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Flight Training Magazine

| May 1, 2025

Share the joy of flight

For newly minted pilots eager to build time, becoming a Young Eagles volunteer pilot can be a rewarding way to combine skill-building with meaningful impact.

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Advocacy

| October 17, 2024

Fulfilling a birthday wish

AOPA joined the Experimental Aircraft Association and the Make-A-Wish Foundation in Naples, Florida, to help grant a wish for a young aviation enthusiast on his ninth birthday.

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Article

| July 22, 2022

EAA’s One Week Wonder spreads the fun of kitplanes

Is it possible for a bunch of people—most of whom have little to no builder experience and don’t even know each other—to assemble an airplane in a week? Not only is it possible, but it is happening again at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022 in Wisconsin.

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Article

| February 10, 2022

Cherokees to Oshkosh 2022 registration now open

Piper Cherokee pilots are invited to join the 2022 mass arrival of Cherokees to Oshkosh for EAA AirVenture in Wisconsin.

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Article

| December 21, 2021

Close calls, bureaucratic nightmare most-read 2021 stories

Pilots love to learn from the mistakes of other pilots, so it was not unusual that our coverage of a midair collision became our most popular story of 2021, and worth noting that nobody was hurt in that accident. Then, the FAA threw a big wrench in flight training as we have known it for decades, and threw the book at Martha Lunken for flying under a highway bridge.

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Article

| September 14, 2021

Multiple scholarship windows open

Women in Aviation International (WAI), Sporty’s Flight Crew, Lightspeed Aviation, and the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals are continuing their commitment to grow the aerospace and aviation community through a multitude of scholarships.

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Article

| August 2, 2021

AirVenture dubbed a ‘huge, huge success’

After a coronavirus pandemic-induced year away from “The World’s Largest Airshow,” thousands of pilots celebrated a spectacular week of all things aviation during EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, July 26 to August 1.

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Article

| June 15, 2021

‘An absolute joy’

EAA AirVenture 2021 is quickly approaching, and the signs point to a crowded, happy aviation family reunion. Planning underway since the coronavirus pandemic caused EAA leaders to cancel the 2020 show has produced a range of adaptations, though converting massive quantities of airplane fuel into joyous noise remains central to the experience.

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Advocacy

| April 20, 2021

Aviation groups ask FAA for clarification on flight training rules

In the wake of a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on April 2, AOPA and other general aviation organizations sent a letter to the FAA, asking that the agency address “significant confusion and concern in the aviation community regarding the impact of the decision on compensated flight training.”

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Article

| March 29, 2021

New flight training, career-track scholarships open

A new student pilot scholarship in Georgia, 48 scholarships through Women in Aviation International (WAI), and career-track scholarships through the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) are open for applications.

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Advocacy

| December 21, 2020

AOPA joins industry effort to promote best charter practices

The General Aviation Dry Leasing Guide addresses concerns about illegal activity, including “sham dry lease” agreements, when chartering an aircraft without a crew.

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Advocacy

| November 25, 2020

Aviation groups strive to protect warbird flight training

AOPA and five other aviation associations have filed a “friend of the court” (amicus curiae) brief to provide background to a federal judge who is about to issue an opinion that could impact the future of flight training, especially as it pertains to training in warbirds and experimental aircraft.

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Article

| November 3, 2020

Remembering ‘EAA’s First Lady’

Audrey Poberezny, who helped found the Experimental Aircraft Association with her late husband Paul Poberezny, died in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, November 1 at age 95.

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Article

| June 5, 2020

AirVenture goes virtual

Another major event goes online to bring the aviation community together.

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Article

| May 1, 2020

EAA AirVenture canceled

EAA AirVenture officials held out hope as long as possible of keeping the popular summer airshow on schedule but ended up canceling the event for 2020.

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Article

| March 26, 2020

EAA: AirVenture decision point in May

The Experimental Aircraft Association staff is working from home, and advising pilots not to expect any final decision about EAA AirVenture until May.

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Article

| February 3, 2020

AOPA seeks to improve drone tracking

While AOPA supports remote identification of unmanned aircraft in broad terms, the rules that the FAA has proposed would impose needless burdens on recreational users and others who keep their aircraft in sight.

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Article

| July 23, 2019

EAA celebrates 50 years at Oshkosh

Despite drenching rains just prior to the start of EAA AirVenture 2019 that reduced aircraft arrivals to a trickle, Experimental Aircraft Association CEO Jack Pelton was in a celebratory mood on the opening day of the airshow.

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Article

| December 7, 2018

Industry leaders outline GA challenges for Wichita audience

The Wichita Aero Club celebrated its tenth anniversary by inviting a group of industry leaders to an On-Air Summit to provide an update on the state of general aviation.

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Advocacy

| December 7, 2018

City intends to use airport revenue to destroy pavement

In the latest edition of the melodrama surrounding Santa Monica Municipal Airport, the City Council has decided to move forward seeking bids to remove pavement at each end of the runway safety area (RSA) of its already shortened runway, funded entirely by airport revenue. But the city’s decision to dip into airport funds for a project that serves zero aeronautical purpose has led aviation groups to fight back once again.

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Advocacy

| October 11, 2018

Aviation groups urge FAA for clear, consistent ramp space charting

The heads of five major general aviation groups, including AOPA, sent a letter to FAA Acting Administrator Daniel Elwell asking the agency to standardize the labeling of airport ramp space and ensure that airport diagrams are clearly and accurately marked so pilots are better informed about available parking options.

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Article

| July 31, 2018

Patty Wagstaff headlines NTSB safety forum

Aerobatic great Patty Wagstaff delivered the keynote at the National Transportation Safety Board’s traveling “Safety Road Show” during a stop at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, July 24. Wagstaff was joined by general aviation safety panelists who discussed the causes of loss-of-control aircraft accidents and potential solutions to the vexing problem.

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Slideshow

| July 26, 2018

Military aircraft take AirVenture stage

Military aircraft—whether privately owned, meticulously restored warbirds, or aircraft from the current military inventory—have been a staple of EAA AirVenture, and the 2018 show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, is no exception.

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Article

| June 5, 2018

Sonex Aircraft founder John Monnett retires

Sonex Aircraft President and founder John Monnett retired June 2 from the kitplane manufacturing company that bills itself as “the sport aircraft reality check.”

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Article

| February 8, 2018

Low-cost autopilot approval list expands

The STC Group secured supplemental type certificate approval Feb. 6 that clears the way for Trio autopilot installations in Cessna 177, 180, and 185 models, adding to a growing list of lower-cost, modern autopilot retrofits available for legacy aircraft.

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Article

| July 28, 2017

AviationWorks4U provides road map to aviation career

Representatives from the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) said their associations are supporting AOPA's You Can Fly High School Initiative which teaches high school students aviation concepts through fun and interactive science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) curriculum.

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Article

| June 6, 2017

Scaled Composites seeking hires at EAA AirVenture

The innovators at California’s Scaled Composites are bringing the excitement of their private-sector space exploration program to EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, where company representatives will speak to potential employees.

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Article

| January 23, 2017

Poberezny home to open for visitors

The Oshkosh, Wisconsin, home of Experimental Aircraft Association Founder Paul Poberezny will soon open to the public, offering a glimpse inside the world of one of general aviation’s most famous names. Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co. announced it has purchased the Poberezny estate and will make it available for visits through EAA beginning this summer.

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Article

| January 4, 2017

EAA Founders' Innovation Prize competition returns

The Experimental Aircraft Association is inviting “doers, dreamers, and innovators” to submit ideas to counter loss-of-control accidents in amateur-built aircraft in its second annual Founders’ Innovation Prize competition.

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