A new video from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Air Safety Institute gives an analysis of the Dec. 27, 2021, crash of a Learjet air ambulance flight that crashed in a neighborhood in El Cajon, California.
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What medications are OK for pilots?
Your doctor wants to prescribe a new medication for you. But you’re not sure if it’s OK to use and still fly safely. Here’s a list from the FAA Federal Air Surgeon on common medications that are OK to use and ones that aren’t (think anything that makes you sleepy).
Arrival of Canada’s Grey Cup rivals excitement of football championship
Canada’s Grey Cup — the equivalent of the trophy awarded to the Super Bowl winners in the U.S. — arrived in style in Hamilton, Ontario, where the 108th Grey Cup game was played in December 2021.
2022 promises to be a good year for general aviation
While challenges abound for general aviation in 2022, including increasing pressure to ban 100LL, supply chain issues, inflation, and the increasing demand for pilots, mechanics, and other employees, there’s also a lot of opportunity. Demand is high for general aviation aircraft and careers in the industry have never looked better.
How much does it cost to own an airplane?
How much will it really cost you to buy and fly your own airplane? A new video breaks it down from buying the plane to hangar rental to insurance and maintenance.
The Maule family reunion
The ninth annual Maule and All Fly-In brought a record number of airplanes to Maule Aircraft’s factory at Georgia’s Spence Airport.
Volunteer pilots fly nearly 1,000 endangered birds to new home
Volunteer pilots transported captive-bred masked bobwhite quail chicks to a wildlife refuge in Arizona in hopes that the endangered species can thrive once again.
Helping those in need
The toy drive is just one example of the philanthropy of the Columbia Aviation Association, which is one of the “best-kept secrets” about the organization, according to officials.
California airshow season wraps up in Salinas
The 40th annual California International Airshow Salinas wrapped up the 2021 airshow season in California.