Jim Moore

3 weeks ago | aopa.org | Jim Moore

The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 directed the FAA to develop a program allowing aircraft owners to voluntarily request that personally identifiable information (PII) including the owner's name and address be withheld from the public. The FAA initiated the program on March 28, and now registered owners who set up an account with the Civil Aviation Registry Electronic Services (CARES) can use that system to request their contact information be redacted from the public database.

3 weeks 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.

4 weeks 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.

1 month 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.

1 month 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.