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Florida pilots design license plate to promote GA
In an effort to support and promote general aviation, pilots in Florida have designed a GA license plate, and they’re looking to get it passed through...
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Federal air surgeon takes on tough issues
Federal Air Surgeon Dr. Susan Northrup entered her third year of service as the top FAA medical official having made progress on much of her stated ag...
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6 million miles and counting
Patient Airlift Services (PALS) offers free medical and compassion flights for patients and veterans using a completely volunteer pilot fleet. Since i...
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CAU program seeks to curb looming AMT shortage
Pilots aren’t the only talent shortage the aviation industry is seeing these days as an estimated 610,000 new maintenance technicians will need to be...
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AOPA calls for fly-in volunteers
AOPA will join the Buckeye Air Fair, and calls on pilots and aviation enthusiasts to volunteer with airside operations and showside support at our fir...
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FedEx retires heavy hauler with history
The long tenure of a McDonnell Douglas MD-10 in the FedEx fleet came to a close in December, 28 years after a heroic response to a violent hijacking c...
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2023 opens with abundant flight training opportunities
From publishing to vertical flight, the world of aviation is broad and eager for new faces—much like these scholarship opportunities with upcoming dea...
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Alton Bay ice runway operations canceled for 2023
Delete the ice runway in Alton Bay, New Hampshire, from your 2023 flying plans—the runway won’t open this season.
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Training and Safety Tip: Cold temperature engine starts
You may have learned that airplanes can be difficult to start in cold winter temperatures and doing so can occasionally lead to an engine fire.
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Haines joins ranks of legends
Former AOPA Editor in Chief Tom Haines was inducted as one of the Living Legends of Aviation at the twentieth annual awards ceremony on January 20 in...
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Better Together: Industry Resources Help Improve Aviation Safety
You’re a PUNC – Part 2 of 4 – USE Remember this acronym and nail down 85% of insurance coverage questions.
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AOPA asks another federal agency to act on FBO fee transparency
In an ongoing effort to improve price transparency at fixed-base operators, AOPA submitted comments to the Federal Trade Commission supporting a propo...