by Ben Sclair | Oct 7, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20251009, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, AOPA, ATC, Aviation News, faa, flying, General Aviation, Opinion, Pilots, user fees
When talking about paying for access to airports and ATC, it’s important to compare apples to apples. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Oct 4, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20251023, Air Safety Institute, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, AOPA, aviation accidents, Aviation News, Briefings, flying, General Aviation, News, NTSB, Pilots
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Air Safety Institute (ASI) has released a new video examining an accident in Lake Placid, New York, on Oct. 1, 2023, that took the lives of former NFL player Russ Francis and AOPA’s own Richard McSpadden. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Sep 4, 2025 | #Aircraft, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, AOPA, Aviation News, BasicMed, flying, General Aviation, Medical, News, Pilots
More than 90,000 pilots have qualified to fly under BasicMed privileges since the program’s inception in 2017, according to AOPA officials. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Sep 1, 2025 | #Aircraft, Aircraft Owners and Pilots A, AOPA, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots, Video
In the latest video from AOPA’s Air Safety Institute, “Real Pilot Story: Danger over the Desert,” ferry pilot Kerry McCauley speaks about a mission he elected to abandon — the only time in his career he has chosen to do so — due to safety concerns...
by General Aviation News Staff | Aug 8, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20250821, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, Airshows & Fly-Ins, AOPA, Aviation News, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots
Jennifer Hortman of Murrieta, California, the winner of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s Cessna 182 Sweepstakes, was given the keys to her new ride in front of a crowd of attendees at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Aug 8, 2025 | #Aircraft, Air Safety Institute, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, AOPA, aviation accidents, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots
“In Early Analysis: Baron B55 Crash in Monterey, CA, we appear to have a loss-of-control incident that could have happened because of spatial disorientation,” said AOPA Air Safety Institute Senior Vice President Mike Ginter. “The weather was clearly IMC,...
