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MILESTONES

AOPA to celebrate anniversary
Association was formed in May 1939
IT WAS 1939 and war was looming in
Europe. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was
president of the United States. The population of the country was 130,879,718. One
gallon of automobile gas cost 10 cents and
a loaf of bread was 9 cents.
At Wings Field in Philadelphia, five
men gathered to plan what would become
the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association-AOPA. Laurence P. and Phillip T.
Sharples, C. Townsend Luddington, Alfred
I. Wolf, and J. Story Smith were "private
fliers" who recognized that the beginning
general avition community would need
local, state, and national representation to
protect its interests.
In addition to founding the association,
the group also contracted to produce a
monthly publication. Beginning in 1939,
AOPA and the Ziff-Davis Publishing

WINGS FIELD, outside Philadelphia, circa 1940.

Company joined to produce several pages
in Ziff-Davis' publication Popular Aviation,
the most successful of the many aviation
publications of the day. "AOPA News"
first appeared in the September 1939 issue
and by November 1940 was a nine-page
section. AOPA's first employee, Joseph B.
"Doc" Hartranft, wrote the "AOPA Section." In January 1943, Popular Aviation

changed its name to Flying magazine. In
May 1943, the "AOPA Section" became
"The AOPA Pilot" and in 1958 The AOPA
Pilot was launched as a standalone publication, severing ties with Flying. The
association used the title The AOPA Pilot
until November 1979.
AOPA's efforts to protect, defend, and
promote general aviation have continued
since its inception in 1939. Over the past
75 years, the association has won many
battles, ensuring that GA in this country
is one of its freedoms. AOPA continues to
advance the concerns of general aviation
pilots and will celebrate its seventy-fifth
anniversary during its planned six AOPA
Fly-Ins across the country this year, with a
special emphasis on the anniversary at the
Frederick, Maryland, fly-in October 4 at
the association's headquarters.

Final Exam

Think you know your stuff? Quiz yourself with some of these FAA test questions
1. Where may an aircraft's operating
limitations be found if the aircraft has an
Experimental or Special Light Sport airworthiness certificate?
A. In the aircraft airframe and engine logbooks.
B. Attached to the airworthiness certificate.
C. In the current, FAA-approved flight manual.
2. On aircraft equipped with fuel pumps,
when is the auxiliary electric-driven pump
used?
A. All the time to aid the engine-driven fuel
pump.
B. Constantly except in starting the engine.
C. In the event the engine-driven pump fails.
3. (Refer to the figure.) The intensity of the
turbulence reported at a specific altitude is
A. moderate from 5,500 feet to 7,200 feet.
B. light from 5,500 feet to 7,200 feet.
C. moderate at 5,500 feet and at 7,200 feet.
4. The most important rule to remember in
the event of a power failure after becoming
airborne is
A. determine the wind direction to plan for the
forced landing.

B. immediately establish the proper gliding
attitude and airspeed.
C. quickly check the fuel supply for possible fuel
exhaustion.
5. A seaplane and a motorboat are on crossing
courses. If the motorboat is to the left of the
seaplane, which has the right of way?
A. The seaplane.
B. Both should alter course to the right.
C. The motorboat.
6. Which conditions result in the formation
of frost?
A. The temperature of the collecting surface is
at or below the dewpoint of the adjacent air and
the dewpoint is below freezing.
B. The temperature of the collecting surface
is at or below freezing when small droplets of
moisture fall on the surface.
C. The temperature of the surrounding air is at
or below freezing when small drops of moisture

fall on the collecting surface.
7. When telephoning a weather briefing facility for preflight weather information, pilots
should state
A. true airspeed.
B. fuel on board.
C. the aircraft identification or the pilot's name.
8. How soon after a conviction for driving
while intoxicated shall it be reported to the
FAA, Civil Aviation Security Division?
A. No later than 60 days after the motor vehicle
action.
B. No later than 30 working days after the motor
vehicle action.
C. Required to be reported upon renewal of
medical certificate.

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