The AOPA Insurance Agency now offers an online portal for members to shop for auto and home insurance.
General Aviation
Cessna 172 bent by prop wash
The flight instructor reported that while he and the student pilot were on a taxiway in Anchorage, Alaska, under air traffic control (ATC) instruction, the Cessna 172 encountered prop wash, originating from a larger, four engine turbine-powered airplane performing a maintenance engines run-up. The maintenance run-up was performed in a location adjacent to the active […]
Picture of the Day: Huge smiles
It is amazing what giving a youngster a ride in an airplane will do.
‘It came back to me quickly’
A vet gets the chance to fly a P-40 thanks to the Central Coast of California Honor Flight Chapter.
40th anniversary of historic Atlantic crossing in a balloon
It’s 40 years on Aug. 17 since American balloonist Ben Abruzzo broke both the distance and duration ballooning records by flying across the Atlantic Ocean from Presque Isle, Maine, to the village of Miserey in France. The crossing, which he undertook with team members Maxie Anderson and Larry Newman, took 137 hours, 5 minutes and […]
5,700 Rusty Pilots and counting…
More than 5,700 pilots are flying again thanks to AOPA’s Rusty Pilot program.
FlightSafety introduces PT6 engine familiarization training for pilots
FlightSafety now offers a new PT6 engine familiarization training program for pilots.
McFarlane wins approval for Piper Baggage Door Lock and Seat Spring
McFarlane Aviation Products has received FAA-PMA approvals for nosecone baggage door latch and lock kits for Piper aircraft, as well as seat springs.
Distracted pilot seriously injured in crash
The pilot stated that, before takeoff, he waited with the engine running for about 10 minutes while other traffic departed. While waiting, he unlatched the canopy to allow air into the cockpit, however, he failed to re-secure the canopy before takeoff. Just after the RV-6A lifted off the runway at the airport, the canopy tilted […]