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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"> <channel> <title>AOPA General Aviation News</title> <link>https://www.aopa.org/rss</link> <description>All the inspirational stories, educational articles, and informative briefs about everything general aviation that you need to keep you flying.</description> <item> <title>Understanding aviation title clouds and old liens</title> <description><span class="normaltextrun" style="padding: 0in; border: 1pt none windowtext; line-height: 115%;">In aviation transactions, ensuring clear title to an aircraft is as important as verifying its mechanical condition.</span></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/may/09/understanding-aviation-title-clouds-and-old-liens?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/may/09/understanding-aviation-title-clouds-and-old-liens?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 18:47:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Aircraft cameras mounted with confidence</title> <description><span style="line-height: 115%; background: white; line-height: 115%;" class="normaltextrun">Ethan O&rsquo;Rourke is a filmmaker and pilot who blends his passion for storytelling with the freedom of flight in his 1946 Aeronca Chief.</span></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/may/09/aircraft-cameras-mounted-with-confidence?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/may/09/aircraft-cameras-mounted-with-confidence?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 18:37:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>AOPA Supports ATC Modernization, Staffing Plan Announced by Secretary Duffy </title> <description>WASHINGTON—The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) strongly supports the air traffic control modernization overhaul announced today by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.</description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/may/08/aopa-supports-atc-modernization-staffing-plan-announced-by-secretary-duffy?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/may/08/aopa-supports-atc-modernization-staffing-plan-announced-by-secretary-duffy?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 20:30:53 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Duffy unveils plan to overhaul air traffic control</title> <description><p>Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on May 8 unveiled his plan to overhaul the U.S. air traffic control system.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/may/08/duffy-unveils-plan-to-overhaul-air-traffic-control?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/may/08/duffy-unveils-plan-to-overhaul-air-traffic-control?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 19:28:04 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Pilot seeks to expand car booking platform</title> <description><p>Cruising through smooth air toward your destination while enjoying a gentle tailwind, you revel in the speed, efficiency, and convenience of general aviation travel. After parking on the ramp, though, you need transportation, and at small, remote, or unattended airports finding it might be difficult.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/may/08/pilot-seeks-to-expand-platform-for-booking-crew-cars?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/may/08/pilot-seeks-to-expand-platform-for-booking-crew-cars?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 17:16:32 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Arizona airport rolls back landing fees</title> <description><p>In response to feedback from AOPA and local pilots, the Safford, Arizona, City Council unanimously voted to immediately remove landing fees at <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.aopa.org/destinations/airports/KSAD/details" target="_blank">Safford Regional/1Lt Duane Spalsbury Field</a> for any aircraft under 4,000 pounds, and for touch-and-go operations for aircraft over 4,000 pounds.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/may/08/arizona-airport-rolls-back-landing-fees?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/may/08/arizona-airport-rolls-back-landing-fees?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 15:34:32 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Vote 'no' to protect Chatham airport May 10</title> <description><p>AOPA urges members and local residents in Chatham, Massachusetts, to vote "no" on Warrant Article 59 during the Town Meeting on May 10. The article seeks to limit the use of <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.aopa.org/destinations/airports/KCQX" target="_blank">Chatham Municipal Airport</a> to only the smallest aircraft&mdash;a restriction local leaders acknowledge is unenforceable.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/may/08/vote-no-to-protect-cape-cod-airport-may-10?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/may/08/vote-no-to-protect-cape-cod-airport-may-10?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 13:52:26 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Proposed construction threatens safety at DC-area airport</title> <description><p>AOPA is urging pilots and residents around College Park, Maryland, to speak out against a proposed Junior Tennis Champions Center expansion that would compromise safety at <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.aopa.org/destinations/airports/cgs/details" target="_blank">College Park Airport</a> ahead of a Prince George&rsquo;s County Planning Board <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://granicus_production_attachments.s3.amazonaws.com/pgplanning/91944024518f0047ea6ddde40ae90eb70.pdf" target="_blank">meeting</a>&nbsp;May 15.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/may/08/proposed-construction-threatens-safety-at-college-park-airport?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/may/08/proposed-construction-threatens-safety-at-college-park-airport?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 13:43:37 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Textron musters fleet to transport Special Olympics athletes</title> <description><p>Textron Aviation is continuing decades of tradition with a call for volunteer Cessna, Beechcraft, and Hawker pilots to transport hundreds of athletes and coaches to Minnesota&rsquo;s Twin Cities for the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games, June 20 to 26.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/may/07/textron-musters-fleet-to-transport-special-olympics-athletes?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/may/07/textron-musters-fleet-to-transport-special-olympics-athletes?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 19:34:58 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>An avgas transition for the Last Frontier</title> <description><p>In February, a group of general aviation industry stakeholders from the Eliminate Aviation Gasoline Lead Emissions (EAGLE) initiative&mdash;representing manufacturers, aeronautical service providers, air carriers, and aircraft owners and pilots&mdash;visited Alaska to better understand the importance of piston-engine aircraft to remote communities and the intricacies of an unleaded fuel transition in such a vast state.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/may/07/an-avgas-transition-for-the-last-frontier?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/may/07/an-avgas-transition-for-the-last-frontier?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 13:48:15 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Training and Safety Tip: What do you want most?</title> <description><p>As pilots, we know well that it takes a lot of discipline to get what we want.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/may/06/training-and-safety-tip-what-do-you-want-most?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/may/06/training-and-safety-tip-what-do-you-want-most?