Niki Britton

The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners unanimously approved a new landing fee at Van Nuys Airport and will begin collection in March.

And so the 182 Sweepstakes comes to a close!

For newly minted pilots eager to build time, becoming a Young Eagles volunteer pilot can be a rewarding way to combine skill-building with meaningful impact.

Chino Airport (CNO) in San Bernardino County, California, has everything visitors could want in a public-use airport. From three lengthy runways, flight schools, plenty of transient parking, a star-studded aviation museum, and warbirds galore, pilots have their pick of things to see and do. But when it's time to break for lunch, pilots and visitors agree, Flo's is the place to go.

It’s just before sunrise in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and already the sky is dotted with the red beacons and twinkling flames of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta’s “Dawn Patrol,” a group of specially equipped nighttime balloon operators who have helped other balloonists get an early indication of wind speed and directions at different altitudes since 1978.

It’s just before sunrise in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and already the sky is dotted with the red beacons and twinkling flames of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta’s “Dawn Patrol,” a group of specially equipped nighttime balloon operators who have helped other balloonists get an early indication of wind speed and directions at different altitudes since 1978.

In July 2024, fellow content producer Alicia Herron and I experienced an alternator failure while flying the AOPA Sweepstakes Cessna 182 to EAA AirVenture.

In July 2024, fellow content producer Alicia Herron and I experienced an alternator failure while flying the AOPA Sweepstakes Cessna 182 to EAA AirVenture.

After making the 1,523-mile trek from Arizona to Wisconsin to make its EAA AirVenture debut, the AOPA Sweepstakes Cessna 182 made the long flight back to California and settled comfortably into a T-hangar at the San Martin Airport (E16).

After making the 1,523-mile trek from Arizona to Wisconsin to make its EAA AirVenture debut, the AOPA Sweepstakes Cessna 182 made the long flight back to California and settled comfortably into a T-hangar at the San Martin Airport (E16).