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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>Harbour Air orders electric motors</title> <description><p>Seaplane airline Harbour Air said it signed a letter of intent to purchase 50 magni650 electric motors from magniX, an aviation propulsion company, marking a major step in Harbour Air&rsquo;s plan to convert its fleet of 45 de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver aircraft to electric power.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/25/harbour-air-orders-electric-motors?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/25/harbour-air-orders-electric-motors?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 18:21:03 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Flying across the border</title> <description><p>Join AOPA and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at a May 3 webinar to learn the need-to-knows about cross-border screening for general aviation pilots.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/24/flying-across-the-border?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/24/flying-across-the-border?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 20:36:38 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>King Schools offers new course</title> <description><p>Student pilots have a lot on their minds on checkride day.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/24/king-schools-offers-new-course?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/24/king-schools-offers-new-course?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 19:56:02 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Power alternatives at Aero 2024</title> <description><p>Necessity incubates invention&mdash;and Aero Friedrichshafen, general aviation&rsquo;s major show in Germany, proves the point in spades. </p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/24/power-alternatives-at-aero-2024?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/24/power-alternatives-at-aero-2024?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 14:12:59 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Beta achieves manned eVTOL transition</title> <description><p>Electric aerospace developer Beta Technologies achieved a milestone when its electric vertical takeoff and landing Alia 250 prototype transitioned from powered-lift flight to wing-borne flight and back again, with a pilot on board, in Plattsburgh, New York.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/24/beta-achieves-manned-evtol-transition?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/24/beta-achieves-manned-evtol-transition?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 13:54:48 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Aero 2024 highlights innovation, challenges</title> <description><p>Innovation underpins Aero Friedrichshafen in Germany. With its thirtieth installment, Aero in 2024 has become the largest general aviation trade show in Europe because it draws in the first movers and early adopters&mdash;from gliders to jets.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/24/aero-2024-highlights-innovation-challenges?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/24/aero-2024-highlights-innovation-challenges?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 12:55:54 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>New ForeFlight layer shows turbulence</title> <description><p>A new feature from ForeFlight leverages data from the company&rsquo;s Sentry ADS-B receivers to show where aircraft are actually encountering turbulence.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/23/new-foreflight-layer-shows-turbulence?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/23/new-foreflight-layer-shows-turbulence?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 20:50:26 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Training and Safety Tip: Memory aids</title> <description><p>It was an odd wallpaper choice. Every vertical surface of the dormitory was covered with Post-it notes.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/23/training-and-safety-tip-memory-aids?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/23/training-and-safety-tip-memory-aids?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 19:47:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>From hurricane damage to back in the air</title> <description><p>Jody Jones is a tailwheel pilot who enjoys the views and taking his family on flights for lunch or dinner. He does a lot of back country flying and camping. He looked at several different aircraft when first getting into aircraft ownership and decided that Stinsons best fit the "mission."</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/19/from-hurricane-damage-to-back-in-the-air?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/19/from-hurricane-damage-to-back-in-the-air?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2024 15:48:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Share where you get your weather</title> <description><p>Nobody knows the weather like pilots. Spending 10 minutes completing the <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://aopa.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aavVoSIdpYtuhNk" target="_blank">2024 Weather Survey</a> will help inform AOPA&rsquo;s advocacy and support industry stakeholders as they assess their products and services.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/18/share-where-you-get-your-weather?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/18/share-where-you-get-your-weather?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 20:38:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Against advice, FAA returns airman standards to regulation</title> <description><p>The FAA reassured flight instructors that checkride failures will not trigger enforcement action, but was less responsive to concerns (voiced by AOPA and others) that incorporating airman certification standards into regulation stands to stifle innovation when it is needed more than ever.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/18/faa-returns-airman-standards-to-regulation?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/18/faa-returns-airman-standards-to-regulation?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 19:40:02 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>MARK BAKER TO BE HONORED WITH PRESTIGIOUS ENGEN TROPHY</title> <description><p>FREDERICK, Md., April 18, 2024&mdash;The Aero Club of Washington announced today that AOPA President Mark Baker will be the 2024 recipient of the Donald D. Engen Aero Club Trophy for Aviation Excellence in recognition of his fierce leadership and passionate commitment to general aviation.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/18/mark-baker-to-be-honored-with-prestigious-engen-trophy-pr?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/18/mark-baker-to-be-honored-with-prestigious-engen-trophy-pr?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 18:29:39 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>‘A passionate and tireless advocate’ </title> <description><p>AOPA President Mark Baker will be the 2024 recipient of the Donald D. Engen Aero Club Trophy for Aviation Excellence in recognition of his fierce leadership and passionate commitment to general aviation.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/18/a-passionate-and-tireless-advocate?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/18/a-passionate-and-tireless-advocate?