Pilot Briefing - Aviation Podcast

A special announcement about AOPA's Pilot Briefing podcast.

Thanks for listening to the June 10, 2024, edition of the Pilot Briefing podcast. Here’s what we talked about this week:

FAA orders immediate spar inspection of 499 Piper aircraft

Federal court creates new burden for backcountry pilots

Pilots fight to preserve access to backcountry airstrips

Experience the D.C. flyover

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Thanks for listening to the June 3, 2024, edition of the Pilot Briefing podcast. Here’s what we talked about this week:

Reno Air Races find new home in Roswell, NM

Survey finds pilots who use home flight simulators get to checkride quicker

Practice your Oshkosh arrival with SimVenture

Maryland bills extend tax break for aircraft owners

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Thanks for listening to the May 13, 2024, edition of the Pilot Briefing podcast. Here’s what we talked about this week:

 Congress passes FAA reauthorization

Virtual acro with Patty Wagstaff

Van’s Aircraft cleared to exit bankruptcy

Bankruptcy auction set for Icon Aircraft

Airline hiring softens

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Thanks for listening to the May 13, 2024, edition of the Pilot Briefing podcast. Here’s what we talked about this week:

 Dick Rutan dies

FAA advises Lake Amphibian spar inspections

Goose meets Foreflight

 New AOPA video content just for you

National GA Flyover livestream

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Thanks for listening to the May 6, 2024, edition of the Pilot Briefing podcast. Here’s what we talked about this week:

 Nebraska tornadoes strike GA side of Omaha

 AOPA’s Air Safety Institute releases new accident case study

TSA finalizes flight training security program

General aviation flyover May 11

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Thanks for listening to the April 29, 2024, edition of the Pilot Briefing podcast. Here’s what we talked about this week:

New ForeFlight layer shows turbulence

King Schools offers new course

Beta achieves manned eVTOL transition

Harbour Air orders electric motors

Join AOPA, CPB for May 3 webinar on border crossings

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Thanks for listening to the April 22, 2024, edition of the Pilot Briefing podcast. Here’s what we talked about this week:

FAA returns airman standards to regulation

SeaRey maker inop, buyer sought

Aero Friedrichshafen roundup

NYC seeks to curtail helicopter operations

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Thanks for listening to the April 15, 2024, edition of the Pilot Briefing podcast. Here’s what we talked about this week:

Celebrating the 50th Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo

TBM anticipates increased deliveries in 2024

A golf legend’s Cessna Skylark

Pilots fly to solar eclipse

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