 here, or about seven times the price of a half decent (and still overpriced considering their age!) C150/152.

Almost everything was framed so as to relate to Net Zero or Closing The Gap. Are consultants paid to write this drivel or is it public servants?
The sea ice in Antarctica is retreating because there are too many Cessnas flying. Basic Greenwashing 101.

The taxpayer pays for public sector officials to engage consultants to write the drivel...
and the resubmissions.

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