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 16:26:47 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>New York City councilors seek to curtail helicopter ops</title> <description><p>A new attempt to restrict helicopter operations in New York City&mdash;this time coming from the City Council&mdash;drew a united front of opposition from aviation groups including AOPA.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/18/nyc-seeks-to-curtail-helicopter-ops?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/18/nyc-seeks-to-curtail-helicopter-ops?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 15:45:32 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>SeaRey maker inop, buyer sought</title> <description><p>Progressive Aerodyne, the Tavares, Florida, company that manufactures the SeaRey amphibious light sport aircraft in kit and factory-built versions, has shut down production while it negotiates the possible sale of the company to an investor group, according to people familiar with the situation including the former chief executive.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/18/searey-maker-inop-buyer-sought?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/18/searey-maker-inop-buyer-sought?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:31:35 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Aero roundup</title> <description><p>Aero Friedrichshafen, Germany&rsquo;s general aviation convention, was the venue for a couple of interesting new developments possibly impacting the U.S. market, the most prominent among them announced by Tecnam Aircraft, Diamond Aircraft, and Elixir Aircraft.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/18/aero-roundup?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/18/aero-roundup?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:19:02 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Training and Safety Tip: Guidance on the ground</title> <description><p>Although some student pilots start learning to fly before they drive, many have been driving for years and find that when it comes to flying, they have to overcome habits that don&rsquo;t transfer.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/16/training-and-safety-tip-guidance-on-the-ground?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/16/training-and-safety-tip-guidance-on-the-ground?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 18:47:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Exploring ForeFlight subscription plans</title> <description>ForeFlight offers three subscription plans tailored to different pilot needs: Performance Plus, Pro Plus, and Basic Plus. Each plan comes with unique features and benefits designed to enhance flight planning, navigation, and safety.</description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/12/exploring-foreflight-subscription-plans?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/12/exploring-foreflight-subscription-plans?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 20:08:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>CAU flies to a greener future with unleaded aviation fuel</title> <description>California Aeronautical University (CAU) is propelling forward with exciting new developments that aim to reshape the landscape of environmentally friendly aviation and education.</description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/12/cau-flies-to-a-greener-future-with-unleaded-aviation-fuel?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/12/cau-flies-to-a-greener-future-with-unleaded-aviation-fuel?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 19:43:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Celebrating the fiftieth Sun 'n Fun Aerospace Expo</title> <description><p>Big smiles, big celebrations, and another year of sky&rsquo;s-the-limit aviation excitement marked the fiftieth Sun &lsquo;n Fun Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida. </p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/11/celebrating-the-fiftieth-sun-n-fun-aerospace-expo?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/11/celebrating-the-fiftieth-sun-n-fun-aerospace-expo?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 19:54:58 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Sun 'n Fun night airshow: Mustang, Texans, pyro, drones</title> <description><p>The first of two planned night airshows at the Sun 'n Fun Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida, lit up the sky April 10. If you're at the show and missed it, your second chance to see this amazing display will come on April 13.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/11/sun-n-fun-night-airshow?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/11/sun-n-fun-night-airshow?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 19:43:18 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Aircraft Maintenance: Do you really need a compass?</title> <description><p><em>&ldquo;For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.&rdquo; - H.L. Mencken. </em></p><p>That&rsquo;s exactly where I found myself when pondering the question, &ldquo;Do I need to put a compass in the Titan T-51D Mustang that I&rsquo;m building?&rdquo;</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/11/do-you-really-need-a-compass?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/11/do-you-really-need-a-compass?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 14:12:52 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Daher anticipates increased aircraft deliveries in 2024</title> <description><p>Nicolas Chabbert, senior vice president of <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.daher.com/en/news/" target="_blank">Daher</a>&rsquo;s Aircraft Division, said during the 2024 Sun &lsquo;n Fun Aerospace Expo that Daher shipped the same number of aircraft in 2023 as in 2022&mdash;about 75 TBM and Kodiak aircraft.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/10/daher-anticipates-increased-aircraft-deliveries-in-2024?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/10/daher-anticipates-increased-aircraft-deliveries-in-2024?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 20:49:38 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors unanimously votes to save Oceano airport</title> <description><p>Pilots from across California rallied to defend <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.aopa.org/destinations/airports/L52/details" target="_blank">Oceano County Airport</a> after increased scrutiny from local opponents threatened its survival. The success of these efforts proves how vital community support can be when elected officials assess the impact of an airport. </p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/10/san-luis-obispo-county-board-of-supervisors-unanimously-votes-to-preserve-oceano-airport?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/10/san-luis-obispo-county-board-of-supervisors-unanimously-votes-to-preserve-oceano-airport?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 20:24:43 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>AOPA collaborates, pilots benefit</title> <description><p>The Maryland Aviation Council (MAC) is working with AOPA to improve conditions for pilots in the state through an extension on tax exemption legislation and a pilot survey.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/10/aopa-collaborates-pilots-benefit?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/10/aopa-collaborates-pilots-benefit?