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REP. DARIN LAHOOD FOCUSES ON FACILITATING ECONOMIC GROWTH THROUGH AVIATION
Rep. LaHood Hosts General Aviation Roundtable PEORIA, IL— Today Congressman Darin LaHood hosted a General Aviation Round Table at Mount Hawley Auxiliary Airport to bring together general aviation stakeholders and pilots to discuss the transportation issues facing small airports, rural … Continue reading
AOPA & EAA Statement On Third Class Medical Reform & The Proposed FAA Extension
Published in Midwest Flyer – Aug/Sept 2016 The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) released the following statements after the announcement that Congress will include Third Class Medical Reform in proposed FAA extension legislation. … Continue reading
Time To Modernize!
by Mark R. Baker President & CEO Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine Aug/Sept 2016 We all know the general aviation fleet is getting older. In fact, the average age of a single-engine piston airplane in … Continue reading
Posted in AOPA, Aug/Sept 2016, Columns, From AOPA Headquarters
Tagged AOPA, General Aviation, Mark R. baker, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Part 23 airplane
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AOPA Calls UAS Task Force Recommendations, “A Good Start”
FREDERICK, MD – The FAA announced, November 23, 2015, that it has accepted the final recommendations of its Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Registration Task Force Aviation Rulemaking Committee, and has begun the rulemaking process, moving the agency one step closer … Continue reading
Posted in AOPA, February/March 2016, Sections
Tagged AOPA, Drone, Jim Coon, UAS, Unmanned Aircraft Systems
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Why Mentorship Is Important & Easier Today Than Ever Before!
by Dave Weiman I don’t think very many of us would be in aviation today if it were not for the selflessness of a “mentor.” For myself, I always had an interest in flying, but did not take that initial … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Columns, Dialogue, February/March 2016
Tagged AOPA, Dave Weiman, Mentorship, Midwest Flyer Magazine
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Volk Field Proposes Airspace Changes
The Volk Airspace Initiative Draft Environmental Assessment and Draft FONSI will be posted for public comment beginning January 15, 2016. Information will be available at this website: http://dma.wi.gov/DMA/vfsaa/main. The public comment period to the Federal Aviation Administration will run for … Continue reading
Doolittle Raider, Lt. Col. Dick Cole, Pays Visit To AOPA
FREDERICK, MD. – Lt. Col. Dick Cole, one of the two surviving Doolittle Raiders from World War II, visited the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s (AOPA) National Aviation Community Center (NACC) at Frederick Municipal Airport, as did the B-25, “Panchito.” … Continue reading
Posted in All Headlines, AOPA, Dec2015/Jan2016, Headlines, People
Tagged AOPA, Doolittle Raider, Lt. Col. Dick Cole
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AOPA Launches Pro Pilot
FREDERICK, MD – The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has launched “Pro Pilot,” a new level of membership available exclusively to professional pilots. For $21.99 per month, Pro Pilot provides services and protections to professional pilots whose livelihood depends … Continue reading
AOPA Announces 2015 Flight Training Award Recipients
FREDERICK, MD – The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has selected its fourth annual Flight Training Excellence Award recipients including top flight schools and flight instructors ranked by more than 7,100 flight students in AOPA’s Flight Training Excellence Poll. … Continue reading
AOPA Applauds Announced Senate Markup of Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2
FREDERICK, MD – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation has set Nov. 18 as the date to move S. 571, better known as the Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2 (PBR2), forward. Third-class medical reform is among the provisions … Continue reading
Posted in AOPA, Government/Legislation, News
Tagged AOPA, Mark Baker, Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2 (PBR2), third-class medical
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