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The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is a non-profit organization located in Frederick, Maryland, dedicated to supporting general aviation. Its members are primarily pilots who engage in general aviation across the United States. AOPA works to represent the needs of its members, who are both aircraft owners and pilots, while also promoting the economic benefits, safety, usefulness, and appeal of flying general aviation aircraft.

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Pilot seeks to expand car booking platform

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.
Arizona airport rolls back landing fees

1 week ago | aopa.org | Niki Britton

In September, the city implemented changes to the airport rate structure that included landing fees for transient or non-based aircraft. Following the announcement, the city and airport manager began receiving feedback from the general aviation community expressing their concerns. Airport Manager Cameron Atkins actively worked with AOPA and local pilots to find a solution that benefited most users, the airport, and the city.
Textron musters fleet to transport Special Olympics athletes

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.
Training and Safety Tip: What do you want most?

1 week ago | aopa.org | Pilar Wolfsteller

Research suggests pilots may have a few personality traits in common, traits that can work for us or against us at times. A NASA paper published in 2004 reported the results of personality surveys completed by 93 commercial pilots, and derived a "pilot personality profile" that aligned well with similar work done previously with military pilots.
Transformative technology

1 week ago | aopa.org | Dave Hirschman

The single red Safe Return button is inconspicuously placed on the ceiling of the SR22 G7+ cabin—yet it’s transformative. Pushing the button once in flight starts an elaborate sequence of automated actions that result in the airplane identifying the nearest suitable airport, making emergency radio calls to air traffic controllers, squawking 7700, flying an approach to an appropriate runway, landing, braking to a stop, and shutting down the engine.
Loose plug likely caused Rob Holland's fatal accident

1 week ago | aopa.org | Jim Moore

The NTSB preliminary report notes that multiple witnesses watched the accident unfold as Holland approached a landing on Runway 8 at Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Virginia, where he was scheduled to perform in a weekend airshow. Holland flew his single-seat MX Aircraft MXS (serial number 001) from Tennessee, and leveled off about 50 feet above the runway after making a normal approach.
Fortified 8Flight EFB takes on ForeFlight, other top apps

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.
ForeFlight integrates FAA weather cameras

2 weeks ago | aopa.org | Jim Moore

Since rolling out the technology in Alaska, the FAA has expanded weather camera coverage to include hundreds of locations spanning 24 states. At each location, a cluster of up to four cameras upload images on a 10-minute cycle, allowing pilots to observe visibility and precipitation at a given location from anywhere in the world. The FAA weather camera network—which was built out and continues to expand based on popular demand from pilots—can now be viewed within ForeFlight.
Dynon integrates Trig Avionics

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.
FAA airport grant assurance changes include protection for 100LL

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.