Jonathan Welsh

1 week ago | aopa.org | Jonathan Welsh

Welcome to the riddle of the “last mile,” a challenge that has vexed private pilots since the early days of GA. While the rise of ride-sharing services has made getting into town from the airport a lot easier over the past decade or so, there are many fields whose off-the-beaten-track nature attracts pilots but repels drivers for hire. Such airports are among the target markets for GoCrewCar, a platform under development in the Pacific Northwest.

1 week ago | aopa.org | Jonathan Welsh

For the ninth time since its beginning in 1987, the Special Olympics Airlift is marshalling hundreds of pilots, owners, and aircraft to, as the company says, “create the world’s largest peacetime airlift” and share the general aviation experience with their passengers. The airlift takes place June 19 and 27.

2 weeks ago | aopa.org | Jonathan Welsh

The 8Flight app, available from the Apple App Store, has new features including a weather layer that uses artificial intelligence to gather and process information from FAA weather cameras, automated weather observing stations, and other sources to shrink the delay in reporting conditions. The object is to get as close to true “real time” weather reporting as possible.

2 weeks ago | aopa.org | Jonathan Welsh

Based in Woodinville, Washington, and founded in 2000, Dynon is known for its SkyView HDX line of avionics for experimental, light sport, and certified aircraft. The company also owns Advanced Flight Systems, which makes the AF-5000 and AF-6000 series of avionics and the Advanced Panel, a ready-built avionics package that aircraft builders can install quickly.

2 weeks ago | aopa.org | Jonathan Welsh

The notice follows a March 24 FAA ruling that a California county’s ban on leaded avgas violated grant assurances. Under Grant Assurance 40 airport owners or operators who made 100-octane low-lead aviation gasoline available at their airports during 2022 may not “restrict or prohibit the sale of or self-fueling with 100-octane low lead aviation gasoline,” the FAA said in its notice. The agency also offered additional details about how the new assurance will work.