Frederick Maryland Hosts a HOT Fly-In!
Each year, as a "thank you" to its 415,000 members, AOPA hosts
an Annual Fly-In and Open House. As in past years, some 100
aviation exhibitors were available for viewing, as well as over 40
display aircraft. Seminars on aviation safety were offered,
including presentations by Ron Machado and AOPA President Phil
Boyer. Tours of the AOPA headquarters and non-stop opportunities to
meet staff members were also offered throughout the day.
This year's event was hampered by two major obstacles... though
neither of them kept thousands of people from flooding into AOPA
HQ. The biggest roadblock was the imposition of a very poorly timed
TFR in sympathy with the President's visit to Camp David... just a
hop, skip and Touch and Go away. The temporary flight restriction
over the presidential retreat at Camp David, Md. (Prohibited Area
P-40), was expanded to its larger dimensions (in use when the
President is in residence) starting June 6th and went right through
the Fly-In. AOPA conducted an aggressive notification campaign to
make sure that pilots were aware of this TFR... which like most of
them, was offered with little warning and a scarcity of supporting
info.
The other issue was one of heat... LOTS of it. The AOPA Fly-In
has, in the past, had to deal with lots of rain... but the wet
stuff was nowhere to be seen this year as the temps hit the 100
mark and baked all who attended -- but once again, that didn't seem
to stop many from making it to the Fly-In.
Once on site, there was plenty to see. Dozens of exhibit
aircraft flew in... including the recently introduced Cirrus SR22
with the Garmin Perspective system, the new Eclipse 400 S/E Jet and
the Eclipse 500, the Diamond DA40, Cessna's C-400 (Aka Columbia),
Piper's Matrix, The Liberty XL-2, a Gobosh LSA, the LoPresti Fury
and much more. Over 100 exhibitors offered everything from hearing
protection for airborne canines to aircraft financing.
Inside AOPA HQ, tours were offered all
day long... allowing visitors to get a feel for the size and scope
of AOPA, as well as to meet the folks who manned the many
departments that made up the organization.
Aero-TV Takes In The
2008 AOPA Fly-In
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