AOPA and California pilots are speaking out against a developer’s unsolicited plan to close the Oceano County Airport in Grover Beach so that it could be converted into residential and commercial uses.
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Barrington Irving, who in 2007 became the first African-American to fly around the world, received additional recognition of his achievements in February, which is designated Black History Month.
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Sunny and 42 degrees, the saturated blue sky is the first crack in the Wisconsin winter. Planted in the driveway like a human heliotrope I turned and opened my eyes in search of honking geese …

The White House will nominate Robert A. Harding, a retired major general with 33 years of Army experience, as head of the Transportation Security Administration, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced March 8.
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AOPA is urging area pilots and businesses to support Vista Field by attending a March 8 meeting that could decide the facility’s future.
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AOPA Foundation President Karen Gebhart traveled the Southeast this week to connect with pilots about helping general aviation serve their communities.
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When I saw the caller ID this morning with CNN’s address I figured something awful was up. Usually is.
“Can you talk about the Kennedy incident,” the producer asked me? Didn’t sound like she …

The Grand Forks, N.D., Air Force Base has drafted a plan to establish restricted airspace for flight by remotely piloted aircraft (commonly known as unmanned aerial vehicles). This new airspace would prevent general aviation aircraft …

Bills to protect Oklahoma airports from obstructions and incompatible land use have made it through House and Senate committees. The deadline for the bills to be heard on the House and Senate floor is March …

As lawmakers and regulators consider the proper response to the Feb. 18 crash of a Piper Cherokee into an office building in Austin, Texas, a supporter of general aviation in Congress says unnecessary restrictions on …