Great stuff Erik Lindbergh; this is the real spirit of aviation in action as I understand it, and as I understand the USA’s great legacy in aerospace. For those critics who didn’t bother to listen to the whole video; at 11:49: “We choose to make aviation sustainable, not because it’s easy, but because it’s hard”.
As an atmospheric physicist and a pilot, I find some of the comments here disturbing, and simply wrong. If a qualified mechanic tells you your aircraft is unserviceable, and you’re not a mechanic yourself, since when do you go against the mechanic’s advice and fly your aircraft anyway? So, if you’re not a qualified atmospheric physicist and have next to no experience in atmospheric research, what makes you so sure about what you are writing? (Crikey!!)
If people want their grandchildren to be able to participate in aviation in coming decades then get on board with schemes like Lindbergh’s, or get grounded.