Guide to Member Services
AOPA member services that keep you flying
AOPA, 421 AVIATION WAY,
FREDERICK, MARYLAND 21701
TOLL-FREE PILOT INFORMATION CENTER
Call 800/USA-AOPA (872-2672)
Click www.aopa.org
NEW ADDRESS?
Send your new address and AOPA membership number to AOPA, 421 Aviation Way, Frederick, Maryland 21701-4798
Fax 301/695-2375
Click www.aopa.org/coa-form.html
AOPA AIR SAFETY FOUNDATION
Call 800/638-3101
Click www.aopa.org/asf/
AOPA CREDIT CARD PROGRAM
Call 800/523-7666
Click www.aopa.org/info/cc/
AOPA AIRCRAFT INSURANCE
Call 800/622-AOPA (622-2672)
Click www.aopa.org/aircraftinsurance.html
AOPA LEGAL SERVICES PLAN
Call 800/USA-AOPA (872-2672)
Click www.aopa.org/legalservices.html
AOPA ONLINE TRAVEL
Click www.aopa.org/travel/
OTHER AOPA MEMBER PRODUCTS
Call 800/USA-AOPA (872-2672)
Click www.aopa.org/memberproducts/
AOPA ONLINE
Aircraft icing
Winter flying can be some of the most beautiful. That cold, crisp air makes for smooth flying conditions and the sky is a brilliant, clear blue. When the skies turn cloudy, however, the potential for icing dramatically increases, and an icing encounter is a pilot's worst nightmare. AOPA's online subject report on cold-weather operations includes a section on aircraft icing. This section features articles by AOPA Pilot weather guru Thomas A. Horne. With more than 30 years of weather-flying experience, Horne addresses many weather-situation scenarios and can educate pilots about icing conditions. In "Wx Watch" columns such as "Ice Fighters: Weaponry for the Ice Wars" and "Escaping the Frozen Zone," Horne examines the strengths and weaknesses of ice-protection systems and offers an out for pilots entering an icing situation. This online section also includes articles by other AOPA experts and is your source for winter-flying information.
For more information on icing and other winter-weather scenarios, visit the Web site.
New AOPA member discount
The cost of aircraft renters insurance has just been reduced for AOPA members, thanks to the efforts of AOPA and the AOPA Insurance Agency. "AOPA members will now receive a 5-percent discount on new renters insurance policies," said Greg Sterling, AOPA Insurance Agency executive vice president and general manager. The new AOPA member discount allows members to carry a nonowned-aircraft policy for as little as $90.
"As the largest light-aircraft insurance agency in the country, we were able to work with a major A-rated underwriter to offer this exclusive AOPA member discount," said Sterling. The member discount will apply to new and renewing policyholders. Members who renew their nonowned-aircraft policy can obtain an additional 10-percent discount if they were violation- and accident free in the previous policy year.
Visit the Web site to apply and purchase your renters insurance or call 800/622-2672 for more information.
Fly a little? Fly a lot?
Let the AOPA Air Safety Foundation's Web site be your flying companion. No matter how many hours you fly, you need www.asf.org to keep you on top with the following:
- Free online courses.
- Free safety quizzes.
- Free aviation publications.
Before your next flight, visit www.asf.org to brush up on weather, airspace, engine and propeller maintenance, aircraft icing, spatial disorientation, and many other aviation topics that you need to know. Find the latest information on FAA regulations, high density altitude, weather, airspace, IFR regulations, and much more. Join the thousands of pilots who are viewing this information daily.
Can you relate dew point to visibility? Can you start a hot fuel-injected engine every time? What is the maximum airspeed you should fly if entering a box canyon — and should you do so in the first place? How many Cessna 172s crashed last year and why? Where do most midair collisions occur? Answers to these and thousands of other questions are online at www.asf.org.
