News
AOPA objects to city “playing games” with California runway project
By General Aviation News StaffThe Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) objected on Tuesday to a plan by the city council of Tracy, Calif. to shorten a runway at Tracy Municipal Airport by just a few feet. Reducing the runway length would shrink the... Continue Reading →
Opinion
No medical required
By Ben SclairIs this country great or what? I can rent a 30-foot-long CruiseAmerica.com motorhome, with no prior large vehicle experience, load it with six of my friends and family, and plow on down the road. Please share: Continue Reading →
Airshows & Fly-Ins
SocialFlight teams with Cessna to support general aviation
By General Aviation News StaffSocialFlight has teamed with Cessna to host the event tracking and social media for Cessna’s 2013 Discover Flying Challenge. Please share: Continue Reading →
Aircraft
The flying mini-van?
By General Aviation News StaffWall Street Journal blogger Jonathan Welsh makes the case that the HondaJet could become the “Civic of the air,” making it the closest thing to a flying mini-van out there for families who want to travel by air, rather than... Continue Reading →
Accidents
Cessna pilot encounters microburst
By Meg GodlewskiAircraft: Cessna 182. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Thornton, Colo. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The pilot, 41, had logged more than 18,000 hours, including 8,200 in the Cessna 182. There was no record of him obtaining a weather briefing... Continue Reading →
Products
Dual Electronics integrates with GRT Avionics system
By General Aviation News StaffDual Electronics reports that its XGPS170 GPS + ADS-B Receiver integrates with panel mounted EFIS systems from GRT Avionics, providing ADS-B weather (FIS-B) and traffic (TIS-B) data to Horizon HX, Horizon HXr and Sport SX systems, via USB. Please share: Continue Reading →


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