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AOPA’s final Fly-In for the year in Prescott, Arizona, became a huge success. Five hundred sixty-five aircraft flew in for the event, and a record number of attendees, right around 6,300, walked the flight line to attend seminars on a variety of topics, visit exhibitors and watch a miniature airshow featuring Melissa Andrzejewski, Skip Stewart […]

Good weather and a beautiful setting in Arizona at the Ernest A. Love Field in Prescott, where the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has one of two main campuses, became the perfect recipe for a record-breaking AOPA Fly-In this weekend. This was the final fly-in for the year, the third year AOPA has done its regional shows. […]

Space-exploration geeks with an idea to help NASA someday send vehicles to Mars and beyond are being sought by the space agency. NASA recently issued a call to U.S. citizens in private industry, academia and other government agencies for white papers that address a number of future space exploration challenges. Called the iTech Initiative, NASA’s […]

Flying Aviation Expo will likely keep attendees busy with more than enough aircraft-centric events and exhibits, but those looking to wind down and class things up will have to look no further than the Palm Springs Aviation Museum, where America’s Got Talent finalist Sal Valentinetti will perform live to cap off the weekend. The 21-year-old […]

The marketplace for new technology aimed at experimental aircraft has evolved into a breeding ground for low-cost instrument options promoting the new FAA strategy of allowing the installation of non-TSO’d equipment in certified airplanes. For now, Wichita-based ultralight builder Belite Aircraft’s new electric turn coordinator can only be installed on experimental aircraft. But industry insiders […]

In a September 23 letter to the National Transportation Safety Board, 21 general aviation associations wrote to voice their displeasure with the panel’s apparent role in a recent NBC Nightly News report on an aircraft accident that portrayed personal flying as a highly risky activity. The groups are urging the NTSB to “publicly convey that […]

Several aviation and tech industry leaders have joined Flying Aviation Expo’s weekend lineup, which promises to be packed with aircraft displays, educational workshops and seminars. The acclaimed HondaJet and Cessna Citation M2 will be on exhibit during the expo at the Palm Springs International Airport from October 20–22. Other aircraft displays will include the Aviat […]

After months of relentless mistreatment toward airport tenants, including evictions of aviation-related businesses, the city of Santa Monica is under investigation by the FAA, which is seeking to ensure the city is complying with its obligations with regard to the operation of the Santa Monica Airport. An FAA notice was issued only days after the […]

Tucson, Arizona-based Guardian Avionics on Tuesday received the first-ever FAA approval under the Non-Required Safety Enhancing Equipment (NORSEE) program to install noncertified products into certified aircraft. As outlined in PS-AIR-21.8-1602, Guardian is approved to mount all models of the Guardian Avionics iFDR panel mount line for the iPad and iPhone. The approval also allows all […]

Bombardier presented this year’s annual Safety Standdown award to the Honorable Robert L. Sumwalt III, Member of the National Transportation Safety Board, for his “outstanding commitment to aviation safety and his continuous efforts to develop more robust safety programs within the aviation industry.” Sumwalt has been a fierce advocate for improving safety in a variety […]