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 14:14:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Mobile calls now reach Alaska briefer directly</title> <description><p>The FAA announced a new toll-free number to help pilots contact flight service in Alaska. Now, a call to 1-833-252-7433 (AK-BRIEF) will put you in contact with any one of the three hub facilities that serve Alaska on a 24-hour basis.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/may/05/mobile-calls-now-reach-alaska-briefer-directly?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/may/05/mobile-calls-now-reach-alaska-briefer-directly?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 17:24:33 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Aircraft Maintenance: We need to do better</title> <description><p>On April 24, my good friend and legendary airshow pilot Rob Holland died in a crash during his arrival at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia, where he was scheduled to perform at the Air Power Over Hampton Roads airshow. The <a href="~/link.aspx?_id=283F550B5A3F4361B8DFDA9630B52FFD&amp;_z=z" target="_blank">preliminary report</a> from investigators shows that this was a preventable tragedy related to maintenance on the aircraft, and subsequent mechanical failure.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/may/05/aircraft-maintenance-we-need-to-do-better?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/may/05/aircraft-maintenance-we-need-to-do-better?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 14:33:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Loose plug likely caused Rob Holland's fatal accident</title> <description><p>The April 24 accident that killed Rob Holland, the most accomplished U.S. aerobatic pilot of his generation, likely began with a loose screw, based on facts reported by the NTSB on May 2.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/may/02/loose-plug-likely-caused-rob-hollands-fatal-accident?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/may/02/loose-plug-likely-caused-rob-hollands-fatal-accident?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 20:50:26 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Fortified 8Flight EFB takes on ForeFlight, other top apps</title> <description><p>When <a href="~/link.aspx?_id=3A1B5694610A4B91AA8BD36BD77A98AF&amp;_z=z" target="_blank">earthrounder</a> Matt Guthmiller launched <a href="https://eightflight.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">8Flight</a> last year, it was primarily useful as a directory listing FBO fees, fuel prices, and restaurant information. Guthmiller said the latest version is now ready to compete with established flight planning apps including ForeFlight and Garmin Pilot.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/may/01/fortified-8flight-efb-takes-on-foreflight-other-top-apps?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/may/01/fortified-8flight-efb-takes-on-foreflight-other-top-apps?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 17:42:25 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Garmin Pilot Web unveiled </title> <description><p>On April 30 Garmin introduced its <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://pilotweb.garmin.com/" target="_blank">Garmin Pilot Web</a>, a flight planning website complementing the Garmin Pilot mobile app.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/may/01/garmin-pilot-web-unveiled?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/may/01/garmin-pilot-web-unveiled?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 17:14:19 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>ForeFlight integrates FAA weather cameras</title> <description><p>ForeFlight, the popular electronic flight bag app transitioning to a new owner, enabled in-app access to the FAA weather camera network.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/may/01/foreflight-integrates-faa-weather-cameras?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/may/01/foreflight-integrates-faa-weather-cameras?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 16:18:23 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Dynon integrates Trig Avionics</title> <description>Dynon Avionics said it has acquired Trig Avionics through a strategic investment aimed at strengthening its existing partnership with the maker of communication radios and transponders for general aviation. Under the deal, Trig joins the Dynon Group of companies.</description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/may/01/dynon-integrates-trig-avionics?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/may/01/dynon-integrates-trig-avionics?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 15:15:12 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Former governor Perdue among Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame inductees</title> <description><p>Dr. George Ervin &ldquo;Sonny&rdquo; Perdue III, a general aviation pilot who previously served as governor of Georgia and U.S. secretary of agriculture, will be inducted into the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame at a banquet in Warner Robins on May 17.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/may/01/former-governor-perdue-among-georgia-aviation-hall-of-fame-inductees?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/may/01/former-governor-perdue-among-georgia-aviation-hall-of-fame-inductees?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 14:52:47 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>AOPA Supports House ATC Modernization Funding Proposal</title> <description>FREDERICK, Md.—The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) strongly supports a proposal by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee aimed at jumpstarting the long-overdue modernization of the U.S. air traffic control system.</description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/29/aopa-supports-house-atc-modernization-funding-proposal?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/29/aopa-supports-house-atc-modernization-funding-proposal?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 21:09:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Training and Safety Tip: Wind is relative</title> <description><p>Your aircraft is not a bloodhound: Its nose often doesn&rsquo;t point in the direction of flight&mdash;which is super important when it comes to understanding relative wind, a component of stall theory.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/29/training-and-safety-tip-wind-is-relative?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/29/training-and-safety-tip-wind-is-relative?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 17:33:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>House introduces ATC modernization proposal</title> <description><p>The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee introduced a proposal on April 29, that would provide billions of dollars to jump-start the modernization of the U.S. air traffic control system.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/29/house-introduces-atc-modernization-proposal?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/29/house-introduces-atc-modernization-proposal?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:37:44 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>FAA airport grant assurance changes include protection for 100LL</title> <description><p>The FAA is standing up for 100LL. The agency posted a <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/04/25/2025-07224/airport-improvement-program-aip-grant-assurances" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">notice</a> in the <em>Federal Register</em> regarding several changes to airport grant assurances, including the addition of Grant Assurance 40, which mandates the availability of 100LL fuel through 2030 or a possible earlier date when an FAA-authorized unleaded replacement fuel becomes available.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/25/faa-airport-grant-assurance-changes-include-protection-for-100ll?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/25/faa-airport-grant-assurance-changes-include-protection-for-100ll?