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Top Stories
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Article
Red Bull Air Race pilot Michael Goulian barely missed his first podium in years, snapping a dismal streak of first-round exits with a spot in the final four in Rovinj, Croatia, and vowing "there will be more." The season's third race was among the tightest in the series' history, with 0.148 seconds separating winner Hannes Arch from third-place finisher Matt Hall.
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Article
Sonex Aircraft CEO Jeremy Monnett and assembly mechanic Mike Clark were killed June 2 in an aircraft accident near the company's headquarters in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The two-seat, piston-engine Sonex SA crashed on approach to Wittman Regional Airport.
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AOPA Live This Week
A ditching was caught on tape, and Air Safety Institute Senior Vice President George Perry gives tips to save your life in the event of a forced landing on water. Plus, AOPA Live® shows you the very theatrical rollout of the new Dassault Falcon 5X business jet.
Watch AOPA Live This Week, June 4...
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Technique and Safety
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Accident analysis
What could possibly account for the crash of a meticulously maintained North American P-51D Mustang flown by an expert pilot in beautiful weather?
Read more in this special report from the Air Safety Institute.
Flash-based, login required
As the summer season heats up, so does the potential for encountering dangerous convective activity. Learn how to communicate effectively with ATC, how controllers describe precipitation, and what radar services they can offer with the Air Safety Institute's Weather Wise: Thunderstorms and ATC online course. Take the course...
IFR Fix
There was a bang, the instructor says, followed by a vibration in the control column. Did something on the cowling let go, striking the tail? Read more...
AOPA Premier Partner sponsored content
You planned the perfect flight to build your IFR confidence: 1,000-foot ceilings and stable clouds, a mission to bring your daughter home from a commercial airport to your home town, and your regular instructor on board to make sure it all worked out. Except it didn't. Your instructor is doing a charter elsewhere, and you're on approach in instrument conditions with your daughter up front—and now the instrument indications don't make sense. There's no time to lose in making your next move. What will you do?
Watch this short scenario video from PilotWorkshops, make your choice, and compare with other pilots...
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The flight review is an opportunity to brush up on maneuvers and make sure you're up to date on any changes since your last flight review or checkride. Do you know what the regulations require? Test your knowledge in this Air Safety Institute quiz.
Take the quiz...
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AOPA Fly-Ins
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Article
The Breitling Jet Team, aerobatic stars Michael Goulian and Sean D. Tucker, NTSB Chairman Christopher A. Hart, retired Navy Cmdr. Kirk S. Lippold, and filmmaker Brian Terwilliger are some of the big names headlining AOPA's Homecoming Fly-In in Frederick, Maryland, June 6.
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Health
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Pilot Protection Services
There is a potential for three FAA reporting obligations following a DUI-type event. Failure to make timely reports, as necessary, can have serious consequences.
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Technology
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Article
With consumer-grade unmanned aircraft selling like hotcakes, a California firm released a free online tool to help operators steer clear of trouble.
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Webinar
Struggling with a go/no-go decision? You have more resources available to you than you may realize. Learn about some of the tools available to pilots at www.1800wxbrief.com in a webinar with AOPA and Lockheed Martin June 17 at 8 p.m. Eastern time. Guest presenter Joe Daniele, a general aviation pilot and Lockheed Martin senior engineer, will discuss weather briefing, flight planning, and flight plan filing information available free to pilots through Lockheed Martin's Pilot Web.
Register...
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Opinion
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Blog
Opinion Leaders blogger Amy Laboda shares highlights from the Regional Airline Association conference, where FAA reauthorization, a pilot shortage, and more was discussed. Laboda writes that general aviation pilots should take an interest in what various aviation groups—both U.S. based and abroad—are saying about the topics, especially because "GA pilots have a stake in how the FAA's limited resources are parceled out."
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Gear
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Article
An update is near that will resolve a software bug in Apple’s 8.3 operating system that shut down data between GPS receivers and aviation navigation programs, Apple officials promise. Read more...
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Travel
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Article
Solar Impulse 2 was forced to land in Japan after a cold front made the Pacific Ocean crossing to Hawaii too dangerous to attempt. Pilot André Borschberg endured 44 hours, 10 minutes of flight time in the cramped cockpit, the longest solar flight to date. Read more...
