http://www.aopa.org A daily general aviation news service from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. Copyright 2008 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:33:00 EDT http://www.aopa.org/images/rss/aopanews-tn.jpg http://www.aopa.org Tyler Whitney of Fenwick, Mich., is the first Young Eagle to pass the private pilot knowledge test using free access to Sporty’s online training course. http://www.aopa.org/training/articles/2010/100209eagle.html Tue, 9 Feb 2010 01:00:00 EST Lockheed Martin Corporation and Kaman Aerospace Corporation (Team K-MAX) have successfully demonstrated to the U.S. Marine Corps the capability of the unmanned K-MAX helicopter to resupply troops at forward operating bases in Afghanistan. http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/articles/2010/100209kmax.html Tue, 9 Feb 2010 01:00:00 EST Robinson Helicopter, Inc. is accepting orders for the new R66 turbine-powered helicopter. The R66 is designed to compete with the Bell 206, MD 500, and AS350 single-engine light turbines. http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/articles/2010/100209r66.html Tue, 9 Feb 2010 01:00:00 EST Embraer has released updates on its Legacy 450 and Legacy 500 business jets, indicating progress in the definition phases of these designs. http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/articles/2010/100205embraer.html Fri, 5 Feb 2010 01:00:00 EST The National Aeronautic Association on Feb. 2 announced nominees for the 2009 Robert J. Collier Trophy. http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/articles/2010/100205awards.html Fri, 5 Feb 2010 01:00:00 EST Three program coordinators at the New York City Center for Space & Science Education took a tour of the Westchester County Airport Feb. 1 to bring the real world back to the classroom. http://www.aopa.org/advocacy/articles/2010/100204westchester.html Thu, 4 Feb 2010 01:00:00 EST Women in Aviation, International (WAI) will take Walt Disney World by storm this February. The Disney Coronado Springs Resort will host the Twenty-First Women in Aviation Conference this Feb. 25 through 27. The event's theme is Aviation--It's a Small World. http://www.aopa.org/advocacy/articles/2010/100204wai.html Thu, 4 Feb 2010 01:00:00 EST The FAA this week issued the final report on its call to action following the fatal crash of Colgan Airlines Flight 3407 last February outside Buffalo, N.Y. http://www.aopa.org/training/articles/2010/100204colgan.html Thu, 4 Feb 2010 01:00:00 EST The FAA plans to implement procedures and infrastructure to make general aviation operations in non-radar airspace and at small airports safer and more efficient, the agency said in a report Jan. 31. http://www.aopa.org/advocacy/articles/2010/100204nextgen.html Thu, 4 Feb 2010 01:00:00 EST Are you a member of an airport or pilot group at your home base? AOPA is compiling information on airport and pilot groups nationwide in order to build up grassroots advocacy efforts and engage pilots when their airport is under attack. http://www.aopa.org/advocacy/articles/2010/100204survey.html Thu, 4 Feb 2010 01:00:00 EST Washington State’s public-use airports would be protected from incompatible development under a bill being considered in the Senate. http://www.aopa.org/advocacy/articles/2010/100204washington.html Thu, 4 Feb 2010 01:00:00 EST The FAA has created inset charts of the Hudson River to make it easier for pilots to navigate the New York City Special Flight Rules Area. The charts, one of the SFRA and the other of the New York City skyline route, will be available free online to pilots starting Feb. 11. http://www.aopa.org/advocacy/articles/2010/100204nycsfra.html Thu, 4 Feb 2010 01:00:00 EST The FAA has finalized revisions to the sport pilot regulations that will expand the operating window for sport pilots in mountainous terrain and allow Part 141 training programs to use light sport aircraft, among other changes. http://www.aopa.org/advocacy/articles/2010/100204sportpilot.html Thu, 4 Feb 2010 01:00:00 EST Are we easing out of the recession? Hope so. Here’s some more ammunition for the positive thinkers: Cessna has delivered its 300th Mustang—to a retail customer in Australia; and Bombardier has delivered its 100th Challenger 605. http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/articles/2010/100204mustang.html Thu, 4 Feb 2010 01:00:00 EST The fatal crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407 last February outside Buffalo, N.Y., sent shock waves through the airline industry and beyond: The government’s response to issues brought to light by the crash could change the way general aviation pilots train. http://www.aopa.org/advocacy/articles/2010/100204colgan.html Thu, 4 Feb 2010 01:00:00 EST AOPA plans to attend the Northwest Aviation Conference and Trade Show in Puyallup, Wash. Expect to see AOPA Foundation President Karen Gebhart as the keynote speaker; her topics will include the state of general aviation, aviation security, airport preservation, and the perception of general aviation. http://www.aopa.org/advocacy/articles/2010/100204nwavconf.html Thu, 4 Feb 2010 01:00:00 EST Photographer Howard Levy shot aviation photos continuously starting in 1936 with a few years off for World War II. Even then he was a photographer for the Army Air Corps. The dedicated aviation photographer died Jan. 29 at his home in New Jersey at the age of 88. http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/articles/2010/100203levy.html Wed, 3 Feb 2010 01:00:00 EST With engine options, composite airframes, and lightweight digital electronics, the GA aircraft being built today are birds of a different feather from those manufactured just two decades ago. http://www.aopa.org/advocacy/articles/2010/100202cfr.html Tue, 2 Feb 2010 01:00:00 EST The Obama administration released a budget Feb. 1 that would hold the line on most aviation-related programs while investing more money in airspace modernization. The budget does not propose new aviation user fees, as last year's budget suggested it might. http://www.aopa.org/advocacy/articles/2010/100202nouserfees.html Tue, 2 Feb 2010 01:00:00 EST The 130,000 attendees at this week’s Singapore Airshow are watching company announcements for signs that the recession is ending. It appears that while it is ending, orders won’t return to normal until 2012. http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/articles/2010/100202singapore.html Tue, 2 Feb 2010 01:00:00 EST