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New details of B–17 crash emerge
AOPA General Aviation News Oct 15, 2019 | 17:25 pmA preliminary NTSB report on the fatal October 2 crash of a vintage Boeing B–17 Flying Fortress in Connecticut includes evidence that the aircraft may have had trouble with more than one of its four engines.
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Fly, cruise Antarctica
AOPA General Aviation News Oct 15, 2019 | 16:18 pmIn 2003, a group of friends looking to boost tourism to Antarctica turned to aviation to make accessing the coldest, highest, windiest, driest, and remotest continent more accessible. They wanted to make air travel used by scientists and researchers available[…]
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Mexico to accept BasicMed pilots
General Aviation News Oct 15, 2019 | 15:15 pmMexico joins The Bahamas in recognizing BasicMed.
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Wright bust swiped again
AOPA General Aviation News Oct 15, 2019 | 14:47 pmA person or persons defiled the hallowed ground where powered flight began, making off with a copper bust of Orville Wright.
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Thunderbird flight to the limit
AOPA General Aviation News Oct 15, 2019 | 13:19 pmAn invisible elephant sat on my chest. An anaconda squeezed my legs.
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Midwest rock spires evoke Holy City
AOPA General Aviation News Oct 15, 2019 | 12:59 pmA new state park opened in western Kansas on October 12, the culmination of a three-year process to make public a treasured piece of private land featuring 100-foot-tall spires and cliffs of eroded Niobrara Chalk, a layer of rock deposited[…]
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All ADS-B rebates officially gone
General Aviation News Oct 14, 2019 | 11:15 amAll 20,000 rebates have been issued.
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AOPA updates online Airport Directory
General Aviation News Oct 14, 2019 | 10:15 amThe ratings and reviews feature has been updated, along with a new kneeboard format.
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Fatal accidents down, even as flight hours increase
General Aviation News Oct 13, 2019 | 15:15 pmFatal accidents dropped 11.7%, while flight hours increased to 24.6 million.
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FAA creates Women in Aviation Advisory Board
General Aviation News Oct 12, 2019 | 16:15 pmThe board will be tasked with providing advice and recommendations to the FAA in supporting women’s involvement in aviation.
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