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March 23, 2023

Classic Aero-TV: Aero-Statesman Phil Boyer – Representing The Aviation Community

From 2012 (YouTube Version): Retired AOPA President Still Understands What An Association Must Do To Serve An Embattled Industry

It's been nearly four years since Phil Boyer stepped down as the president of AOPA at the end of 2008. When Boyer took the controls in 1991 (only the third president in AOPA’s 69-year history), the GA industry was in crisis, beaten down by product liability lawsuits. He helped pass the General Aviation Revitalization Act, which turned

When On A 2-Mile Final Approach To The Runway, The Instructor Issued A “Mayday” Transmission

On March 5, 2023, at 1459 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-28-161, N8149R, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident in Lindenhurst, New York. The flight instructor and one passenger were seriously injured, and the second passenger was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. According to preliminary air traffic control radar flight track and communication data, and statements to law enforcement and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the “discovery flight” was a gift from one passenger to her mother.