AOPA Pilot Magazine

The remnants of a radar dish lie smashed alongside a taxiway, and the metal pole that held it aloft is twisted and ripped from its cement foundation.

South central Idaho. One mile visibility in mist and light snow. Temperature negative 3, dew point negative 5 degrees Celsius. The VFR conditions forecast earlier now seem a mirage. A spring-cum-winter morning turned nasty that snatched the life of a young freight dog earning her place in a demanding arena.

By Don Abbott

Aviation has been part of my life for almost 60 years. Until recently, I flew a fully equipped, air-conditioned Beechcraft Bonanza F33A for business and pleasure.

The haunting call of a loon pierces the early morning stillness on Heckman Lake, a mirror-smooth body of water surrounded by towering Sitka spruce, hemlock, and pines in Southeast Alaska.

“Be Bold” is the theme and focus of WomenVenture activities as EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022 celebrates the fifteenth year of programming that encourages and supports women in aviation. The sixty-ninth edition of the Experimental Aircraft Association’s fly-in convention is July 25 through 31 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

By Sheila Harris

After high school, Tommy Files was working as an EMT and then a helicopter flight paramedic for Mercy Health in Springfield, Missouri, when an another pilot who owned a Beechcraft King Air approached him with a request.

This month marks 20 years since the beginning of the commercial space tourism industry.

The customer: Looking  for their first experimental.

Most spacecraft at the end of their lives are destined for a cemetery on Earth or a fiery cremation. Small spacecraft are dropped from orbit, blazing through the sky like a meteorite. Either they are completely consumed by the heat of reentry, or any remaining bits are too small to be a hazard to anyone on Earth.

Heading to EAA AirVenture? You’ll want to stop at the AOPA tent to check out AFTA, the latest innovation in flight training. We’ve been working on this web-based application for some time, and it’s truly ready for prime time. At AirVenture you can try out the AOPA Flight Training Advantage with our dedicated staff. Not going to the show? Here are answers to your questions from Chris Moser, AOPA Foundation senior director of flight training education.

Citing instances where ADS-B Out has been inadvertently left off or activated in the wrong mode, the FAA has suggested in a FAA Safety Briefing: How to Maximize the Benefits of Your ADS-B that pilots add a step to their preflight checklist regarding ADS-B.

Clouds on fire with lightning, thunder rolling through the sky—an impressive display Mother Nature puts on that’s enjoyable to watch from a distance, on the ground.

Welcome to the blue skies and green forests of the central Pacific Northwest.