FREDERICK, MD – Adam Smith, former vice president of membership at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), has been named senior vice president of the newly created Center to Advance the Pilot Community at the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA). The center will strive to stop the slow, steady decline in the number of certificated pilots in the United States and seek ways to stimulate growth. Prior to leaving EAA, Smith helped to oversee EAA AirVenture, served as vice president of outreach for the EAA Aviation Foundation for four years, and as director of the EAA AirVenture Museum for two years.