Students cancel lessons, show up unprepared, and generally fail to make significant progress toward their goal of learning to fly […]
Picture of the Day: Lunch at Nancy’s
David Weber submitted this photo and note: “Somewhere over northern California between Sacramento and Sutter Butte the gang from Rio […]
Unleaded avgas on track to be at California airports by summer 2023
Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (KRHV), Watsonville Municipal Airport (KWVI), and Meadows Field Airport (KBFL) in Bakersfield will be […]
Aircraft Maintenance: Digging deep for a poisonous gas leak
A remarkable thing happened while we were testing the airplane at the beginning of our annual inspection. The Lightspeed Delta […]
When is the best time to take an oil sample from my aircraft engine?
I usually take my oil analysis samples when the engine is cold. The logic is that all the oil has […]
New video features IFR flight planning tools and tips
The AOPA Air Safety Institute (ASI) has released a new video in its Beyond Proficient: IFR video series that provides […]
Town lobbies to save ATC services at KJYO
The FAA has informed the staff at Leesburg Executive Airport in Virginia that it is canceling the Remote Tower Program. […]
Time Well Spent
Anyone who’s owned an aircraft knows: it can be a time-consuming proposition. Source: aopaTime Well Spent
Scholarship winner is anything but normal
When John King said “you are not normal,” he meant it as high praise for Tracy Atobatele, winner of the […]
Loose clamp leads to accident
A loose stand-off clamp which resulted in a throttle assembly malfunction, and the inability of the engine to produce full […]