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AOPA had a previous story, linked to in the recent story, about how to disinfect the cockpit: https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2020/april/16/avionics-disinfectant-tips-from-the-pros

See the sidebar titled “Does the SFAR Apply to You” in this article. The sidebar links to a series of flowcharts that allow you to assess whether the SFAR applies to you. It was uploaded late today. And, the short answer is, no, for the most part, the SFAR does not apply to people primarily...

Thanks, @Walboy . Here’s the AOPA story that just posted that does an initial analysis of the huge document. Look for more to emerge as we do further investigation. https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2020/april/29/faa-special-rule-extends-many-operating-privileges-to-june-30

Thanks for your empathy! Most appreciated. We’ve been hoping for a fast solution from the FAA regarding such extensions for about a month. Early April the FAA decided the best path was a special federal aviation regulation to relieve pilots and aircraft owners from time bound requirements, such...

Tell that to the hundreds who complained loudly when AOPA announced a few months ago that it was sun setting its online flight planner at the end of April because Jeppesen was shutting down the flight planning engine that drove it. The new iFlightPlanner product is a replacement for those members.

Insurance companies say if a medical certificate required in their policy (surprising number don’t require it) you need to seek written authority from them to fly beyond your medical expiration date. https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2020/march/31/faa-cannot-waive-insurance-requirements

Correct. In the jet, CAPS is electronically controlled.

Here’s one from AOPA:

The pilot can deactivate it by hitting the AP or autopilot disconnect button. It broadcasts a message every 30 seconds about what airport it is going to and which runway and when it will be there—changing frequencies as progresses to its destination, so local pilots should know to give way.

If Autoland in the Vision Jet can’t find a suitable runway it will advise the passenger via a video on the MFD how to pull the CAPS handle. On the jet, once the handle is pulled, the autopilot comes on and slows the airplane to the proper deployment speed and proper attitude before it fires the...

Could happen that the runway is closed. We could come up with all sorts of esoteric reasons for how it might not work quite right. But when you consider the low probability that the system will be used at all and the low probability that the runway it chooses has a paving truck on it, you’re...

Good point about a thorough passenger briefing. The system will engage automatically if the pilot hasn’t interacted with the panel in some way for about 15 minutes. At that point a message appears on the panel: “Are you alert?” If no one touches a key within a minute or so, the system...

It knows where the runway is from the same database it uses to create the runway presentation it uses in the synthetic vision system—measured highly accurately—same with the centerline. It uses the radar altimeter to gauge distance above the runway surface to initiate the flare. It does pick the...

You can check in at the same airport once every three days, as I recall.

We have a very effective editorial production process. There is no way we could produce 24 issues a year--AOPA PILOT and Flight Training--mostly error free without it. There are multiple reviews, but every once in a while not all the components make it to the page until late in the process and...

Geez, ya’ll. Judgemental much? There were 115 other pages in that issue without errors. We’ve been striving to hire perfect humans to do our writing and editing but have been so far unsuccessful. Let me know when you spot any. Clearly you all aren’t in the publishing business and are...

Michael Hangartner from the Flying Club staff should be reaching out to you. He may be able to find you via the info on your profile but it would be helpful if you pm me an email address.

Those who bother to read the thread will realize that AOPA had nothing to do with the decision made long ago by the city to tear down the south hangars.

Access to dedicated staff conversant in issues affecting clubs, such as IRS rules, FARs, insurance, and aircraft financing. An online flying club finder for prospective members. In-person flying club leadership seminars around the country. A monthly email newsletter for club leadership promoting...

Over the years, people seemed to have formed an opinion of what AOPA should and shouldn't do. Meanwhile, general aviation is circling the drain. What the industry has been doing in recent decades has not worked and unless someone does something differently, we'll all be headed down that drain...