In this weeks show: The AOPA Sweeps Cessna 170 hits another milestone, the Pulitzer Electric Aircraft Race has been postponed, @eppsaviation has been purchased by a national FBO firm, and we shine the pilot spotlight on Jack Mckeon (https://www.instagram.com/pilotjackryan/) 🎉

If you’d like to be featured on next week’s pilot spotlight and for a chance to be featured in AOPA Pilot magazine, send us a DM, and if you aren’t already an AOPA pilot, we’d love for you to join us: https://www.aopa.org/membership
See you next week!


AOPA Sweeps Cessna 170
https://aopa.org/membership/sweeps
Pulitzer Electric Aircraft Race postponed
https://aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2023/january/31/pulitzer-electric-aircraft-race-postponed
AOPA Fly-in at the Buckeye Air Fair
https://aopa.org/community/2023/buckeye-air-fair

#lightninground #aopa #aviation #generalaviation #pilot #airplane #flying #cessna


The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is the largest community of pilots in the world, providing aviation advocacy, education & inspiration. AOPA has represented the freedom to fly for all pilots since 1939. To learn more about becoming a member visit https://www.aopa.org/membership

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The AOPA Sweepstakes Cessna 170B’s new 195-horsepower Continental Prime certified IO-370 engine and Hartzell Trailblazer constant-speed propeller are installed and running! Just listen to the beautiful sound of those 195 horses! First flight is coming up soon!

We highlight San Martin Airport in Santa Clara County, California, where 100LL is banned, and AOPA Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Jim Coon brings you a behind-the-scenes update on multiple efforts for an unleaded avgas replacement, including GAMI’s G100UL that has recently started selling its STC for the fuel.

Fall in love with aviation all over again with Fly with Bruno. https://www.youtube.com/c/FlyWithBruno

In the news:
--Van’s Aircraft releases updates on the high-wing, off-airport RV-15. https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2023/february/02/vans-drops-further-rv-15-hints
--Bye Aerospace has received FAA approval paying the way toward Part 23 Amendment 64 certification for the eFlyer 2. https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2023/january/26/eflyer-2-one-step-closer-to-certification
--End of an era for the Boeing 747, the last one delivered recently to Atlas Air.
--2023 AOPA Foundation Scholarship Program deadline is coming up February 10, so get your applications in! https://www.aopa.org/training-and-safety/students/aopa-flight-training-scholarships

Special thanks to Dave Stoots, owner of Stoots Aviation https://stootsaviation.com/, who holds the supplemental type certificate for the Continental Prime engine http://www.continental.aero/Prime/Continental_Prime_Certified_370_Engines.aspx and Hartzell Trailblazer propeller https://hartzellprop.com/products/top-prop/new-top-props-trailblazer/ on Cessna 170s. Dave and the crew at the Barnstormer’s Workshop https://barnstormersworkshop.com/ have been working for weeks installing the engine and propeller to get it running and ready for its first flight!

No purchase, membership, or contribution necessary. See official rules at aopa.org/sweeps

Send us your favorite flying videos—you just might see them on an upcoming show! https://spaces.hightail.com/uplink/AOPALive     

Posted 2/3/23   

#aopa #aviation #flywithaopa #generalaviation #pilot #flying #airplane #cessna #boeing

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is the largest community of pilots in the world, providing aviation advocacy, education & inspiration. AOPA has represented the freedom to fly for all pilots since 1939. To learn more about becoming a member visit https://www.aopa.org/membership

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Bruno Brasileiro (@FlyWithBruno ) has loved aviation since his childhood in Brazil and when his career brought him to the United States, he had the opportunity to pursue his dream and become a pilot. Bruno is an instrument rated private pilot, owns a 1977 Grumman Cheetah, and shares his flying experiences online with the hope to inspire others to pursue aviation.
Follow Bruno on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fly_with_bruno/
Follow Bruno on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FlyWithBruno

#aopa #flywithbruno #aviation #generalaviation #pilot #pilotlife #airplane #grummancheetah #flying

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is the largest community of pilots in the world, providing aviation advocacy, education & inspiration. AOPA has represented the freedom to fly for all pilots since 1939. To learn more about becoming a member visit https://www.aopa.org/membership

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We chat with pilot, mechanic, and teammate to Aviation 101’s Josh Flowers, Chelsea Smith, aka @highmaintenance_chels on Instagram (www.instagram.com/highmaintenance_chels/). Plus the latest news.

