The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has launched the new Center to Advance the Pilot Community designed to arrest a decline in the pilot population that has been occurring for several decades.
AOPA inks partnership with Aircraft Spruce
October 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has signed a new strategic partnership with Aircraft Spruce.
More than 16,000 comments on medical exemption request
September 27, 2012 by 5 Comments
End of public comment period moves measure to next stage
A late flurry of public comments to the joint EAA/AOPA third-class medical exemption request pushed the total number of comments to more than 16,000, one of the largest totals for any public comment period involving GA activities, according to Experimental Aircraft Association officials.
Harrison Ford featured at AOPA Aviation Summit
September 18, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Actor, pilot, and aviation advocate Harrison Ford will participate in the Oct. 12 keynote address at the AOPA Aviation Summit in Palm Springs, Calif.
He will discuss the importance of general aviation to the United States. The keynote also will feature FAA Acting Administrator Michael Huerta, who will share his vision for GA’s future; AOPA President Craig Fuller, AOPA Editor in Chief Tom Haines, and Flying magazine Editor in Chief Robert Goyer will debate the pros and cons of the presidential candidates, and other issues facing GA.
AOPA Live This Week now available on Roku
September 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s (AOPA) “AOPA Live This Week” video magazine is now available on its own public channel on Roku, an Internet-enabled box that allows viewers to stream content instantly on their televisions.
Sept. 14 deadline nears on AOPA-EAA medical petition
September 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Make your voice heard on a request by the AOPA and EAA for an exemption to the 3rd class medical requirements for pilots who fly recreationally. The deadline for comments is Sept. 14, according to AOPA officials, who have posted a page on the association’s site that gives tips on how to present the best case for the exemption.
General aviation goes to the political conventions
September 3, 2012 by 3 Comments
For the first time, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association and the National Business Aviation Association teamed to hold events at the two national party conventions. The goal: Schmoozing politicos to hold high the flag of general aviation.
I attended the first, at the Republican National Convention in Tampa on Tuesday, Aug. 28, to see if AOPA held to its long-time non-partisanship — and to see if anyone would show up!
Boy did they. By 6 p.m., the place was packed. [Read more...]
AOPA launches Android version of FlyQ Pocket app
August 28, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has released the Android version of its FlyQ smartphone app. FlyQ Pocket, free to AOPA members, provides airport information, aviation weather, and flight planning capability.
The evolution of AOPA Live
August 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Many associations and news organizations are producing video news and features – some even in the TV news format – now that the Internet has solved distribution issues. But since the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) pioneered an in-house news show in the 1980s, critical viewers found most early efforts painful. Will the online news-format aviation TV show now succeed in the age of Internet videos?
AOPA expands insurance offerings
August 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Insurance Services has undergone a transformation designed to bring members a variety of expanded coverage options.
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