The FAA will make a variety of critical decisions regarding aviation-related issues over the next two to three years – decisions that will “define what aviation looks like in this country for the next 25, 30 or 40 years,” the FAA’s top official said Thursday at the Wichita Aero Club. FAA Acting Administrator Michael Huerta […]
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Air Safety Institute releases passenger safety briefing video
The AOPA Foundation’s Air Safety Institute has released “Critical Information: The Passenger Safety Briefing” video, which covers items that should be part of every passenger safety briefing. ASI created the video in response to an NTSB safety recommendation for better preflight safety briefings of passengers in the event of pilot incapacitation after an accident, officials […]
Van’s to build ‘fly-away’ RV-12s
Van’s Aircraft is tentatively entering the OEM market with an initial run of 12 deluxe copies of its RV-12 LSA. According to a podcast interview with AVweb at AOPA Aviation Summit in Palm Springs, Calif., Van’s Aircraft founder and president Dick VanGrunsven said it was a market the company was thinking about when it launched […]
New film about seaplanes released
John Vigran recently completed a short film about seaplanes and flying around the San Francisco Bay Area for his friends at Seaplane Adventures in Mill Valley, California. He sent along a link, noting it he thought it might be of interest to our readers as the main charater in the firlm is a 1955 de […]
AOPA unveils details on new flying club network
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) released details at last week’s AOPA Aviation Summit in Palm Springs, Calif., on a long-term initiative to facilitate the growth of flying clubs. The initiative is one of the first projects of the new Center to Advance the Pilot Community, which is working to reverse the decline in […]
West Virginia governor declares October ‘General Aviation Appreciation Month’
West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin has declared October “General Aviation Appreciation Month.” The proclamation highlights general aviation’s pivotal role in supporting access to medical treatment, commerce and critical services throughout the state. The general aviation industry in West Virginia contributes $616 million to the economy annually. “We thank Governor Tomblin for recognizing the enormous […]
Chapter and verse
By DALE FORTON. The Professional Aviation Maintenance Association has an unrecognized strength in its organization that makes it a resource for what’s going on in aircraft maintenance. That strength is our chapter network, which is, of course, made up of our members. Besides being a member-driven organization, we have a resource from our chapters that […]
AOPA to create flying club network
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association will create a national network of flying clubs as part of a long-term initiative to facilitate flying club growth, association officials told attendees at the AOPA Aviation Summit Oct. 12. The network is part of AOPA’s efforts to grow the shrinking pilot population, according to a report at AOPA.org, […]
Rocky Mountain Airshow breaks attendance records
DENVER — The Rocky Mountain Airshow broke all previous attendance records this year with attendance of 60,000 this year. Featuring astounding aerial performances, the show, held the weekend of Aug. 24-26, added hot air balloons and expanded the Adventure Zone/Space Pavilion with aviation-focused STEM programs, along with hosting the 33rd annual Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In. […]