Aircraft Owners & Pilots Assn

Featured Stories FAA Funding Debate : There is agreement in the Senate on FAA funding. User fees are off the table. Take Our Survey Members from all over are writing in with great ideas. Safety Trends The number of fatalities from general aviation accidents reached a 40-year low in 2007. Thunderstorm Avoidance Airplanes and thunderstorms dont mix. Learn how to avoid dangerous encounters. Sometimes things in life come together in mysterious ways. Ben Cook of Redlands, Calif., managed to capitalize on flying and beer drinking, two typically incompatible endeavors, at least when done together less than eight hours apart. After three years of investigation, suspicions about the financial health of Thielert Aircraft Engines have culminated with the companys filing for bankruptcy, the ousting of top executives, and a renewed criminal investigation against management board members. You could get slapped with a steep tax bill if you fly into Maine within the first year after buying your aircraft. The Maine legislature gutted a bill that AOPA had helped develop to exempt out-of-state aircraft owners from the 6 percent use tax. When Jared Isaacman lifted off, he intended to set a round-the-world spee...