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You can get the latest aviation news from AOPA delivered directly to your desktop by subscribing to our RSS feeds. We have two feeds: AOPA News includes all news stories from our home page (www.aopa.org) and our members home page. What's New @ AOPA Online includes all of the news stories, plus everything else that is added or updated on our Web site.

If you have a personal page on an online service like My Yahoo!, Google Fusion, My MSN, Bloglines, or Newsgator, simply click on one of the buttons below to subscribe to the feed.

You can also click on one of the "XML" buttons and copy and paste the URL into your preferred RSS reader (see "What's RSS?" for a link to popular readers).

Feed contents: McCain VP nominee has GA connections Sen. John McCain's surprise choice of running mate, Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, has a positive association with general aviation. Fri, 29 Aug 08 14:54:46 EDT FAA intends to reduce VOR network soon The FAA has confirmed to AOPA that it is making plans to reduce the network of VORs across the country, beginning in 2010. Thu, 28 Aug 08 12:52:03 EDT AOPA calls on FAA to broaden support for GA The FAA needs to show even greater support for general aviation than what is in a key short-term strategic planning document known as the FAA Flight Plan. Fri, 29 Aug 08 8:40:40 EDT AOPA helps keep vintage aircraft flying The FAA has issued a draft advisory circular, providing guidance on parts and materials substitutions needed to maintain the safety of old or out-of-production aircraft. Wed, 27 Aug 08 9:36:35 EDT A fuel-saving announcement from your ASI The airspeed indicator can tell you a great deal about how to fly more efficiently, but few pilots know how to decode its fuel-saving message. Tue, 26 Aug 08 16:07:06 EDT

Feed contents: 'AOPA ePilot' The August 29, 2008, issue of AOPA's weekly e-mail newsletter. Thu, 28 Aug 08 17:51:34 EDT Proposed releases of airport property These airports are seeking release of airport property. If your airport is listed, you should review the request and file your comments. Fri, 29 Aug 08 13:33:31 EDT McCain VP nominee has GA connections Sen. John McCain's surprise choice of running mate, Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, has a positive association with general aviation. Fri, 29 Aug 08 14:54:46 EDT 'AOPA ePilot Flight Training Edition' The August 29, 2008, issue of AOPA's weekly e-mail newsletter. Thu, 28 Aug 08 17:49:23 EDT FAA intends to reduce VOR network soon The FAA has confirmed to AOPA that it is making plans to reduce the network of VORs across the country, beginning in 2010. Thu, 28 Aug 08 12:52:03 EDT AOPA calls on FAA to broaden support for GA The FAA needs to show even greater support for general aviation than what is in a key short-term strategic planning document known as the FAA Flight Plan. Fri, 29 Aug 08 8:40:40 EDT AOPA helps keep vintage aircraft flying The FAA has issued a draft advisory circular, providing guidance on parts and materials substitutions needed to maintain the safety of old or out-of-production aircraft. Wed, 27 Aug 08 9:36:35 EDT A fuel-saving announcement from your ASI The airspeed indicator can tell you a great deal about how to fly more efficiently, but few pilots know how to decode its fuel-saving message. Tue, 26 Aug 08 16:07:06 EDT 'AOPA ePilot Flight Training Edition' The August 22, 2008, issue of AOPA's weekly e-mail newsletter. Thu, 21 Aug 08 18:30:21 EDT 'AOPA ePilot' The August 22, 2008, issue of AOPA's weekly e-mail newsletter. Thu, 21 Aug 08 18:38:46 EDT Airports where Airport Support Network volunteers are needed AOPA is recruiting Airport Support Network volunteers for these airports. Fri, 29 Aug 08 9:29:46 EDT

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What's RSS?

RSS — Really Simple Syndication — uses a technology called XML to deliver headlines and news summaries to your desktop or Web browser. With RSS, you'll know instantly whenever something new appears on our Web site. (An RSS feed is different from a podcast; there is no audio or video in AOPA's RSS feed.) XML is a "language" similar to HTML, the code that tells browsers how to display a Web page. Your RSS reader automatically checks our RSS page to get the latest information.

To subscribe to an RSS feed, you can use an online service like My Yahoo!, Google Fusion, or a number of other services [see "News to your desktop"].

The latest version of the Firefox browser has a function called "Live Bookmarks," which uses RSS feeds to update automatically with the latest content. You can also subscribe directly to RSS feeds with Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7. (Although version 7 has been released to the public, it's a beta version, meaning that there still may be changes to the program to correct issues discovered by mass testing.)

You can also use an RSS reader or news aggregator. Readers and aggregators are available as stand-alone applications or as a plug-in for your browser or e-mail program. They're available as freeware (no cost), shareware (minimal cost), or as commercial software. You can find reviews of many of the most popular readers on c/net.com.

You're in control

Remember, with any RSS feed, you're in control. You can decide which news feeds you subscribe to and turn them off when you want. Most readers also allow you to set how often the reader checks for updated content.

If you want to know more about the technicalities of RSS, you can find more information on Wikipedia.