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10 years later…

By Janice Wood · September 11, 2011 ·

Ten years ago today, general aviation was faced with an unprecedented challenge — first, how to get back in the air and then, how to cope with scores of new regulations as the government struggled to minimize the threat of future attacks. As president of AOPA, Phil Boyer was on the front lines of holding back the restrictions and preserving our freedom to fly. He talks with AVweb’s Mary Grady about the events of Sept. 11, 2001, and his assessment of how we’re doing 10 years later.

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Janice Wood is editor of General Aviation News.

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