"It will take thousands more pilots, not millions, to reinvigorate GA. Together we can do this. We have to do this." -AOPA President Mark Baker YOU CAN FLY FUNDRAISING CHALLENGE DONORS The network provides a wide range of online tools and information, covering everything from legal requirements and bylaws to choosing an airplane and selecting officers. AOPA Ambassadors are available to help with one-on-one, in-person guidance in some areas. Those ambassadors helped launch the Sedona Flying Club and 19 others this year. RUSTY PILOTS Every year thousands of pilots "take a break" from flying. Most of them intend to come back when the time and circumstances are right, but for some that break can stretch on for years or decades. The AOPA Rusty Pilots Initiative is making it easy for pilots to get back in the cockpit, no matter how long they've been away. Working in partnership with local flight schools, AOPA puts on seminars-more than 150 this year-that give pilots a refresher on everything from airspace to flight planning to communication. The three-hour seminars count toward the ground portion of the flight review. And, since most events are held at flight schools or flying clubs, participants often sign up on the spot for some air time with a flight instructor. Seminars are free David R. Albin Bill Ayer John A. Beck J. Jeffrey Brausch Lawrence Buhl Amy and Darrell Crate Matthew J. Desch Dick and Betsy DeVos Family Foundation The Dorrance Family Foundation Debi Dreyfuss Amanda Cunningham Farnsworth William H. Freeman James Gabbert James N. Hauslein Michael Herman H. Neel and Scott Timmons Hipp Charles R. Hogan Gene Holcomb Michael J. Lazar David A. Lenz Michael McGraw David L. McKay Edward W. McNeil Old Republic Aerospace Esper A. Petersen Foundation Pittman Family Foundation David Robertson Albert C. "Chuck" Schmieler Scott Schneider Jack Schulte Bob and Kim Showalter Robert "Buddy" Stallings III Royal Street Corporation Tilden Family Foundation William C. Trimble III James G. "Jay" Tuthill Jr. Walton Family Foundation Mike Watts Robert A. Wilson AOPA thanks those committed to growing the pilot population. DAVID TULIS 64 | AOPA PILOT December 2016