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Training and Safety Tip: Break it down
Pop quiz: Where does a good landing begin? Some pilots say it starts when the tires kiss the pavement.
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Time Well Spent
Anyone who’s owned an aircraft knows: it can be a time-consuming proposition.
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More data for your electronic flight bag
ForeFlight, the creator of a popular flight planning and navigation app for general aviation (and more recently a Boeing company), has acquired CloudA...
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Arizona on path to aviation investment
With strong support from AOPA and other stakeholders, a bill that would allocate millions to Arizona’s aviation sector has made its way to Gov. Katie...
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Citation makes emergency landing with one winglet missing
A Cessna Citation was descending toward Fort Myers, Florida, on March 30 when the left-side winglet installed by Tamarack Aerospace departed the aircr...
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Beyond Proficient: IFR Flight Planning – Tools and Tips
Part Three, IFR Flight Plan Filing: Tools and Tips, offers practical advice on anticipating our filed IFR route clearance. This makes things easier wh...
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New King Schools resources for flight schools, instructors
King Schools now offers a complete FAA Part 141 curriculum for flight schools, enabling flight instructors to track students’ ground school progress,...
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Hamburger flight to Amelia Earhart Airport makes history interactive
By Collin Callahan Atchison, Kansas, the birthplace of Amelia Earhart, is a town dotted with monuments to the pioneering aviator—a statue of Earhart s...
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NTSB: Cirrus pilot erred before 2021 midair
The Cirrus SR22 was more than 50 knots faster than the maximum recommended approach speed on base to a parallel runway landing at Centennial Airport i...
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How was your flying last year?
The FAA’s forty-fifth annual General Aviation and Part 135 Activity Survey is open and collecting information on the GA fleet, hours flown, and the wa...
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Autonomy at your doorstep
Zipline revealed its new aircraft designed for fast, whisper-quiet, autonomous home delivery to cities and suburbs.
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Training and Safety Tip: Instrumental variations
The airspeed indicator, altimeter, and vertical speed indicator are all part of the airplane’s pitot-static system, and it’s critical to verify during...