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Legislation that would update FAR Part 23 and streamline aircraft certification, the Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013, has now passed through the Senate and will go back to the House of Representatives where it is expected to pass (again). The House passed its version of the bill back in July with a 411-0 vote […]

Cirrus has created a new program to help train pilots about using the parachute on their aircraft, company spokesman Todd Simmons said at AOPA Summit this week. Activating the chute is a simple procedure, he said, but too often, pilots hesitate or decide not to pull when they should have. The new training aims to […]

Just as it was announcing features of the 2014 models of the SR20 and SR22, Cirrus also reported this week that development and testing work on the SF50 single-engine jet is moving rapidly forward with the construction of three test aircraft that begin advance flight testing next year. At AOPA Summit in Fort Worth, Texas, […]

Pilots now can access new enhanced pre-flight briefings online from Lockheed Martin Flight Services, and also can utilize a new easy open/close feature for their flight plans, the company announced on Thursday. Staffers at AOPA Summit introduced pilots to the new tools at their busy kiosk in the exhibit hall in downtown Fort Worth, Texas. […]

Just two months into his new job, AOPA President Mark Baker addressed an overflow crowd at AOPA Summit on Thursday morning, to lay out his vision for the future of the organization — and also revealed a hint at the “real reason” that this Summit will be the last. In response to a question from […]

A little over a year ago, Dynon attracted lots of eyeballs with its D1 Pocket Panel, a portable, battery-operated AHRS with its own color display. At AOPA Summit this week in Fort Worth, Texas, Dynon is following up with the D2, a similar product that retains the color display, but also communicates via wireless network […]

According to figures release by the FAA, fatal accidents involving aircraft registered in the experimental category fell 25 percent from 2012 to 2013, EAA reported. For 2012, 73 accidents involved fatalities in the category. In 2013, the number dropped to 55. The number of lives lost to accidents was also down, but by a lower […]

While Dynon was busy rolling out its D2 Pocket Panel gadget, Garmin showed up at AOPA Summit in Fort Worth, Texas with its own gadget, coincidentally also called D2. But Garmins version is a combination pilot watch and navigator with features reminiscent of the companys early portable GPS models. (The GPSmap 90 comes to mind.) […]

Seventy-seven-year-old non-pilot passenger John Wildey became his own rescuer when he took the controls of a Cessna 172 at night, Tuesday, and with the help of an instructor on the ground, landed safely at Humberside airport, UK, after the plane’s pilot lost consciousness. The pilot was removed from the cockpit after the landing and later […]

The AOPA Summit that opens on Thursday in Fort Worth, Texas, may be the last of its kind, but the turnout is strong — many of the events are sold out, and the convention floor is filled with more than 400 exhibitors, plus 70 aircraft on static display at nearby Meacham Field. Mark Baker, AOPA’s […]