Aviation and AOPA Events
AOPA is once again the platinum-level sponsor of the SUN ’n FUN International Fly-In & Expo! Stop by the AOPA tent to see the Crossover Classic Sweepstakes Cessna 182, renew your membership, and meet our staff!
AOPA’s Sun ’n Fun Coverage
You can still count on AOPA’s Tent
As always, be sure you stop by AOPA’s Tent to meet our staff, renew your membership, enter to win prizes, and see AOPA’s 2011 Crossover Classic Sweepstakes Aircraft. There are NEW AOPA products and services being offered in the tent this year - stop by and learn more!
NEW in 2011 - AOPA Learn to Fly Center
Dreaming of Flying? Visit the AOPA Learn to Fly Center inside the AOPA tent to get information on learning to fly, including how AOPA programs can help you accomplish your flight training goals.
Saturday, April 2nd is Learn to Fly Day at SUN ’n FUN. Do you know someone who has always wanted to become a pilot? Bring them to the AOPA Learn to Fly Center on April 2nd to get their flight training questions answered.
Watch it Live.
AOPA Live will be broadcasting LIVE from SUN ’n FUN starting Thursday March 31st from the AOPA Tent. Interviews with top aviation notables including airshow performers and aviation industry leaders; Seminars presented by AOPA Pilot Information Center and Air Safety Institute staff members; and special presentations throughout the broadcast. If you are making the trip to Lakeland, be sure to stop by the AOPA Live tent and Watch it Live.
AOPA, GAMA and SUN ’n FUN Member Appreciation Breakfast
AOPA, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), and SUN ’n FUN are hosting a member appreciation breakfast, FREE to AOPA and GAMA members, March 30 at the SUN ’n FUN Activities Tent No. 2. Connect with other pilots at the event, which takes place from 8:00 to 9:30 AM. Both associations will speak at 8:30 AM.
Please note, there is limited capacity for this event. First come, first served.
Rally GA with AOPA President Craig Fuller
Join AOPA President Craig Fuller for a special presentation at 11:00 AM on Thursday, March 31st to RALLY GA! Come to the AOPA Live tent (located next to the AOPA Tent) to hear the latest news on the industry and show your support toward the future of general aviation.
AOPA Day: A Florida tradition
AOPA Day at SUN ’n FUN, Friday, April 1, will feature a $5 admission discount for AOPA members and a chance to win a Bose A20 Aviation Headset at the AOPA Tent. Come out and show your support for general aviation.
‘Town Hall Meeting’ Returns to SUN ’n FUN
Congressman Sam Graves (R-Mo.) will orchestrate a discussion among leaders within the aviation industry, including AOPA President Craig Fuller, about the current state of affairs and the future of general aviation in the United States on Saturday, April 2nd, at 12:30 PM, in the FAA National Resource Center and Production Studios, which are located in the heart of the SUN ’n FUN campus. If you can’t make the meeting in person, you can watch it here.
News, photos, multimedia, and blogs
If you can’t make it to SUN ’n FUN, AOPA’s editors will be on-site, bringing the latest news and happenings to your desktop. Come to know AOPA’s editors in AOPA’s Reporting Points.
“I Flew to SUN ’n FUN!”
Pilots who fly in to Lakeland Linder Regional Airport for Sun ’n Fun will be eligible for exclusive discounts and prize drawings. See the Sun ’n Fun Web site for details.
Stay tuned...
Stay tuned to AOPA’s coverage of the 2011 Sun ’n Fun Fly-In. This is only the beginning of many great things to see at the “Spring Break” for pilots and friends!
