Aircraft & Ownership
Aircraft & Ownership News and Resources
Sweeps airplane gets new airbag seatbelts
The padded, snug-fitting shoulder straps in the front seats of AOPA’s 2009 Sweepstakes Let’s Go Flying SR22 contain a hidden, potentially lifesaving technology. Airbags.
Additional Resources
Weather Wise: Precipitation & Icing
Too many pilots underestimate the dangers of precipitation and icing—and an alarming number become accident statistics as a result. The AOPA Air Safety Foundation takes aim at that trend with a new online course, Weather Wise: Precipitation & Icing (approx. 45-60 minutes).
Aging Aircraft
Can you recognize the symptoms of aircraft aging? Do you understand the impact and know how to mitigate the risks? Take the AOPA Air Safety Foundation course to find out more. It runs from 45 to 60 minutes.
AOPA Forums
Nearly 10,000 pilots share their insight and experiences in our fun, informative AOPA Forums. Join in the discussion with pilots from around the world or use the more than 500,000 posts to research a wide variety of flying topics. It's another benefit of AOPA membership! Read More >>
Taking the sting out of the 150/152’s rudder AD
The FAA has responded to an AOPA letter asking for an explanation of a June 17 airworthiness directive that addresses the Cessna 150/152 rudder assembly.
Goulian named top airshow performer
Boston-area airshow pilot Michael Goulian is to receive the airshow industry’s 2009 Bill Barber Award for Showmanship during this year’s EAA AirVenture.
Solar-powered airplane rolls out
A follow on to the Solar Impulse electric airplane that rolled out in Switzerland in June may circle the world in 2012.
Cirrus owners react to Klapmeier bid
The Cirrus Owners and Pilots Association held its annual Migration June 25 through 28 in Duluth, Minn., and the 389 owners and their families attending the event spent much of the time discussing Alan Klapmeier’s bid to control Cirrus’ SF50 Vision Jet project.
Partner up, Cub maker says
Airplane manufacturers want to entice customers; customers want an affordable way to buy. American Legend Aircraft may have a solution.
Klapmeier seeks control of Cirrus Jet
Cirrus Chairman and co-founder Alan Klapmeier has announced that he wants to take control of the Cirrus Vision single-engine jet program and spin it off into a separate company.
Stratos 714 jet cabin on display
Stratos Aircraft, based in Bend, Ore., has built a full-size cabin of its Stratos 714 jet and plans to display it at EAA’s AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., beginning July 27.
Part 23 regs ready for an overhaul
Are airworthiness standards for the certification of aircraft adequate for today’s modern aircraft? Probably not. A joint FAA-industry study of FAA Part 23 over the past 18 months is nearing completion, with AOPA playing a big role.
Hitler’s stealth fighter show to air
Working jointly, National Geographic Channel and Northrop Grumman Corp. built a Horten 229 flying wing replica to determine if it had stealth capabilities.
