Russ Meyer Jr., former CEO and Chairman Emeritus of Cessna Aircraft, was presented the R.A. “Bob” Hoover Trophy for 2024.
AOPA
You Can Fly challenge raises over $6 million
The AOPA Foundation’s You Can Fly program comprises four initiatives: High school aviation STEM curriculum, flight training, flying clubs, and the Rusty Pilots program.
Arizona pilot wins Cessna 170
The Southwest Airlines check airman had no idea he was being asked to attend the Buckeye Air Fair so he could win his new airplane.
Flight training is getting safer
While flight training is getting safer according to an updated report from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Air Safety Institute, there is still “plenty of work to do, particularly in mitigating the risk of loss of control in flight.”
Fatal Flight Training Accident Report released
A collaboration between the AOPA Air Safety Institute and the Liberty University School of Aeronautics, the study covers fatal training accidents in the United States, offers a breakdown of accidents and their causes, and concludes with accident prevention and mitigation recommendations.
AOPA returns to its roots with its next Sweepstakes aircraft
AOPA’s next sweepstakes airplane harkens back to the past: A 1958 Cessna 182.
Touch and goes banned at KTOA
In a Jan. 23, 2024, meeting, the Torrance City Council voted 5-1 (with one abstention) to ban touch and goes and restrict back taxis and low approaches at Zamperini Field (KTOA) in Torrance, California.
Regional flight training winners revealed
Six flight schools and six flight instructors were chosen as the most excellent in their region in the 2024 Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s Flight Training Experience Survey.
Real Pilot Story: Trouble Over Paradise
In “Real Pilot Story: Trouble Over Paradise,” Cessna Caravan pilot Ken Allen experiences piercing pain to the right side of his head during an otherwise routine flight. A quick-thinking passenger pulls Ken from the cockpit, stopping the ensuing nosedive, and radios ATC for help.