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I Never Wanted to Fly Gliders
Author Chaz Adams was inspired at a young age to become a pilot. Not long after the movie Top Gun was released his neighbor took him up in a Cessna 172
Keep Cataracts Out Of The Cockpit: Good Vision Goes Beyond Wearing Glasses.
It’s easy to take your vision for granted. The Vision Council of America estimates that up to 75 percent of adults need glasses, but most people never think twice about eye health until there’s a problem. According to the National Eye Institute, though 80 percent of blindness is preventable
Jacqueline Ruiz chronicles the state of contemporary Latina aviation professionals in her recent work
Ms. Jacqueline Ruiz is many things: one of the few Latina sports airplane pilots in the U.S; a social entrepreneur and a prolific publisher as well as a cancer survivor.
Breakfast Fly-In, Sort Of
Wischmeyer discusses electrical system errors, Covid-19 vaccines, and the South Carolina Breakfast Club
Slowly Emerging From Our Homes
Emboldened with vaccines, many will take to the roads. Some of us pilots will rush to the airport, dust the snow from our airplanes and take to the air. If you do travel, it is advised to select a place where crowds will be at a minimum and where you can engage in most activities out of doors. Stuart J. Faber has just the ticket in mind.
Two For One: Dual AirVenture Air Show Performances Promote Social Distancing
An innovative air show format to promote social distancing will be part of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021, as the afternoon air show will at times feature a split performance area that accommodates two acts flying at the same time.
A New Era: AirVenture Planning Through Unknowns
Coordinating the countless moving parts of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is a challenge in the best of times, but coming back from 2020's COVID-caused cancellation raises expectations regarding health and safety measures in planning this year's event on July 26-August 1.
IoT Redefines the Future of the Aviation Sector
Having proven itself as a great bonanza to the transportation sphere at sea and on land, the Internet of Things has now come so far as to set up its merit in the sky as well. The IoT does have efficiency to craft highly beneficial revenue streams for airlines.
Bringing Homebuilder’s Dreams To Life And Readying The Next Generation:
This month, In Flight USA is pleased to feature the story of Freeflight Composites, a composite homebuilt aircraft company located just north of Colorado Springs, Co.
Situational Awareness
In this month's In Flight USA editorial, Ed Downs discusses the necessities of situational awareness
Coming To The Cockpit: Real-Time Special-Use Airspace Updates
An AOPA-championed effort to push real-time status of military operations areas (MOAs) and other types of special-use airspace (SUA) into the cockpits of aviators has been included in the National Defense Authorization Act.
A Lesson Learned the Hard Way
AOPA President and CEO Mark Baker tells us why numbers aren't always what they seem.
NAS Report Confirms 100LL Unleaded Replacement Complexities
The National Academy of Sciences on Jan. 12 released a report that studied how to reduce lead emissions and exposure from aviation fuel.
ATP Flight School Forms Pilot Pathway With Frontier Airlines
ATP, with one of the world's largest flight training fleet with factory-new Garmin G500- equipped Piper Archers and Seminoles, and technologically advanced Cessna 172s reliably maintained by ATP safety-focused maintenance centers - has now formed a pilot-hiring alliance with Frontier Airlines.
Opening The Gateway To Aviation Careers
Annamarie Buonocore sits down with Pete Parker of Pathways to Aviation a Reno, Nev.-based program has coached hundreds of young people into aviation degree programs and careers.
AOPA's Baker Continues Role On FAA Drone Committee
AOPA's President & CEO Mark Baker has been appointed to another two-year term on the FAA's Drone Advisory Committee.
Piper Wing Spar Airworthiness Directive To Take Effect On Feb. 16
The FAA announced the airworthiness directive (AD) regarding wing spars on certain models of Piper PA-28 and PA-32 will take effect Feb. 16, 2021.
AirVenture 2021 Planning Continues - Advance Tickets On Sale
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021, which will be held July 26-Aug. 1 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, continues in the planning and organizing mode. A
Terrafugia Announces FAA Special Light-Sport Airworthiness Certificate
Terrafugia, Inc. announced on Jan. 26 that it has reached a significant milestone by obtaining an FAA Special Light-Sport Aircraft (LSA) airworthiness certificate for its Transition roadable aircraft.
AERO 2021 To Be Held In The Summer
AERO 2021 has been postponed until the Summer due to Covid-19 restrictions.