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Teenager Fatally Injured In Sunday Accident

Plane He Was Flying Went Down Shortly After Takeoff From Orange County, VA Airport

A teenage pilot was fatally injured Sunday when the Piper PA-28 he was flying went down in a field shortly after takeoff from the Orange County, VA airport (KOMH) southwest of Washington, D.C.

Team Aerodynamix: Planes Land Safely After Mid-Air Collision

RV-6, RV-8 Touched During Air Show Performance

Normally when there is a mid-air collision that involves one of the aircraft losing part of its prop, the outcome is much worse. But when such an incident occurred Sunday during an air show it Tuscaloosa, AL, both airplanes managed to land safely, and there were no injuries.

Airplane Collides With Car During Emergency Landing

Was Attempting Off-Airport Landing After Engine Failure

A pilot that had just departed from the Hawley, MN airport Tuesday was forced to make an off-airport landing when the engine on the 1979 Mooney M20K stopped shortly after takeoff.

New York State Passes Aviation Tax Reform

Will Exempt GA Aircraft From State Sales And Use Taxes

The State of New York's General Assembly has passed has passed a "significant" tax reform measure that will exempt general aviation aircraft from the state's sales and use tax.

Hartzell To Supply Props For Flight Design C4

Two-Blade Swept Props To Be Standard On Alternative Fuel Airplane

Hartzell Propeller will supply high performance two-blade swept aluminum props for Flight Design’s new alternative fuel C4 aircraft.

GAMA Praises EASA Progress On Certification Standards Update

Agency Reorganizing Small Airplane Certification Standards

EASA on Tuesday issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Amendment (A-NPA) to modernize the way smaller airplanes are certified. The proposed rule, which GAMA says contains the most mature and complete draft of the airworthiness standards to date, is largely based on the work of the FAA’s Part 23 Aviation Rulemaking Committee.