Episode 247: ZeroAvia founder Val Miftakhov; call to action for ADS-B misuse, FAA reorg, DCA midair, Biffle Citation crash

About this episode

The episode features an interview with ZeroAvia founder Val Miftakhov discussing fuel cell technology and covers various aviation news topics including ADS-B misuse and FAA reorganization efforts.

ZeroAvia founder Val Miftakhov and the SuperStack Flex modular fuel cell power generation system, plus Alicia and David discuss the news and how you can help prevent ADS-misuse, FAA reorganization efforts, ‘systemic failures’ leading to the DCA midair, and the Greg Biffle Citation crash preliminary report.

People in this episode

Hosts: Alicia, David

Guest: Val Miftakhov

Topics covered

• fuel cell technology
• ADS-B misuse
• FAA reorganization
• aviation safety
• midair collision
• aviation news

Keywords

• ZeroAvia
• fuel cell
• ADS-B
• FAA
• aviation safety
• DCA midair
• Greg Biffle
• aviation news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ZeroAvia, FAA

Places: DCA

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