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The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association is the world's largest civil aviation organization with more than 400,000 members. Most fly as general aviation (GA) pilots; GA is all flying except airlines and military. The AOPA, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to general aviation, was incorporated on May 15, 1939. From the start, AOPA has fought to keep general aviation fun, safe, and affordable. Growth in the early years was slow, but by mid-1995, membership in AOPA had reached about 335,000, just over half of all pilots with current medical certificates. The AOPA effectively serves the interests and needs of its members as aircraft owners and pilots and establishes, maintains, and articulates positions of leadership to promote the economy, safety, utility, and popularity of flight in general aviation aircraft. |