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MEMBERSHIP
ADVERTISERS INDEX
BY JULIE SUMMERS WALKER
Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co. 5
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AOPA Membership 47
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AOPA Partners 50
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AOPA Trial Membership 9
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AOPA World Mastercard 45
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AOPA You Can Fly/AFTA 49
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WHY AN AOPA MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
here are many personal benefits to becoming an AOPA member (see below), but the
truth is, it's important to be an AOPA member for reasons that don't just benefit you
as an individual. Yep, sometimes membership is more about protecting and defending our
freedoms than simply what we get out of it for ourselves. For example, did you know that
some countries impose onerous regulations and steep fees on general aviation flying? In
most of Europe the fees are so high for everything from landing sites and fuel to licensing
that it is prohibitive for many who would like to fly. Sure, it isn't cheap in the United States
either, but the freedom to fly is much more attainable here because every day, AOPA staff
work to combat proposals that would raise the cost of flying, close airports, and impose
onerous restrictions on general aviation flying. Did you also know that the accessibility and
availability of general aviation airports in many countries are restrictive? You cannot simply
hop in your Cessna 152 and bop around the countryside in China like you can in, say, Ohio.
These freedoms do not come easy. There are many who would like to limit our
freedom to fly. Your membership ensures that AOPA's advocacy team in Washington,
D.C. keeps our rights protected; your membership ensures that the message of the joy
and thrill of flying is told to everyone who will listen; your membership ensures that
pilot rights are protected in the courts; and your membership ensures that one day
your son or daughter can experience flight as you have. Join us. We need your voice as
much as we appreciate your dues.
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Great member benefits
* Subscriptions to AOPA Pilot or Flight Training magazines (digital
subscription available).
* Aviation news and information created by pilots, for pilots.
* A vast library of videos, articles, online courses, and more to help you
become a safer, more knowledgeable aviator.
* Access to our AOPA Pilot Information Center experts who can answer all
your aviation questions from how to pick a flight instructor to how to buy
an airplane.
* Online weather, flight planning, and airport information to help you get
the most from your flying.
* Free access to the AOPA Flight Training Advantage (AFTA), a flight
training system designed to make your training more efficient and
cost effective.
Assured Partners Aerospace, LLC/
Renters Insurance 2
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ATP Flight School 6-7
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Avidyne 8
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California Aeronautical
University 3
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David Clark CVR2
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Faro Aviation Technologies 44
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King Schools 35
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Piper Aircraft CVR3
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Sporty's Pilot Shop Insert
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Sporty's Pilot Shop CVR4
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