New Vision Aviation President Joseph Oldham presents an overview of flying electric aircraft, drawing on operational experience accumulated since receiving their aircraft in March 2018, including over 220 flight hours and 3,000 nautical miles traveled without incident. The organization has conducted evaluations with FAA test pilots and engineers from multiple aviation companies developing advanced electric aircraft. A notable 2021 cross-country flight demonstrated solar-only charging capabilities, covering 227.9 nautical miles at an average fuel economy of 3.43 nm/kWh.

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A presentation by Joseph Oldham, President/CEO of New Vision Aviation, about flying electric aircraft. The document covers flight operations and shares the organization’s experience operating electric aircraft since March 2018, including over 220 hours of flight time and a 2021 solar-powered cross-country flight covering 227.9 nm.

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As the source for federal transportation grants, the Puget Sound Regional Council was charged with developing a system to meet the growing need for commercial aviation. When the search for a second airport failed, they authorized the Port of Seattle to build the Third Runway, with a mandate to develop a noise abatement and mitigation program. In their effort to stop the Third Runway, the ACC argued over every detail of the Port's efforts--including property buyouts and sound insulation. The dispute was meant to be settled by a three member Expert Arbitration Panel. This is their final report. It finds 2-1, that the Port's program was insufficient in several respects. Despite that, funding for the Third Runway was approved by the PSRC, and the 'Port Package' program, proceeded largely unchanged. Expert Arbitration Panel's final decision finding that the Port of Seattle had not shown sufficient reduction in real on-the-ground noise impacts to satisfy noise reduction conditions required for approval of a third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. The majority decision concluded the Port's noise abatement programs were insufficient despite being impressive in scope.

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