Have you been to the store lately? The AOPA Pilot Gear Store? We offer so much more than hats!
An AOPA membership used to be synonymous with the traditional AOPA pilot cap, and members wore it proudly to proclaim their pride in membership. But AOPA has so many new and different ways to show you’re an AOPA pilot.
You can tie an AOPA bandana on your favorite pooch, put some patches on your aviator jacket, hoist a Blue Skies umbrella, tote a backpack, and—our favorite—wear some AOPA socks. There are “Gauges” socks with attitude and night and day socks (right foot sunshine, left foot darkness. Or is it the other way around?).
Of course, we still carry hats, but now we can take you through every season—ball caps for summer and skull caps for winter. Need a jacket? We have many varieties. And T-shirts for men, women, and children. Or how about a onesie for the newest AOPA member-to-be?
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In celebration of AOPA’s eightieth anniversary, we have written the definitive book on the history of general aviation and AOPA. Freedom to Fly: AOPA and the History of General Aviation in America was released in December 2018 and sold for $39.95. This beautiful coffee-table book is now on sale for $34.95.
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ADS-B required?
January is coming
By Ferdi Mack
Q: My instructor mentioned that ADS-B will be required in 2020. Is this true, and if so, how do I determine if my aircraft is compliant and therefore legal to fly?
A: Yes, Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) is required after January 1, 2020—but only ADS-B Out is required, and only in some locations.
ADS-B has two directions of signaling. The required ADS-B Out service transmits your aircraft’s position to both ATC and other aircraft. ADS-B In is not part of the 2020 requirement.
Within the lower 48 states, ADS-B Out will be required in Class A, B, and C airspace; in Class E airspace at or above 10,000 feet msl excluding airspace at and below 2,500 feet agl; within 30 nautical miles of a Class B primary airport; above Class B or C airspace up to 10,000 feet msl; and in portions of the Gulf of Mexico.
There are two frequencies of ADS-B hardware. ADS-B equipment operating on 1090 MHz extended squitter (ES) frequency does not provide weather to the cockpit, but it is usable in Class A airspace at 18,000 feet and above. ADS-B hardware operating on 978 MHz universal access transceiver (UAT) frequency receives weather but does not comply with the mandate in the flight levels. Some ADS-B installations work on both frequencies.
If you are renting an aircraft, you should review the aircraft logbooks. Work with your instructor or aircraft maintenance staff to determine what ADS-B Out and In capabilities are available.
Contact AOPA’s Pilot Information Center for more information at 800-872-2672 or [email protected].
Ferdi Mack is senior manager of the AOPA Pilot Information Center.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS
The annual meeting of the members of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association will be held at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, September 11, 2019, at the headquarters of AOPA, 411 Aviation Way, Frederick, Maryland, 21701, located on the Frederick Municipal Airport (FDK), for the purpose of receiving reports and transacting such other business as may properly come before the meeting, specifically including the election of trustees. If you are not able to attend, but would like to appoint your voting proxy, please visit aopa.org/myaccount or call 800-872-2672. —Kenneth M. Mead, Secretary
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