https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2012/august/16/new-x-planes-fly-with-mixed-results
The Aug. 14 test of the hypersonic (Mach 5-plus) missile dubbed "Waverider" was all splash and no dash.
new xplanesflymixedresults
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2005/april/13/spectators-flock-to-aopa-tent-commander
Spectators flock to AOPA tent, Commander More than 850 people visited AOPA's big yellow tent on Tuesday, and that number was even higher today as crowds...
spectatorsflockaopatentcommander
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2006/april/flight-training-magazine/since-you-asked
since you askedaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2011/april/28/pilots-offer-changes-to-minneapolis-class-b-airspace
AOPA has notified the FAA that the association is pleased with the proposed modification of the Minneapolis-St. Paul Class B airspace, but recommends changes...
class b airspacepilotsofferchangesminneapolis
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2001/february/flight-training-magazine/into-the-night
into the nightaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2002/may/22/hyde-field-pilots-get-another-chance-to-relocate
The FAA has issued a notam giving pilots based at Washington Executive/Hyde Field, just south of Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington, D.C., another...
hyde fieldanother chancepilotsgetrelocate
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2006/may/05/new-avionics-for-win-a-six-in-06-sweepstakes-airplane
New avionics for Win a Six in '06 Sweepstakes airplane Anyone who has followed an AOPA Sweepstakes airplane project knows that the avionics upgrade is the most...
newavionicswinsixsweepstakes
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/articles-by-author/thomas-a-horne
thomas ahorneaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2011/september/flight-training-magazine/right-seat
right seataopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2013/december/01/procient-pilot-a-bygone-era
When I started with TWA in 1964, the 250-knot speed limit below 10,000 feet did not exist. We could take off in a Boeing 707, retract the gear and flaps, push...
proficientpiloteraaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2015/november/16/broadband-internet-and-tv-offered
In-flight entertainment and communications can be yours under an agreement between Astronics AeroSat and Panasonic Avionics.
broadband internettvofferedaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/1998/january/flight-training-magazine/the-weather-never-sleeps
the weatherneversleepsaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2021/october/06/faa-expands-gliders-use-of-transponder-code-1202?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS
The FAA says glider pilots flying under visual flight rules should squawk transponder code 1202 regardless of whether the flight is in communication with air...
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https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2007/october/pilot/proficient-pilot-(10)
Author Barry Schiff retired from TWA in 1998 after a 34-year career. He has flown more than 300 types of aircraft.
proficientpilotaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/1996/august/pilot/wx-watch-amp-attacks
Pilots receive a great deal of generalized information and edu cation about thunderstorms and their avoidance, but the dangers of one specific hazard...
wxwatchampattacksaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2002/december/30/aopa-members-respond-in-force-to-time-anti-ga-ad
Scores of AOPA members have joined AOPA President Phil Boyer in condemning a new "house ad" running in Time magazine and at least one sister publication,...
aopamembersrespondforcetime
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/1998/september/flight-training-magazine/the-first-hundred-hours
the firsthundredhoursaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2011/march/pilot/avionics-portables
In-cockpit weather has made the leap from being regarded as a luxury to a near-necessity for pilots flying cross-country trips. From vintage and light sport...
avionicsportablesaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2026/february/pilot/outreach-and-events-first-fly-in-of-the-season
The fourth annual AOPA Fly-In at the Buckeye Air Fair takes place February 13 through 15 at Buckeye Municipal Airport (BXK) in Arizona.
the seasonfirstflyaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2015/june/flight-training-magazine/be-a-radio-star
radio staraopa
https://www.aopa.org/pilot/features/2007/tale0706.html
erroraopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2003/september/pilot/waypoints-(9)
Editor in Chief Thomas B. Haines has made the trip to Oshkosh more than a dozen times in every manner of airplane.
aopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2003/february/pilot/proficient-pilot-(2)
Heat-seeking missiles streak toward the supersonic transport. The captain shuts down the engines (to eliminate the heat), opens a cockpit window (during...
proficientpilotaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2003/june/20/p-40-to-expand-next-week-for-sensitive-presidential-visit
Pilots operating in the Mid-Atlantic region will need to pay extra attention to the area around Camp David on Monday and Tuesday, June 23 and 24. The FAA has...
pnextweeksensitivevisit
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2003/may/pilot/budget-buys-(2)
When a flying club feels like home A covey of pilots in lawn chairs recline under leafy branches. Their view on this warm evening takes in a cornfield with...
budgetbuysaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2015/september/pilot/f_tecnam
Cessna workers, Tecnam appears to be aiming at your single-engine market.
speedyitalianaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2008/may/01/development-under-way-on-ga-airport-in-central-texas
Nine years after two general aviation airports near Austin closed, the tireless efforts of AOPA and other aviation advocates to restore GA to central Texas are...
under waycentral texasdevelopmentgaairport
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2007/november/01/two-dreaded-words
twodreadedwordsaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2002/may/pilot/proficient-pilot-(5)
Barry Schiff will be inducted into the New Jersey Aviation Hall of Fame on May 3, 2002. In February I discussed here my plans to arrange for a lightplane in...
proficientpilotaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2009/january/02/epilot-(53)
The January 2, 2009, issue of the weekly email newsletter from AOPA.
aopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2001/march/21/asf-safety-seminars-featured-at-sun-n-fun
The AOPA Air Safety Foundation will present more than eight hours of critical aviation safety information at this year's Sun 'n Fun Fly-In in Lakeland,...
sun n funasfsafetyseminarsfeatured
https://www.aopa.org/training-and-safety/flight-schools/flight-school-business/newsletter/2012/february/10/managing-expectations-is-key-for-new-students
Just because your school may not be university-affiliated or a large Part 141 outfit, doesn't mean that you shouldn't be very thorough about setting...
new studentsmanagingexpectationskeyaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2005/june/13/pin-process-at-fly-in-shows-demand-for-access-to-dc-3-airports
PIN process at Fly-In shows demand for access to DC-3 airports Some 200 pilots attended the DC-3 personal identification (PIN) process seminar offered at...
access topinprocessflyshows
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2008/november/03/houses-wont-be-built-under-san-carlos-traffic-pattern
Property situated under the helicopter traffic pattern and less than 2,000 feet from the Runway 12/30 centerline at California's San Carlos Airport will not be...
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https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2013/april/01/waypoints-a-colorful-life
colorful lifeaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2012/june/pilot/they-came-back
WWII's most reliable aircraft.
they came backaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2007/july/01/pilots-(7)
pilotsaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2026/january/07/how-well-do-you-know-your-airplane
Understanding every aspect of your aircraft is critical to your safety and to handling emergencies.
do you knowaircraft maintenancewellairplaneaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2015/september/25/aopa-says-medical-reform-is-closer-than-ever-before
As support for the Pilot's Bill of Rights 2 continues to grow, Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) has taken to the Senate floor to explain key provisions of the...
closer than everaopasaysmedicalreform
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2015/september/flight-training-magazine/debrief
debriefaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2012/august/02/broad-support-for-medical-petition-at-airventure
Many pilots and aviation supporters who attended EAA AirVenture took the opportunity to submit comments to the FAA on the AOPA/Experimental Aircraft...
broadsupportmedicalpetitionairventure
https://aopa.org/training-and-safety/online-learning/safety-spotlights/aircraft-systems/maintaining-your-engine
maintainingengineaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2009/may/14/learn-new-international-ops-with-online-course
Before planning any international flight, even a short trip to Canada, Mexico, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean, make sure you are up to speed on the latest...
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https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/1996/august/pilot/technique-(2)
Getting crabby about slips Originally there was to be a pro-and-con discussion in this space. Is it better to crab into a crosswind on final approach,...
techniqueaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2010/august/11/lefty-last-pan-american-boeing-314-flying-boat-pilot-still-flying
Imagine it is 1944. Four radial engines growl as your giant Pan American Boeing 314 flying boat makes its way from San Francisco to Hawaii. Twelve crew members...
pan americanflying boatleftylastboeing
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2001/october/12/aopa-online-members-only-aopa-epilot-vol-3-issue-42
Departments Inside AOPA On Capitol Hill Airport Support Network Quiz Me! 2001 BonanzaSweepstakesePilot Calendar Weekend Weather FlightSafety sets record...
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https://aviationweek.com/business-aviation/safety-ops-regulation/pleasance-advise-aopa-seeks-new-ceo
Darren Pleasance will be replaced as president and CEO of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) just over a year after being appointed to the job.
