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Dynon employees launch flying club with homebuilt Glasair
Seven employees at Woodinville, Wash.-based Dynon Avionics who formed the Swamp Creek Flying Club have finished building a Glasair Sportsman under its Two Weeks To Taxi program and have begun flying.
Bombardier announces Challenger 350
The Challenger 350 expands the Bombardier Aerospace bizjet line with creature comfort and 3,200-nautical-mile range with eight passengers.
AOPA members offer five favorite apps
AOPA members are passionate about the apps they love. The association highlights five more that pilots said they couldn't live without.
Boeing puts BBJ 3 on display at EBACE
A Boeing 737-900ER customized for opulent private travel and dubbed the Boeing Business Jet 3 was displayed for the first time in Geneva.
IFR Fix: Rotate, or the river?
Even a comfortable home airport can turn unforgiving if you arrive before you're ready, uncertain that you can reconfigure with your customary prompt precision.
Buy a sectional, win an airplane
Until May 18, little did Christopher Boyle know that the purchase of a $9 sectional would win him an airplane, but win he did.
Official trailer for Disney’s ‘Planes’ released
The official trailer for the new Disney movie "Planes" has been released. The 3-D animated movie will be screened at EAA AirVenture Aug. 2.
Embry-Riddle lands top spot in safety competition
For the second year in a row, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Prescott, Ariz., flight team has won the top spot at the Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference.
Arthur Godfrey Aviation Foundation announces scholarships
New scholarship opportunities from the Arthur Godfrey Aviation Foundation seek to draw more young people into aviation.
Finalists chosen for flying club scholarship
Wheeling, Ill.-based Ground Effect Advisors has chosen 10 finalists to win a scholarship with more than $3,500 worth of products and support to start a flying club.
Airline executive appointed as FAA deputy administrator
Michael G. Whitaker, whose resume includes service as a major airline executive, board member, and consultant, is President Barack Obama's pick to serve as FAA deputy administrator.
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- FAA finalizes rule modifying Philadelphia Class B airspace
- GAMA reports increase in aircraft shipments
- Avidyne secures STC for DFC90 Bonanza installations
- Beechcraft inks $210 million deal for T-6 trainers
- Tidewater Flying Club: Offering low-cost flying, ownership
- Five more logbook apps
- DC-9 with a presidential pedigree on the block
- Navy launches unmanned aircraft from catapult
- IFR Fix: ‘Tasks and iterations’
- DOT: Contract towers will remain open
- On ice in Iqaluit: ‘Frustrating’ oversight delays world record bid
- Aerobatic pilots Long, Wagstaff collaborate on book project
- New course, old ties for 2013 AirVenture Cup
- Fly like a fighter: Live to fly another day
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Product News
AOPA Releases New Versions of Flight Planning Tools
You asked, we listened. Guided by member feedback and suggestions, AOPA has recently released new versions of our flight planning tools, FlyQ EFB and FlyQ Web Flight Planner.
AOPA Releases New Versions of Flight Planning Tools
You asked, we listened. Guided by member feedback and suggestions, AOPA has recently released new versions of our flight planning tools, FlyQ EFB and FlyQ Web Flight Planner.
FreeFlight offers ADS-B Out transponder for FL180 and above
NextGen avionics manufacturer FreeFlight Systems introduced an Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out Mode S transponder for flights in Class A airspace at Heli-Expo in Las Vegas March 5.
