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OK3 Air at Heber City Municipal Airport in Heber City, Utah, is one of the most complained about fixed-base operators for high fuel prices. Image courtesy of Warren Morningstar.

AOPA forms Airport Access Advisory Panel

Photo by Mike Fizer.

Cross-border flying guide released

Distributing supplies at Ellington Airport (KEFD) to directly support U.S. Coast Guard families displaced by Hurricane Harvey. Photo courtesy of Robert Johnson.

Behind the scenes of grassroots success Operation Airdrop

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Bruce Landsberg. Photo by Christopher Rose.

White House intends to nominate longtime safety expert for NTSB seat

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Example of TFR established near Portland, Oregon around an area of wildfire hazards. Image courtesy of SkyVector.

Sponsored Training Tip: 'A high degree of public interest'

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King Schools announced a new iPad application to help Cessna Pilot Center instructors log flights, track syllabus progress, and electronically sign training records.

King Schools updates training course

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ASI Safety Tip: Aiming Point

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At Minute Man National Historical Park, the opening battle of the Revolution is brought to life as visitors explore the battlefields and structures associated with April 19, 1775, and witness the American revolutionary spirit through the writings of the Concord authors. Here, "Minute Men" march in a reenactment of the Revolutionary War's first battle, performed each April. Photo courtesy NPS.

The thinking pilot's getaway

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Day breaks over the University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport in Norman on Saturday, Sept. 9, welcoming AOPA's 2017 Norman Fly-In. Photo by Walt Strong.

Norman sets new fly-in record

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Some aircraft, like the Super Cub pictured here, are made for short takeoffs and landings. Watch as experts fly a Piper Cub, Quest Kodiak, Pilatus PC-12, and more in the Texas STOL Roundup Flight Demonstration at the AOPA Fly-In at Norman, Oklahoma, Sept. 9. Photo by Mike Fizer.

Texas STOL Roundup comes to Norman Fly-In

Red Bull Air Race at Indianapolis Oct. 14 – 15

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Photo courtesy of Kurt Kleiner, Acting National Airspace Program Manager BLM OR-WA State Office.

Wildfire ahead? Check for a TFR

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An American flag waves during a national holiday in Washington, D.C. iStock photo.

GA groups ask for longer term FAA funding extension

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