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I was almost 16 when I started flying lessons in a J-3, thinking—but not even close to knowing—where this would lead. And so began an airborne journey, a journey with destinations at once geographical and intangible. At first, flying, to me, was so concrete, apparent, so kinetic, a skill to be learned, practiced and perfected, […]

Don’t tell these pilots having fun that they’re training.

It’s been a very good year for AOPA, so when it came time for Editor-in-Chief Isabel Goyer to renew his AOPA membership, he asked if a very special AOPA employee would do the honors.

As a seeming parting shot in his tenure as chief executive, President Obama took a jab at aviation by singling out the segment for its contribution not to global commerce, understanding and progress, but, alas, pollution. The mechanism behind the move is a little convoluted. In essence, President Obama directed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) […]

AirVenture Oshkosh is a fitting spot to complete the biggest circle, where the Epic Aircraft team landed after its extraordinary 21-day journey.

A major upgrade to the light jet features new avionics and improved performance

The TBM 900 and 930 lines are offering a new privacy area with some very cool features.

Textron Aviation quietly released at AirVenture an update to its legendary Cessna 206 that, if anything, could make it even more legendary.

Why mystery still surrounds the crash of a B200 King Air into a Training Center at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport

The marketplace in aviation is in a strange place. We’re not in a depressed or even a recessed market, and while some trot out the “new normal” as commonplace, I don’t buy it. I think the name of the game is good old competition, though winning at the game takes a smarter approach than ever. […]