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.
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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.
Hunt Begins For New AOPA Head
While Darren Pleasance moves to an advisory role, the day-to-day operations will by led by Chief Financial Officer Jill Baker and Senior Vice President of Membership Strategy and Growth Katie Pribyl.
Fight to Recover Stinson Seized by Tribe Continues
A Minnesota pilot is fighting to get his airplane back after the Red Lake Nation seized it following an emergency landing. While he’s handling the fight on his own, he’s asking for help for an even bigger fight: Protecting the National Airspace System.
Pilots Called to Action To Lobby Against ADS-B Misuse
The AOPA is calling on general aviation pilots to contact their senators and representatives in Congress and urge them to cosponsor the Pilot and Aircraft Privacy Act (PAPA), legislation that would address growing concerns over the use of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data, including its use by some airports to charge fees to pilots.
Flight Training Award Winners Named
The awards are based on feedback received from thousands of student pilots, newly certificated pilots, and pilots completing flight reviews or pursuing advanced certificates or ratings.
It Doesn’t Have To Be All or Nothing
Supporters lobbying to keep Cleveland’s Burke Lakefront Airport open tell city officials that there’s room to find middle ground, noting that portions of the airport property could be redeveloped without closing the airport.
Lobbying to save KBKL begins
Officials from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) met with the offices of Ohio Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted Dec. 18, 2025, to express opposition to the proposed closure of Cleveland’s Burke Lakefront Airport (KBKL).