Pilots for the planet; Dallas midair update


VOL 24, ISSUE 50	December 16, 2022

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Top Stories

Slideshow

Flying for our future

Leading nonprofit conservation flying organization LightHawk is helping preserve ecosystems across the United States, Canada, and Mexico with its team of volunteer pilots, aircraft, and photographers. (Photo courtesy of LightHawk.) Read more and view photos >

Fly with AOPA

Mourning a record-setter; GlaStar adventures; Vintage aircraft

Col. Joseph Kittinger, a U.S. Air Force veteran whose 1960 skydive set records, died December 9. Also, we catch up with two outdoor adventurers and their GlaStar and take you to a vintage aircraft fly-in. Watch Ep. 10 >

Technique and Safety

Early Analysis

Dallas airshow midair investigation update

The preliminary NTSB report prompted new questions about the fatal accident on November 12 during the Wings Over Dallas airshow, including whether the choreography changed in the air. Read more and watch the video >

Online resource

Learn from 'CFI to CFI'

Insights on crew resource management and human factors, and checkride answers, await you in the latest AOPA Air Safety Institute CFI to CFI newsletter. Read more >

Online resource

Volunteer pilots: Balancing safety and compassion

Do you have a passion for compassion? If so, consider volunteering your piloting services to a worthy cause. This AOPA Air Safety Institute Safety Spotlight provides the steps to get you started as a public benefit pilot.

AOPA Premier Partner created content

Do you lean during taxi?

When does it help and when is it dangerous? See the poll results from over 20,000 pilots, read the helpful discussion, and get expert tips from PilotWorkshops >

Advocacy

Congress moves to eliminate FAA LODA requirement

The U.S. House of Representatives approved a measure championed by AOPA to reverse an FAA policy that grounded many pilots in 2021. Read more >

Advocacy

AOPA responds to PSI reimbursement decrease

PSI, the contractor responsible for providing FAA knowledge tests, notified third-party test centers that the reimbursement rate will be reduced by more than 65 percent for most exams, effective January 1. Read more >

Advocacy

FAA weather camera network extends across the country

Weather cameras have grown more capable and indispensable for pilots planning flights to areas served by this growing network of powerful weather intelligence tools. Now is your chance to ask for camera coverage. Read more >

News from the Eastern region

Advocacy

Action needed to stop New York noise bill

AOPA asked New York members to contact Gov. Kathy Hochul and urge her to veto legislation that would enable frivolous lawsuits over helicopter noise. The governor has until December 23 to veto the bill that aviation advocates strongly oppose, or it will become law.

Health

Pilot protection services

Everything is different at night

What's the difference between flying during the day and flying at night? The simple answer is, pretty much everything. Read more >

Technology

Article

Pulitzer race to resume in May

Pilots and aviation innovators will compete for the first Pulitzer Trophy awarded in decades—with an electric twist. Read more >

Gear

Article

Wright's original angle of attack indicator

That "innovation" in or just above many general aviation instrument panels that shows the angle between wing and wind was actually invented not long after the Wright brothers' first flight on December 17, 1903. Read more >

Travel

Image Gallery

A dash from Spain to Norway

Unusually favorable weather prompted a long dash from Spain to Norway in a Piper Super Cub. Read more >

Financial

AOPA Aviation Finance

How does AOPA choose its lenders?

Aviation financing is a specialty niche. Most commercial banks are unfamiliar with its nuances, so that in itself is a limiting factor for lenders. Read more >

News and Notes

Article

Legendary high-altitude record-setter dies

U.S. Air Force Col. Joseph Kittinger, a fighter pilot who flew high enough in a balloon to see the curvature of the earth during a record-setting 1960 skydive, died at age 94 on December 9. Read more >

Article

United Aviate trains for upset recovery and prevention

United Aviate Academy has partnered with Aviation Performance Solutions in Mesa, Arizona, to provide upset avoidance and recovery training. Read more >

Podcast

'Ask the A&Ps': 'You have two options and a top overhaul isn't one of them'

Questions about morning sickness, slow Skyhawks, supply chain problems, and more keep the hosts busy in the latest episode. Listen on AOPA Online and submit your questions.

Pilot protection services

Demystifying 709 exams

The FAA claims that 709 rides are not punitive; that is likely of little comfort to a pilot subject to a reexamination. Read more >

Career Opportunities

Aviation job board

Job of the week: Customer support distribution and logistics specialist, Gulfstream

Gulfstream is hiring a customer support distribution and logistics specialist to develop and use a solid understanding of all regulatory and quality practices to perform the inspection, storing, and shipment of material to support AOG requirements and distribution needs in all Gulfstream markets. Read the full description and apply today >

AOPA career opportunities

Join the AOPA team

Ever dream of turning your passion for aviation into a career? AOPA is looking for a digital media photo editor, a flight training initiative specialist, an aviation event specialist, an email marketing coordinator, an Aviation Finance loan assistant, a data entry/travel products representative, and a vice president of membership and event marketing. To learn more about these and other AOPA career opportunities visit AOPA Online >

Question of the Week

Question

What is the Instrument Flight Procedures Information Gateway?

Answer

The IFP Information Gateway is an FAA tool you can use to get answers to questions about instrument procedures that are otherwise hard to find, such as whether a seemingly illogical minimum altitude on a published procedure is a misprint, or done for good reason. Pilots can also use it to view all current procedures for an airport, get notifications for specific airports, learn about procedures in development, and more. Join the discussion >

This discussion is from our online Pilot Information Center, where you can ask questions, contribute answers, earn badges, and join our growing pilot community online. (Log in to the online Pilot Information Center using your AOPA website username and password to see this discussion.) Have a question for our technical services staff? Contact AOPA.

Education & Seminars

AOPA Rusty Pilots seminars

Jan 28	Orlando, Florida; and Carlsbad, California
Feb 18	Buckeye, Arizona
Feb 25	Puyallup, Washington
Mar 4	Queensbury, New York; Austinburg, Ohio; and Billings, Montana

For a complete schedule, visit our online Pilot Information Center. (Log in to our online Pilot Information Center using your AOPA website username and password to view these events.)

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