Cruising through smooth air toward your destination while enjoying a gentle tailwind, you revel in the speed, efficiency, and convenience of general aviation travel. After parking on the ramp, though, you need transportation, and at small, remote, or unattended airports finding it might be difficult.
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AOPA members can now book and manage all travel services at discounted rates, with no booking fees. Book discounted hotels, rental cars, and commercial airline tickets, all in one place with AOPA’s newest partner FlightBridge.
A week before Christmas, Bob Hepp, owner of flight school Aviation Adventures, invited AOPA to participate in the school’s Aviation Adventures Boxing Day Hudson Corridor Flight.
Grass strips often call to mind fat-tired Super Cubs on dogleg approaches in the backcountry, but no specialized aircraft or skills are required to enjoy many grass fields in our own backyard.
Popping out of the cloud deck at 1,200 feet on final IFR approach into Lakefront Airport (NEW) in New Orleans, the first thing that may impress you is the water all around it.
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