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https://www.aopa.org/training-and-safety/flight-schools/flight-school-business/newsletter/2011/july/18/after-the-intro-flight
You're at the scheduling counter, after what you think was a successful intro flight, and suddenly there's an awkward moment. You want to secure the sale by...
after theintroflightaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2015/may/pilot/t_mm
Touching down on a runway with as little as one-tenth of an inch of standing water, slush, or snow can turn a perfectly capable airplane into a machine as...
mentormatterssmoothglassaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/1999/june/24/international-deaf-pilots-association-stages-fly-in-to-aopa-headquarters
International Deaf Pilots Association stages fly-in to AOPA headquarters The International Deaf Pilots Association (IDPA) staged its Sixth Annual Fly-In June...
internationaldeafpilotsassociationstages
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2005/august/12/faa-seeks-public-comment-on-st-louis-class-b-changes
FAA seeks public comment on St. Louis Class B changes Modifying airspace is a complex business and cannot be done properly without user input.
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https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2007/december/14/aopa-kicks-off-ga-serving-america-ad-campaign-on-anniversary-of-first-flight
AOPA kicks off 'GA Serving America' ad campaign on anniversary of first flight On the 104th anniversary of Orville and Wilbur Wright's first flight, the...
ad campaignaopakicksgaserving
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2014/march/pilot/1403p_pe_frugalflier
A pair of events last year changed my mind about ELTs and spurred me to take a long-delayed action.
tipping pointfrugalfliermhzaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2015/august/pilot/wxwatch
When the weather takes a turn for the worse we pilots do three things, guaranteed: We frantically begin checking and rechecking metars, TAFs, and Nexrad radar;...
on the moveaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2012/june/25/resuming-the-journey-wrapping-up-the-flight-review
After nearly a decade on the ground, a pilot wraps up a thorough five-lesson flight review. On to soft-field landings, short runways, no towers, and lots of...
the journeyflight reviewresumingwrappingaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2007/september/28/aopa-epilot-flight-training-edition-vol-7-issue-39
The September 28, 2007, issue of AOPA's weekly e-mail newsletter.
flight trainingaopaeditionvolissue
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2013/october/10/aopa-recognizes-us-marine-lt-andrew-kinard-as-first-aopa-able-flight-scholarship-recipient
AOPA Recognizes U.S. Marine Lt. Andrew Kinard As First AOPA-Able Flight Scholarship Recipient
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https://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/regulatory/tour_notice.html
erroraopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media?p=1180&WT.mc_id=&wtmcid
Your trusted general aviation news source, covering the latest in aircraft, gear, technology, and advocacy across the country.
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https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2010/october/21/calif-flight-training-industry-looks-to-long-term-reg-fix
With the final signature on a measure delaying the implementation of controversial flight school regulations in California, aviation groups shifted their...
flight traininglong termcalifindustrylooks
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2007/october/pilot/turbine-edition-trans-atlantic-adventure
When it comes to covering brand-new airplanes, most aviation writers have a limited amount of time to become familiar in the left seat. Usually, the airplane...
atlantic adventureturbineeditiontransaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2013/july/05/epilot-flight-training
July 5, 2013, issue of 'AOPA ePilot: Flight Training Edition' newsletter
flight trainingjulyaopaedition
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2012/february/15/faa-changes-vfr-code-for-gliders
AOPA is notifying glider pilots and other members that the FAA has changed the VFR transponder code for gliders, effective March 7. Use of the new code, 1202,...
faachangesvfrcodegliders
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2007/april/20/faa-wants-to-hear-from-pilots-on-fss-services
FAA wants to hear from pilots on FSS services The FAA is conducting one of its periodic surveys about the flight service station system in Alaska. The agency...
faawantshearpilotsfss
https://aopa.org/training-and-safety/learn-to-fly/flying-for-fun/take-your-check-ride
checkrideaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/1997/november/pilot/swiftest-of-the-swifts
the swiftsaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2010/november/flight-training-magazine/debrief
debriefaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2020/august/17/eagle-downs-drone?utm_source=dronepilot&utm_medium=email
A small quadcopter was attacked and destroyed by a bald eagle in Michigan, and remote pilots can learn from this terrible tale of tenacious talons:...
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https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2005/march/11/aopa-to-testify-on-preserving-bader-field
AOPA to testify on preserving Bader Field AOPA is continuing its fight to keep open New Jersey's Atlantic City Municipal/Bader Field despite political...
bader fieldaopatestifypreserving
https://www.aopa.org/training-and-safety
A good pilot is always learning. AOPA's Air Safety Institute has the resources you need to keep flying safely.
trainingsafetytoolssaferpilot
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2001/june/21/faa-releases-runway-incursion-report
The FAA has released a runway incursion report, which shows that while the number of incursions has increased, the actual risk of collision remains remote. In...
runway incursionfaareleasesreportaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media?p=4096&WT.mc_id=&wtmcid
Your trusted general aviation news source, covering the latest in aircraft, gear, technology, and advocacy across the country.
