Have you gained a new rating or certificate? Purchased your first airplane or flown your 5,000th hour? Shout out a friend that has...

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....

Aviation as an industry is parched for workers across the nation, and rural Alaska is no exception. Air carriers along Norton Sound are...

As you may know, the Alaska Airmen’s Association decided to delve into the world of experimental bush planes for this year’s Airplane...

By Adam White, Alaska Airmen’s Association Government Affairs Private Airport database update Two years ago the FAA went about cleaning...

Greetings Airmen Members! It seems that Spring is upon us, and that’s the time of year when things really heat up around the...

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...

by Will Day Talkeetna, Alaska is a vibrant aviation community that thrives on ski flying. Local flight seeing businesses like Talkeetna...

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,...

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...

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...

Tom George, AOPA Alaska Regional Manager The salmon-colored paper book we carry in our airplanes, formally known as the Chart Supplement...

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...

Our Aircraft Raffle has been the largest fundraiser for General Aviation in Alaska since Linda Trusdale won our Cessna in 2000. The...

by Adam White, Alaska Airmen's Association Government Affairs With all the craziness and upheaval in our lives over the past couple of...

Letter from the Executive Director Abby Austin Happy New Year Airmen Members! I hope you had a lovely holiday season and are looking...

The Helio Courier began as a vision to overhaul private, corporate travel. Ultimately, it became Alaska's most capable bush workhorse.

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...

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....

By Will Day, Alaska Airmen's Association The daily migration of floatplanes outside our Lake Hood building is occasionally interrupted by...