General Aviation
AOPA
Aug 13, 2026
Pilots dispute Arizona's Falcon Field fee justification
AOPA, along with the Arizona Pilots Association (APA) and the Aviation Safety Advisory Group of Arizona (ASAG), submitted comments to the FAA pushing back on the city of Mesa’s defense of its financial methodology and rationale behind the i
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General Aviation
AOPA
Aug 13, 2026
Colorado city ends yearslong effort to close airport
After at least six years of repeated efforts to close Boulder Municipal Airport, the city of Boulder, Colorado, is now moving to pursue new grant funds to maintain the airport—all but ensuring it will continue to play a key role in the comm
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General Aviation
AOPA
Aug 13, 2026
FAA finds Texas airport violated federal obligations
The FAA has found the sponsor of Pearland Regional Airport—a privately owned, public-use airport near Houston—in violation of four federal grant assurances after it sold airport property to a developer that is building hundreds of homes imm
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General Aviation
AVweb
Aug 13, 2026
Michigan Awards $2M for Drone, AAM Projects
Five state agencies will test aerial systems for wildfire monitoring, infrastructure, environmental sensing, drone detection and pesticide investigations.
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General Aviation
AVweb
Aug 13, 2026
FAA Orders Rotax Gearbox Inspections
New AD requires inspections of certain 912 and 914-series engines after production omissions were discovered.
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General Aviation
AVweb
Aug 13, 2026
Two Soldiers Killed In Fort Hood Apache Accident
AH-64E went down during a routine training flight near Salado, Texas, and sparked a grass fire.
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General Aviation
AVweb
Aug 13, 2026
Minden-Tahoe Eyes Landing Fees, More Hangars
Airport officials are looking at new revenue sources as demand for aircraft storage remains high.
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General Aviation
AVweb
Aug 13, 2026
Final Unleaded Plan Answers Some Questions, But Puts Off Others
The revised plan is clearer about several important points, but many of the decisions still await testing and a second plan.
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General Aviation
AOPA
Aug 12, 2026
'Full Throttle' scholarships open
I Hart Flying Foundation opened its second 2026 scholarship cycle, called "Full Throttle: No Ceiling in Sight."
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General Aviation
AVweb
Aug 12, 2026
AOPA Proposes Major Governance Changes Ahead of September Vote
AOPA is proposing changes to its bylaws that would alter trustee elections, term limits and member voting.
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General Aviation
AOPA
Aug 12, 2026
Pilots recount Chipmunk journey to AirVenture
Women flying warbirds are rare. And seeing two together is nearly unheard of. Yet in July, pilots Katie Mack and Lisa Corker ferried the Canadian Aviation Museum’s de Havilland Chipmunks from Windsor, Ontario, to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, for EAA
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General Aviation
AOPA
Aug 12, 2026
'True legend' Chuck Tippett remembered
Hall of Fame inductee, wing walker, and Horse Feathers airport owner Charles Stanley “Chuck” Tippett, 65, whose impact on aviators in Maryland, Virginia, and the Washington, D.C., area was substantial, died August 3 in an eastern Virginia b
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