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 18:18:46 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>AOPA's Air Safety Institute Releases New Accident Case Study: Fair Weather Flier</title> <description>FREDERICK, Md.—The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Air Safety Institute (ASI) has released a new episode of its popular Accident Case Study video series.</description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/25/aopas-air-safety-institute-releases-new-accident-case-study-fair-weather-flier?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/25/aopas-air-safety-institute-releases-new-accident-case-study-fair-weather-flier?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 15:21:16 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Aerobatic legend Rob Holland dies in accident</title> <description><p>Renowned airshow pilot and aerobatic competitor Rob Holland died when his single-seat MX Aircraft MXS aircraft crashed while on approach at Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Virginia.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/24/aerobatic-legend-rob-holland-dies-in-accident?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/24/aerobatic-legend-rob-holland-dies-in-accident?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 21:44:25 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Texas pilot gets 30 days for death threat</title> <description><p>A Texas pilot who threatened to kill a would-be employer after failing a preemployment alcohol screening was sentenced on April 8 to serve one month in federal prison followed by one year of probation after pleading guilty to a reduced federal charge.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/24/texas-pilot-gets-30-days-for-death-threat?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/24/texas-pilot-gets-30-days-for-death-threat?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 19:18:48 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Litigation rages on over 2016 circumnavigation claims</title> <description><p>Two pilots born in China are scheduled to return to a Florida courtroom on April 30 to argue whether a recent $7.3 million jury verdict delivered with one party absent should be set aside&mdash;the latest in a slew of legal battles spanning multiple jurisdictions on two continents, all stemming from a circumnavigation superlative claimed in 2016 that remains very much in dispute, at least among the litigants.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/24/litigation-rages-on-over-2016-circumnavigation-claims?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/24/litigation-rages-on-over-2016-circumnavigation-claims?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 19:09:53 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>FAA withdraws medical denial policy proposal</title> <description><p>The FAA announced during a meeting with aviation industry organizations on April 23 that it will not implement its proposed policy that would have replaced the longstanding practice of deferring incomplete medical applications with issuing immediate denials.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/24/faa-withdraws-medical-denial-policy-proposal?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/24/faa-withdraws-medical-denial-policy-proposal?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 17:36:49 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>AOPA Applauds FAA Withdrawal of Proposed Airman Medical Denial Policy</title> <description>FREDERICK, Md.—The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) applauds the FAA’s decision to withdraw its proposed changes to the airman medical certification process—changes that would have replaced the longstanding practice of deferring incomplete medical applications with the issuance of immediate denials.</description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/24/aopa-applauds-faa-withdrawal-of-proposed-airman-medical-denial-policy?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/24/aopa-applauds-faa-withdrawal-of-proposed-airman-medical-denial-policy?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 15:34:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Gulfstream marks fleet's 700th speed record</title> <description><p>A week after the FAA certified its G800 long-range business jet, Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. is celebrating another milestone that took 50 years to reach. On April 1, the Savannah, Georgia, company recorded its 700th city-to-city speed record following a flight from Taipei, Taiwan, to Miami.</p><br class="t-last-br" /></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/23/gulfstream-marks-fleets-700th-speed-record?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/23/gulfstream-marks-fleets-700th-speed-record?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:31:13 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>GPS facilitates ocean rescue</title> <description><p>A Canadian pilot hired to fly an ocean wildlife survey off the coast of the Baja peninsula in Mexico was rescued April 18 with his passenger just a little more than two hours after ditching their Cessna 182 a few miles from shore.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/23/gps-facilitates-ocean-rescue?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/23/gps-facilitates-ocean-rescue?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:21:15 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>ATP awards scholarships to alumni</title> <description><p>On April 22 ATP Flight School announced the winners of its first two alumni scholarship giveaways. </p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/22/atp-awards-scholarships-to-alumni?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/22/atp-awards-scholarships-to-alumni?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 20:00:56 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Training and Safety Tip: Practice defensive flying</title> <description><p>Defensive drivers always keep an eye on the road ahead. We anticipate the actions of other drivers, and changing road conditions, adjusting our speed and course to steer clear of trouble. In much the same way, defensive flying helps us anticipate and avoid dangerous situations in the air.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/22/training-and-safety-tip-practice-defensive-flying?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/22/training-and-safety-tip-practice-defensive-flying?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 17:05:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Jeppesen, ForeFlight sold to private equity</title> <description><p>Boeing Co. announced April 22 the sale of two giant names in general aviation&mdash;Jeppesen and ForeFlight&mdash;to a private equity firm that specializes in software and technology.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/22/jeppesen-foreflight-sold?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/22/jeppesen-foreflight-sold?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:28:28 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>NYC Council reconsiders helicopter restrictions</title> <description>The New York City Council on April 24 approved a bill that attempts to ban many commercial helicopter operations at heliports in the city. Two other bills passed by a council committee aim to also keep them from flying over the city. All three bills were written in an effort to “reduce noise.”</description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/22/nyc-council-to-reconsider-helicopter-restrictions?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/22/nyc-council-to-reconsider-helicopter-restrictions?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:09:13 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Aircraft rental 101: Must-know tips before you take off</title> <description><p><span class="normaltextrun" style="color: black; background: white;">Most pilots who rent or borrow aircraft don&rsquo;t understand the need for renter insurance and how it protects them.</span></p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/18/aircraft-rental-101-must-know-tips-before-you-take-off?