AOPA is highlighting pilot mental health in May with new educational resources, videos, and advocacy updates. The initiative aims to reduce stigma and provide clear guidance on maintaining both mental wellness and FAA medical certification.
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High Desert Disaster
The Accident Case Study recreates the tragic events that led a novice backcountry pilot to crash on final approach to a backcountry airstrip in California’s Mojave Desert in 2021, killing both himself and his pilot-rated passenger.
Advocates Meet With FAA to Protest Proposed KBKL Closure
“The proposal to eliminate this important reliever airport, serving 50,000 flights each year, is both unprecedented and a waste of taxpayer resources.”
Expert Insights Video Series Takes Off
The new series features interviews with specialists in their fields, who give pilots information on a wide range of topics relevant to general aviation safety, as well as tips they can use right away.
AOPA Board Elects New Chairman
A new chairman of the board is named, while two long-time board members are not seeking re-election.
Bob Hoover Awards Bestowed
Given by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, the awards, named for legendary aviator R.A. “Bob” Hoover, recognize individuals whose contributions to general aviation carry on Hoover’s legacy.
AOPA Continues Fight To Get Feds Involved in Tribal Seizure of Stinson
AOPA officials have reached out the the Department of Transportation and the Secretary of Interior to help a Minnesota pilot recover his airplane after an emergency landing on land owned by the Red Lake Nation.
Support Grows for Bills Banning ADS-B Misuse
Support is growing to prohibit the use of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data to collect fees from pilots — in Congress, where the Pilot and Aircraft Privacy Act (PAPA) is gaining cosponsors, in state capitols across the country, and among top aviation safety officials.
Early Analysis of Steamboat Springs Accident Released
A new video from the Air Safety Institute looks at the Feb. 13, 2026, accident that claimed four lives.