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King Air 260 Expedites Response Time

King Air 260 Expedites Response Time

That’s Mission Critical:  King Air 260 expedites response time for national...

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FAA Proposes Rules For Powered-Lift Pilot Certification, Training

FAA Proposes Rules For Powered-Lift Pilot Certification,...

The FAA is proposing new rules to establish requirements for pilot certification...

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Trottenberg Confirmed As Acting FAA Administrator

Trottenberg Confirmed As Acting FAA Administrator

As expected, longtime senior bureaucrat Polly Trottenberg has been appointed Acting...

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Departing And Arriving

Departing And Arriving

When I earned my instrument rating many years ago, it was common to add the notation...

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VoltAero Secures Grant For Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Development

VoltAero Secures Grant For Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Development

VoltAero announced on Thursday that it has received a €5.6 million ($6 million)...

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Two Teams Complete 48-States Speed Record Attempts

Two Teams Complete 48-States Speed Record Attempts

Two teams have recently completed flights aiming to log the fastest time by plane...

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U.S. Navy Selects Students For 2023 Summer Flight Academy

U.S. Navy Selects Students For 2023 Summer Flight Academy

The U.S. Navy has chosen 28 high school students from across the country to attend...

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Best Of The Web: Early Analysis Of Citation Crash

Best Of The Web: Early Analysis Of Citation Crash

In this brief video, AOPA Air Safety Institute’s Richard McSpadden runs through...

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Poll: Has Smoke From Forest Fires Impacted Your Flying?

Poll: Has Smoke From Forest Fires Impacted Your Flying?

The post Poll: Has Smoke From Forest Fires Impacted Your Flying? appeared first...

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EAGLE And GAMI: Not A Transparent Process

EAGLE And GAMI: Not A Transparent Process

EAGLE is circling the wagons to favor an ASTM approval process instead of one by...

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Top Letters And Comments, June 9, 2023

Top Letters And Comments, June 9, 2023

This week's letters brought comments from readers about deferring maintenance, BasicMed,...

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Pictures of the Day: Gliding through a Maine sunset

Pictures of the Day: Gliding through a Maine sunset

Karissa Davan submitted this photo and note: "Pilot Ken Crowe is enjoying a sunset...

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The joy of exploring the world from above

The joy of exploring the world from above

After she discovered flight, Cynthia Doll notes: "My perspective changed. My world...

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Museum plans fly-in barbecue

Museum plans fly-in barbecue

The annual Father's Day weekend fly-in will include a BBQ lunch, the chance to see...

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Airforms now offers baffles for all Cessna 152s

Airforms now offers baffles for all Cessna 152s

The new baffles, which have undergone individual PMA approval, can be purchased...

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Baron’s left engine begins destroying itself mid-flight

Baron’s left engine begins destroying itself mid-flight

It is rather unsettling that the left engine on the aircraft was actively destroying...