“Some airplane owners look for bargains,” begins a new video in the FAA’s “57 Seconds to Safety” video series, warning against shopping for the best price for your next annual.
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A Swift reunion
The 55th annual Swift Museum Foundation’s annual convention brought hundreds of delighted aircraft owners, pilots, and aviation enthusiasts to Gillespie County Airport (T82) in Fredericksburg, Texas, May 29-June 2, 2024.
A true vintage gem
Oklahoma pilot Danny Petersen loves “old school airplanes,” like his Fairchild 24W-9.
North Carolina airport prepares for golf championship
Moore County Airport (KSOP) is ready for an influx of airplanes when the U.S. Golf Championship takes off June 13.
What we can learn from accident reports
Among the most popular features in General Aviation News are the NTSB accident reports and excerpts from reports made to the Aviation Safety Reporting System (NASA reports). Readers share the lessons they’ve learned to avoid similar mishaps.
Seeing double
When most pilots hear “twins,” they can be forgiven for thinking of airplanes with two engines. But in this case, the twins are pilots: 17-year-old identical twins Sophia and Scarlette McIntyre, students at Albuquerque Aviation Academy, who earned their private pilot certificates before graduating from high school.
Video: Memorial Day fly-over
Each year, the Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa, Idaho, organizes a Memorial Day formation warbird flight over cemeteries, hospitals, and sites around Boise, Idaho, to honor military members we have lost.
A Flying Start
For EAA Chapter 534 at Leesburg International Airport (KLEE) in Florida, the 2024 Flying Start program brought some familiar faces to the airport — all 10 adults who participated in this year’s program were parents or relatives of recent Young Eagles.
A fishy story
A one-of-a-kind design from world-renowned artist Derek DeYoung is featured on the Pilatus PC-12, reflecting the passion Duncan Aviation Board of Directors Chairman Todd Duncan has for fishing and the outdoors