by General Aviation News Staff | Apr 25, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20250508, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, AOPA, Aviation News, faa, flying, General Aviation, Medical, News, Pilots
The changes, initially scheduled to go into effect in January 2025, would have replaced the longstanding practice of deferring incomplete medical applications to immediate denials of the medicals. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Nov 21, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20231214, Air Safety Institute, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, AOPA, aviation accidents, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots
The report notes an increase in total accidents from 1,050 in 2020 to 1,124 in 2021, including 202 fatal accidents. However, 4 million additional flight hours — compared to the previous year — helped offset the increase in accidents, according to AOPA officials. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Nov 16, 2023 | #Aircraft, Air Safety Institute, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, AOPA, Aviation News, flight training, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots
“How to Depart Safely in Low IMC offers tips on using tools to stay clear of obstacles when visibility is low,” said ASI Senior Director Paul Deres. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Nov 9, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20231123, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, AOPA, Aviation News, certified flight instructor, cfi, flight training, flying, General Aviation, Pilots, Products
Air Safety Institute officials note that as they renewed the electronic Flight Instructor Refresher Course (eFIRC) with the FAA, “we took the opportunity to incorporate fresh scenarios, including new videos and images.” Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Nov 6, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20231123, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, AOPA, Aviation Fuel, Aviation News, Briefings, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots
AOPA President Mark Baker flew the Baron for one hour with G100UL feeding the left engine and 100LL in the right. He said the performance of the two engines was nearly identical and “the Baron flew beautifully.” Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Oct 10, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20231019, Air Safety Institute, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, aviation accidents, Aviation News, Briefings, flying, General Aviation, News, People, Pilots
The aviation community is remembering Richard McSpadden, senior vice president of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s Air Safety Institute, who died in a plane crash Oct. 1, 2023, near Lake Placid, New York. Read...