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 20:09:21 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>A golf legend's Cessna Skylark</title> <description><p>A photo of golfing great Arnold Palmer carrying his golf bag away from a Cessna 175 Skylark recently popped up on eBay just a few days before the sports world turned its attention to the Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/10/a-golf-legends-cessna-skylark?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/10/a-golf-legends-cessna-skylark?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 20:08:39 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>My grass roots</title> <description><p>Modern pilots seeking to return to aviation&rsquo;s roots have grown fascinated with landing airplanes on turf. It&rsquo;s important to remember, however, that a grass runway may or may not satisfy the desire to land somewhere that's vastly different from home base.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/10/my-grass-roots?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/10/my-grass-roots?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 14:50:03 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Training and Safety Tip: Calibrate your braking</title> <description><p>Smoothly and effectively slowing an airplane after landing involves more than just your toes&mdash;your brain also plays a critical role. It is up to you to size up the situation and apply the proper braking pressure.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/09/training-and-safety-tip-calibrate-your-braking?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/09/training-and-safety-tip-calibrate-your-braking?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 20:38:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>‘Make memories with the family’ </title> <description><p>Derek Thompson Jr. has set the bar pretty high for family adventures in their 1976 Cessna Cardinal&mdash;flying to experience the 2024 solar eclipse along the path of totality.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/09/solar-eclipse-2024-making-memories?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/09/solar-eclipse-2024-making-memories?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 18:58:17 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>'Slip slidin' away'</title> <description><p>Borrowing a title from songwriter Paul Simon, aircraft seat design would seem to be a well-established discipline, honed after decades of experience to a fine art&mdash;but apparently it is not. </p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/09/slip-sliding-away?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/09/slip-sliding-away?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 18:33:35 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Icon Aircraft files for bankruptcy, seeks buyer</title> <description><p>Icon Aircraft, which first delivered the amphibious light sport A5 in the summer of 2016, petitioned for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware, where the company headquartered in California (with facilities in Florida and Tijuana, Mexico) is incorporated, on April 4.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/04/icon-aircraft-files-for-bankruptcy-seeking-buyer?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/04/icon-aircraft-files-for-bankruptcy-seeking-buyer?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2024 19:40:24 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Prepare to join the crowd</title> <description><p>Pancake breakfasts, open houses, wings and wheels events, and airshows are popping up across the country and will be in full swing throughout the spring and summer, into early fall. Whether you plan to fly to a major fly-in or a small one, prepare in advance to ensure a safe arrival and departure with hundreds or even thousands of your fellow aviators.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/04/prepare-to-join-the-crowd?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/04/prepare-to-join-the-crowd?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2024 17:22:33 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Van's presents plan to climb out of bankruptcy</title> <description><p>Leading kitplane maker Van's Aircraft presented to the federal bankruptcy court on March 29 a plan to reorganize the company over three years. Subject to court approval in May, the reorganization would allow Van's to continue building and selling current models&mdash;and a new backcountry aircraft.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/03/vans-presents-plan-to-climb-out-of-bankruptcy?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/03/vans-presents-plan-to-climb-out-of-bankruptcy?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2024 20:07:58 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>FAA publishes mental health recommendations</title> <description><p>The FAA formed a Mental Health and Aviation Medical Clearances Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) in December to address barriers that prevent pilots and air traffic controllers from disclosing and seeking care for mental health issues.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/03/faa-publishes-mental-health-recommendations?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/03/faa-publishes-mental-health-recommendations?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2024 18:50:15 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Prior planning recommended for pilots flying during the total eclipse</title> <description><p>Pilots may encounter impacts to air traffic and airport operations, as well as the necessity for prior permission required (PPR) reservations, along the path of totality of the April 8 solar eclipse.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/02/prior-planning-recommended-for-pilots-flying-during-the-total-eclipse?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/02/prior-planning-recommended-for-pilots-flying-during-the-total-eclipse?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2024 18:16:41 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Training and Safety Tip: Make weather a habit</title> <description><p>&ldquo;What&rsquo;s the weather like tomorrow?&rdquo; my mother asked, casting her gaze out the hospital room window. I hadn&rsquo;t been flying for a few weeks as I had been totally consumed with the recent, rapid decline of her health.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/02/training-and-safety-tip-make-weather-a-habit?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/02/training-and-safety-tip-make-weather-a-habit?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2024 17:15:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>'We knew so many of the names'</title> <description><p>When a &rdquo;gustnado&rdquo; hit Kansas City, Missouri, a year ago, the local flight school, ATD Flight Systems, lost 11 of its 13 training aircraft.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/02/we-knew-so-many-of-the-names?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/02/we-knew-so-many-of-the-names?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2024 15:07:26 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>PLANS MOVING FORWARD FOR NATIONAL CELEBRATION OF GA FLYOVER ABOVE WASHINGTON, D.C.</title> <description><p>FREDERICK, Md., April 1, 2024&mdash;A wide array of aircraft representing virtually every chapter of general aviation&rsquo;s storied history will be on full display on May 11 over the National Mall during a spectacular commemoration of the numerous contributions the GA industry has provided to our nation since 1939.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/02/plans-moving-forward-for-national-celebration-of-ga-flyover-above-washington-dc-pr?