Jim Moore

Arlington, Farmington

Managing Editor, Digital Media at Aopa Pilot

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Final ruling preserves avgas availability in California

2 days ago | aopa.org | Jim Moore

Aviation advocates welcomed the decision by California Superior Court Judge Somnath Raj Chatterjee to preserve the availability of 100LL until a replacement is approved for use by all aircraft and "commercially available," a key term at the heart of the case that the court defined broadly.
As far off-grid as a pilot can get

1 week ago | aopa.org | Jim Moore

The newest public-use airfield in the country also happens to be the most remote, offering “a unique opportunity to experience the solitude and beauty of the high desert wilderness,” the Jim Richmond Backcountry Aviation Foundation announced May 28. Nearly 100 miles of dirt road lies between Star Valley Ranch and the nearest pavement, the association noted in its announcement.
Citation apparently struck wires on approach

2 weeks ago | aopa.org | Jim Moore

It was not immediately clear how many people were aboard the Citation when it crashed into a military housing neighborhood—without causing injuries on the ground, despite setting multiple homes and vehicles on fire. None of the aircraft occupants survived. The Associated Press reported that San Diego Assistant Fire Chief Dan Eddy said authorities will investigate whether the aircraft struck a power line.
Travel Air reported open door

2 weeks ago | aopa.org | Jim Moore

The accident is the third of the year involving general aviation pilots who were apparently distracted by a relatively common event that should not create an emergency. A Van's Aircraft RV–10 crashed in Fullerton, California, while attempting to return to the runway it had just departed on January 2 after a door opened on takeoff. A Beechcraft Bonanza crashed less than a minute after the pilot reported an open door during takeoff on March 9 in Pennsylvania.
Go-around went badly wrong

2 weeks ago | aopa.org | Jim Moore

The accident at 1:55 p.m. Alaska Daylight Time killed pilot Daniel Bunker, 48, and passenger Jenny Irene Miller, 37, and seriously injured a third passenger, whom authorities have not identified. It was the aircraft's fourth trip of the day, according to available ADS-B data, a Part 135 scheduled commuter flight between Homer, Alaska, and Nanwalek—about 20 nautical miles away—operated by Smokey Bay Air.
EAA encourages AirVenture pilot prep

2 weeks ago | aopa.org | Jim Moore

The Experimental Aircraft Association will host the seventy-second AirVenture July 21 through 27 at Wittman Regional Airport in Wisconsin, an event that typically draws more than 10,000 aircraft during the week. The FAA's EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025 Notice includes updates based on pilot feedback and FAA review of past operations.
Flight Schedule Pro partners with Sallie Mae

2 weeks ago | aopa.org | Jim Moore

The "exclusive partnership" with Flight Schedule Pro, billed as the largest flight training scheduling platform of its kind, gives schools in all 50 states the opportunity to seek approval from Sallie Mae, which, once granted, allows students of the approved school to apply for individual loans to help finance airline career programs that typically cost well over $100,000.
Ampaire's hybrid turboprop replacement advances

3 weeks ago | aopa.org | Jim Moore

The AMP-H570 flown on Ampaire’s Eco Caravan (which has also completed ground tests burning sustainable fuel) has demonstrated “more than double the fuel efficiency of conventional aircraft in flight tests,” the company noted in a May 13 press release. The U.S. Air Force has funded a program to fit the AMP-H570 on a Beechcraft King Air, and other manufacturers are exploring integration of both series and parallel configurations into new aircraft.
AOPA backs tax exemption for Massachusetts airports

3 weeks ago | aopa.org | Jim Moore

AOPA urged Massachusetts lawmakers to back a tax exemption for privately owned airports that allow public use, noting the important benefits the owners provide by allowing public use are "easy to take for granted." The bill presented by Rep. Kate Hogan (D-3rd Middlesex) was referred to the Joint Committee on Revenue, which held a hearing on May 13.
FAA Part 141 listening tour continues

3 weeks ago | aopa.org | Jim Moore

The agency announced the effort in 2024, noting that FAR Part 141, which governs professional flight training schools, has not been updated in decades. “Although the FAA has spot revised certain regulatory requirements pertaining to pilot schools, part 141 still has many foundational ties to the Civil Air Regulations … part 50, which was implemented in the 1940s,” the agency explained in a December announcement.