Market Watch: VLJ update

Shakeout may be a mild characterization of the once populous field known as very light jets.

AV80R is colorful, capable

AOPA Expo

Boyer wins prestigious NBAA award

AOPA President Phil Boyer credited the 415,000 AOPA members, the association’s staff, and his wife Lois for his recognition Oct. 6 at the National Business Aviation Association’s annual convention in Orlando, Fla.

Human remains in Fossett’s airplane wreckage

A small amount of human remains has been found at the wreckage site of the Bellanca Decathlon flown by Steve Fossett on the day he disappeared in September 2007.

FAA needs to break down hurdles to ADIZ training

With the FAA’s mandate that all pilots who might fly within a 60-nautical-mile radius of the Washington, D.C., VOR/DME take awareness training for the area’s Air Defense Identification Zone, one would think the agency would make it easy to take. Not so.

Seastar makes a splash at NBAA show

An unusual amphibious airplane, asleep for more than 15 years, may be resurrected under plans announced by Dornier Seaplane Company.

Drifting on course: First-timer

Sitting across the desk from his IOE captain, Jeremy King could hardly believe that he was merely one hour away from becoming an airline pilot.

WAAS up?

In July 2003 a wonderful new era began for aviation. That was when WAAS capability was added to GPS navigation. Today, someone with a WAAS-enabled GPS receiver can shoot instrument approaches to altitudes as low as 200 feet above the runway’s elevation.

AOPA Featured Events

AOPA National Events

AOPA Expo 2008, San Jose, Calif. • November 6-8, 2008

Phil Boyer’s Speaking Engagements

AOPA Pilot Town Meeting with Phil Boyer • Fort Worth, Texas • Oct. 21
AOPA Pilot Town Meeting with Phil Boyer • San Antonio, Texas • Oct. 22
AOPA Pilot Town Meeting with Phil Boyer • Albuquerque, N.M. • Oct. 23
AOPA Pilot Town Meeting with Phil Boyer • Grand Forks, N.D. • Oct. 28
2008 Anniversary of Powered Flight Dinner • Dayton, Ohio • Dec. 17

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Test your knowledge of flying’s ups and downs

Mastering fundamental takeoff and landing skills requires attention to detail [...]
A place for paper in an electronic world

If you’re lucky enough to fly behind the latest in glass-cockpit technology [...]
Eclipse receives funding for plant in Russia

Eclipse has received the full $205 million it needed [...]

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AOPA Action

FAA seeks comments on proposed changes to ADS-B plan

Almost one year after the FAA released its implementation plan [...]
No user fees this year

On Sept. 30, the very day that FAA funding was set to expire [...]
Boyer advocates for GA in Alaska

AOPA President Phil Boyer received standing ovations for his presentations [...]
AOPA strong in changing times, Boyer tells pilots

General aviation has evolved greatly since its inception [...]

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