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Financial
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Member benefits
You don't have to be a Fortune 500 company or multinational corporation to benefit from using a general aviation aircraft in pursuit of business. In fact, thousands of entrepreneurs and small companies currently use GA aircraft and gain a competitive advantage. Why not you?
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News and Notes
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Article
The good that pilots are doing to help others was celebrated May 30 with a Hollywood bash at the Los Angeles Science Center. Read more...
Article
Pilots returning from the Caribbean are failing to pick up transponder codes, contributing to the 8,000 scrambles NORAD has performed since 9/11. Read more...
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Article
Aviation legend Bob Hoover will be in attendance when the Aerospace Museum of California screens a recently released documentary about his life.
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Blog
Imagine being able to create an instrument approach while en route, and then fly the approach down to a minimum of 200 feet in 3/4 statute miles visibility. It's not as crazy as it sounds, writes blogger Markus Lavenson. Learn how IFR helicopter pilots are adapting approach templates to almost any location offshore in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Career Opportunities
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Aviation job board
The Charleston County, South Carolina, Sheriff's Office is seeking applicants for helicopter pilot vacancies. The Air Support Unit currently operates two Bell OH-58A helicopters equipped for NVG and FLIR operations. This unit provides law enforcement aviation capability to assist with missing persons, search and rescue, and patrol operations; vehicle pursuits; and VIP security, as well as large public event security.
Read the full job description now.
AOPA career opportunities
Ever dream of turning your passion for aviation into a career? We're looking for part time, temporary digital product support; a marketing project coordinator; accounting clerk; account executive, AOPA corporate partnerships; manager, airport policy; videographer, Air Safety Institute; senior director of government affairs (airport advocacy); director of government affairs (airspace/air traffic); aviation technical specialist; vice president, information and technology; outreach and events specialist; vice president for major and leadership gifts; director of studies, research, and analysis; and account executive. To learn more about other AOPA career opportunities,
visit AOPA Online.
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Question of the Week
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Question
True or false: Off-route obstruction clearance altitudes (OROCAs) guarantee ground-based navigation signal reception.
Answer
False. A published OROCA is intended to be used for situational awareness and emergencies. Signal coverage from ground-based systems is not guaranteed. (Source: Instrument Procedures Handbook, 2-27.)
Got a question for our technical services staff? Contact AOPA.
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Education and Seminars
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Flight Instructor Refresher Courses
Jun 13-14 - Orlando, Florida; Santa Clara, California; and Bloomington, Minnesota
Jun 20-21 - Sterling, Virginia
Jun 27-28 - Charlotte, North Carolina; Columbus, Ohio; and Phoenix, Arizona
Jul 11-12 - Parsippany, New Jersey; and Millington, Tennessee
For a complete schedule, see AOPA Online. Can't make it in person? Sign up for the Air Safety Institute's Online eFIRC.
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Air Safety Institute Safety Seminars
Jun 6 - Frederick, Maryland
Topics vary—for details and a complete schedule, see AOPA Online.
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Rusty Pilot Seminars
Jun 6 - Frederick, Maryland
Jun 20 - Winnemucca, Nevada
Jun 27 - Fullerton, California
Jun 28 - Greenwood, South Carolina
For a complete schedule, see AOPA Online.
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Aviation Calendar
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Check out user-submitted events from your region. To include an event or to search all events in the calendar, visit AOPA Online. AOPA does not endorse the events listed below, nor have ePilot editors edited the submissions. AOPA assumes no responsibility for events listed.
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Photo Contest
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Who's your favorite co-pilot?
Pilots have been sharing their favorite photos of how they share their passion for general aviation and flying with their best flying friends. Sporty's and AOPA selected a grand prize winner May 29. Congratulations to Jeff Fisher whose photo, "Bogs with the boy," was selected as the winner. Fisher will receive a one-year AOPA Premier Membership and a $200 Sporty's gift card.
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ePilot Editors:
Sarah Deener
Alyssa Miller
Jim Moore
David Tulis
Production Assistant:
Melissa Whitehouse
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Contributors:
Jill W. Tallman
Elizabeth Tennyson
Warren Morningstar
Alton K. Marsh
Dave Hirschman
Tom Horne
Ian J. Twombly
Dan Namowitz
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