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Senate committee advances bill lifting 'speed limit in the sky'
The Supersonic Aviation Modernization Act was created to open the national airspace system to civil supersonic flight.
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Starlink raises prices for GA pilots
Starlink's abrupt price hike prompted outcry from general aviation pilots.
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Everel single-blade propeller 1938, 2018
Bermudian Valley Airpark outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is like a lot of small airfields across the country: part airport, part living museum, part community center for local pilots and aviation enthusiasts. Among the antique and replica aircraft on th
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NYC Council reconsiders helicopter restrictions
The New York City Council advanced bills that attempt to ban helicopter operations from city-owned heliports, and ask the FAA to ban them from flying over the city.
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FAA publishes mental health recommendations
An Aviation Rulemaking Committee that included AOPA among many stakeholders released recommendations on how the FAA might break down barriers preventing pilots and air traffic controllers from seeking mental health care when needed.
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'I've lost both engines'
The pilot of a Bombardier Challenger 604 twinjet reported dual engine failure while turning to final and crashed while attempting an emergency landing on Interstate 75 near Naples, Florida, on February 9. Both pilots died, while a crewmember and two passe
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Endurance Test, Circa 1958
During the months of December 1958 and January and February 1959, two young men flew a mission-modified Cessna 172 around and around over the desert Southwest for 64 days, 22 hours, and 19 minutes. The world endurance record in a propeller-driven airplane
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GA moves closer to unleaded future
The FAA delivered September 1 the long-sought approval of an unleaded fuel now cleared to power every spark-ignition engine on any airframe in the general aviation fleet.
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FAA approves hundreds more engines to use unleaded avgas
The FAA has approved approximately 611 more engine models to burn General Aviation Modifications Inc.'s 100-octane unleaded avgas that, when combined with approvals announced in July, account for about 70 percent of the GA aircraft fleet's powerplants. An
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