The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is inviting high schools to apply for AOPA’s free aviation-based, ninth-grade science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) curriculum. The ninth-grade courses are the first of a four-year program that includes three career and technical education pathways — pilot, aerospace engineering, and drones. Each fall, a new level of […]
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Knocking the rust off at Stallion 51
By KT Budde-Jones A crowd of 65 pilots attended Stallion 51’s Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Rusty Pilots seminar at the Kissimmee Gateway Airport (KISM) March 3, 2018. This past weekend, the chance to sit in the hangar with Stallion 51’s stable of P-51 Mustangs inspired pilots from as far away as Oklahoma and […]
Stallion 51 Rusty Pilots seminar March 3
An Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Rusty Pilots Seminar is coming to Stallion 51 Flight Ops at Florida’s Kissimmee Gateway Airport (KISM) March 3, 2018. What’s different about this Rusty Pilots seminar is that attendees will be surrounded by Stallion 51’s stable of P-51 Mustangs. AOPA officials note that at least 500,000 pilots have been […]
Stallion 51 to host Rusty Pilot seminar
KISSIMMEE, Florida – An Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Rusty Pilots Seminar is coming to Stallion 51 Flight Ops at the Kissimmee Gateway Airport (KISM) March 3, 2018. There are more than 500,000 pilots who have taken a breather from flying, according to AOPA officials. The good news is that through AOPA’s Rusty Pilot seminars […]
AOPA app reaches 10,000 users
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) app, which has been downloaded more than 10,000 times, was recently honored with a Silver Award at the 13th Annual Davey Awards in the Mobile Apps/Sites-Lifestyle category. Web, app, and mobile developer Ascedia, headquartered in Wisconsin, worked with AOPA to develop the app, which launched in July. The […]
Set yourself up to say yes
It was Friday morning. The first day of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s last regional fly-in of the year in Tampa, Florida. I’d started the day early, but not bright. Les Smith, AOPA’s Senior Director of Pilot Community, and I met for breakfast before the sun dared show itself over the horizon. We had […]
AOPA expands high school aviation program
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association will host the third annual High School Aviation STEM Symposium, in Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. 6 and 7, 2017. The symposium will feature learning and breakout sessions that focus on inspiring young people, career opportunities in aviation and aerospace, and delivering aviation STEM education. Participants will hear from fellow […]
Judge reverses order to stop SMO runway shortening
Pilots who fly into Southern California’s Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO) will soon need to prepare for runway closures and construction, as a District Court judge denied a preliminary injunction and dissolved a temporary restraining order (TRO) to halt the city’s planned runway shortening project. The City of Santa Monica has been authorized to reduce […]
Flight training experience award winners named
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association‘s You Can Fly program has revealed the 2017 Flight Training Experience Award winners. Earning top honors as the National Best Flight School is SkyTrek Alaska Flight Training in Anchorage, Alaska. National Best Flight Instructor winner is Zoan Harclerode from Colorado Springs, Colorado. Regional winners also were honored for providing a […]