AVIATION ARCHIVE
Training and Safety Tip: Extra set of eyes
The most common type of pilot deviation for VFR pilots involves airspace violations. Losing situational awareness and entering airspace they are not a...
FROM THE COMMUNITY
Good places. Great people.
Aviation stories, local knowledge and adventures from the FLAL community.
Explore FLAL stories alongside the preserved aviation news archive.
AVIATION ARCHIVE
Flying for our future
Leading nonprofit conservation flying organization LightHawk is helping preserve ecosystems across the United States, Canada, and Mexico with its team...
AVIATION ARCHIVE
FAA Weather Camera Network extends across the country
The FAA is expanding its Weather Camera Program to more locations across the country.
AVIATION ARCHIVE
Wright’s original angle of attack indicator
Modern angle of attack indicators for general aviation were generally derived from sensors deployed first on commercial and military aircraft, yet to...
AVIATION ARCHIVE
Southern crossroads with treats for every sense
Perched on the east bank of the Mississippi River, Memphis, Tennessee, is a crossroads in many senses of the word: a feast of flavor drawing on divers...
AVIATION ARCHIVE
Final opportunities for scholarships in 2022
Safety and education are both vital to future of the aviation industry, which is part of the reason organizations are eager to invest in individuals w...
AVIATION ARCHIVE
Congress moves to eliminate FAA LODA requirement
A national defense authorization bill passed by the U.S. House December 8 on a 350-80 vote includes language reflecting the advocacy work of AOPA that...
AVIATION ARCHIVE
Florida club hosts annual vintage conveyance celebration
Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo, Florida, welcomed members and registered attendees to its four-day celebration of classic aircraft, automobiles, and yac...
AVIATION ARCHIVE
NTSB releases preliminary report on Dallas midair
The NTSB preliminary report on the November 12 midair collision between a Bell P–63F Kingcobra and a Boeing B–17G Flying Fortress that killed six crew...
AVIATION ARCHIVE
NTSB urges immediate Bell 407 inspections
The NTSB found the tail boom of a Bell 407 air tour helicopter 762 feet from where the rest of the helicopter came to rest following a June 8 accident...
AVIATION ARCHIVE
Training and Safety Tip: When in doubt, go around
Many years ago, I heard an old U.S. Air Force slogan, “When in doubt, bail out.” That is exactly what the rejected landing procedure—commonly known as...
AVIATION ARCHIVE
AOPA’S AIR SAFETY INSTITUTE RELEASES EARLY ANALYSIS: N201RF VIDEO
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Air Safety Institute (ASI) released a new video from its Early Analysis series providing an initial examina...