FREDERICK, Md. – Building on the popularity and success of its inaugural events, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) will host five fly-ins at new locations nationwide during 2015. The events, which will include an AOPA Homecoming at the association’s Frederick, Maryland, headquarters, will be free to all attendees and will include aviation product […]
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California flying club named to Top 10 flight schools list
Are clubs becoming the dominant force in local flight training? When Bakersfield Flying Club president Bill Woodbury learned that the club had been named as a top tier American flight school, he was shocked for two reasons: First, he never thought of his club as a flight school and, second, his group had never sought such […]
AOPA addresses concerns over Powder Riving Training Complex
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is working to mitigate the economic and safety impacts of a proposed military training area that will cover 28,000 square miles above Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The association made the commitment after the U.S. Air Force released an environmental impact statement Nov. 28 that did not […]
Phase 1 testing begins on unleaded avgas
Phase 1 testing of four possible replacements for 100LL begins this month at the FAA’s William J. Hughes Technical Center in Atlantic City. The four unleaded fuels — one from Shell, one from TOTAL, and two from Swift Fuels — will undergo laboratory and rig testing to analyze a number of factors, including materials compatibility […]
AOPA regional fly-ins: The votes are in
It’s in the record books: The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s sixth and last new regional fly-in — seven if you count the heavily-attended Homecoming to AOPA HQ in Frederick, Md. How did it go, this change from one big annual convention? What was gained and what was lost? The one-day AOPA fly-ins finished strong […]
AOPA regional fly-ins a resounding success
By GUY R. MAHER The stats are in and the 2014 series of Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) regional fly-ins were a resounding success. One of the first major moves of new AOPA President Mark Baker was to discontinue the annual AOPA Aviation Summit [the last one was held in 2013 in Fort Worth, Texas] […]
Anti-airport group victorious in Santa Monica
On Nov. 4, a ballot initiative to give the Santa Monica City Council more control over operations at Santa Monica Municipal Airport (KSMO) in Southern California was approved by voters, signaling — for some — a death knell for the embattled airport. Measure LC allows the City Council to manage the airport as it sees […]
Expect third class medical reform in 2015
At the last Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) regional fly-in of the year, pilots clamored to sign a giant petition calling for reform of the third class medical. It’s a scene that’s been played out at all the AOPA events throughout the year, association officials say, reporting that more than 10,000 signatures have been […]
AOPA wraps up regional fly-ins at KSSI
Gray skies didn’t dampen the spirits of those who attended the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association regional fly-in Saturday, Nov. 8, at St. Simons Island, Georgia, at the McKinnon St. Simons Island Airport (KSSI). AOPA President Mark Baker reported that the regional fly-ins were such a success that 45 airports are now bidding to host next year’s […]