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/02/plans-moving-forward-for-national-celebration-of-ga-flyover-above-washington-dc-pr?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2024 12:59:23 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Introducing a Milwaukee GA association</title> <description><p>With assistance from AOPA, airport tenants in Wisconsin have launched the Greater Milwaukee General Aviation Association (GMGAA) to facilitate improved communication with airports, elected officials, and the greater community.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/01/introducing-a-milwaukee-ga-association?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/april/01/introducing-a-milwaukee-ga-association?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2024 19:25:19 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>AOPA’S AIR SAFETY INSTITUTE RELEASES NEW ACCIDENT CASE STUDY</title> <description><p>FREDERICK, Md., March 29, 2024&mdash;The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Air Safety Institute (ASI) has released a new episode of its popular Real Pilot Story video series. </p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/29/aopas-air-safety-institute-releases-new-accident-case-study-pr?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/29/aopas-air-safety-institute-releases-new-accident-case-study-pr?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2024 15:24:20 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>How I use cameras to improve my flying</title> <description>Athletes, corporations, and schools, all use video today for training. Being able to learn from mistakes, repeat lessons, and review others in training, is an invaluable tool that is under utilized in aviation.</description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/29/how-i-use-cameras-to-improve-my-flying?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/29/how-i-use-cameras-to-improve-my-flying?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2024 12:46:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Supersonic demonstrator makes debut flight</title> <description><p>Boom Supersonic, developer of a supersonic airliner called Overture, announced the first flight of its XB&ndash;1 supersonic jet demonstrator aircraft at <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.aopa.org/destinations/airports/KMHV/details" target="_blank">Mojave Air and Space Port/Rutan Field</a> in Mojave, California.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/28/supersonic-demonstrator-makes-debut-flight?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/28/supersonic-demonstrator-makes-debut-flight?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 14:31:56 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Tamarack winglet systems could become inop without alert</title> <description><p>The FAA proposed an <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/03/22/2024-05477/airworthiness-directives-textron-aviation-inc-type-certificate-previously-held-by-cessna-aircraft" target="_blank">airworthiness directive</a> published March 22 that would require installation of placards on automated flight control surfaces and flight manual updates to include a new preflight checklist item for an estimated 148 Cessna Citation jets (various models) retrofitted with active winglets designed by Tamarack Aerospace Group.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/28/tamarack-winglet-systems-could-become-inop-without-alert?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/28/tamarack-winglet-systems-could-become-inop-without-alert?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:37:15 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>NTSB reports on fatal Nashville accident</title> <description><p>A preliminary report from the NTSB notes evidence including a misplaced fuel tank selector valve that suggests a possible reason why a Piper Turbo Lance attempted to land on Interstate 40 in Nashville, Tennessee, on March 4 after reporting an engine failure. The pilot died, along with his wife and three children.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/28/ntsb-reports-on-fatal-nashville-accident?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/28/ntsb-reports-on-fatal-nashville-accident?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 12:54:07 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Training and Safety Tip: Ventilation by surprise</title> <description><p>An aircraft door or window popping open in flight can be shocking and surprising, but it is usually not as big a deal as the movies and popular media would like you to believe.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/26/training-and-safety-tip-ventilation-by-surprise?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/26/training-and-safety-tip-ventilation-by-surprise?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 19:35:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR NATIONAL GA FLYOVER</title> <description><p>FREDERICK, Md., March 26, 2024&mdash;Call it a practice. Call it a dress rehearsal. Call it a complete success.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/26/all-systems-go-for-national-ga-flyover-pr?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/26/all-systems-go-for-national-ga-flyover-pr?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 17:17:14 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>National GA flyover pilots scout the route</title> <description><p>Call it a practice. Call it a dress rehearsal. Call it a complete success. </p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/26/national-ga-flyover-pilots-complete-dress-rehearsal?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/26/national-ga-flyover-pilots-complete-dress-rehearsal?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 13:06:21 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Iditarod's air support</title> <description><p>This March marked the running of the fifty-second Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, crossing nearly 1,000 miles of Alaska wilderness in little more than a week. While each team races alone, a volunteer squadron provides air support in Cessna Skywagons.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/21/iditarod-air-support?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/21/iditarod-air-support?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 21:39:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Garmin announces STC for CJ2 panel upgrade </title> <description><p>Cessna Citation CJ2 owners and operators will soon be able to update their flight decks with a full suite of Garmin products, Garmin announced March 19. </p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/21/garmin-announces-stc-for-cj2-panel-upgrade?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/21/garmin-announces-stc-for-cj2-panel-upgrade?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 18:04:21 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Avidyne STC will upgrade Cirrus Entegra panels</title> <description><p>Cirrus owners whose aircraft are flying with Avidyne Entegra avionics will be able to upgrade their panels via a supplemental type certificate from Avidyne Corp. that the company said is in the final stages of consideration at the FAA.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/21/avidyne-stc-will-upgrade-cirrus-entegra-panels?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/21/avidyne-stc-will-upgrade-cirrus-entegra-panels?