Sustainable Aviation Project

The Sustainable Aviation Project is a public-private collaboration to reduce the cost of flight training through the use of all-electric general aviation airplanes.[1]

Sustainable Aviation Project
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Headquarters
Fresno, California
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United States
URLwww.sustainableaviationproject.com
CommercialYes

History

The Sustainable Aviation Project was conceived by Joseph Oldham, Director of the San Joaquin Valley Clean Transportation Center, and developed with Richard Duncan, manager of Fresno Chandler Executive Airport. A private pilot for over forty years, Mr Oldham's professional work developing clean transportation collaborations between businesses and government combined with the introduction of the Alpha Electro all-electric airplane by Pipistrel[2][3] lead to the realization that a similar collaboration could be used to reduce the relatively high cost of flight training and bring new opportunities to youth in the San Joaquin Valley. A grant through the Fresno Council of Governments New Technology Reserve Fund Grant program was won to fund the effort. The organizations involved with executing the Sustainable Aviation Project include the City of Reedley, City of Mendota, Reedley College, Mazzei Flying Service, the Fresno Business Council, and the CALSTART San Joaquin Valley Clean Transportation Center.[4] Mr Oldham presented an update regarding the project to the Reedley Airport Commission on January 19, 2017 where the project was warmly received.[5]


The four initial airport locations are:
Reedley Municipal Airport (O32)
William Robert Johnston Municipal Airport in Mendota (M90)
Fresno Chandler Executive Airport (KFCH)
Fresno Yosemite International Airport (KFAT)

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gollark: Anyway, the convention here is seemingly to live near university while going there and shove some of the cost onto student loans you're forced to pay back for 30 years, so commuting isn't a huge issue.
gollark: I could just be lying in a convoluted way.
gollark: I may want to do engineering of some form, which does not work well remotely.
gollark: Anyway, I'm *hoping* that by the time I end up going COVID-19 won't be a huge issue and they'll actually be able to have in-person lessons and activities and such.

References
  1. "Sustainable Aviation Project". Retrieved 2017-02-18.
  2. "Pipistrel Alpha Electro". Retrieved 2017-02-18.
  3. "AOPA Flight Review of Pipistrel Alpha Electro". Retrieved 2017-02-18.
  4. "SA Symposium 2017: The Sustainable Aviation Project: EFlight Everywhere". Retrieved 2017-02-18.
  5. "Reedley Airport Commission Meeting Minutes from Jan 19, 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-02-18.
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