I challenge you to find any other organization with as much clout with the
US government and with as many examples as they have of assisting in
preventing the closer of airports and in keeping the feds off our backs in
the US.

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A very true statement. But there's more...

I've been a member since 1980 when I earned my single engine rating. I
started soaring in '96.

Every person who flies in this country should be a member. There is no other
organization that lobby's as hard as AOPA for all general aviation pilots
(fixed wing, rotor wing, experimental, turbine...everyone except ALPA). They
are also a key friend to those who make a living by instructing.

AOPA provides insurance avenues, aircraft financing, legal support, safety
seminars. They fight those who want to shut down your airport, take your
airspace away, add new taxes to your plane and related airport property,
sponge you for landing and use fees, or sue you because you make noise
(towplanes included) or you're a threat to the human race because you fly
dangerous machines that can be turned into bombs.

Join!! Now more important than ever...

Bob de Leon
GE2--Genesis II #2022