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Lessons Learned: Speak Up!
How you approach crew resource management can be the difference between a good flight and a debacle, whether you’re a new pilot or a junior first officer.
Top 15 Aviation Stories of 2016
We recap a few of 2016’s most meaningful aviation milestones.
A Fundamental Failure Of The FAA
The NTSB found serious deficiencies in the training of controllers
Into Africa
A pilot returns to a place of special meaning for him, only this time he’s in the cockpit
What Researchers At Harvard Discovered About Pilots, Depression, And Suicidality
A new study reveals just how common depression and thoughts of suicide might be in pilots.
What Happens When Laser Decorations And Airplanes Meet
The FAA has a few things to say about decorating for the holidays.
History And Aerobatics
Connecting with the past forges a more meaningful relationship with flying’and makes us better pilots, too
How AOPA Is Putting Your Money To Work
AOPA awards flight training scholarships to a very special group of people.
Going Direct: Chinese Firm Buys Controlling Interest In Diamond North America
What the acquisition likely means for Diamond’s future in GA. The truth is that increasingly the future of light GA manufacturing in the United States is an airway that goes directly through China. So like it or not, our aviation fortunes are inextricably linked to our nation’s relationship with the Asian world power. With this […]