BRIEFING WHY I LOVE MY A IRPLANE / Bragging rights These readers love their airplanes COMPILED BY DAVID TULIS 42 AOPA PILOT / July 2024 SECOND ONLY TO the private pilot certificate is the aircraft registration, declaring you as the owner of this amazing flying carpet. You now have the ability to go where you want to go, when you want to go, and in the style your new steed affords you. No wonder these owners are proud of their aircraft. david.tulis@aopa.org Above: Don Abbott and his Alon/Mooney; George and Sandy Currie with Astro and their Piper Cherokee Warrior; Marc Arsenault and his Piper PA-30. Right: George Watson and his T-34. TOP: NICK ADAMS PHOTOGRAPHY