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Abby Austin
Jul 4, 20228 min read
Member Milestones
Have you gained a new rating or certificate? Purchased your first airplane or flown your 5,000th hour? Shout out a friend that has...
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Bernie Willis
Jul 2, 20224 min read
Why I Fly, Why I Build
Part 2 of 2 by Bernie Willis If I detailed the lessons learned flying across the continent in that Arrow, it might take a small book....
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Will Day
Jun 30, 20223 min read
A Great IDIYA: Increasing Aviation Pathways in the Bering Strait School District
Aviation as an industry is parched for workers across the nation, and rural Alaska is no exception. Air carriers along Norton Sound are...
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Will Day
Jun 28, 20222 min read
2022 Airplane Raffle Fundraiser: Final Assembly
As you may know, the Alaska Airmen’s Association decided to delve into the world of experimental bush planes for this year’s Airplane...
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Adam White
Jun 25, 20224 min read
Advocacy At Work
By Adam White, Alaska Airmen’s Association Government Affairs Private Airport database update Two years ago the FAA went about cleaning...
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Abby Austin
Jun 22, 20222 min read
Letter from the Executive Director - April 2022
Greetings Airmen Members! It seems that Spring is upon us, and that’s the time of year when things really heat up around the...
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John Dahlen
Jun 19, 20222 min read
The AK2RU 2022 VFR Flight is Officially Cancelled
Our final GO/NO GO decision date for the group flight from Nome (PAOM) to Provideniya (UHMD) was March 5th, due to the required minimum...
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Will Day
Jun 17, 20223 min read
NextGen Hosts a Ski Flying Clinic and Seminar
by Will Day Talkeetna, Alaska is a vibrant aviation community that thrives on ski flying. Local flight seeing businesses like Talkeetna...
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Stephen Ratcliff
Jun 17, 20222 min read
President's Report - April 2022
Greetings Airmen Members, I hope you are all doing well and having a great start to spring! It has been a busy March for the Airmen team,...
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Bernie Willis
Mar 26, 20225 min read
Why I fly, Why I Build
By Bernie Willis Part 1 of 2 It's been said that to fly was the dream of man since time began. Watching the birds fly has made us envious...
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Will Day
Mar 12, 20224 min read
When Your Number is Up: Engine Failure
By Will Day, Alaska Airmen’s Association This past April, the engine in my Cessna 140 failed. A good friend and I were two hundred feet...
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Tom George
Feb 26, 20223 min read
FAA to modernize the Alaska Supplement
Tom George, AOPA Alaska Regional Manager The salmon-colored paper book we carry in our airplanes, formally known as the Chart Supplement...
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John Dahlen
Feb 12, 20224 min read
2022 AK2RU VFR Flight: Is the Third Time the Charm??
by John M. Dahlen Are you looking for a new adventure flight this year? Consider flying your aircraft VFR to the Russian Far East! The...
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Will Day
Jan 29, 20223 min read
Anchorage Educators build the 2022 Raffle Cub
Our Aircraft Raffle has been the largest fundraiser for General Aviation in Alaska since Linda Trusdale won our Cessna in 2000. The...
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Adam White
Jan 22, 20224 min read
Advocacy At Work
by Adam White, Alaska Airmen's Association Government Affairs With all the craziness and upheaval in our lives over the past couple of...
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Abby Austin
Jan 15, 20224 min read
Letter from the Executive Director - January 2022
Letter from the Executive Director Abby Austin Happy New Year Airmen Members! I hope you had a lovely holiday season and are looking...
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Will Day
Jan 8, 202212 min read
Helio Courier: From Tennis to Tundra
The Helio Courier began as a vision to overhaul private, corporate travel. Ultimately, it became Alaska's most capable bush workhorse.
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Stephen Ratcliff
Jan 6, 20222 min read
President's Report - January 2022
Airmen’s Association Members, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family and friends. I hope each of you have time to...
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Tom George
Oct 6, 20214 min read
Keeping Alaska's Airports Healthy: AOPA Needs YOU!
By Tom George, AOPA Alaska Regional Manager Most of us lucky enough to own airplanes keep our planes on an airport and fly to many others....
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Will Day
Oct 6, 20215 min read
Long Live the Grumman Goose
By Will Day, Alaska Airmen's Association The daily migration of floatplanes outside our Lake Hood building is occasionally interrupted by...
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