AOPA Pilot Magazine - September 2018 - 106

NEWS & NOTES

PILOT INFORMATION CENTER

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Exposing youth to aviation

NOTICE OF ANNUAL
MEETING OF MEMBERS

B Y J O N G A N DY

THE ANNUAL MEETING of the members of the
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association will be
held at 9 a.m. on Thursday, September 6, 2018,
at the headquarters of AOPA, 411 Aviation
Way, Frederick, Maryland, 21701, located on the
Frederick Municipal Airport (FDK), for the purpose of receiving reports and transacting such
other business as may properly come before the
meeting, specifically including the election of
trustees. If you are not able to attend, but would
like to appoint your voting proxy, please visit
www.aopa.org/myaccount or call 800-872-2672.
-Kenneth M. Mead, secretary

RECENTLY I TOOK my 2-and-a-half-year-old
daughter to see Fifi, one of the two B-29
Superfortress aircraft still flying. My daughter is always happy to see an airplane, but
being in one is the best thing ever. As I lifted
her down from the aircraft, she let everyone know loudly how disappointed she was
that she wasn't going for a ride. In spite of
her tears, my wife and I continue to expose
her to airplanes, taking her flying with us
when possible.
In today's world of airport fences and
security codes, access to aviation has never
been further from the public. As pilots, we

can do our part to bridge the gap and welcome young aviators to the flying world.
Recently a few AOPA staff members
discussed how best to reach a younger generation of future aviators. We all shared the
moment that got us hooked on flying, and
the overwhelming majority had some regular or significant exposure to aviation in
their youth.
AO PA's H i g h S c h o o l Av i a t i o n
Initiative through the You Can Fly
program has developed an aviation curriculum for teachers to use in their classes.
Approximately 75 schools are anticipated

to use the curriculum beginning with the
2018-19 school year. AOPA has other youth
outreaches, as well: The free AV8RS membership for youth ages 13 to 18 interested
in the world of flight, and the free sixmonth trial membership for student pilots
of all ages, which includes Flight Training
magazine.
Want to know more? Give us a call
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
800-USA-AOPA (872-2672).
JON GANDY is an aviation specialist in the

AOPA Pilot Information Center.

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