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https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2003/march/flight-training-magazine/careers
careersaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2020/september/10/the-only-skyhawk-in-the-new-york-sky
A Civil Air Patrol crew of three officers photographed what was left of the World Trade Center on September 12, 2001, a mission that affected their lives in...
in new yorkthe onlyskyhawkaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2008/june/05/airport-resurrected-4-years-after-closure
It took unprecedented dedication and cooperation to create what some have called a miracle--the reopening of a general aviation airport four years after it...
airportresurrectedyearsclosureaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2012/february/09/after-the-accident-will-to-survive
One week before her high school graduation, Dianna Miller lay beneath a wing of the Cessna 172 that had crashed, crushing her fourth lumbar vertebra, left...
after theto surviveaccidentaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2006/may/flight-training-magazine/hear-all-about-it
all about ithearaopa
https://www.aopa.org/training-and-safety/flight-schools/flight-school-business/newsletter/2015/january/23/starting-from-scratch-tips-for-launching-a-new-flight-instructing-business
Launch a new flight instructing business with a well-planned, low-cost marketing strategy.
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https://www.aopa.org/membership/articles/2011/110322learn_about_aircraft_ownership_at_sun_n_fun.html
erroraopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2003/october/pilot/pilotage-(10)
Mark R. Twombly used to enjoy aerial sightseeing trips around Washington, D.C., in a Cessna 172.
pilotageaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media?p=573&WT.mc_id=&wtmcid
Your trusted general aviation news source, covering the latest in aircraft, gear, technology, and advocacy across the country.
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https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2011/august/15/lightsquareds-silence-on-safety-baffling
The failure of communications venture LightSquared to face up to its proposed wireless network's GPS-jamming threat to aviation safety is "baffling and...
lightsquaredsilencesafetybafflingaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2003/august/26/aopa-tells-florida-county-to-expect-a-fight-over-witham-field
Florida's Martin County is prohibited from closing Witham Field (SUA) in Stuart, Fla., warned AOPA, adding the association will fight any attempt to move or...
aopatellsfloridacountyexpect
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2003/march/pilot/in-the-minds-eye
Bruce Landsberg is the executive director of the AOPA Air Safety Foundation. Psychology plays an important, if generally subtle, part in flight safety.
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https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2005/may/18/aopa-counters-effort-to-turn-airspace-over-to-law-enforcement-agency
AOPA counters effort to turn airspace over to law enforcement agency Rep. Cox and AOPA President Phil Boyer discussed GA security earlier this year.
law enforcementaopacounterseffortturn
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2005/december/23/aopa-works-to-keep-montana-backcountry-strips-serviceable
AOPA works to keep Montana backcountry strips serviceable Backcountry airstrips provide safe places for pilots to land in the event of an emergency, but they...
aopaworkskeepmontanabackcountry
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2006/march/pilot/proficient-pilot-(3)
Barry Schiff has logged more than 26,000 hours in 300 types of aircraft. The 155 passengers aboard an All Nippon Airways Flight last January probably had no...
proficientpilotaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2016/march/08/aopa-seeks-ga-waivers-for-disneyland-tfr
AOPA is asking the FAA to make it easier and safer for general aviation aircraft to operate in the busy airspace near Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California.
aopaseeksgawaiversdisneyland
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2010/september/flight-training-magazine/this-weekend
this weekendaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2009/november/11/twin-cessna-hearing-aug-18-in-kansas-city-(2)
Twin Cessna hearing Aug. 18 in Kansas City The FAA will hold the second of two hearings on fatigue cracking in wing spars of 400-series Cessna twin-engine...
kansas citytwincessnahearingaug
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2008/november/24/transition
Priority Aviation Policy Issues for the New President Obama Administration The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is the largest general aviation...
transitionaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2001/august/pilot/thunderstorms-restricted-airspace-and-a-dust-storm
"The best part was when we flew through the storm!" exclaimed my 8-year-old nephew Iain to his mother when asked about his favorite part of our trip to...
restricted airspacedust stormthunderstormsaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2009/september/25/maverick-helicopters-ec130-fleet-surpasses-100-000-flight-hours
Maverick Helicopters has surpassed the 100,000-flight-hour milestone with its fleet of American Eurocopter EC130 helicopters.
flight hoursmaverickhelicoptersfleetaopa
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2015/april/pilot/presidentsposition
It seems appropriate, this spring, to talk about just how optimistic I am about getting third class medical reform. And I do believe we can get this done.
call meoptimistaopa