General Aviation News
Since its inception in 1949, General Aviation News has been dedicated to delivering news and insights about general aviation to its readers. Over the years, the publication has undergone several name changes, including Sell-A-Plane, Northwest Flyer, Western Flyer, The Flyer, and General Aviation News & Flyer, before settling on its current title, General Aviation News. Despite these changes, the mission has remained consistent: to offer timely, accurate information about all facets of general aviation in an engaging and enjoyable format.
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generalaviationnews.com | Ben Visser
Back when I was still working for Shell Oil, I attended a number of state aviation maintenance symposiums every year. Most of the symposiums would have social functions in the evenings. And that’s when many of us would get together and start telling war stories about our latest legal cases. I would usually relate Shell’s case about grease in a helicopter rotor bearing.
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3 weeks ago |
generalaviationnews.com | Janice Wood
A new study finds that spatial disorientation is a “distinct threat” to general aviation due to the high risk of fatalities in these accidents. According to 2025 research from the FAA’s Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, general aviation accidents caused by spatial disorientation had a 94% fatality rate compared to the 19% fatality rate for all GA accidents.
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generalaviationnews.com | Ben Sclair
On May 20, 2025, as my day was just getting started, I heard a general aviation aircraft circling overhead. Where I live, in Lakewood, Washington, that’s not very common. Joint Base Lewis-McChord includes McChord Field (KTCM) and Gray Army Airfield (KGRF) to the east and south of our home. And we’re close to the south end of Tacoma Narrows’ (KTIW) airspace. I’m used to occasionally hearing helicopters and C-17s from my home, but rarely piston-powered aircraft.
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generalaviationnews.com | Janice Wood
A California court has denied a motion from the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) asking the court to uphold a 2014 settlement with FBOs and fuel distributors that required leaded avgas to be banned once a “commercially available” unleaded alternative was available. CEH noted that since General Aviation Modification Inc.’s G100UL is FAA-approved and selling at FBOs in California, the court should enforce that settlement agreement. However, Judge S.
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generalaviationnews.com | Jamie Beckett
There are roughly 125,00 flight instructors in the United States. That’s a big number — or at least it seems like a big number. But is it really? These CFIs come from the much larger pool of 700,000 or so pilots in the United States. Every one of those pilots has worked with a CFI at some point, possibly for an extended period or perhaps for just a few hours to complete a flight review.
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