The name of everyone’s favorite snowman—Frosty—is not the word we want to use to describe the wing surfaces of an […]
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Help extend Virginia's maintenance tax exemption
With Virginia’s aircraft maintenance sales and use tax exemption due to expire in July, AOPA urged members to contact their […]
Landing fees ruled out in Buckeye, Arizona
Buckeye, Arizona, Mayor Eric Orsborn made it clear that landing fees will not be imposed at Buckeye Municipal Airport. Source: […]
Hartzell offers new composite prop for Cessna singles
Hartzell’s new lightweight, three-blade Carbon Voyager propeller has been approved by the FAA to retrofit Cessna 180, 182, 185, 206, […]
Is this the year of the eVTOL?
After years of aircraft and infrastructure development, the electric vertical takeoff and landing industry faces a broadly self-imposed deadline of […]
Weather reports going visual
The National Weather Service will retire the text-based traditional alphanumeric code, or TAC, airmet and area forecast (FA) reporting systems, […]
Federal government seeks input on foreign drone ban
The U.S. Department of Commerce took the first step to restrict or ban outright the most popular drones currently in […]
Training and Safety Tip: The click
There is nothing more satisfying to a flight instructor than “hearing” that metaphorical “click” that signals that a student has […]
Piaggio Aerospace sold
According to a news release by Baykar, Italy’s Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy (MISE) on December 27 approved […]
Change of emergency plan preceded fatal accident
While much remains to be learned from the investigation of a fatal January 2 accident in Fullerton, California, the recorded […]