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/18/aircraft-rental-101-must-know-tips-before-you-take-off?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2025 18:04:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Gulfstream G800 certified</title> <description><p>Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced FAA and European certification of its long-range G800 business jet. The Savannah, Georgia, unit of General Dynamics Corp. also reported a few pleasant surprises: The jet can fly farther, faster, and from shorter fields than forecast.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/17/gulfstream-g800-certified?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/17/gulfstream-g800-certified?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 20:26:18 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>GA safer than ever despite recent accidents</title> <description>A continuous stream of stories about aircraft accidents and incidents has been dominating the news and social media. But if you look past the headlines and viral videos, what many nonaviators don’t realize—and what many in the general aviation community may forget—is that GA is still safer than ever.</description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/17/ga-safer-than-ever-despite-recent-accidents?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/17/ga-safer-than-ever-despite-recent-accidents?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 18:45:18 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>AOPA backs effort to preserve Washington airport</title> <description><p>The public sponsor of the somewhat sleepy airport in Mansfield, Washington, has been looking into unloading the airfield to manage cost and focus on the port authority's other airport. AOPA is working with local advocates to keep Mansfield's airport open.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/17/aopa-backs-effort-to-preserve-washington-airport?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/17/aopa-backs-effort-to-preserve-washington-airport?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 17:06:09 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>EAGLE calls on pilots to report unleaded experience</title> <description><p>A government-industry coalition seeking to accelerate the arrival of a safe unleaded fuel suitable for all aircraft urged owners to report their unleaded fuel experience to the FAA.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/17/eagle-calls-on-pilots-to-report-unleaded-experience?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/17/eagle-calls-on-pilots-to-report-unleaded-experience?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:38:43 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>AOPA encourages instructors to check renewal date</title> <description><p>The FAA has agreed to change how it processes certificated flight instructor renewals after numerous CFIs contacted AOPA, confused about the regulator&rsquo;s recently introduced policy of no longer printing expiration dates on new CFI certificates.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/17/aopa-encourages-instructors-to-check-renewal-date?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/17/aopa-encourages-instructors-to-check-renewal-date?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:34:45 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Pulitzer Electric Aircraft Race set for October in Ohio</title> <description><p>The Pulitzer Electric Aircraft Race is scheduled for October 10 through 13 at <a href="https://www.aopa.org/destinations/airports/KSGH/details" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport</a> in Springfield, Ohio, marking 100 years since the last race in the original 1920s series was run.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/17/pulitzer-electric-aircraft-race-set-for-october-in-ohio?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/17/pulitzer-electric-aircraft-race-set-for-october-in-ohio?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:06:57 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Aircraft owners, speak up for your privacy</title> <description><p>Aircraft owners who value their privacy and oppose ADS-B-based landing fees are encouraged to join AOPA in supporting the recent FAA update enabling aircraft owners to request that their name and contact information be withheld from public dissemination.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/17/aircraft-owners-speak-up-for-your-privacy?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/17/aircraft-owners-speak-up-for-your-privacy?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 15:50:33 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>The best Aero yet</title> <description><p>The thirty-first Aero Friedrichshafen closed with record numbers this year. Over the course of four days, it hosted 32,100 visitors from more than 80 nations, 760 exhibitors from 38 nations, and a total of 328 aircraft ranging from drones and gliders to business jets. </p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/17/the-best-aero-yet?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/17/the-best-aero-yet?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 15:24:29 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Training and Safety Tip: Pick your pitch</title> <description><p>In aviation, you can know something for decades before&mdash;one day&mdash;you suddenly &ldquo;get it.&rdquo; That happened to me recently with constant-speed propellers, which are variable-pitch props that can be controlled by the pilot.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/15/training-and-safety-tip-pick-your-pitch?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/15/training-and-safety-tip-pick-your-pitch?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 14:12:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>With Aviation Safety in the Spotlight, Thousands of Pilots Take Part in National Safety Campaign</title> <description>FREDERICK, Md.—In the wake of recent high-profile general aviation accidents in New York and Florida, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Air Safety Institute is urging the aviation community to double down on safety practices. While investigations into each accident are ongoing, they serve as reminders for all pilots that vigilance and a strong safety mindset are essential to every flight.</description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/14/pr-with-aviation-safety-in-the-spotlight-thousands-of-pilots-take-part-in-national-safety-campaign?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/14/pr-with-aviation-safety-in-the-spotlight-thousands-of-pilots-take-part-in-national-safety-campaign?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 17:28:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Lawmakers urge FAA to reimburse businesses affected by presidential TFRs</title> <description><p>Two members of Congress have asked the FAA to reimburse businesses affected by temporary flight restrictions that are &ldquo;effectively shutting down general aviation airports&rdquo; during presidential visits.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/10/lawmakers-urge-faa-to-reimburse-businesses-affected-by-presidential-tfrs?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/10/lawmakers-urge-faa-to-reimburse-businesses-affected-by-presidential-tfrs?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 19:52:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Registration opens for AirVenture Cup Race</title> <description><p>If flying to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, for EAA AirVenture sounds a little too simple, perhaps you would like to race 400 nautical miles cross-country to get there.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/10/registration-opens-for-airventure-cup-race?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/10/registration-opens-for-airventure-cup-race?