Professional Pilot, October 2018
Squawk Ident 11X Visit Us At NBAA Booth 2038 Kiosk 7 LOCATIONS MEM 901 345 2992 HOU 713 649 8700 CLT 704 359 0440 CHA 423 855 2299 PROFESSIONAL PILOT October 2018 37 As a former Coast Guard pilot I especially value the contacts camaraderie and preservation of USCG aviation history gained from being a member of the Coast Guard Aviation Association aka the Ancient Order of the Pterodactyl While Im not a member of AOPA from my perspective they offer the best resources for all aviators at the various stages of their careers AOPA also provides an excellent collective voice to Congress representing the best interests of general aviation Theyve successfully fended off a number of unwise proposals effecting our community Michael OBrien ATP Helo CFII Leonardo AW139 Captain PHI Cantonment FL The organizations that have met my needs over the years with each having its own value to offer are AOPA the Airborne Public Safety Association APSA National Association of Flight Instructors NAFI NBAA and the Professional Helicopter Pilots Association PHPA Ron Shintaku ATP Helo CFII King Air B200 Captain CA Dept of Justice Av La Verne CA NBAAs advocacy and support of business aviation has been invaluable But overall theres nothing better than AOPA because light GA represents the base of the proverbial aviation food pyramid and without that the rest of our system would crumble Ron Rapp ATP CFII Gulfstream IVSP Pilot Jet Edge International North Tustin CA Brazilian Association of General Aviation Associação Brasileira de Aviação Geral is my main source of information Antonio Savio ATP Hawker 800 Captain Líder Taxi Aéreo Belo Horizonte MG Brazil Many organizations provide great value for pilots My picks are NBAA AOPA and EAA I also use AVweb com as an overall aviation news resource James Keeton ATP Helo CFII Challenger 601 Chief Pilot Fuqua Flight Atlanta GA The Flight Service Bureau of the OPSGROUP provides a great daily summary of issues by country and by city for international pilots I highly recommend signing up for their service David Rada ATP Gulfstream G550 Finance Mgr Pilot DuPont New Castle DE wilsonair com
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