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Pilots speak their passion
“Why do you fly?” In a new online video series from Hemlock Films, pilots of all ages and walks of life answer this deep question—with delightful and...
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Training and Safety Tip: Acronyms are memory aids
I know how you learned the alphabet. It was that song, wasn’t it? What’s more, I’d bet five gallons of 100LL that you can still sing it. And other tha...
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Flying the glaciers and high peaks of Southern Norway
Battling an unusually cold and rainy summer around 61 degrees north latitude, I conquered the glaciers of southern Norway and the highest Scandinavian...
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Hydrogen race heats up
Two sustainable aviation competitors are set to begin hydrogen-powered test flights of their twin turboprop regional airliners.
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Charting changes cause concern
Recently announced charting changes have blindsided pilots and provoked outcry on social media. The FAA clarified some changes with a revised notice t...
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PSI holds fast to new standardized fee structure
FAA knowledge test contractor PSI is moving forward with its standardized fee structure hike, despite calls from aviation industry leaders to delay im...
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FAA approves software fix for Garmin GFC 500 autopilot
The FAA has approved a software fix that will correct an issue with Garmin GFC 500 autopilots with optional auto trim that could trigger potential tri...
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Cleveland airport under closure threat
The city of Cleveland has commissioned two separate studies that will investigate the economic impact and alternative land use development opportuniti...
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Survey finds concern over aircraft wings
Owners of a few aircraft models subject to airworthiness directives should be well aware of the FAA’s concern about wing spar integrity, but the issue...
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AOPA fires back at Santa Clara County amid 100LL fuel ban dispute
AOPA and other stakeholders cited several inaccuracies in Santa Clara County’s motion to dismiss, or resolve in the California county’s favor, a Part...
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AOPA fires back at Santa Clara County amid 100LL fuel ban discourse
AOPA and other stakeholders cited several inaccuracies in Santa Clara County’s motion to dismiss, or resolve in the California county’s favor, a Part...
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AOPA calls for DOT rule to include FBO transparency
While considerable progress has been made with industry acceptance of the Know Before You Go program, developed to assist pilots in their preflight pl...