Podcast: Phil Boyer, Former President of AOPA

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Key Takeaways:

  • General aviation faced unprecedented challenges after 9/11, initially struggling to resume flights and then adapting to a surge of new government regulations.
  • Phil Boyer, as president of AOPA, was at the forefront of efforts to resist restrictions and preserve the freedom to fly for general aviation pilots.
  • The article features Boyer reflecting on the events of September 11, 2001, and providing an assessment of general aviation's situation ten years later.
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Ten years ago this weekend, general aviation was faced with an unprecedented challenge – first, how to get back in the air at all and then, how to cope with scores of new regulations as the government struggled to minimize the threat of future attacks. As president of AOPA, Phil Boyer was on the front lines of holding back the restrictions and preserving our freedom to fly. He talks with AVweb‘s Mary Grady about the events of September 11, 2011 and his assessment of how we’re doing 10 years later.

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