4 STEPS TO PURCHASING YOUR FIRST AIRCRAFT 1 2 Understand your financial picture. 3 4 Apply and get approved. AOPA BOARD OF TRUSTEES CHAIRMAN William C. Trimble III VICE CHAIRMAN Darrell W. Crate TREASURER James N. Hauslein William S. Ayer Mark R. Baker Lawrence D. Buhl III Matthew J. Desch Amanda C. Farnsworth H. Neel Hipp Jr. William B. Hudson James G. Tuthill Jr. Luke R. Wippler TRUSTEES EMERITI Burgess H. Hamlet III Paul C. Heintz R. Anderson Pew PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Mark R. Baker SENIOR VICE PRESIDENTS ADMINISTRATION Greg Cohen AIR SAFETY INSTITUTE Richard McSpadden FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING Erica Saccoia GENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY Justine A. Harrison GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS AND ADVOCACY Jim Coon MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS, AND OUTREACH Thomas B. Haines Negotiate the purchase. Close on your first aircraft. VICE PRESIDENTS ADVERTISING Carol Dodds AIRPORTS AND STATE ADVOCACY Mike Ginter DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL Ronald D. Golden HR, INCLUSION, AND DIVERSITY LaKisha Partman INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY John Hamilton MEMBER EXPERIENCE Sherry Rosenkranz PILOT INFORMATION SERVICES/FLIGHT OPERATIONS Dave Roy PUBLICATIONS Kollin Stagnito REGULATORY AFFAIRS Murray Huling YOU CAN FLY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Elizabeth Tennyson Call for a quote today! 1.844.674.2761 AOPAFinance.org/FirstTimeBuyer AOPA FOUNDATION CEO AND PRESIDENT Mark R. Baker CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF ADVISORS Lessing Stern EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Melissa Rudinger AOPA HOLDINGS CORPORATION PRESIDENT Jiri Marousek AOPA AIRCRAFT FINANCE PRESIDENT Adam Meredith INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF AIRCRAFT OWNER AND PILOT ASSOCIATIONS PRESIDENT Mark R. Baker SECRETARY GENERAL Jim Coon 12 AOPA PILOT / September 2021http://www.AOPAFinance.org/FirstTimeBuyer