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:13:50 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Judge dismisses airport-noise lawsuit</title> <description><p>A district court judge in Boulder County, Colorado, dismissed a lawsuit between counties, upholding the principle of federal preemption that protects airports nationwide.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/10/judge-dismisses-airport-noise-lawsuit?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/10/judge-dismisses-airport-noise-lawsuit?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:10:44 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Opinion: Aero 2025 reflects new realities</title> <description><p>We&rsquo;re all familiar with the big American general aviation airshows and conventions: for example, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh; the National Business Aviation Association&rsquo;s annual convention; and Lakeland, Florida&rsquo;s Sun &lsquo;n Fun Aerospace Expo. But Europe has its own GA get-togethers, and some are massive.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/10/opinion-aero-2025-reflects-new-realities?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/10/opinion-aero-2025-reflects-new-realities?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 17:37:18 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>HondaJet owners seek to stem runway excursions with training</title> <description><p>A HondaJet HA&ndash;420 overran an Oregon coast runway and came to rest partially submerged in Coos Bay on April 7,&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 115%;">followed by another into the grass in Florida on April 9&mdash;</span>the latest of more than two dozen similar incidents. The owners group seeks to arrest that trend with pilot training.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/10/hondajet-owners-seek-to-stem-runway-excursions-with-training?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/10/hondajet-owners-seek-to-stem-runway-excursions-with-training?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 15:32:10 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>FAA launches 2025 GA survey</title> <description><p>The FAA is sending surveys through the mail to some aircraft owners and operators as part of the forty-seventh annual general aviation activity survey, which covers both FAR Part 91 and Part 135 operations.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/10/faa-launches-2025-ga-survey?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/10/faa-launches-2025-ga-survey?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 14:51:52 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Electric dreams at Aero Friedrichshafen</title> <description><p>Europe&rsquo;s annual general aviation convention drew 750 exhibitors from 38 nations, many of them variations on an electric propulsion theme.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/10/electric-dreams-at-aero-friedrichshafen?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/10/electric-dreams-at-aero-friedrichshafen?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 13:37:53 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>King Schools offers aviation education at sea</title> <description><p>The King Schools Envision Flight symposium will be held at sea for a second year, returning with a mix of professional development and Caribbean ports of call.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/09/king-schools-offers-aviation-education-at-sea?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/09/king-schools-offers-aviation-education-at-sea?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 15:11:36 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Helping flight schools go digital</title> <description><p>Can going digital streamline flight school operations and keep students engaged?</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/09/helping-flight-schools-go-digital?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/09/helping-flight-schools-go-digital?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 14:33:37 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>AI for flight schools</title> <description><p>An Arizona startup created a comprehensive suite of tools to manage every aspect of flight training, from student learning and safety to financing.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/09/ai-for-flight-schools?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/09/ai-for-flight-schools?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:49:13 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Training and Safety Tip: 'Say again' when needed</title> <description><p>If you&rsquo;re anxious about understanding air traffic control taxi instructions, there are a few words you need to have at the tip of your tongue. </p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/08/training-and-safety-tip-say-again-when-needed?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/08/training-and-safety-tip-say-again-when-needed?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 19:31:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>AI airport weather stations may yet proliferate</title> <description><p>On a wintry night in 1993, David Wartofsky departed Maryland&rsquo;s <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.aopa.org/destinations/airports/KVKX/details" target="_blank">Potomac Airfield</a> (now inside the Washington, D.C., Special Flight Rules Area), flying under instrument flight rules in instrument meteorological conditions bound for <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.aopa.org/destinations/airports/Bos/details" target="_blank">General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport</a> in Boston&mdash;without being able to conduct a radio check on the ground because Potomac had no unicom.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/08/ai-airport-weather-stations-may-yet-proliferate?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/08/ai-airport-weather-stations-may-yet-proliferate?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 18:35:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Washington state considers new aircraft 'luxury' tax</title> <description><p>AOPA called on members in Washington state to oppose legislation approved March 29 by the state Senate that would apply a 10-percent luxury tax on the value (or market value) of noncommercial aircraft sold or leased, starting at $500,000.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/08/washington-state-considers-new-aircraft-luxury-tax?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/08/washington-state-considers-new-aircraft-luxury-tax?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 17:58:38 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>FAA plans to shut down RCO network, seeks feedback</title> <description><p>Pilots&rsquo; days of contacting flight service from the air using the network of remote communications outlets (RCOs) appear to be numbered following the FAA&rsquo;s publication of its notice of intent to decommission the RCO system largely because of a significant decline in its use.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/03/faa-plans-to-shut-down-rco-network?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/03/faa-plans-to-shut-down-rco-network?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 15:35:40 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>FAA requests unleaded fuel pireps</title> <description><p>The FAA asks aircraft operators, FBOs, and others to report their experiences, good or bad, with unleaded aviation fuel.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/03/faa-requests-unleaded-fuel-pireps?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/03/faa-requests-unleaded-fuel-pireps?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 15:11:30 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>TBM 700 control lost abruptly</title> <description><p>By the time the air traffic controller finished delivering a low altitude alert, the TBM 700 flown by a Minnesota bank executive returning home from Florida was already through the roof of a Brooklyn Park home.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/03/tbm-700-lost-control-abruptly?