AOPA will close at 2:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, July 3rd, and will remain closed on Friday, July 4th, in observance of the holiday. We will reopen at 8:30 a.m. ET on Monday, July 7th.
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Ian Wilder is a private pilot and remote pilot who joined AOPA in 2025 after receiving a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he majored in journalism and political science.