AOPA will take the coming year off from producing its regional fly-ins, instead debuting the AOPA Aviator Showcase and the AOPA Pilot Gathering Air Tour.
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Pilot Briefing podcast tops 100,000 downloads
The podcast is a “quick recap of the week’s top general aviation news stories, so you know what’s going on throughout the industry, in under five minutes.”
Country singer and airshow star named You Can Fly Champions
Michael Goulian and Dierks Bentley have been tapped to inspire people of all walks of life to enjoy flying as much as they do.
Wanna make GA stronger?
For the remainder of this month, the James C. Ray Foundation will match contributions made to the You Can Fly Initiative, up to $2.5 million.
iFlightPlanner launches Bring Your Own EFB
Flights planned with iFlightPlanner can be exported to ForeFlight, FltPlan Go, FlyQ, Garmin Pilot, Jeppessen, or WingX running on Apple devices.
Accident Case Study: Lake Renegade at Oshkosh
Choppy water conditions, wind direction, and a forgotten flap extension each played a role in the fatal crash.
AOPA’s Pilot Passport Red, White and Badge Challenge takes off
The four pilots who earn the most badges will be the Grand Prize winners.
FAA expands extensions to medical, training and testing requirements
Pilots whose medicals would have expired at the end of April, May, June, July, August, and September can add three months to their medical certificates’ validity.
Do you use GPS?
If you don’t use GPS, and I suppose there are a few who don’t, then this shouldn’t be a problem. But for the rest of us, this could be a big problem.