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 17:40:15 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>A candid reflection on FAA aircraft hangar leases and hangar reversion policy</title> <description><p>While the FAA offers extensive guidance for airport administration policy, particularly in terms of airport compliance, all too often there is much left to interpretation by both airport sponsors and airport users.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/21/a-candid-reflection-on-faa-aircraft-hangar-leases-and-hangar-reversion-policy?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/21/a-candid-reflection-on-faa-aircraft-hangar-leases-and-hangar-reversion-policy?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 17:35:48 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Celebrating greatness among us</title> <description><p>On March 20, Russ Meyer Jr. accepted the 2023 AOPA R.A. &ldquo;Bob&rdquo; Hoover Award for his engagement in general aviation.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/21/celebrating-greatness-among-us?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/21/celebrating-greatness-among-us?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 16:14:10 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Thomas Stafford, pioneering astronaut, pilot, dies at 93</title> <description><p>U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Tom Stafford&rsquo;s legendary aerospace career included four space missions including Apollo 10; two Gemini space flights; and perhaps most notably, his command of the Apollo-Soyuz joint mission in 1975. Stafford died March 18 at age 93.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/21/thomas-stafford-pioneering-astronaut-pilot-dies-at-93?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/21/thomas-stafford-pioneering-astronaut-pilot-dies-at-93?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:21:28 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Michigan's National Cherry Festival Airshow faces uncertain future</title> <description><p>Unrealistic stipulations about airshow operations left a contract unsigned. Now the future of the airshow is in jeopardy.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/21/michigans-national-cherry-festival-airshow-faces-uncertain-future?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/21/michigans-national-cherry-festival-airshow-faces-uncertain-future?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 14:50:45 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Florida GA license plate success</title> <description><p>Thanks to efforts from passionate AOPA members in Florida, a general aviation specialty license plate will soon be available for purchase&mdash;with proceeds supporting aviation education scholarships in the state.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/21/florida-ga-license-plate-success?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/21/florida-ga-license-plate-success?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 14:24:25 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>CAU partnership with Delta Propel launches careers</title> <description><span style="line-height: 107%;">As part of this partnership, representatives from Delta Propel recently visited CAU&rsquo;s Bakersfield and San Diego locations to speak with students and provide updates on the program.</span></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/20/cau-partnership-with-delta-propel-launches-careers?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/20/cau-partnership-with-delta-propel-launches-careers?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2024 04:00:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Training and Safety Tip: Lighten your load</title> <description><p>Sometimes called &ldquo;the poor man&rsquo;s autopilot,&rdquo; secondary flight control surfaces commonly known as trim tabs literally take a load off pilots, allowing an airplane to be flown &ldquo;hands off.&rdquo;</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/19/training-and-safety-tip-lighten-your-load?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/19/training-and-safety-tip-lighten-your-load?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2024 19:08:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>AOPA launches aviation career prep curriculum </title> <description><p>Kentucky state agencies and the AOPA Foundation You Can Fly program partnered to develop the Aviation Job Experience and Career Preparation Curriculum (CPC). The CPC was introduced on February 20 with a presentation at the Aviation Museum of Kentucky in Lexington. </p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/19/aopa-launches-aviation-career-prep-curriculum?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/19/aopa-launches-aviation-career-prep-curriculum?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2024 17:31:58 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Will record-breaking hiring trends continue?</title> <description><p>Airline pilot hiring remains stronger than pre-2022, but with record-breaking hiring over the last two years and ongoing industry challenges, the number of pilots hired in the first months of 2024 is trending downward.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/18/will-record-breaking-hiring-trends-continue?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/18/will-record-breaking-hiring-trends-continue?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2024 19:56:48 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>AOPA collaborating with government, industry on aviation legislation in Colorado</title> <description><p>As a Colorado bill works through committee, AOPA and aviation advocacy organizations are promoting an amendment that will mitigate the negative impacts it would have on the aviation industry.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/18/aopa-collaborating-with-government-industry-on-aviation-legislation-in-colorado?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/18/aopa-collaborating-with-government-industry-on-aviation-legislation-in-colorado?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2024 17:52:25 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Our Approach to a UNIQUE WAY OF LIFE</title> <description><span>Ocean Reef is more than a club, it’s family: a family that holds tradition, privacy and belonging at its core. That’s why generations of Members continue to connect and to enjoy the countless amenities all within this private club community.&nbsp;</span></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/15/our-approach-to-a-unique-way-of-life?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/15/our-approach-to-a-unique-way-of-life?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 22:03:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Pass the Vision Portion of Your Medical</title> <description><p>It&rsquo;s unbelievable how one simple change can dramatically improve your performance. </p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/15/pass-the-vision-portion-of-your-medical?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/15/pass-the-vision-portion-of-your-medical?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 21:00:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Updated FAA EFB guidance supports paperless flight</title> <description><p>A new advisory circular makes clear what pilots have wondered since electronic flight bags first proliferated in cockpits more than 10 years ago&mdash;they are approved to replace virtually all paper reference materials.