The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is holding its first regional fly-in for the 2018 season in Missoula, Montana, June 15 and 16, hosted by North Start Jet on the east end of the airfield, along Aviation Way. The fly-in kicks off on Friday with all-day workshops. Starting at noon, attendees can visit the […]
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Sal’s back — let’s celebrate
Something happened over this past weekend that could be seen in one of two ways. It was either a perfectly ordinary event that is hardly worthy of notice to anyone but those directly involved, or it was a remarkable achievement deserving of applause. I’ll let you decide. The story involves my friend who, for the […]
More than 70 schools to implement AOPA aviation curriculum
More than 70 schools will implement the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association‘s (AOPA) high school aviation science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) curriculum in the 2018-2019 school year. AOPA’s aviation STEM curriculum offers students four-year aviation study options aligned with rigorous math and science standards used in many states nationwide. The program aims to provide […]
AOPA Flight Training Survey now open
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s (AOPA) You Can Fly initiative has opened the 2018 Flight Training Experience Survey. It will remain online until Aug. 13. Each year, AOPA requests feedback from recent student pilots and pilots who have received instruction within the last year about their experiences and the quality of instruction from flight […]
AOPA’s new ‘Destinations’ platform seeks to inspire, inform pilots
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has new tools to provide access to more general aviation travel information than ever before. The AOPA Destinations site offers a comprehensive place to find more details on each airport – and beyond – across the country. The new part of AOPA.org will help pilots looking to find […]
AOPA offers free aviation curriculum to high schools
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is inviting high schools to apply for AOPA’s free aviation-based, ninth-grade science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) curriculum. The ninth-grade courses are the first of a four-year program that includes three career and technical education pathways — pilot, aerospace engineering, and drones. Each fall, a new level of […]
Knocking the rust off at Stallion 51
By KT Budde-Jones A crowd of 65 pilots attended Stallion 51’s Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Rusty Pilots seminar at the Kissimmee Gateway Airport (KISM) March 3, 2018. This past weekend, the chance to sit in the hangar with Stallion 51’s stable of P-51 Mustangs inspired pilots from as far away as Oklahoma and […]
Stallion 51 Rusty Pilots seminar March 3
An Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Rusty Pilots Seminar is coming to Stallion 51 Flight Ops at Florida’s Kissimmee Gateway Airport (KISM) March 3, 2018. What’s different about this Rusty Pilots seminar is that attendees will be surrounded by Stallion 51’s stable of P-51 Mustangs. AOPA officials note that at least 500,000 pilots have been […]
ATC privatization threat beat by unified grassroots effort
A controversial ATC privatization plan has been removed from an FAA reauthorization bill in the House of Representatives, scoring a victory for general aviation against a powerful, well-financed lobby that sought to give control of the national air traffic system to the country’s largest airlines. Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pennsylvania) announced Feb. 27, 2018, that he […]