Flying the Pacific on 93 gallons of fuel
Matevž Lenarčič completed the longest over-water leg of his round-the-world journey on Feb. 22, landing on Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean after more than 15 hours in the air, crossing 1,984 nautical miles of trackless ocean in a single-engine motor glider. Read More >>
While shipments down, GA officials confident industry ready for rebound
In announcing another year of declining aircraft shipments in 2011, general aviation manufacturing officials Feb. 22 made it clear that the industry's stagnant performance won't turn around without supportive policies from the federal government.
iPhone border crossings
Pilots with iPhones can use the ubiquitous devices to file eAPIS notifications on international flights thanks to a free application from FlashPass.net.
FAA changes Nyquil-use guideline
The FAA's guidelines for use of Nyquil have changed, and now require a wait time of 60 hours after the last use before flying. This is pretty conservative, even for the FAA.
Afghan air force pilots complete first phase of training
Gray single-engine Cessnas have been flying formations in the skies above a Soviet-era air force base in Afghanistan. The Cessna 182 proved a perfect fit training the first class of pilots that war-torn Afghanistan has produced in more than 30 years.
Fly like a fighter: Cheers to the man on the mic
In early spring our squadron in Germany was sending 12 F-15s to Denmark to participate in a NATO flying exercise. The weather was overcast over Europe, and the forecast in Denmark was for low ceilings, poor visibility, and rain throughout the day. We scheduled three launches of four F-15s each spread apart by 20 minutes. I launched with the second group of four.
AOPA launches student pilot support tool
Students have a powerful new tool available to help them track the progress of their flight training with AOPA's new MyFlightTraining website. MyFlightTraining takes the content of Flight Training magazine and personalizes it for students anywhere in the flight training curriculum.
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March 2012 AOPA Pilot Features
- Another Day, Another Island
- Easy Flyer
- Fly-Outs: World Aerospace Museum
- Missing and Feared Gone
- Rally GA: Rights for Pilots?
- New Voices for GA
- Wx Watch: The whys of wind
- The Voice of Worldwide Aviation
- Technique: Keeping current
- Happy Birthday
- AOPA Media
- Britain's Brawny Beagle
- Avionics: AOA for GA is OK by FAA
- Turbine Logbook
- Light Jet Face-off
- Showdown
- ISA and Cruise Planning
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- Sun-N-Fun | Mar. 27 - Apr. 01 - Lakeland, FL
- FATA Annual Conference | Jun. 12 - Palm Beach, FL
- Private Pilot Ground School | Feb. 23 - Tulsa, OK
- IFR Departures | Feb. 23 - Olathe, KS
- Citation Mustang "Patriot Tour" | Feb. 23 - Feb. 24 - Charlotte, NC
- Aeronautical Decision Making and ATC | Feb. 23 - Feb. 23 - Santa Rosa, CA
- EAA Chapter 1129 Annual Banquet | Feb. 24 - Fairbanks, AK
- Southeast Hot Air Balloon Ground School | Feb. 25 - Feb. 26 - Greenville, SC
- Sporty's Saturday Hot Dog Fly-In | Feb. 25 - Cincinnati, OH
- Improve Your Approaches and Landings Part II | Feb. 25 - Pacoima, CA
- "Navigating In & Around Los Angeles and San Diego Class Bravo Airspace" with Gene Hudson, a Ventura County 99s Pilot Proficiency Class | Feb. 25 - Camarillo, CA
- Annual Airport Open House & Italian Festival | Feb. 25 - Venice, FL
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User-fee resistance (again) on the move
General aviation's supporters in Congress are moving again to resist the Obama Administration's latest effort to impose fees on users of the air traffic system.
GAO report focuses on NextGen costs, scheduling
Costs that exceed estimates by $4.2 billion and widespread scheduling setbacks highlight a new Government Accountability Office report to Congress evaluating FAA acquisition programs to implement the transition to the Next Generation Air Transportation System.
South Dakota House passes homebuilder tax relief
Lawmakers voted 45-23 in favor of South Dakota House Bill 1209, a measure that would relieve homebuilders from double taxation. AOPA and the South Dakota Pilots Association will continue to support the bill, now headed to the state Senate.
