The robust young pilot who stands with his father and their aircraft in this photo is not as he seems. Although he is an extremely healthy 18-year-old, Jim Rollison has a genetic heart defect and, without the attention of some doctors throughout his life, he might not be here.
Fourteen hours and four minutes after departing Cincinnati, Solar Impulse landed at Washington Dulles Intertnational Airport. The aircraft has one more U.S. destination on its schedule: It will fly to New York City in early July.
Learn how ATC describes precipitation, what weather-radar services controllers can offer, and how to effectively communicate with ATC.
Turning final for a water landing on a placid lake, the de Havilland DHC–2 Beaver seems perfectly matched to its purpose.
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Crosswinds Aviation partners with Michigan’s Howell High School and the Young Eagles to create a GA education program.
Sometimes in politics, the good news is that bad news won’t happen. Thanks to AOPA, antique aircraft collectors and aviation employers in Louisiana dodged legislative bullets that would have raised the costs of aircraft ownership or of doing business.
Get up to speed on the FAA's policy guidelines for the use of "antidepressants" and medical certification.
Fourteen hours and four minutes after departing Cincinnati, Solar Impulse landed at Washington Dulles International Airport. The aircraft landed at 12:15 a.m. Eastern June 16.
The Government Accountability Office concluded that the FAA rationale for not mandating the use of an emergency vision assurance system on commercial aircraft is sound.
AOPA and EAA have submitted a request to the FAA to give pilots the option of using their driver’s license as the baseline of health, instead of a 3rd class medical. This petition would result in substantial savings and reduced bureaucracy.
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