The new AOPA Aircraft Guide has specifications, performance information, and more on nearly 90 aircraft currently in production.
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
Air Safety Institute introduces Safety Spotlights
The Safety Spotlights cover a range of topics, from mountain flying to weather, to fuel management and spatial disorientation.
Virginia, Texas locations for AOPA Showcases
The one-day events will be an opportunity for pilots to explore exhibits and new aircraft displays, and a chance for aviation companies to showcase their latest gear.
California pilot wins AOPA Sweepstakes RV-10
Aaron Benedetti was out for a Sunday afternoon at California’s Livermore Municipal Airport (KLVK) to catch up with his old college friend Darren Pleasance when he got the surprise many pilots dream about — the keys to the AOPA Sweepstakes Van’s Aircraft RV–10.
When acronyms come together
When acronyms come together, it can only be good for general aviation.
Trapped in ice
The case study recreates the events that led to two ill-fated flights in April 2018 when a large swath of hazardous icing conditions and mountain obscuration in IMC proved to be no match for the pilots or their airplanes, which were not anti-icing or deicing equipped.
AOPA opens applications for flight training scholarships
Deadline to apply is Feb. 14, 2021.
Insurance relief for older pilots may be in sight
“Not a day goes by that I don’t get a call about insurance rates,” says AOPA President Mark Baker.
Work begins on alternative method to comply with Superior Air Parts crankshaft AD
The Alternative Method of Compliance (AMOC) would allow aircraft owners impacted by the crankshaft AD to comply “at a significantly lower cost without impacting the engine’s or aircraft’s safety.”