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/14/updated-faa-efb-guidance-supports-paperless-flight?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/14/updated-faa-efb-guidance-supports-paperless-flight?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 15:27:37 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Expanded customs hours for pilots entering Alaska at Alcan</title> <description><p>For those who have made the intrepid trek from the lower 48 to the last frontier of Alaska in a small aircraft, the number of logistical challenges can be daunting. From having to track the weather days in advance to planning for extended overflight of remote and sometimes overwater areas, there is a lot to think about. And then there is U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to deal with&mdash;but things are about to get a bit easier on that front.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/14/expanded-customs-hours-for-pilots-entering-alaska-at-alcan?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/14/expanded-customs-hours-for-pilots-entering-alaska-at-alcan?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 15:23:57 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>AVIATION-LABOR COALITION WARNS OF HARM FROM TAX PROPOSALS TARGETING BUSINESS AVIATION</title> <description><p>Washington, D.C., March 14, 2024&ndash; Today, a diverse coalition of aviation and labor organizations joined in opposing proposals in the Biden Administration's fiscal year 2025 budget and regulatory changes that single out business aviation.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/14/aviation-labor-coalition-warns-of-harm-from-tax-proposals-targeting-business-aviation-pr?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/14/aviation-labor-coalition-warns-of-harm-from-tax-proposals-targeting-business-aviation-pr?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:56:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>The Moth whisperer</title> <description><p>In aviation, de Havilland enthusiasts cannot talk about their aircraft without coming across the name of Henry Labouchere.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/14/the-moth-whisperer?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/14/the-moth-whisperer?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:46:25 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>STC for Pilatus PC–12 </title> <description><p>MT Propeller has announced that its new seven-blade propeller has been granted supplemental type certification by the FAA, enabling shorter, quieter takeoffs when retrofitted to Pilatus PC&ndash;12 single-engine turboprops. </p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/14/stc-for-pilatus-pc12?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/14/stc-for-pilatus-pc12?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 12:53:58 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>ACONE honors McSpadden with evening of safety</title> <description><p>Former NTSB Vice Chairman Bruce Landsberg, who previously led AOPA's Air Safety Institute, will join AOPA President Mark Baker for a long-running general aviation safety event renamed to honor AOPA's longtime chief safety officer, Richard McSpadden.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/13/new-england-club-honors-mcspadden-with-evening-of-safety?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/13/new-england-club-honors-mcspadden-with-evening-of-safety?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 18:53:15 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Training and Safety Tip: Eyes down the runway</title> <description><p>You&rsquo;ve likely heard the old adage &ldquo;any landing you can walk away from is a good landing.&rdquo; I hope we all have higher standards than that!</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/12/training-and-safety-tip-eyes-down-the-runway?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/12/training-and-safety-tip-eyes-down-the-runway?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 12:11:16 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Advancing aviation safety, connectivity </title> <description><p>In the ever-evolving landscape of aviation technology, uAvionix stands out as a pioneer in advancing safety and connectivity within the cockpit.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/08/advancing-aviation-safety-connectivity?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/08/advancing-aviation-safety-connectivity?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2024 23:14:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>AOPA fights anti-airport bills in California</title> <description><p>Proposed bills moving through the California Legislature would introduce a new aircraft registration program and affect the availability of avgas.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/08/aopa-fights-anti-airport-bills-in-california?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/08/aopa-fights-anti-airport-bills-in-california?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2024 16:45:39 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Icon A5 weight, useful load increased</title> <description><p>Icon Aircraft has increased the gross weight of its amphibious A5 light sport aircraft by 60 pounds and the useful load to 490 pounds, the California company announced.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/07/icon-a5-weight-useful-load-increased?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/07/icon-a5-weight-useful-load-increased?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 20:40:13 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Art at the airport</title> <description><p>Colorful murals depicting the history of flight in Florida now adorn two hangars at <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.aopa.org/destinations/airports/KSPG/details" target="_blank">Albert Whitted Airport</a> in St. Petersburg.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/07/art-at-the-airport?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/07/art-at-the-airport?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 20:10:35 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Hawaii T-routes established</title> <description><p>On February 27 the FAA published the final rule on Hawaii&rsquo;s first low-altitude area navigation (RNAV) terminal transition routes, also known as T-routes.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/07/hawaii-t-routes-established?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/07/hawaii-t-routes-established?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 20:02:01 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>FAA grants exemption for Velis Electro</title> <description><p>The FAA on March 1 granted Textron eAviation an exemption to allow the Velis Electro to be certified, operated, and maintained under a special airworthiness certificate in the light sport aircraft (LSA) category.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/07/faa-grants-exemption-for-velis-electro?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/07/faa-grants-exemption-for-velis-electro?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 17:47:59 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Piper Fury cleared for delivery</title> <description><p>The new Piper M700 Fury has been certified, the company announced, hinting that it might not remain the fastest or most sophisticated and capable airplane in the Piper Aircraft lineup for long.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/07/piper-fury-cleared-for-delivery?