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We will be performing maintenance on our systems Sunday, 10/17/2021, beginning at 12:00 A.M. ET and ending at 6:00 A.M. ET. During this time, you may experience intermittent service outages. We appreciate your patience.
AOPA Editor in Chief Tom Haines joined AOPA in 1988. He owns and flies a Beechcraft A36 Bonanza. Since soloing at 16 and earning a private pilot certificate at 17, he has flown more than 100 models of general aviation airplanes.