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/03/tbm-700-lost-control-abruptly?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 14:31:21 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>FAA enables aircraft registration privacy</title> <description><p>The FAA has enabled a privacy program that allows aircraft owners to request that certain registration information be kept private, including their name and address.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/03/faa-enables-aircraft-registration-privacy?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/03/faa-enables-aircraft-registration-privacy?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 12:44:42 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Epic Aircraft unveils E1000 AX turboprop with Garmin Autoland</title> <description><p>The ability to land unassisted is becoming a must-have feature for turbine singles aimed at private pilots. As the Sun &lsquo;n Fun Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida, kicked off April 1, Epic Aircraft introduced its latest turboprop, the E1000 AX, which counts Garmin Autoland among its 25 new features.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/02/epic-e1000-ax-has-autoland?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/02/epic-e1000-ax-has-autoland?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 21:41:28 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Aviation enthusiasts gather for 2025 Sun 'n Fun Aerospace Expo</title> <description><p>Sun 'n Fun kicked off April 1 with Sun 'n Fun Aerospace Expo President and CEO Gene Conrad thanking more than 3,000 volunteers for their herculean effort to help put on the event&mdash;and what an event it is.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/02/aviation-enthusiasts-gather-for-2025-sun-n-fun?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/02/aviation-enthusiasts-gather-for-2025-sun-n-fun?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 21:10:41 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Former students sue United Aviate Academy</title> <description><p>Two dozen former students of the United Aviate Academy accused the school owned by United Airlines of fraud and deceptive trade practices in a lawsuit seeking class action status.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/02/former-students-sue-united-aviate-academy?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/02/former-students-sue-united-aviate-academy?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 11:49:56 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Aircraft Maintenance: Managing magnetos</title> <description><p>Aircraft magnetos put the &ldquo;spark&rdquo; into the air, fuel, and spark relationship that keeps your engine running. Managing them properly can make the difference between calm and calamity on your next flight.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/02/aircraft-maintenance-managing-magnetos?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/02/aircraft-maintenance-managing-magnetos?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 04:00:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Training and Safety Tip: Verify clarity</title> <description><p>Is windscreen cleaning a regular part of your preflight inspection?</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/01/training-and-safety-tip-verify-clarity?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/01/training-and-safety-tip-verify-clarity?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 18:13:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>AOPA Leads Coalition in Launching National Pause for General Aviation Safety</title> <description>LAKELAND, Fla.—The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), in partnership with more than a dozen other pilot organizations, and with the support of the FAA Safety Team, launched the 2025 National Pause for General Aviation Safety today at the SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo.</description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/01/pr-aopa-leads-coalition-in-launching-national-pause-for-general-aviation-safety?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/01/pr-aopa-leads-coalition-in-launching-national-pause-for-general-aviation-safety?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 17:22:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>CAU instructor wins prestigious award</title> <description><p>The Aviation Technician Education Council (ATEC) presented California Aeronautical University&rsquo;s Omar Aguilera with its Ivan D. Livi Aviation Maintenance Educator of the Year award. </p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/01/cau-instructor-wins-prestigious-award?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/april/01/cau-instructor-wins-prestigious-award?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 14:04:17 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>FAA Implements AOPA-Supported Program to Protect Pilots’ Personal Information</title> <description>FREDERICK, Md.—The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has implemented a program strongly advocated for by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) that allows aircraft owners to request that certain personal information be kept private, including their name and address.</description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/28/pr-faa-implements-aopa-supported-program-to-protect-pilots-personal-information?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/28/pr-faa-implements-aopa-supported-program-to-protect-pilots-personal-information?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 17:19:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Pilatus moves to Garmin for new PC–12 PRO</title> <description>&ldquo;Progressive. Proven. Professional.&rdquo; After years of speculation, theories, and anticipation, the new Pilatus PC&ndash;12 Pro was unveiled on March 14.</description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/28/pilatus-moves-to-garmin-for-new-pc-12-pro?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/28/pilatus-moves-to-garmin-for-new-pc-12-pro?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 15:05:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Laser strikes persist</title> <description><p>The FAA continues to encourage pilots to report laser strikes, and prosecutors continue to charge individuals with a crime punishable by up to five years in federal prison.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/27/laser-strikes-persist?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/27/laser-strikes-persist?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 20:43:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>President’s position on mental health</title> <description><p>AOPA helped formulate and continues to support the adoption of 24 recommendations issued in April 2024 by the FAA Mental Health and Aviation Medical Clearances Aviation Rulemaking Committee.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/27/presidents-position-on-mental-health?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/27/presidents-position-on-mental-health?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 19:32:06 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>FAA Orders California County to Reverse Ban on 100LL Sale and Self-Fueling After AOPA Files Complaint</title> <description>FREDERICK, Md.—The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ruled that a prohibition of the sale of 100LL (low lead) avgas—the primary fuel used in piston aircraft worldwide—at two airports in Santa Clara County, California, violated obligations the County agreed to when receiving $6.8 million in federal airport development assistance between 1983 and 2011, among other federal funds.</description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/27/pr-faa-orders-ca-county-to-reverse-ban-on-100ll-sale-and-self-fueling-after-aopa-files-complaint?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/27/pr-faa-orders-ca-county-to-reverse-ban-on-100ll-sale-and-self-fueling-after-aopa-files-complaint?