Tag Archives: Bryan Budds

Off & Running!

News & Information You’ll Want To Know In Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota & South Dakota by Bryan Budds Manager, AOPA Great Lakes Region With the new year officially upon us, AOPA is again working aggressively to … Continue reading

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Big Win Fuels Future Reforms…

by Bryan Budds Manager, AOPA Great Lakes Region As we approach the end of the year, AOPA’s state advocacy team is reflecting on its successes around the country and is beginning to explore opportunities for the quickly approaching legislative sessions … Continue reading

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Michigan’s Legislature Is Focus of Attention

by Bryan Budds Manager, AOPA Great Lakes Region Now that most of the legislative sessions have adjourned for the year, AOPA is focusing its efforts on one of the remaining year-long legislatures still in session – Michigan. For the past … Continue reading

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Know What You Are Paying In Taxes & Fees

by Dave Weiman MIDDLETON, WIS. – Taxes and fees on general aviation are often not widely known or understood by pilots, aircraft owners and airport officials. We know they exist, and we have heard that we are paying our fair … Continue reading

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The Sessions of Savings

by Bryan Budds AOPA Great Lakes Regional Manager Over the last few months, AOPA has been hard at work in statehouses across the Great Lakes Region with the goal of strengthening general aviation and reducing some of the cost considerations … Continue reading

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Legislative Sessions In Full Force

by Bryan Budds, Manager AOPA Great Lakes Region The new year brings one of the busiest times for AOPA’s regional managers and state legislative affairs staff, and this year is certainly no exception. In the Great Lakes Region, we are … Continue reading

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A Flurry of Activity

by Bryan Budds, Manager AOPA Great Lakes Region As we approach warmer flying weather and hopefully putting the flurries behind us, I wanted to update you on some of the significant legislative issues AOPA has been working on in the … Continue reading

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Stars Do Shine At AOPA Aviation Summit

by Dave Weiman PALM SPRINGS, CALIF.  – The AOPA Aviation Summit, October 11-13, 2012, showed signs of stardom from both Hollywood and the GA community. Regardless of wealth, fame or the lack thereof, pilots came together to network, learn, socialize … Continue reading

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$100 Million & Much More!

by Bryan Budds, Manager AOPA Great Lakes Region As 2012 came to a close, all seven AOPA Regional Managers came together at the AOPA Aviation Summit held this year in Palm Springs, Calif., October 11-13, to discuss the first year … Continue reading

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AOPA’s Frontline Advocates – Airport Support Network Volunteers

by Bryan Budds, Manager AOPA Great Lakes Region As promised in an earlier Great Lakes Regional Report, I mentioned my desire to help general aviation pilots and others in the industry understand how AOPA’s Airports and State Advocacy team does … Continue reading

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