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Over time, AOPA Pilot—also known as The Voice of General Aviation—has become the world’s biggest, most widely read general aviation magazine. This, despite being distributed exclusively to AOPA members as one of their core benefits.

Members are rightfully proud of their magazine and regularly provide feedback and story suggestions to ensure AOPA Pilot continues to inform, educate, and entertain as much today as it has for more than six decades. Two questions we hear a lot are where to find more articles on flying techniques and the difference between AOPA Pilot and AOPA Pilot, Turbine Edition.

Many new to the association—and even some long-timers—may not realize AOPA publishes three magazines for members.

Flying is different in the flight levels, and that’s why since 1991 we’ve offered AOPA Pilot, Turbine Edition. The Turbine Edition includes all the same great content found in AOPA Pilot, plus an additional 16 to 24 pages tailored to the interests of pilots or owners of high-performance, turboprop, or jet-powered aircraft. If you’re an experienced jet owner-operator, or training to step up someday, you may enjoy flying along with our authors in the latest jets, exploring training topics with experienced mentor pilots, getting insight into the ins and outs of turbine aircraft ownership, and more. Members with advanced certificates and ratings automatically receive the Turbine Edition, but it’s available to any member for the asking—and there is no additional cost to receive the Turbine Edition as your version of AOPA Pilot. Today, about 17 percent of AOPA members receive the Turbine Edition.

If the Turbine Edition sounds like a good fit for you, simply call AOPA’s member services team at 800-USA-AOPA, and we’ll be happy to change your subscription. Or, if you get the Turbine Edition and would prefer to receive AOPA Pilot without the additional content, member services can also make that change.

If you’re pining for training tips and flying techniques, you may want to receive Flight Training magazine. Acquired by AOPA in 1998, Flight Training is the only magazine written exclusively for student pilots and flight instructors. And since a good pilot is always learning, aren’t we all student pilots? About a third of AOPA members subscribe to Flight Training, including those who are private pilots, commercial pilots, and ATPs.

Each issue of Flight Training includes illustrated “Technique” and “How It Works” articles; a “Flight Lesson” article similar to AOPA Pilot’s “Never Again” but geared toward a flight training audience; destination suggestions and airplanes that have ramp appeal; an “Advanced Pilot” section with techniques and advice for flight instructors and career pilots; a “Final Exam” quiz concocted by the team at AOPA’s Pilot Information Center and Barry Schiff; and feature articles on landing techniques, navigation, flying at night, runway signage, and more—every facet of flying an aircraft and being a safe pilot.

Flight Training also produces an annual You Can Fly special edition sent to more than 900 flight schools across the country. The You Can Fly issue welcomes new student pilots to the aviation community, and includes everything a student pilot needs to know to get started. Topics include the student experience; recreational versus career paths; gear new pilots need; aircraft used in training; medical certification options; financing training; and much more. The You Can Fly issue is also emailed to Flight Training subscribers as a digital edition so you can share your passion for flying by forwarding the email to anyone who may be interested in learning to fly.

Every AOPA membership includes a choice of AOPA Pilot, AOPA Pilot, Turbine Edition, or Flight Training in either print or digital edition formats (some membership levels include both print and digital editions). And you can switch between print and digital edition at any time by calling member services. Want to receive both AOPA Pilot (or AOPA Pilot, Turbine Edition) and Flight Training? Member services can add a print or digital edition of either to your current membership for $21 or $10, respectively.

In addition to magazines, the media team at AOPA produces award-winning online articles, digital newsletters, videos, social media posts and reels, and podcasts. If you ever find yourself needing to satisfy your craving for aviation content, visit the News & Media section on aopa.org for all this and more. And don’t forget to log into your account to ensure you are viewing content available only to members.

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