Sat, Feb 19, 2011
Bunce: New Fuel Should Be Part Part Of FAA's R&D
Budget
Speaking before the House Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics
at a hearing on FAA research and development (R&D) programs
held Wednesday, GAMA President and CEO, Pete Bunce emphasized the
importance of several critical research programs that advance
general aviation manufacturing.
Pete Bunce
Bunce first highlighted the transition
to an unleaded aviation gasoline (avgas) as one of the most
important research activities related to general aviation (GA).
GAMA supports funding specifically for alternative fuels research
for GA in the FAA's R&D budget and hopes the subcommittee will
include provisions from a bill introduced by Chairman Sam Graves of
the Small Business Committee and Rep. John Barrow, which will
support the development and transition to an unleaded avgas.
"This subcommittee's leadership will be essential in
ensuring the transition to an unleaded avgas is first and foremost
safe, that is it technically and economically viable, and that it
has the least impact on the existing fleet of general aviation
aircraft and operators," said Bunce. GAMA believes that
environmental research programs like this are a critical part of
the FAA's mission. So too is the advancement of air traffic control
modernization and the NextGen program.
Bunce added, "GAMA believes the current impediment to
accelerating NextGen is not a lack of technology, but the inability
to develop processes and procedures to support the technology,"
said Bunce. "To meet this critical need, the FAA must effectively
leverage its R&D resources."
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