GPS jamming solution overdue; Baker upbeat on GA


VOL 23, ISSUE 11	March 12, 2021

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Aircraft Maintenance: An inside look at tool calibration

Before using pressure and force gauges, torque wrenches, cable tensiometers, and other measurement tools on your aircraft, make sure the tools are properly calibrated. Read more >

Advocacy

High school curriculum, airport access key to growing GA

Inviting the public to the airport and providing aviation courses for high schoolers are key to broadening the general aviation community, AOPA President Mark Baker said March 9 during a livestreamed town hall. Read more and watch the town hall >

Advocacy

AD requires some Cessna Caravan elevator inspections

The FAA has issued an airworthiness directive requiring repetitive inspections of some Cessna 208 and Cessna 208B single-engine airplanes for loose elevator torque tube attach fasteners. Read more >

Health

Online resource

Medications database a resource for pilots

AOPA offers a list of FAA-allowed and disallowed medications for pilots who hold FAA-issued medical certificates. Under BasicMed, pilots and their physicians can discuss any medications being taken and their potential to interfere with the safe operation of an aircraft. Learn more >

Technology

Article

New life for Citation Excels

Citation Excels, built from 1998 to 2004, are now upgradable under a program created by three former Cessna experts. Read more >

Article

Bye Aerospace hints at electric twin

Bye Aerospace hinted at a potential eight-seat electric twin the same day it announced testing three whole-airframe airplane parachutes for its electric two-seat eFlyer 2. Read more >

Travel

Pilot magazine

Fly along the Chicago skyline

Chicago's skyline includes five of the nation's 13 tallest buildings. As you fly by, it'll be hard not to be impressed by mankind's aspirations to reach for the sky. Read more, watch a video, and view photos >

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Financial

AOPA Foundation focus

Goulian chairs Hat in the Ring Society

Few pilots embody passion for general aviation like Michael Goulian, who has now taken his support for our community to the next level. Read more >

Article

Textron ends King Air C90, Sovereign lines

Textron Aviation is ending production of its long-running King Air C90 turboprop line, as well as the mid-size Citation Sovereign+ jet. Read more >

Member benefit

How much airplane can I afford?

AOPA Aviation Finance Co. President Adam Meredith explains some of the factors that determine your spending limit when making an aircraft purchase. Read more >

News and Notes

Article

GA awards winners to be honored at AirVenture

The FAA and its general aviation industry partners announced the winners of the 2021 National General Aviation Awards, and will honor the selected flight instructor, aviation technician, and FAA Safety Team representative during EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in July. Read more >

Article

Meet Brittany Pink, aka 'The Pink Aviatrix'

As a pilot and flight data processor in Jamaica, Brittany Pink enjoys two unique perspectives on aviation. Read more >

Article

Top 5 female aviation influencers to follow

In honor of Women of Aviation Week, we share our top five favorite female aviation influencers. Read more >

Pilot Protection Services

Advice for interacting with the FAA

Here are some things pilots should consider doing—and not doing—in the case of an FAA ramp check, logbook inspection, phone call, notice of deviation, or aircraft accident or incident. Read more >

Daylight saving time begins March 14

If you live in an area that observes daylight saving time, don't forget to move your clocks forward one hour March 14. Remember that the conversion to Coordinated Universal Time will change, too. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's time conversion chart can help you avoid confusion.

Airworthiness advisories

Career Opportunities

Aviation job board

Job of the week: Part 141 chief flight instructor, Snohomish Flying Service

Snohomish Flying Service is seeking a fixed-wing chief flight instructor for an active Part 141 flight school located in the Puget Sound region of Washington state. Read the full description and apply today >

AOPA career opportunities

Join the AOPA team

Ever dream of turning your passion for aviation into a career? AOPA is looking for a digital marketing coordinator and a web app developer. To learn more about these and other AOPA career opportunities, visit AOPA Online >

Question of the Week

Question

Will Prohibited Area P-67 surrounding the Kennebunkport, Maine, residence of former President George H.W. Bush, who died in 2018, ever be retired?

Answer

According to the Secret Service, former President George W. Bush still uses the property, so there is a continuing requirement to retain the prohibited area. AOPA queried the FAA in January about this airspace and has not yet received a response. Read the full answer and join the discussion >

This discussion is from our online Pilot Information Center, where you can ask questions, contribute answers, earn badges, and join our growing pilot community online. Got a question for our technical services staff? Contact AOPA.

Education & Seminars

AOPA's in-person educational courses and seminars have been canceled or postponed in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Stay sharp with our webinars, podcasts, and videos.

Upcoming AOPA webinars

Mar. 18, 6 p.m. EDT	AOPA Rusty Pilots - Webinar edition (Fort Myers, Florida)
Mar. 18, 7 p.m. EDT	Avoiding the dangers of convective weather
Mar. 24, 6 p.m. EDT	AOPA Rusty Pilots - Webinar edition (Cleveland, Ohio)
Apr. 1, 12 p.m. EDT	AOPA Rusty Pilots - Webinar edition

See the full webinar schedule in our online Pilot Information Center. (Log in to our online Pilot Information Center using your AOPA website username and password to view these events.) View our recently recorded webinars (registration required).

Latest AOPA Pilot Lounge videos

John Mohr, Piaggio Royal Gull

CST Flight Services COVID-19 travel guides

Earthrounder, crash survivor, and public speaker Ryan Campbell

George Antoniadis - PlaneSense

You Can Fly Champions

How a PPS panel attorney protects AOPA members

For a full list of Pilot Lounge videos, see AOPA Online.

AOPA podcasts

'Ask the A&Ps': 'If it moves, squirt it with something'

'Hangar Talk': Musician, pilot, and TV personality Nick Hoffman

'Hangar Talk' Flight Time series: Jamie Patterson-Simes

'Pilot Briefing': Week of Mar. 8, 2021

'There I was...': Kelly Keller

'Never Again': In the dark

'Pilot Protection Services Podcast': Predicting the future

To see all AOPA podcasts, visit AOPA Online.

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