The Turbine Pilot edition includes all of the stories in AOPA Pilot, plus a few additional articles written specifically for pilots and owners of turbine-powered aircraft. If you fly a turbine aircraft, or will transition into one in the near future, call Member Services at 800-USA-AOPA for more information.
In January, the FAA began accepting applications for its two Aviation Workforce Development Grant programs—a critical step to inspire and recruit the next generation of aviation professionals and maintenance technicians. AOPA has long championed this effort.
In early 2021, AOPA’s You Can Fly program launched the AOPA Flight Training Advantage—AFTA—which is a web-portal and iPad-based training program designed to help make the process of flight training more effective for the student, the CFI, and the flight school.
As part of its new 2021 events programming, AOPA has released plans for two 2021 Aviator Showcase events. Each showcase will be a single-day event designed to provide new product and aircraft information to pilots, aircraft owners, and prospective buyers.
AOPA honored pioneers in aviation and aviation safety during the fifth annual AOPA R.A. “Bob” Hoover Trophy Award presentation held virtually in February.
No, not that Kelly, the other one. Mark Kelly is a former astronaut, a new member of the U.S. Senate, and husband to former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.
The New York Times recently highlighted family farms that specialize in growing fresh ingredients and then baking them on site into tantalizing pizza pies.
In May 2022, a randomly selected pilot will win the first Grumman airplane ever offered in an AOPA sweepstakes—a speedy Grumman Tiger AA–5B. And, that winner could be you!
Aaron Benedetti was out for a Sunday afternoon at California’s Livermore Municipal Airport to catch up with his old college friend Darren Pleasance when he got the surprise many AOPA members dream about—the keys to the AOPA Sweepstakes Van’s Aircraft RV–10.
I had read many articles and warnings over the years, some in this magazine, about the danger of get-home-itis. You say to yourself, it will never happen to me. Oh, yeah? Like so many flying accidents, often it’s not one big thing that brings you down, but a series of small, seemingly unimportant and perhaps not even noticed decisions or incidents. This is my story.
In Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World, scientists Carl Bergstrom and Kevin West discuss black boxes, scientific methods complicated enough to make independent verification of the output difficult or even impossible by members of the general public.
Sam is a pilot, engineer, and serial entrepreneur who lives near Washington, D.C. About 10 years ago, he bought a 1966 Cessna 182J Skylane that is based and maintained in nearby Maryland. It’s been a pretty economical airplane to operate and maintain. Sam’s IA charges a flat rate of $1,200 for the annual inspection, and Sam told me that “I’ve never paid more than $3,300 for an annual inspection plus repairs.”
The best CEOs and entrepreneurs don’t come up with all the ideas themselves. Instead, they gather information from a variety of sources and adapt what is relevant and useful. Pilots should do the same.
We all know the unofficial advice about flying in convective weather: avoid all cumulus cloud buildups by at least 20 nautical miles. This is called “visual avoidance”—a nontechnical term meaning “stay far enough away that you can easily manage a safe passage around actively growing clouds.” It’s a simple rule, and yet I’m betting that many of us violate it on a more or less regular basis—especially on cross-country flights. Confession: I have.