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/07/piper-fury-cleared-for-delivery?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 16:36:48 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>AOPA fuel demo Baron surpasses 150 flight hours</title> <description><p>AOPA has logged more than 150 flight hours in a Beechcraft Baron with unleaded G100UL in the left engine and avgas (100LL) in the right, and the most remarkable aspect has been how similar the performance between the two fuels really is.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/07/aopa-fuel-demo-baron-surpasses-150-flight-hours?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/07/aopa-fuel-demo-baron-surpasses-150-flight-hours?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 15:15:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Aircraft Maintenance: Your aircraft has a secret past</title> <description><p>You might think that the combination of aircraft logbooks, parts, and maintenance manuals provides a complete picture of your aircraft. It doesn&rsquo;t. </p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/06/your-aircraft-has-a-secret-past?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/06/your-aircraft-has-a-secret-past?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 17:47:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Training and Safety Tip: Get the picture</title> <description><p>I&rsquo;m not much of an artist, but I do draw airports. Oh, don&rsquo;t get me wrong. You&rsquo;re not gonna find beautiful charcoal sketches of airports with my name on them in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum gift shop.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/05/training-and-safety-tip-get-the-picture?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/05/training-and-safety-tip-get-the-picture?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2024 18:35:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Be Careful When Insuring Your Two Aircraft with Two Different Insurers</title> <description><span style="line-height: 107%;">You own two aircraft and got a better insurance deal insuring each one with a different insurer. While this may seem logical and benign, there are negative insurance consequences in doing so that you should be aware of.</span></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/01/be-careful-when-insuring-your-two-aircraft-with-two-different-insurers?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/01/be-careful-when-insuring-your-two-aircraft-with-two-different-insurers?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2024 15:55:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>The Best Just Got Better</title> <description>They used to say the sky&rsquo;s the limit. But, we have always been committed to pushing the bounds of what they thought we could achieve.</description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/01/the-best-just-got-better?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/march/01/the-best-just-got-better?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2024 15:40:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>NTSB reverses findings that pinned fatal accident on Tamarack winglets</title> <description><p>Previously attributed to a malfunction of Tamarack&rsquo;s active winglet system, the NTSB now says that the probable cause of a 2018 crash of a Cessna Citation could not be determined based on the available evidence.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/february/29/ntsb-reverses-findings-that-pinned-fatal-accident-on-tamarack-winglets?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/february/29/ntsb-reverses-findings-that-pinned-fatal-accident-on-tamarack-winglets?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 21:31:54 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>AOPA joins Colorado pilots in opposing efforts to close, repurpose Boulder airport</title> <description><p>Circulation of a petition in favor of closing and repurposing the important <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.aopa.org/destinations/airports/KBDU/details" target="_blank">Boulder Municipal Airport</a> is at odds with FAA obligations. AOPA and Colorado pilots are vigorously pushing back on the politically fueled call to repurpose the airport.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/february/29/aopa-joins-colorado-pilots-in-opposing-efforts-to-close-and-repurpose-boulder-airport?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/february/29/aopa-joins-colorado-pilots-in-opposing-efforts-to-close-and-repurpose-boulder-airport?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 19:49:45 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Heli-Expo showcases new turbine helicopter, training tech</title> <description><p>Thousands of helicopter pilots, businesses, and enthusiasts from around the world descended on Anaheim, California, for Helicopter Association International's Heli-Expo 2024.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/february/29/heli-expo-showcases-new-turbine-helicopter-training-tech?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/february/29/heli-expo-showcases-new-turbine-helicopter-training-tech?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 16:45:23 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Able Flight names 2024 scholarship recipients </title> <description><p>Able Flight, a nonprofit organization that seeks to help people with disabilities achieve their dreams of flight, has chosen 10 individuals for its 2024 flight training scholarship program. </p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/february/29/able-flight-names-2024-scholarship-recipients?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/february/29/able-flight-names-2024-scholarship-recipients?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 15:53:39 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Banner year for the AOPA Foundation</title> <description><p>Helping to ensure a bright future for general aviation through important initiatives that grow the pilot population and help keep it safe, AOPA members and the GA community once again came through in droves.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/february/29/banner-year-for-the-aopa-foundation?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/february/29/banner-year-for-the-aopa-foundation?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 15:10:21 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Maryland pilots asked to back tax bill</title> <description><p>Legislation to make permanent a tax exemption that helps aviation businesses compete, and thus creates jobs, could be in peril, so AOPA asked members living in key legislative districts in Maryland to speak up.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/february/28/maryland-pilots-asked-to-back-tax-bill?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/february/28/maryland-pilots-asked-to-back-tax-bill?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2024 20:11:17 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Kitplane maker Bearhawk Aircraft changes hands </title> <description><p>Kit manufacturer Bearhawk Aircraft founder Mark Goldberg recently sold the company he created to produce a rugged, all-metal line of single-engine, backcountry, quick-build aircraft to Bearhawk builder Virgil Irwin, a missionary pilot who plans to expand the operation with a builder-assist program based in <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.aopa.org/destinations/airports/6K4/details" target="_blank">Fairview, Oklahoma</a>.