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Model aircraft leaders welcome potential FAA recognition
The Academy of Model Aeronautics pounced on the invitation from the FAA to be recognized as an organization that sets guidelines for recreational use...
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Fight to save Reid-Hillview gets a boost from local leaders
While Santa Clara County, California, supervisors are actively taking steps to close Reid-Hillview of Santa Clara County Airport, some local officials...
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Airfield of dreams: If you build it, they will come
Despite decades of neglect, Detroit’s Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport is getting its happy ending following the approval of an FAA layout plan—maki...
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Pilot-Approved Streaming Picks
Streaming television and movies has become a default pastime over the past decade for good reason – it introduced a seamless world of advertisement-fr...
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NTSB updates investigation of fatal Otter accident
NTSB investigators reported October 24 that a missing lock ring may have allowed the horizontal stabilizer to swing free in flight before a de Havilla...
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Training and Safety Tip: Just a little trim
Using the trim wheel doesn’t come naturally to some new pilots. However, once it becomes part of their routine, they may wonder how they ever flew wit...
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AOPA’S AIR SAFETY INSTITUTE RELEASES EARLY ANALYSIS: N515GK VIDEO
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Air Safety Institute (ASI) released a new video from its Early Analysis series providing an initial examina...
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World-class museums just off the beaten path
If you’re looking for a weekend getaway with world-class museums, the obvious destinations are Washington, D.C.; New York; Los Angeles; and Chicago. H...
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AOPA pushes back on National Park air tour plans
AOPA submitted comments opposing the National Park Service and the FAA’s Air Tour Management Plan, citing safety concerns, economic impact, and lack o...
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FAA issues special airworthiness information bulletin for Piper wing spar issues
Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin 2022-20 for Piper PA–28 and PA–32 aircraft outlines the FAA’s findings from an airworthiness directive foll...
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WILLIAMS INTERNATIONAL MAKES GENEROUS DONATION TO AOPA’S YOU CAN FLY HIGH SCHOOL AVIATION STEM INITIATIVE
The AOPA Foundation today announced a substantial $500,000 donation from Williams International in support of You Can Fly and its innovative High Scho...
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EARLY ANALYSIS: ACCIDENT AT MID-OHIO VALLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT
On October 18, 2022, a Beechcraft King Air E-90 crashed into a car dealership parking lot while on short final for the RNAV RWY 21 approach into Mid-O...