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:15:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Virginia aircraft maintenance sales tax exemption extended</title> <description><p>Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed an extension of the state&rsquo;s sales tax exemption for aircraft maintenance into law on March 19. As a result, most aircraft owners will continue to save hundreds of dollars per year through June 30, 2030.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/27/virginia-aircraft-maintenance-sales-tax-exemption-extended?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/27/virginia-aircraft-maintenance-sales-tax-exemption-extended?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 16:40:24 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Notam modernization accelerating</title> <description><p>Most pilots have dealt with issues or concerns with notams, including confusing content&mdash;or the system going down altogether (as happened again for a few hours on March 22). Everyone is more than ready for something better.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/26/notam-modernization-accelerating?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/26/notam-modernization-accelerating?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 17:35:03 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Garmin announces CO detector, slimline radio</title> <description><p>Garmin announced a remote-mounted carbon monoxide detector compatible with select Garmin avionics, and expanded audio panel functionality now built into the GTR 205/GTR 205x com radio&mdash;features that are also available via software retrofit.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/26/garmin-announces-co-detector-and-slimline-radio?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/26/garmin-announces-co-detector-and-slimline-radio?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 16:52:11 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>AOPA leads national GA safety campaign</title> <description><p>More than a dozen aviation associations will join AOPA in launching the National Pause for General Aviation Safety on April 1 at the Sun 'n Fun&nbsp; Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/26/aopa-leads-national-ga-safety-campaign?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/26/aopa-leads-national-ga-safety-campaign?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 15:35:05 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Parker Solar Probe wins 2024 Collier Trophy </title> <description><p>Awarded by the National Aeronautic Association since 1911, the 2024 Robert J. Collier Trophy for &ldquo;the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America&rdquo; will be presented to the Parker Solar Probe Team on June 12 at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. </p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/26/parker-solar-probe-wins-2024-collier-trophy?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/26/parker-solar-probe-wins-2024-collier-trophy?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 15:08:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Make sure the FAA can reach you</title> <description><p>Missing mail from the FAA can cause certificate holders&mdash;including pilots, aircraft owners, mechanics, and others&mdash;no end of headaches, including loss of privileges. A new service from AOPA will alert recipients when FAA mail arrives, including (but not limited to) notices with action deadlines tied to the mailing date.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/26/make-sure-the-faa-can-reach-you?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/26/make-sure-the-faa-can-reach-you?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 15:07:32 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Aircraft Spruce opens Texas distribution center</title> <description><p>On March 8, 400 Aircraft Spruce and Aero Performance customers and guests joined Roanoke, Texas, Mayor Carl E. &ldquo;Scooter&rdquo; Gierisch; real estate developer Ross Perot Jr.; Aircraft Spruce President Jim Irwin; and vice presidents Nanci Irwin, Mike Irwin, Jeff Irwin, and Rob Irwin at the grand opening of the company&rsquo;s newest distribution center. </p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/25/aircraft-spruce-opens-texas-distribution-center?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/25/aircraft-spruce-opens-texas-distribution-center?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 20:24:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>FAA rules avgas ban violated grant assurances</title> <description><p>The FAA agreed with AOPA's argument that the unleaded aviation fuels currently available are not ready to fully displace avgas in a much-anticipated March 24 decision with a clear message for all federally obligated airports.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/25/faa-rules-avgas-ban-violated-grant-assurances?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/25/faa-rules-avgas-ban-violated-grant-assurances?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:49:15 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Training and Safety Tip: Low-tech flying</title> <description><p>From the moment we wake up to our phone alarm, technology pervades every aspect of our lives, including aviation. Electronic flight bags, GPS navigation, glass cockpits, and iPads are just a few examples of how we incorporate technology into our flying.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/25/training-and-safety-tip-low-tech-flying?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/25/training-and-safety-tip-low-tech-flying?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:20:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Airline pilot demand back to pre-pandemic levels</title> <description>Airlines are hiring far fewer pilots than they did during the first few post-pandemic years, with some carriers taking on just a handful of pilots or none at all during 2024 and the beginning of 2025. Industry analysts say the decline represents more of a settling than a nosedive, though, as hiring levels now are similar to those during 2019 and earlier.</description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/25/airline-pilot-demand-back-to-pre-pandemic-levels?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/25/airline-pilot-demand-back-to-pre-pandemic-levels?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 14:47:27 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>CAU plans seminars for aspiring pilots</title> <description><p>California Aeronautical University is holding an &ldquo;Aspiring Pilot Seminar&rdquo; to help students and others understand how to start a career as a pilot. </p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/24/cau-plans-seminars-for-aspiring-pilots?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/24/cau-plans-seminars-for-aspiring-pilots?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 20:00:20 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Orchestrating safety</title> <description><p>At 15 miles, the prevailing visibility from the control tower cab that morning was excellent. The winds were calm. When you work in an office equipped with 10-foot-high windows in all directions, it&rsquo;s easy to pick out aircraft like the U.S. Air Force Boeing KC&ndash;135 approaching the airport from the south.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/24/orchestrating-safety?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/24/orchestrating-safety?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 17:57:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Keep Your Vision Sharp--Pass Your Medical with Confidence</title> <description><p><span>One small change can make a big difference in your performance&mdash;starting with your eyesight.</span></p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/21/keep-your-vision-sharp-pass-your-medical-with-confidence?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/21/keep-your-vision-sharp-pass-your-medical-with-confidence?