{"id":15360,"date":"2020-04-30T22:45:43","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T22:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=15360"},"modified":"2020-04-30T22:45:45","modified_gmt":"2020-04-30T22:45:45","slug":"aopa-releases-state-by-state-guide-for-pilots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/national-news\/aopa-releases-state-by-state-guide-for-pilots\/%20","title":{"rendered":"AOPA Releases State-By-State Guide for Pilots"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has published a state-by-state resource<\/a> to help alleviate some of the burdensome research pilots might be forced to do to understand if they can continue flying in their state. Many pilots have been grounded and unsure of how to navigate the latest requirements on general aviation flying while under mandatory stay-at-home orders in several states and territories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The FAA is requiring airports that receive federal grants to\nremain open unless they have obtained specific FAA approval to close. But the\nfact that some airports remain open doesn\u2019t necessarily mean everyone can\ncontinue flying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State governors have issued multiple executive orders to\nprotect residents during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, all of which follow\nthe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for social distancing.\nHowever, finding out if you can still fly for various reasons is not that\nsimple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The online guide includes links to relevant executive orders\nissued by each governor, along with any supplemental guidance issued by the\nstate department of transportation or aviation, answers to commonly asked\nquestions, contact information for relevant government offices, and helpful\nreminders about checking notams and calling airport managers to confirm\navailability of services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAOPA continues to monitor the impact of COVID-19 on GA in\nall 50 states and U.S. territories, and this database of information should\nmake it easier for pilots to decide whether they can fly or not,\u201d said Mike\nGinter, AOPA vice president of airports and state advocacy. \u201cWe will continue\nupdating the state-by-state resources as new guidance becomes available, and\nsince this is a rapidly changing situation, we also urge pilots to proactively\ncall their local airport managers and check notams before flying.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If pilots are unable to find what they are looking for in\nthe state-by-state guide, AOPA recommends that they contact their airport and\nstate transportation or aviation department for clarification. Pilots can also\ncall or message the AOPA Pilot Information Center at 800-USA-AOPA (800-872-2672)\nfor assistance, but pilots are reminded that AOPA staff cannot provide legal\ninterpretation or opinions of state executive orders. If required, pilots\nshould contact an aviation attorney licensed to practice law in that state to\nget a legal interpretation or opinion about how the stay-at-home order impacts\ntheir planned flight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colorado and Virginia are unusual in that both states have\npublished supplemental guidance that allows flight schools to remain open for\naircraft rentals to help pilots maintain currency and proficiency but restricts\ndual instruction.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pilots should also be aware that the FAA recently announced\ntemporary adjustments to the operating hours of approximately 100 control\ntowers nationwide at facilities that have seen a significant reduction in\nflights since the pandemic began.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has published a state-by-state resource to help alleviate some of the burdensome research pilots might be forced to do to understand if they can continue flying in their state. Many pilots have been grounded and unsure of how to navigate the latest requirements on general aviation flying while under […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15360"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15360\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15361,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15360\/revisions\/15361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}