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General Aviation

General Aviation. Connecting Our Community To T he World. What is GA?. A ll things aviation except military and the airlines. General Aviation . BUT IT IS SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT…. What is GA?. Business flying. Law enforcement. Firefighting. Sightseeing. Package delivery. Air ambulance.

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General Aviation

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  1. General Aviation Connecting Our Community To The World

  2. What is GA? All things aviation except military and the airlines • General Aviation • BUT IT IS SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT…

  3. What is GA? Business flying Law enforcement Firefighting Sightseeing Package delivery Air ambulance News/traffic reporting Agricultural Disaster relief Wildlife management Recreational flying Banking/Commerce

  4. What Is GA? For Example... In one year, airborne Los Angeles law enforcement responded to more than 30,000 incidents

  5. Who Are GA Pilots with a business need, civic duty, or just plain passion for flying • Ordinary People • Over 600,000 • certificated pilots in the U.S.

  6. A Robust Fleet The majority of GA aircraft are manufactured in the U.S. Of that, there are 224,000 GA aircraft compared to only 7,200 airliners

  7. A Public Utility A highway system in the sky • GA IS LOCAL

  8. Where Can I Fly To? There are more than 5,000 public airports in the U.S., but only 500 have airline service

  9. Your Airport: An Economic Engine • Jobs • Local Taxes • Attracts New Businesses • Multiplier Effect

  10. Priceless Some benefits cannot be quantified

  11. <AIRPORT ID> At A Glance • ___ Employees • ___ Businesses • ___ Based Airplanes

  12. It’s Your Airport • Learn to fly! • Talk to elected officials • Stay engaged • Become a member of AOPA • Donate to the AOPA Foundation • How can you help?

  13. Funding for this presentation made possible through a grant from the AOPA Foundation • WWW.AOPA.ORG/FOUNDATION WWW.AOPA.ORG

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