AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - 12

AOPAACTION

COMPILED BY KATHY DONDZILA

What AOPA is doing to keep you flying

Fuller urges: ‘Let’s rally GA’
good news is that we are beginning to see real signs of recovery. Everywhere I go, pilots and aviation companies seem more optimistic than they have in a while.” Equally challenging is the pilot population, which has declined by approximately 25 percent since its high-water mark in 1980. Fuller highlighted the Flight Training Student Retention Initiative, led by AOPA. Some 60 percent to 80 percent of people who begin flight training drop out before earning a pilot certificate. Fuller noted some of the other ways that AOPA and its fellow associations are rallying GA: working collaboratively with one another, the FAA, and Environmental Protection Agency to identify the best alternative to 100LL aviation gasoline; developing consensus recommendations for the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen); and supporting the General Aviation Caucuses in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. He also talked about ways that individual pilots can rally GA. “You can invite newcomers to give flying a try and help them through the training process,” he said. “You can join the nearly 162,000 individual pilots who took part in at least one of the Air Safety Institute’s online courses and quizzes last year.” Fuller noted that this initiative will take the collaborative efforts of pilots and associations alike. “Your involvement can make a real difference as we rally GA and protect our freedom to fly.”

OPA President Craig Fuller called on general aviation pilots to rally around GA so that collectively the industry can protect our freedom to fly. Delivering a keynote address at the Northwest Aviation Conference in Puyallup, Washington, Fuller said everyone has a role to play. “Every year we get together at AOPA and come up with an idea that encapsulates where we are going and what we hope to accomplish over the course of the year ahead,” he said. “This year, we are going to ‘Rally GA.’ And that means we are going to pull together all of our resources—not just the resources that AOPA can bring to bear, but also the resources of the entire GA community—to support general aviation and protect our freedom to fly. “It also means we are working with our fellow aviation associations to tackle some of the big challenges facing us, like the future of avgas and what NextGen should look like. And it means we are rallying support in Congress so we
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will have allies who understand the importance and value of general aviation, and keep GA in mind when they are working through tough issues like FAA reauthorization, transportation priorities, and budgeting. “We are just now beginning to emerge from the worst economic crisis in 70 years,” said Fuller. “The

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EAA’s Hightower, leadership team visit AOPA

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AA President and CEO Rod Hightower and members of his leadership team spent two days at AOPA’s Frederick, Maryland, headquarters, meeting with AOPA President Craig Fuller and his leadership team, discussing ways the two organizations can work collaboratively to promote general aviation and protect Americans’ freedom to fly. The teams shared overviews of what each association and its members are doing to support GA and talked about how the two groups can collabo-

rate to enhance those efforts. “Our theme for 2011 is ‘Rally GA,’ so it’s important that we look for ways the two largest general aviation organizations can work together on behalf of GA,” said Fuller. “We’ve looked at our individual programs and initiatives to see where they

align and how we can make them work better for our members and all pilots.” Hightower added, “EAA’s grassroots chapter system gives us great access at the community level, and AOPA’s members have shown their willingness time and again to stand up and support GA. Our two organizations work diligently to defend our members’ interests, but is there any better ‘sales pitch’ for GA than a pilot sharing his love of flight?” The meeting is part of the two associations’ ongoing collaboration to support a combined membership of more than half a million, and promote and protect GA.

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AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011

AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011
President’s Position
Hangar Talk
AOPA Media
AOPA Action
Letters
Waypoints
Proficient Pilot
License to Learn
Pilot Counsel
Fly Well
Pilot Briefing
Rally GA: Creating Media Moguls
Pimp My Plane
Bellanca CH–300 Pacemaker: Island King
GA Serves America: Tennessee Time Machine
Safety Pilot Landmark Accidents: A Foregone Conclusion
Touching the Future
Avionics: Something In Between
Crossover Classic Sweepstakes: The Inside Job
Dogfight: Running Lean of Peak
Sales Revival
Wx Watch: Checking the Weather
Pilot Products: New Zulu for You
Never Again
Fly Outs
Fly by wire
Pilots
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - President’s Position
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - 5
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - Hangar Talk
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - AOPA Media
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - 11
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - AOPA Action
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - Letters
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - 25
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - Waypoints
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - 27
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - Proficient Pilot
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - 29
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - License to Learn
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - 31
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - Pilot Counsel
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - 33
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - Fly Well
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - 35
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - Pilot Briefing
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - Rally GA: Creating Media Moguls
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - 48
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - G1
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - G2
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - G3
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - G4
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - 49
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - Pimp My Plane
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - Bellanca CH–300 Pacemaker: Island King
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - GA Serves America: Tennessee Time Machine
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - 71
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - Safety Pilot Landmark Accidents: A Foregone Conclusion
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - 73
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - 74
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - 75
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - Touching the Future
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - 77
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - 78
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - 79
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - 80
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - Avionics: Something In Between
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - 82
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - Crossover Classic Sweepstakes: The Inside Job
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - Dogfight: Running Lean of Peak
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - 90
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - Sales Revival
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - 94
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - Wx Watch: Checking the Weather
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - I1
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - I2
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - Pilot Products: New Zulu for You
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - 101
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - Never Again
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - 105
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - Fly Outs
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - Fly by wire
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2011 - Pilots
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