AOPA has expressed concern regarding sudden FAA restrictions and the prohibition of touch-and-goes at Centennial Airport near Denver, one of the busiest general aviation airports in the nation.
CessnaR182.com Joins Put Your Gear Down Campaign
The type club for retractable gear Cessna 182s has become the first organization to join the new Put Your Gear Down campaign, launched in the summer of 2026 by the American Bonanza Society.
New Book Sheds Light on Amelia Earhart Mystery
A new book, “Girl Around the World,” explores the enduring mystery of Amelia Earhart through the eyes of reporter Dorothy Kilgallen. Drawing on Kilgallen’s 1936 global flight dispatches, the book offers a unique, firsthand perspective on Earhart’s final journey.
Poor Fuel Planning Leads To Piper PA-24 Crash
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to initiate the cross country flight with an adequate fuel supply, resulting in a loss of engine power and forced landing due to fuel exhaustion.
Picture of the Day: A Star is Born
Karyn King submitted this photo and note: “This image was taken off the wing as we started to descend to our home airport, Harvey Field (S43) coming back from a visit to Orcas Island in the Puget Sound, Washington. No filters, just an iPhone!”
Oklahoma Aerospace Industry Reaches Record $52.5 Billion Impact
A new study shows a $52.5 billion in annual economic impact, reinforcing aerospace and defense as Oklahoma’s second-largest industry and one of its fastest-growing economic engines.
FAA Asks Pilots to Report AWOS Weather Errors
The FAA is seeking public comments on a new effort to have pilots and other users of the National Airspace System help identify errors and outages in automated airport weather systems. Through a new Surface Weather Status Dashboard, user reports will directly trigger maintenance tickets to improve real-time weather accuracy at the FAA’s WeatherCams website.
Epic Flight Academy Expands to KDXR
The Danbury Municipal Airport in Connecticut is Epic’s 12th location.
Sun Glare Contributes To Gear-Up Landing
Probable Cause: The flight instructor’s inability to confirm landing gear position before landing due to the sun glare which resulted in gear up landing. Contributing to the accident was an undetected tripped circuit breaker for the landing gear and the inoperative gear warning horn.