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AOPA pitches GA in Indiana
On March 16 Aviation Indiana, the state’s airport management association, spent the day in conversations and briefings with state legislators and repr...
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Chicago Midway Class C expansion mitigated
Changes to the Class C airspace around Chicago Midway International Airport will be implemented starting June 15. Expansion of the airspace will incre...
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Daher, Hartzell work to lower aircraft noise signatures
As more airports request noise reduction, Daher and Hartzell Propeller have been working to reduce the noise signature of the Kodiak 100 Series III ai...
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Create your own Cirrus
Perhaps you’ve designed your dream (or real) home or car using digital tools with animations and customization options. With the new aircraft configur...
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New Carbon Cub UL debuts with new 160-hp Rotax 916 iS
CubCrafters and Rotax have teamed up to design a new aircraft/engine combination—the Carbon Cub UL light sport aircraft featuring a turbo boosted 160-...
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Looks same, acts different
The first surprise about the new Bose A30 headset is that it looks almost identical to its predecessor, the Bose A20, and weighs about as much, too.
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Piper M600, Daher TBM 960 to feature Garmin’s new PlaneSync technology
Garmin’s new PlaneSync technology will be available later this spring in the Piper M600 and Daher TBM 960 turboprops, enabling pilots and owners to re...
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Blue Line Aviation orders 115 Piper Archers, Seminoles
Piper Aircraft and Blue Line Aviation signed a long-term agreement March 28 at the Sun ’n Fun Aerospace Expo to replace the flight school’s entire fle...
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A long, bumpy ride to a big green dot
A horsepower boost notwithstanding, your AOPA Sweepstakes Cessna 170B’s journey south from Maryland to Florida took a bit longer than it otherwise mig...
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Warm weather, warm welcome
Early arrivals staked out prime camping and viewing spots for the Sun ’n Fun Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida.
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Training and Safety Tip: Reflections on a roller coaster
Consider that a roller coaster gets its energy from being lifted to the top using mechanical energy. When it gets there, its speed is near zero, but i...
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Aircraft insurance goes digital
SkyWatch Insurance Services, provider of usage-based insurance for drones, cars, and motorcycles, announced its fully digital, customizable light airc...