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 17:54:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Montana House Passes Bill Limiting ADS-B Use</title> <description>FREDERICK, Md.—The Montana House of Representatives passed House Bill 571, by a 60-39 vote. The bill would limit the use of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data to assess landing fees on certain aircraft.</description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/20/pr-montana-house-passes-bill-limiting-ads-b-use?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/20/pr-montana-house-passes-bill-limiting-ads-b-use?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 17:12:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Montana considers ADS-B landing fee limits</title> <description><p>A bill drafted by longtime AOPA member and newly elected Montana state Rep. Shane Klakken (R-Grass Range) would limit the use of ADS-B data to assess fees on certain aircraft. The measure would prohibit the use of ADS-B data to assess landing fees on aircraft flown under Part 91 that weigh up to 9,000 pounds.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/20/montana-considers-ads-b-landing-fee-limits?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/20/montana-considers-ads-b-landing-fee-limits?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 12:47:36 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Bedford nomination to lead FAA welcomed</title> <description><p>Republic Airways CEO Bryan Bedford's nomination by President Donald Trump to lead the FAA was welcomed by industry.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/20/bedford-nomination-to-lead-faa-welcomed?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/20/bedford-nomination-to-lead-faa-welcomed?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 12:16:15 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Close encounters with rare aircraft</title> <description><p>At first glance, <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.aopa.org/destinations/airports/I74/details" target="_blank">Grimes Field</a> looks like many other Midwest airports: a paved runway and intersecting grass strip in the middle of flat cornfields, ample ramp parking, and a restaurant that lures pilots in droves. But there&rsquo;s more than meets the eye at the Urbana, Ohio, airport located within the <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://visitnaha.com/" target="_blank">National Aviation Heritage Area</a> of historic sites.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/19/close-encounters-with-rare-aircraft?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/19/close-encounters-with-rare-aircraft?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 13:43:24 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Training and Safety Tip: Clear the sky, and your head</title> <description><p>Most training airplanes have roughly 170 square feet of wing, about the size of a typical American kitchen.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/18/training-and-safety-tip-clear-the-sky-and-your-head?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/18/training-and-safety-tip-clear-the-sky-and-your-head?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:16:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>US Aviation Academy to acquire up to 90 Tecnam trainers</title> <description><p>US Aviation Academy agreed to acquire up to 90 aircraft from Tecnam as part of a plan to expand its training fleet in the coming years. The order includes a mix of P2010 singles powered by Lycoming IO-360s and P2006T MkII light twins equipped with Rotax 912 S3 engines.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/18/us-aviation-academy-to-acquire-up-to-90-tecnam-trainers?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/18/us-aviation-academy-to-acquire-up-to-90-tecnam-trainers?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 17:50:25 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Nominations sought for Paul E. Garber Shrine</title> <description><p>Honorees to the Paul E. Garber First Flight Shrine can now be submitted by the public to the First Flight Society. The inductee for 2026 will be chosen this year; the deadline is March 31.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/18/nominations-sought-for-paul-e-garber-shrine?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/18/nominations-sought-for-paul-e-garber-shrine?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 17:50:04 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>AOPA Welcomes Bedford Nomination for FAA Administrator</title> <description>FREDERICK, Md.—Darren Pleasance, the President and CEO of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), issued the following statement after President Trump nominated Bryan Bedford, an instrument-rated private pilot with a multi-engine rating, to be the next Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator:</description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/18/pr-aopa-welcomes-bedford-nomination-for-faa-administrator?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/18/pr-aopa-welcomes-bedford-nomination-for-faa-administrator?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 17:05:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Diamond integrates Volocopter</title> <description><p>Diamond Aircraft, a subsidiary of China-based Wanfeng Auto Holding Group Co. Ltd&rsquo;s aircraft division, has joined the race to produce a new generation of electric air taxis with the acquisition of German developer Volocopter. </p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/18/diamond-integrates-volocopter?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/18/diamond-integrates-volocopter?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 14:46:20 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Pilatus unveils PC–12 Pro</title> <description><p>Who knew Ferris Bueller had the ratings? Pilatus chose the fictional 1980s teen movie character to introduce its latest model, the PC&ndash;12 Pro, a comprehensive update of the Swiss company&rsquo;s perennial turbine single.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/17/pilatus-unveils-pc-12-pro?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/17/pilatus-unveils-pc-12-pro?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 19:03:59 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>AOPA Recognizes Top Flight Instructors, Schools in the Nation</title> <description>FREDERICK, Md.—Students and pilots submitted more than 2,500 reviews, sharing their thoughts on instructors and flight schools vying for annual <a href="https://aopa.org/training-and-safety/flight-schools/flight-training-initiative/flight-training-awards">Flight Training Experience Awards</a>. The awards are part of AOPA’s <a href="https://youcanfly.aopa.org/">You Can Fly</a> program, which seeks to attract more people to flying and keep them engaged.</description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/17/pr-aopa-recognizes-top-flight-instructors-schools-in-the-nation?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/17/pr-aopa-recognizes-top-flight-instructors-schools-in-the-nation?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:58:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Private pilots sought to fly sim for science</title> <description><p>Federal contractor Engineering &amp; Information Technologies Inc. is looking to recruit 100 private pilots to perform a one-day paid research study related to aviation safety for the FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute. </p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/17/private-pilots-sought-to-fly-sim-for-science?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/march/17/private-pilots-sought-to-fly-sim-for-science?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 14:54:38 -0400</pubDate> </item> </channel></rss> If you would like to create a banner that links to this page (i.e. this validation result), do the following:
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