The Deliberate Crash of an Oregon Cirrus and What the Investigation Really Tells Us About Pilot Mental Health
An Oregon pilot deliberately crashed a Cirrus SR22T after 5 hours aloft, reopening the urgent conversation about pilot mental health.
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One Simple Vision Fix and Passing the Eye Exam on Your Medical
How to pass the vision portion of your FAA medical: rest your eyes, wear corrective lenses, and know your options if you fall short.
TowerPassing the Vision Portion of Your Medical, and the One Change That Makes It Easier
The FAA vision test is very passable with correction - here's the one prep change AOPA says makes it easier.
TowerThe Aviation Medication Transparency Act Clears Committee and What S Thirty-Two Fifty-Eight Could Mean for Your Next Medical
The Senate Commerce Committee advanced the Aviation Medication Transparency Act (S. 3258) on July 22, 2026 - here's what it means for pilots.
TowerBasicMed - the Part Sixty-Eight Pathway That Brought Thousands of Pilots Back to the Ramp
BasicMed lets most private pilots bypass the traditional FAA medical exam by seeing their own doctor every 4 years and completing an online course every 2 years.
Pattern‘Dangerous culture of silence’: pilot mental health legislation progresses in US
Bipartisan pilot mental health legislation advances in Congress, targeting aviation's culture of silence around seeking treatment.
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