A new video from Zenith Aircraft postulates that building an airplane is “worth a college degree,” not because it replaces formal education, but because the skills, problem-solving, discipline, and confidence gained from building an aircraft kit rival what most learn through the traditional college experience — not to mention the ability to maintain the aircraft once finished and the massive amount of utility and satisfaction that the finished aircraft brings to its owner/pilot.
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Make Your Voice Heard on The Transition to Unleaded Fuel
You have until March 13, 2026, to comment on the FAA’s draft Transition Plan to Unleaded Aviation Gasoline.
Be Smart When Flying With a Smartwatch
A video from the FAA’s Rotorcraft Collective delves into how a smartwatch can help you when you’re flying, from monitoring hypoxia symptoms to emergency navigation tools, helping you find the nearest airports, complete with maps, NEXRAD, current weather, and radio frequencies.
Flying Safely During Winter
In a new video, FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford shares the agency’s resources to help general aviation pilots fly safely during the winter season’s challenging weather. Safety tools and tips include everything from weather cameras to NOTAMS.
Backcountry legacy
The Recreational Aviation Foundation is one of the most active backcountry flying organizations in the country. But do you know how — and why — it got started?
New documentary showcases GA in South Africa
The 13-minute documentary explores how general aviation connects people and communities, whether on rural farms where airplanes provide a lifeline or at Sling Aircraft in Johannesburg, which produces aircraft that are flown worldwide, according to AOPA officials.
Danger over the desert
In the latest video from AOPA’s Air Safety Institute, “Real Pilot Story: Danger over the Desert,” ferry pilot Kerry McCauley speaks about a mission he elected to abandon — the only time in his career he has chosen to do so — due to safety concerns with the aircraft.
Pilot Minute: New tips to speed up medical certification
In a June 2025 video posted in the FAA’s “Pilot Minute” series, Federal Air Surgeon Susan Northrup discusses new tips pilots can use to speed up the process of their medical certification.
Warthog for Warhawk
Fred Johnsen, the force behind the Airailimages YouTube channel and General Aviation News Of Wings & Things columnist, recently posted a video chronicling the last flight, and arrival, of an Idaho Air National Guard (ANG) 124th Fighter Wing A-10 Thunderbolt II at the Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa, Idaho.