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(SUMMARY) A response from the Obama administration regarding an online petition asking the White House to "Take Aviation User Fees Off the Table" has caused alarm, as it appears to reaffirm a coming push to assess new fees.

(SUMMARY) Many of the world's top air show performers have already confirmed their appearances at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012, as the 60th annual convention and fly-in takes place July 23-29 at Wittman Regional Airport.

(SUMMARY) A 25-year-old Afghan aviation enthusiast successfully flew his scratchbuilt aircraft recently from a remote runway in northern Afghanistan.

(SUMMARY) Operation Migration's 2011-12 whooping crane migration, an annual light-sport aircraft-led flight of the endangered birds from Wisconsin to Florida, is currently on hold in northern Alabama while the FAA sorts out an administrative issue involving...

(SUMMARY) How old is the non-directional beacon (NDB) as an aeronautical navigation aid? Eighty years? 90 years? But the four-course range died decades ago while the NDB lives on. What's up with that?

(SUMMARY) EAA and the Electric Aircraft Development Alliance (EADA) are opposing a proposed Department of State rule that would place strict restrictions on the types of lithium-ion batteries that would be available on the commercial market-place. EAA...

(SUMMARY) The FAA has responded to a request made last year by EAA at the annual EAA/FAA Recreational Aviation Summit by issuing new guidelines for homebuilders of helicopter, gyroplane, weight-shift control and powered parachute aircraft. The prototype...

(SUMMARY) Citing an overwhelming desire by the aviation, aviation racing, and local communities, the Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) is moving forward with plans to hold the 49th Reno National Air Races September 12-16, 2012, at Stead Airport, said Mike...

(SUMMARY) One of the area's most colorful events of the season, the annual EAA Skiplane Fly-In, will be held on Saturday, January 21, at the EAA AirVenture Museum's Pioneer Airport in Oshkosh.

(SUMMARY) Wag-Aero co-founder Richard "Dick" Wagner passed away on New Year's Day. He was 74. An active member of EAA from the 1960s into the 1990s, he was one of the founding members of EAA's Antique/Classic Division, serving as its first secretary.

(SUMMARY) After many years of study, the FAA has published new required rest rules for pilots flying in scheduled passenger operations.

(SUMMARY) Friday, December 23, marks the 25th anniversary of the Voyager's landing at Edwards Air Force Base to complete the "last first in aviation" - the first nonstop flight around the world without refueling.

(SUMMARY) All pilots are amateur meteorologists out of necessity. And one weather fact we think we know is that high pressure systems make for good flying weather. And that's generally true - but not always at this time of the year.

(SUMMARY) Advance purchase of admission tickets and camping are now available for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012, providing greater convenience for those traveling to "The World's Greatest Aviation Celebration."

(SUMMARY) The NTSB has released an agenda for its January 10 hearing on air race and air show safety issues. Several organizations and government agencies involved in the events, including EAA, have been invited to testify before the board at the hearing at...