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Airports a top priority, Boyer tells execs: General aviation has come a long way, but the journey will never end, AOPA President Phil Boyer told the members of the Southwest chapter of the American Association of Airport Executives. [Read More]
Lock up. Look Out
Incident hightlights need for Airport Watch:
AOPA has received reports from members and the media regarding security issues at general aviation airports. During the night on July 13, 10 1 aircraft were damaged at Monmouth Executive Airport in New Jersey. [Read More]
AOPA Medical Services
Get back in the air: AOPA is the only general aviation association that has a staff dedicated to providing medical certification assistance to members. For a personal consultation, call 800/USA-AOPA. [Online Medical Center]
Runway Safety
Don’t get become a statistic: Some of aviation’s worst accidents have happened on the ground. Find out why—and learn how to avoid runway incursions. [Read More]
Pilot gets second chance after heart transplant
Just because you’ve had a heart transplant doesn’t mean your flying days are over. Malvern “Skip” Monaghan Jr. is back in the air thanks to an organ donation, better medical testing, and the FAA’s new stance on transplants. He represents a tower of persistence.
Proposed jet rises from drawing board
On paper it looks great, and principals of Stratos Aircraft Inc. are confident their calculations for a new single-engine Stratos 714 very light jet can be met.
Garmin’s G600 nears certification
Garmin’s long-awaited G600, a retrofit glass panel made for the general aviation fleet, is nearing certification.
Icon makes first flight
The Icon A5, a light sport amphibian, has completed its first flight at an undisclosed lake in California.
Work-study visas for flight students set to end
The U.S. Department of State has issued a statement of policy announcing its intent to end a program that allows foreign flight students to work while they study in the United States.
Mo. gathering learns GA critical to agriculture
It may have been a dreary rainy day, but that didn’t stop a throng of pilots and aviation enthusiasts or Rep. Sam Graves (a Piper J-3 Cub owner and AOPA and EAA member) from turning out for the Fifth Annual Wing Nuts Flying Circus and Fly-In at Gould Memorial Airport in Tarkio, Mo.
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