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Regional divisions are out in favor of a more standardized structure

It looks and sounds good, but what do the numbers really mean. Earlier this week, the AOPA Air Safety Institute released its Joseph T. Nall Report, which details the safety picture of the most recent year for which there is complete data. This year it was 2104, and the news is good. Accidents were down […]

Anyone who has ever piloted an aircraft appreciates Virgin Atlantic’s catchy slogan of the early 2000s: You Never Forget Your First Time. Flying is magical. It’s one of those rare experiences that exceeds the hype of its depiction in movies and video games. As an operatic tenor, I always say flying is one of the […]

The activity at small and not-so-small airports in the zone of totality surpassed all expectations, as did the event itself

Earlier this year when the FAA adopted the BasicMed path to FAA medication certification, we were skeptical that this mixed bag approach to what we’d expected to be a “drivers license medical” would do much. We were wrong. It’s been a real success in its own way. According to the FAA, more than 15,000 pilots […]

Blackhawk Modifications celebrated Eclipse Day on Monday with the announcement that it had earned FAA STC approval for its modification package that puts new, more powerful Pratt & Whitney PT6-67A turboprop engines on existing King Air 350s. Blackhawk president Jim Allmon said the certification process included 172 flight hours over the course of 132 flights, […]

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The Great Aviation Eclipse Event promises no sun but lots of fun. What will the aviation experience be like? How to stay safe.

The organization, in partnership with the FAA, has begun investigating increased misuse of 121.5 MHz

The flyable Morane-Saulnier replica originally came to OSH just for a visit