Friends rally to fulfill a pilot's final wish

Walter Crosby spent the last seven years of his life working on the Piper Cub he had dreamed of restoring since he paid $650 for the tattered two-seater in 1962. In October, Crosby and his wife, Geri, returned to Florida for a seventh winter of work on the Cub, and the sixth year of Walter Crosby's battle against cancer. Read More >>

'Turnaround Kid' named Hawker Beechcraft CEO

Newly hired Hawker Beechcraft CEO Robert "Steve" Miller expressed confidence that the company will weather the financial storm during an interview with local media on Feb. 7, the day he was hired to replace Bill Boisture.

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Fuller: Protect GPS from current, future threats

A conditional approval of LightSquared's use of the mobile satellite spectrum in 2011 put GPS signals at risk of dangerous interference, but Congress has the power to protect GPS from present and future threats, AOPA President Craig Fuller told a House subcommittee Feb. 8.

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Long-term FAA bill clears Congress, heads to president

The Senate, following up on House action last week, has passed a four-year, $63.4 billion FAA reauthorization bill with no user fees or fuel-tax increases. The bill, now headed to the desk of President Barack Obama for signing, would give the FAA its first long-term operating authority since 2007.

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Things you never want to see in DC

interceptThe F-16 suddenly appeared off the left wing of the GippsAero G-8 Airvan. It wagged its wings, and its engine, in afterburner, shook the sky like an aerial earthquake.

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Goodyear Ground School: Tire inflation

Will changing your aircraft's tire pressure help prevent hydroplaning? What's better in a tire, nitrogen or air? How much pressure can a tire lose in a day and still meet FAA standards? In this first installment of the Goodyear Ground School, produced in cooperation with Goodyear, find out answers to these questions and get tips on how to better care for your tires

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Direct to: Talk to your plane

VoiceFlightAs if programming an IFR flight plan into a Garmin GNS 430W or 530W with the sound of your voice wasn't easy enough, VoiceFlight Systems has shaved yet another step for Apple iPad users.

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Pilot Town Hall   |   Feb. 10 - Fort Worth, TX
Sun-N-Fun   |   Mar. 27 - Apr. 01 - Lakeland, FL
9th Annual Low Cost Airlines World Asia Pacific   |   Feb. 08 - Feb. 10 - Marina Bay Sands, ,Singapore
EAA Chapter 1246 Monthly Meeting - Flying the P-51 Mustang!   |   Feb. 09 - McKinney, TX
IFR Navigation   |   Feb. 09 - Olathe, KS
Wings of Freedom Tour   |   Feb. 10 - Feb. 13 - Venice, FL
WINGS Seminar and EAA Young Eagles Event   |   Feb. 11 - Headland, AL
Sporty's Saturday Hot Dog Fly-In   |   Feb. 11 - Cincinnati, OH
Using your iPad in the cockpit.   |   Feb. 11 - Bakersfield, CA
What Every Pilot Needs to Know About Operating on a Wet Runway   |   Feb. 11 - Pacoima, CA
Private / Sport Pilot Weekend Ground School   |   Feb. 11 - Feb. 12 - Stevens Point, WI
Navigating Los Angeles Area Airspace   |   Feb. 12 - Pacoima, CA

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ADS-B traffic, weather now available in 51 terminal areas

Real time weather and traffic information is now available for free in dozens of terminal service areas around the country.


Pro-GA bills clear Indiana House

Two AOPA-backed bills - one providing aviation sales-tax relief and the other establishing funding sources for airport ground-access maintenance - have won overwhelming passage in the Indiana House and are now before the Senate.


Graves: FAA bill protects GA

Keeping user fees out of the new FAA reauthorization bill was a "big win" for general aviation--but vigilance and education efforts must continue, said Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.), the House GA Caucus co-chairman and member of the conference committee that produced the final bill.


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