Haines is a Legend https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2023/january/23/haines-joins-ranks-of-legends
Bessie Coleman, meet Barbie https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2022/april/20/bessie-coleman-to-appear-on-2023-us-quarter
Software fix for GFC500 https://aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2023/january/12/faa-approves-software-fix-for-garmin-gfc-500-autopilot
AOPA rallies FTC on FBO pricing https://aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2023/january/19/aopa-asks-another-federal-agency-to-act-on-fbo-fee-transparency

#aopa #highmaintenancechels #aviation101 #fly #airplane #aviation #Garmin #faa #pilot #flywithaopa

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is the largest community of pilots in the world, providing aviation advocacy, education & inspiration. AOPA has represented the freedom to fly for all pilots since 1939. To learn more about becoming a member visit https://www.aopa.org/membership

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In this week’s show: Bye Aerospace's all-electric, two-seat, fixed wing aircraft is one step closer to FAA part 23 certification, pilots in Florida have designed a license plate that will benefit general aviation, and we shine the pilot spotlight on Jack Reynolds (https://www.instagram.com/j.a.c.k.r/)🎉

If you’d like to be featured on next week’s pilot spotlight and for a chance to be featured in AOPA Pilot magazine, send us a DM, and if you aren’t already an AOPA pilot, we’d love for you to join us: https://www.aopa.org/membership
See you next week!

Bye Aerospace's eFlyer 2 one step closer to certification
https://aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2023/january/26/eflyer-2-one-step-closer-to-certification#
Florida pilots design license plate to promote GA
https://aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2023/january/25/florida-pilots-design-license-plate-to-promote-ga
AOPA Fly-in at the Buckeye Air Fair
https://www.aopa.org/community/2023/buckeye-air-fair

#aviation #lightninground #aopa #generalaviation #pilot #flying #airplane

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is the largest community of pilots in the world, providing aviation advocacy, education & inspiration. AOPA has represented the freedom to fly for all pilots since 1939. To learn more about becoming a member visit https://www.aopa.org/membership

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We offer real-world tips for mastering landings on grass runways, and bring you the inspiring story of a legally blind student pilot who flew with her instructor from Arizona to Washington, D.C.

In the news:
--Alton Bay Ice Runway won’t be opening this year https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2023/january/24/alton-bay-ice-runway-operations-canceled-for-2023.
--The FAA released its Aviation Weather Handbook https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2023/january/18/faa-publishes-aviation-weather-handbook.
--Retired Editor in Chief and AOPA Live This Week host Tom Haines was inducted into the Living Legends of Aviation https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2023/january/23/haines-joins-ranks-of-legends.

Also, we’re seeking airside and showside volunteers for the AOPA Fly-In at the Buckeye Air Fair in Buckeye, Arizona, February 17 through 19 https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2023/january/24/aopa-calls-for-fly-in-volunteers.

Send us your favorite flying videos—you just might see them on an upcoming show! https://spaces.hightail.com/uplink/AOPALive   
 
Posted 1/27/23 

#aopa #flywithaopa #aviation #generalaviation #pilot #flying #airplane #runway

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is the largest community of pilots in the world, providing aviation advocacy, education & inspiration. AOPA has represented the freedom to fly for all pilots since 1939. To learn more about becoming a member visit https://www.aopa.org/membership

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Air Camp in Dayton, Ohio, is an eye-opening experience that takes aviation beyond the basics and provides participants – from elementary school children to middle schoolers, high schoolers, and adults – with a hands-on interactive STEM experience. Participants get the chance to fly a drone, fly a simulator, take the controls of a general aviation aircraft, look behind the scenes at an international airport, explore the local sites of the “Birthplace of Aviation,” and much more. Learn more about Air Camp at aircampusa.org

#aopa #aviation #generalaviation #flying #pilot #airplane #stem

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is the largest community of pilots in the world, providing aviation advocacy, education & inspiration. AOPA has represented the freedom to fly for all pilots since 1939. To learn more about becoming a member visit https://www.aopa.org/membership

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Join us for completely “out of control” discussion of airport ops when no one is in charge (just kidding of course). We review tips and tricks both new and old to help keep you courteous and safe when flying at a non-towered field, including:
- Two (yes 2) recommended ways to enter the pattern
- How to make radio calls like a pro
- Best ways to handle all the variety of operations

Link to handouts:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15OI5L9P50XobkJQgcpXR9oUOcsoyPHXO?usp=sharing

For questions contact us via ftinitiative@aopa.org

Aired 1/19/2023

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is the largest community of pilots in the world, providing aviation advocacy, education & inspiration. AOPA has represented the freedom to fly for all pilots since 1939. To learn more about becoming a member visit https://www.aopa.org/membership

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Former AOPA Editor in Chief Tom Haines was inducted as one of the Living Legends of Aviation at the twentieth annual awards ceremony on January 20 in Beverly Hills, California—the third AOPA leader to join the ranks of renowned names in aviation.

#aopa #flywithaopa #aviation

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is the largest community of pilots in the world, providing aviation advocacy, education & inspiration. AOPA has represented the freedom to fly for all pilots since 1939. To learn more about becoming a member visit https://www.aopa.org/membership

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