by Janice Wood | Oct 31, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20251106, aviation accidents, Aviation News, flight training, flying, General Aviation, News, NTSB, Pilots
A new review of research into general aviation accidents unearthed a startling statistic: Pilots without an instrument rating lose control of their aircraft within 178 seconds of entering IMC. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Oct 31, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20251120, Aviation News, backcountry flying, Briefings, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots, Recreational Aviation Foundation
“Actual weather conditions at remote backcountry airstrips are often quite different from local airport weather reports, which might be many miles away,” noted Wendy Lessig, RAF’s Utah Liaison. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Oct 31, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20251120, Aviation News, Briefings, CubCrafters, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots
“We were outside the normal realm of operating parameters, so we were proceeding with caution. It was pretty dang cool to be in a tube-and-fabric bush plane that high, and it was surreal hearing airline pilots over ATC wondering what a Cub was doing up...
by General Aviation News Staff | Oct 28, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20251106, airport, Aviation News, Briefings, FBO, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots
“This opening marks a transformative step in our vision to redevelop and modernize the Napa County Airport,” said Anne Cottrell, Chair of the Napa County Board of Supervisors. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Oct 28, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20251120, Aviation News, backcountry flying, Briefings, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots, Recreational Aviation Foundation
Taylor Flat Airstrip in the northeast corner of Utah has been closed for 28 years. But thanks to efforts by the Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF), it is set to reopen. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Oct 28, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20251106, Air Care Alliance, aviation associations, Aviation News, Briefings, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots
The Air Care Alliance (ACA) has named Mark Hanson as the organization’s new president, following the passing of longtime leader Jim Hesseman earlier this year. Read...
