Podcast: Flying on Recycled Fuel

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Key Takeaways:

  • Ross McCurdy, a science teacher and pilot, collaborated with the Paramus Flying Club to test a 50/50 biofuel blend in a diesel 182 aircraft.
  • The team completed a 1,000-mile test flight using the biofuel blend.
  • McCurdy discussed the flight's success, motivations, and future aspirations in an interview with AVweb.
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Ross McCurdy, a science teacher and private pilot in Rhode Island, worked with members of the Paramus Flying Club in New Jersey to test a 50/50 biofuel blend in their diesel 182. After returning from a 1,000-mile test flight, he talked with AVweb‘s Mary Grady about how it went, why they did it, and what he hopes to do next.

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