This is a Special Report of the Aero News Network... Mark Baker, Part 1 of 3

We all know that AOPA has a new head man - Mark Baker. He's a pilot with a corporate business management background. But what do we really know about Mark Baker - and more importantly his plans for AOPA and its membership.

ANN's CEO and Editor-in-Chief Jim Campbell  was granted one of the first in-depth interviews with Mr. Baker who has been on the job for les than a month. In preparation for this opportunity we asked you - our readers and listeners, what questions you would ask if you were one-on-one with the new AOPA Top Gun. Your replies numbered in the many hundreds -- completing a document of nearly 30,000 words.

In the conversation that follows, the questions asked are YOURS - the answers are Mr. Baker's. Here now is Part 1 of our ANN Special Report -"A Conversation with AOPA President and CEO Mark Baker. Here is ANN's Jim Campbell…"

You've been listening to part 1 of an ANN Special Report - A conversation with AOPA President and CEO Mark Baker…

Join us again for Part II, when the conversation turns to questions of AOPA engaging the FAA, Growing General Aviation… and more…

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