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AOPA To Tell Story of General Aviation with National Mall Flyover
60 aircraft representing 15 'chapters' of GA will participate
AOPA Flyover Practice (Photo: Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association)
AOPA conducted a rehearsal of its May 11 flyover in March . © Aircraft Owners and Pilots Associaiton

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) will tell a visual story of general aviation on May 11 with a unique flyover at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. To involve 15 various “chapters” of general aviation and 60 aircraft dating back to 1939 during the “Golden Age” of the industry, the flyover will kick off from Frederick, Maryland, led by AOPA president Mark Baker in his Beechcraft Staggerwing 17.

“It’s going to be a special time for AOPA and for general aviation,” Baker said. “What a sight it will be to see the history of general aviation flying over the National Mall as GA has given this nation so much over the past many decades. AOPA is uniquely positioned to plan this complex event and execute it safely and professionally.”

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