Preparing for Electric and Alternative Fuel Aircraft

Date and Time: Tuesday, May 16: 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Location: Auditorium

David Ison

Washington State Department of Transportation Aviation Division

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION

WSDOT Aviation Division released its Electric Aircraft Feasibility Study in 2020 followed by its Electric Airport Feasibility Study in 2022. The findings of these studies coupled with recent discussions with forecasting analysts and industry stakeholders paints an optimistic albeit cautious picture of the near to mid-term electric aviation landscape. Learn why it has been stated that 2023-2024 has been slated as the "Planning Years," 2024-2025 as "The 3C's" and 2025 and beyond will be the Implementation Era. Most importantly, what can and should planning stakeholders do today in order to prepare for tomorrow?

SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY

Dr. David Ison has been involved in the aviation industry for over 30 years as a flight instructor as well as a regional and major airline pilot. Dr. Ison has over 6,100 hours of flight time and holds ATP Multi-Engine Land, Commercial Single-Engine Land and Sea, Gold Seal Certified Flight Instructor, Instrument Flight Instructor, Multi-Engine Flight Instructor, Ground Instructor―Instrument and Advanced, Aircraft Dispatcher, and Remote Pilot certifications. He has flown aircraft of all types and sizes, from a Piper J-3 Cub to a Lockheed L1011.

Currently, Ison works as an Aviation Planner for the Washington State Department of Transportation Aviation Division. He oversees emerging aviation technologies, land use compatibility around airports, and the Washington Aviation System Plan.

Dr. Ison holds a B.S. in Aviation Management from Auburn University, an M.S. in Aeronautical Science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and a Ph.D. in Educational Studies/Higher Education Leadership with a Specialization in Aviation Education from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Dr. Ison has published numerous scholarly journal articles, has started two peer-reviewed journals and has served as editor at several others, has written 100's of trade publications, and authored four books.

When he isn't working, he is chasing his two kids around the neighborhood. If he's lucky, he is either traveling somewhere outside the US with his wife or is off fly fishing on a quiet, remote river in the Pacific Northwest or Montana.

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