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/february/28/kitplane-maker-bearhawk-aircraft-changes-hands?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/february/28/kitplane-maker-bearhawk-aircraft-changes-hands?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2024 18:13:10 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Ampaire’s hybrid-electric Caravan runs on SAF </title> <description><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ampaire.com/" target="_blank">Ampaire</a> CEO Kevin Noertker said a recent ground test of the Eco Caravan on sustainable aviation fuel demonstrates how hybrid-electric propulsion can amplify the benefits of sustainable fuels. </p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/february/28/the-ampaire-hybrid-electric-caravan-runs-on-saf?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/february/28/the-ampaire-hybrid-electric-caravan-runs-on-saf?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2024 16:16:55 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Piper rudder AD 'tarnishes' process, AOPA contends</title> <description><p>A chorus of aviators, aviation mechanics, and groups including AOPA called for the FAA to rescind a proposed airworthiness directive that would affect nearly 31,000 vintage Piper aircraft, citing a lack of evidence of risk, unjustifiably broad scope, and a broken process.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/february/27/piper-rudder-ad-tarnishes-process?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/february/27/piper-rudder-ad-tarnishes-process?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 18:42:48 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>BANNER YEAR FOR THE AOPA FOUNDATION YOU CAN FLY CHALLENGE</title> <description><p>FREDERICK, Md., Feb. 27, 2024&mdash;Helping to ensure a bright future for general aviation through important initiatives that grow the pilot population and help keep it safe, AOPA members and the GA community once again came through in droves.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/february/27/banner-year-for-the-aopa-foundation-you-can-fly-challenge-pr?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/february/27/banner-year-for-the-aopa-foundation-you-can-fly-challenge-pr?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 14:35:04 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Training and Safety Tip: When instrument time is 'actual'</title> <description><p>During a recent ground lesson, someone asked, &ldquo;Should I only log the flight as actual instrument time when I am flying on instruments in clouds?&rdquo;</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/february/27/training-and-safety-tip-when-instrument-time-is-actual?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/february/27/training-and-safety-tip-when-instrument-time-is-actual?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 14:18:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Fulfilling the future of flight</title> <description><p style="line-height: normal;">As the aviation industry continues to grow and evolve, it is crucial for educational institutions like California Aeronautical University (CAU) to prepare future pilots and aircraft maintenance technicians for success. </p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/february/23/fulfilling-the-future-of-flight?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/february/23/fulfilling-the-future-of-flight?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2024 20:25:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Michigan updates aeronautics code</title> <description><p>AOPA is advising on updates and needed changes to the Michigan Aeronautics Code, as well as suggesting reasonable and comparable pricing for aircraft registration fees.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/february/23/michigan-updates-aeronautics-code?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/february/23/michigan-updates-aeronautics-code?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2024 19:31:13 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>'Out of Africa' Gipsy Moth goes under the hammer </title> <description><p>The 1929 de Havilland DH60M Gipsy Moth flown by Robert Redford&rsquo;s character Denys Finch Hatton in the award-winning 1985 movie <em>Out of Africa</em> is being offered for auction by RM Sotheby&rsquo;s in Miami on March 2.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/february/22/out-of-africa-gipsy-moth-goes-under-the-hammer?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/february/22/out-of-africa-gipsy-moth-goes-under-the-hammer?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 15:23:06 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Aviation industry growth robust yet at risk</title> <description><p>The General Aviation Manufacturers Association reported growth in all segments, particularly piston airplanes, a segment that logged record revenue in 2023. But a brush with death by taxation that business aviation narrowly survived in Europe was among the causes for concern for the future of aviation east of the Atlantic Ocean, and elsewhere.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/february/21/aviation-industry-growth-robust-yet-at-risk?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/february/21/aviation-industry-growth-robust-yet-at-risk?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 21:39:02 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Van's Aircraft reports turning corner</title> <description><p>More than 81 percent of thousands of Van's Aircraft customers awaiting deliveries have signed updated agreements to pay more for their orders, company officials announced on YouTube February 17&mdash;extending until February 22 the company's deadline for others to do the same.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/february/21/vans-aircraft-reports-turning-corner?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/february/21/vans-aircraft-reports-turning-corner?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 15:47:39 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Training and Safety Tip: Preflight yourself with MICE</title> <description><p>One of the first aviation tasks you learned was preflighting&mdash;that process before every flight by which you ensure that the airplane is airworthy and ready to fly. But what about yourself?</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/february/20/training-and-safety-tip-preflight-yourself-with-mice?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/february/20/training-and-safety-tip-preflight-yourself-with-mice?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 20:42:00 -0400</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Vulcanair to open North Carolina production facility</title> <description><p>Vulcanair North America will open a production facility in Elizabethtown, North Carolina, at <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.aopa.org/destinations/airports/EYF/details" target="_blank">Curtis L. Brown Jr. Field</a>.</p></description> <link>https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/february/20/vulcanair-to-open-north-carolina-production-facility?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</link> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/february/20/vulcanair-to-open-north-carolina-production-facility?=utm_source=News&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=RSS</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 20:12:00 -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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