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Make The Most of Your Membership!

by Mark R. Baker President & CEO Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association AOPA members know a lot about their association. But most of them have no idea just how many ways they can put their membership to work. If you’re … Continue reading

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A Hand Up For Flying Clubs

by Mark R. Baker President & CEO Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association It’s never been easier, or more cost-effective, to start and operate a flying club, thanks to some great new benefits created just for flying clubs by AOPA. As … Continue reading

Posted in AOPA, Columns, Columns, February/March 2016, From AOPA Headquarters | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Unsung Heroes

by Mark R. Baker, President & CEO Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association Being a flight instructor is not a glamorous job. You’ll never get rich as a CFI. And, once in a while, it can be downright scary. But you … Continue reading

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Small Wins, Big Results

by Mark R. Baker, President & CEO Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association If you follow AOPA—in our magazines, newsletters, and websites for example—it’s easy to imagine that we spend all our time focusing on the big national issues that affect … Continue reading

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Come Fly With Us

by Mark R. Baker, President & CEO Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association The peak of summer is here, and so is the peak of the flying season. There are always a lot of great aviation events in the warmer months, … Continue reading

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Lowering The Cost of ADS-B

by Mark R. Baker, President & CEO Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association If you’ve been following the discussions around the FAA’s 2020 mandate for aircraft to equip with ADS-B Out, then you know that AOPA has made lowering the cost … Continue reading

Posted in AOPA, Columns, Columns, From AOPA Headquarters, June/July 2015 | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

A New Pilot’s Bill of Rights

by Mark R. Baker, President & CEO Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association Legislators in both the House and Senate recently introduced bills known as the Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2 (PBR2) that could finally bring long awaited third-class medical reform … Continue reading

Posted in AOPA, April/May 2015, Columns, Columns, From AOPA Headquarters | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Five New Fly-Ins For 2015

by Mark R. Baker, President & CEO Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association Last year AOPA tried something really different. Instead of a big annual convention, we decided to host a series of small one-day fly-ins at locations around the country—and … Continue reading

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The Future of the FAA

by Mark R. Baker President & CEO Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association The FAA’s funding is set to expire on Sept. 30, 2015, and crafting a new long-term funding package, along with the guidance and direction on how the money … Continue reading

Posted in AOPA, Columns, Columns, Dec 2014/Jan 2015, From AOPA Headquarters | Tagged , | Leave a comment

My First Year

by Mark R. Baker President & CEO Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association I’ve just finished my first year as AOPA president. And what a year it’s been. I arrived with a pretty big to do list. I wanted to understand … Continue reading

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