Plane fun

“Red Rock Country,” Sedona, Ariz., is a four-season playground with a backdrop of some of the most spectacular scenery in the world. Check out our newest destination portal on AOPA Online—it’s just Plane Fun.

AOPA’s 2009 Sweeps

There are no bad years to take part in AOPA’s annual sweepstakes, but this is an especially good year because the prize is simply extraordinary: the 2009 Let’s Go Flying Cirrus SR22.

World-record flight

Eighteen months of planning paid off for CarolAnn Garratt Dec. 11 after she and copilot Carol Foy completed their seven-day, 160-hour round-the-world flight in a Mooney to raise money and awareness for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
Plane fun
AOPA’s 2009 Sweeps
World-record flight

New Year’s resolution: Protect your airport

AOPA Aiport Support NetworkWhen it comes to promoting and protecting community airports, no one is more important than the people who use them. That’s why the AOPA Airport Support Network has become so successful.

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Superior in Chapter 11

Superior Air Parts has filed for protection under Chapter 11 of federal bankruptcy law, but only to facilitate a sale of company assets to a Textron subsidiary that is already in progress.

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Fuller prepares for challenges, opportunities

AOPA President Craig Fuller said, “I see a year of challenges, but I also see a year of opportunities,” in a New Year’s video address to members.

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D.C. airspace restricted during inauguration

D.C. ADIZThe Washington, D.C., Air Defense Identification Zone and Flight Restricted Zone will be closed to general aviation aircraft on Jan. 20 for the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama.

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Pilots give a lift to four-legged friends

AOPA President Craig FullerAs AOPA has reported, pilots are rescuing dogs from euthanasia and flying them to new loving owners. Now, the effort is gaining national attention.

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Recommendations closer for small UAS

The work of the FAA’s Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Aviation Rulemaking Committee, which includes AOPA, continues as the panel develops recommendations for how best to regulate and integrate small unmanned aircraft into the National Airspace System.

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AOPA President Craig Fuller

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