{"id":5740,"date":"2022-05-20T21:43:21","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T13:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/?p=5740"},"modified":"2022-09-21T07:32:15","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T23:32:15","slug":"first-private-pilot-certificate-earned-in-electric-plane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/first-private-pilot-certificate-earned-in-electric-plane\/","title":{"rendered":"First Private Pilot Certificate Earned in Electric Plane"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pilot Shane Fisher has the first private pilot certificate earned in an electric plane. <br>He performed his check ride in Pipistrel\u2019s battery-powered Velis Electro.<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PipistrelVelisElectroPilot.jpg\" alt=\"Pilot Shane Fisher has the first private pilot certificate earned in an electric plane. He performed his check ride in Pipistrel\u2019s battery-powered Velis Electro.\" class=\"wp-image-5742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PipistrelVelisElectroPilot.jpg 550w, https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PipistrelVelisElectroPilot-300x154.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption><em>Pipistrel\u2019s Velis Electro is the world\u2019s first type certified electric airplane. <br>[Courtesy: Right Rudder Aviation\/Andrew Chan]<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A student pilot has earned a private pilot certificate using an electric plane, for the first time in the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shane Fisher flew his check ride in a Pipistrel Velis Electro on March 6 at Right Rudder Aviaton\u2019s flight school at Florida\u2019s Inverness Airport (KINF). The two-seat trainer is the world\u2019s first electric-powered aeroplane to receive a type certificate. It was certificated by EASA in 2020, but in the U.S., it operates under light sport experimental aircraft rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is a fantastic accomplishment for both Shane and the aviation industry as a whole. This major milestone demonstrates the exciting possibilities and reality of electric aircraft in the training market here in the U.S.,\u201d Right Rudder said in a statement released Friday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He completed the cross-country requirements for his certificate in a Pipistrel Virus SW\u2013with a similar airframe to the Velis, powered by a Rotax 912 engine. Fisher, of Ultimate Aviation, has since become a Pipistrel dealer, representing the brand in the Philadelphia area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"657\" data-src=\"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Firstelectricplane.jpg\" alt=\"First electric plane\" class=\"wp-image-5745 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Firstelectricplane.jpg 550w, https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Firstelectricplane-251x300.jpg 251w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 550px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 550\/657;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"657\" src=\"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Firstelectricplane.jpg\" alt=\"First electric plane\" class=\"wp-image-5745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Firstelectricplane.jpg 550w, https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Firstelectricplane-251x300.jpg 251w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption><em>Pilot Shane Fisher, left, and DPE Rob Galloway, after the March 6 checkride at KINF. [Courtesy: Right Rudder Aviation]<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The achievement serves as a reminder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flyingmag.com\/joby-aviation-reaches-new-top-speeds\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">recent leaps forward<\/a> in the development of battery-powered electric aircraft. Textron\u2019s $235 million purchase of Pipistrel this year speaks volumes about Textron\u2019s view on the future of electric flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flyingmag.com\/textron-completes-235-million-purchase-of-pipistrel\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">READ MORE: Textron Completes Purchase of Pipistrel<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Aircraft<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Velis Electro is a single-powerplant <a href=\"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/best-pilot-training-aircraft-or-simulator\/\" class=\"ek-link\">aircraft aimed at the pilot training<\/a> market. It has an empty weight (with batteries) of 941 pounds (428 kg). The maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) is 1,320 pounds (600 kg). Payload: 378 pounds (172 kg). Its maximum speed is 98 kcas.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flyingmag.com\/my-first-electric-flight\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">READ MORE: <em>FLYING<\/em>\u2019s Editor in Chief Flies a Velis Electro<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The aeroplane has a maximum endurance of 50 minutes, plus reserve. The maximum recharging time is one to two hours.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more on the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/most-efficient-passenger-plane\/\" class=\"ek-link\">development of electric aircraft.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pilot Shane Fisher has the first private pilot certificate earned in an electric plane. He performed his check ride in Pipistrel\u2019s battery-powered Velis Electro. 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