Joby Aviation Inc. has claimed a new milestone in aviation history after completing a fully autonomous transcontinental flight across the United States. The flight utilized a retrofitted Cessna 208 ...

It may not look like it, but the AOPA Sweepstakes Aviat Husky is nearly ready to fly again. And when it does, it will have been repaired with all new parts—your prize Husky will be in “as new” ...

Michael Bremner is calling on fellow general aviation pilots to help him raise awareness of elder abuse, including financial crimes, and he plans to resume circling the famous piers in Santa Monica ...

I date myself when I tell you that I started my flying career with paper charts. True story: I spent almost two decades using paper charts before one of my instructors dragged me kicking and screaming ...

AOPA members unanimously approved bylaw changes that represent the most significant update to the organization’s governance since its founding. Director of Public and Media Relations Director of ...

Ask a new pilot what scares them most and the majority will say the radio—they worry about saying the wrong thing, interrupting someone, or sounding like a beginner. Digital Media Content Producer ...

On a wintry night in 1993, David Wartofsky departed Maryland’s Potomac Airfield (now inside the Washington, D.C., Special Flight Rules Area), flying under instrument flight rules in instrument ...

Call it Bonanza-ish. The Beechcraft QU–22B Pave Eagle is an amalgam of Beechcraft designs with the fuselage of a Bonanza, and the wings and landing gear of a Baron. Senior Director of Publications ...

The National Aviation Hall of Fame will present former AOPA President Mark Baker, and former AOPA Foundation President and Air Safety Institute Executive Director Bruce Landsberg, for their "profound ...

If your radio ever fails, remember there are other ways to communicate your intentions.

Potential energy (altitude) and kinetic energy (airspeed) are two “buckets of energy” that make up mechanical energy. The combination of throttle and configuration allows the pilot to determine how ...

Backcountry Flying Experience in Kalispell, Montana, is one part of a trio of unique operators offering seaplane training in a place few people readily associate with float flying—the Rocky Mountain ...