Van’s began taking orders for the RV-15 — the company’s first-ever high wing — at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025.
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FLT Academy unveils new campus in Spanish Fork
The new campus joins one already established at KBTF.
New research warns of drone risks to aircraft
A nationwide analysis of drone activity led by researchers at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University documents increasing growth in the use of drones and reveals “hot spots” where the risk of a mid-air collision with manned aircraft may be higher.
First Flight Society plans celebration for National Aviation Day
Activities will take place at Dare County Regional Airport (KMQI). Admission and parking are free at the airport.
Early Analysis on Baron crash released
“In Early Analysis: Baron B55 Crash in Monterey, CA, we appear to have a loss-of-control incident that could have happened because of spatial disorientation,” said AOPA Air Safety Institute Senior Vice President Mike Ginter. “The weather was clearly IMC, with clouds below 1,000 feet.”
Aerox continues acquisitions
Aerox Aerospace Group, parent company of Aerox Aviation Oxygen Systems, Omnigas Systems, and Aerox Fluid Power, has acquired N23D Services, a provider of FAA-PMA aftermarket gas cylinders for aerospace oxygen and compressed gas systems.
California pilot wins AOPA sweepstakes Cessna 182
Jennifer Hortman of Murrieta, California, the winner of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s Cessna 182 Sweepstakes, was given the keys to her new ride in front of a crowd of attendees at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025.
New owner for KLAL FBO
Aero Centers has acquired the Sheltair FBO at Lakeland Linder International Airport (KLAL), adding it to the company’s existing FBO operations at the Florida airport.
2025 National Aviation Heritage Invitational canceled
Recently updated ramp access limitations at Santa Maria Airport (KSMX) in California mean that the Planes of Fame Air Museum’s Central Coast AirFest will no longer be able to host the annual National Aviation Heritage Invitational (NAHI) vintage aircraft competition.