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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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Turbine taste of what MOSAIC may enable

4 days ago | aopa.org | Emmanuel Davidson

Editor's note: Emanuel Davidson is the managing editor of Aviation et Pilote, in which this story was previously published. By Emmanuel Davidson The JMB VL3 prototype equipped with a 130-horsepower Turbotech turboprop is a marvel of simplicity. Aviation et Pilote founder Jacques Callies and I have tested several VL3 models dating back to 2012.
William Langewiesche dies at 70

1 week ago | aopa.org | Jonathan Welsh

A graduate of Stanford University with a degree in anthropology, Langewiesche was a professional pilot who learned to fly as a boy with his test-pilot father, Wolfgang, who wrote Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying, widely considered an essential read for aspiring and established pilots.
Cross-country Air Race Classic kicks off soon

2 weeks ago | aopa.org | Jonathan Welsh

The route, which changes each year, includes stops in Starkville, Mississippi; Harrison, Arkansas; McPherson, Kansas; Sterling, Colorado; Gillette and Rock Springs, Wyoming; Jerome, Idaho; and La Grande, Oregon. In addition to resting and refueling, the stops are opportunities for fast fly-bys, organizers said. The race traces its history to the 1929 Women’s Air Derby, a highlight of that year’s National Air Races in Cleveland, Ohio.
App built for pilots seeking well-suited CFIs

2 weeks ago | aopa.org | Jonathan Welsh

Ellwanger said he was instructing in California when he met two student pilots “who were about to quit” because they were disillusioned with their training experience. As he spoke with them at length, he said, he realized the problem was likely due to conflicts in personality and learning styles between them and their instructors.
Training and Safety Tip: Assert command

2 weeks ago | aopa.org | Pilar Wolfsteller

Many mistakes are avoidable, and most avoidable mistakes are forgivable. Thanks to technology and heightened attention, they’re also survivable. My flight was memorable for a few reasons. First of all, I greased the landings. (Yay!) Second, my aircraft control was exemplary, according to my instructor. (Another yay!) Third, we almost had a midair collision because of a controller’s heavy workload and subsequent oversight.
AOPA asks FAA to enhance aircraft registry privacy

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.
uAvionix enables new AV-30-C features with software update

3 weeks ago | aopa.org | Jonathan Welsh

Pilots using the popular AV-30-C multifunction display from uAvionix received the flight-instrument equivalent of a shot in the arm—make that a shot in the panel—with the FAA approval of a software upgrade that enhances the instrument’s capabilities. The Bigfork, Montana, company announced the certification of its software update on June 3.
Final ruling preserves avgas availability in California

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.
First passengers board new electric aircraft

3 weeks ago | aopa.org | Jonathan Welsh

The occasion also marked Beta’s first demonstration flight with passengers. Four people, including Matt Koscal, president of Republic Airways, and Rob Wiesenthal, CEO of Blade Air Mobility, accompanied the single pilot, Beta said. “At Republic, we’re always exploring innovative technologies that can help us better connect people and communities—and BETA’s eCTOL represents a meaningful step forward in that effort,” Koscal said.
Memorial scholarship deadline near

3 weeks ago | aopa.org | Jonathan Welsh

Franceus, who lived in Temperance, Michigan, used her certificate not only to fly, but as a way of convincing other women to take on the challenge and reap the unique rewards of general aviation. She, like many pilots, realized there are few endeavors as challenging, thrilling, and satisfying as operating an aircraft as pilot in command, and was determined to spread that message at every opportunity.