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tion The Hill named AOPA a top lobbying
trade association for the fifth year in a
row. AOPA and President Mark Baker
were recognized for a "demonstrated ability to wield influence and deliver results
on Capitol Hill on behalf of its members
seeking a voice in Washington."
Under the leadership of Baker, and
with strong support from its membership,
AOPA and GA won the fight against ATC
"privatization." The membership rallied
with more than 200,000 emails, phone
calls, and letters to lawmakers opposing
the legislation. AOPA has seen other
victories under Baker's leadership. In
2016, third class medical reform, known
as BasicMed, was passed in Congress and
implemented by the FAA in 2017. The
reform is a success with more than 43,000
pilots now flying under the medical
qualification. AOPA has also been active
protecting airports from egregious fixedbase operator pricing.
Changes to Part 61 of the federal aviation regulations also provided a huge win
for GA pilots. The rule change reduces
costs to pilots by leveraging advances in
avionics, aircraft equipment, flight simulators, and aviation training devices. AOPA
worked with the FAA on the change,
which is expected to save the GA community more than $110 million in the next
five years.
AOPA has been influential in efforts
to grow the pilot population with its You
Can Fly initiative. In 2018, the program
helped form 35 new flying clubs, bringing
the total since its inception to 100 clubs.
Thanks to the Rusty Pilots program,
approximately 1,354 pilots returned to
flying this year, bringing the total number
of pilots returned to active flying to 6,040.
And through its high school aviation science, technology, engineering, and math
(STEM) curriculum, an estimated 2,205
ninth-grade students at 80 schools across
the country are learning about what it
takes to pursue a career in aerospace.
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