Question of the Week: Future Fuel

Editorial Staff

Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

A recent poll determined that a mix of varied experience, simulator time, and classroom training is considered the most effective path for airline pilot trainees (31% of votes), followed by the belief that "nothing beats experience" (23%).
This week's "Question of the Week" asks readers to predict the future of aviation fuel, presenting options like algae, biomass, corn, and reworked unleaded petroleum-based avgas.
Readers are encouraged to participate in the current poll to view real-time results and can submit suggestions for future "Question of the Week" topics.

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This Week’s Question |Previous Week’s Answers

PREVIOUS RESULTS ***

Last week, we asked AVweb readers which trainees make the best airline pilots.

Once again, there was a lot of variation in your answers – but the most popular choice among AVweb readers (accumulating 31% of your votes) was trainees with a mix of varied experience, simulator time, and classroom training. The second most popular choice (with 23%) was that nothing beats experience. To see the full breakdown, take a moment to answer the question yourself, and then you can view real-time results.

THIS WEEK’S QUESTION ***

Where’s your money on the future of aviation fuel? Proposals are out there to make it from algae, biomass, corn and simply reworking petroleum to give useable unleaded avgas.

What will be the aviation fuel of the future?
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