by General Aviation News Staff | Feb 28, 2022 | #Aircraft, Air Safety Institute, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, AOPA, Aviation News, Feature, flying, General Aviation, Pilots, Video
The Real Pilot Story videos allow pilots to “share their encounter with a dilemma so others can benefit — while comfortable on the ground — from lessons learned the hard way in flight,” said AOPA Air Safety Institute Senior Director Paul Deres. Read...
by Janice Wood | Feb 27, 2022 | #Aircraft, 20220310, aviation accidents, Aviation News, aviation safety, Feature, flying, General Aviation, NTSB, Pilots
A 2020 NTSB investigation revealed that pilots assumed flight in snow was safe as long as minimum ceiling and visibility requirements were met or that snow conditions were too dry or cold to pose an icing hazard. Pilots also assumed that snow conditions are safe to...
by Janice Wood | Feb 17, 2022 | #Aircraft, 20220203, aviation insurance, Aviation News, Feature, flying, General Aviation, Pilots
It all comes down to two words: Always ask. Read More
by Janice Wood | Feb 17, 2022 | #Aircraft, 20220203, aviation insurance, Aviation News, Feature, General Aviation, Pilots
As pilots get older, insurance coverage for their airplanes gets more expensive and — sometimes — impossible to find. What’s behind that and why isn’t it age discrimination? An insurance expert gives the industry’s take on what’s going on. Read...
by William Walker | Feb 16, 2022 | #Aircraft, 20220217, Aviation News, Feature, flight training, flying, General Aviation, Pilots
South Carolina’s Caden McLain started his flight lessons at just 13, providing a challenge for his CFI. When he made his first solo, he had already logged 120 hours. With his sights set on flying big iron for UPS or FedEx, Caden says he got lucky having...
by Rob Stapleton | Feb 13, 2022 | 20220217, Alaska, Aviation News, Feature, flight training, flying, General Aviation, Pilots
When Sean and Wells Muraskin vacationed in Alaska in the summer of 2021, the highlight of the trip was flying floatplanes with Terry Cartee of Acme Cub Training. But that’s nothing compared to the summer of 2022, when the twins will work as interns at the Alaska...
