Podcast: Phil Boyer, Former President of AOPA

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Key Takeaways:

  • General aviation faced unprecedented challenges and new regulations after September 11, 2001, impacting its ability to operate.
  • Phil Boyer, then AOPA president, was instrumental in advocating against restrictions and preserving the freedom to fly.
  • The article features an interview with Phil Boyer, reflecting on the events of 9/11 and assessing the state of general aviation 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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