Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association is looking for volunteers for its Airport Support Network. [Credit: Shutterstock]
Key Takeaways:
AOPA created the Airport Support Network (ASN) in 1997 to enlist local volunteers as "eyes and ears" for identifying developments that could adversely affect airports.
The ASN program aims to enable early intervention by AOPA to protect airports from encroachment, often before projects are well underway.
Volunteers must be AOPA members living near an unserved public-use airport, frequently active at their home airport, and willing to monitor local activities and stakeholders for potential threats.
This is often the response when pilots learn about development near their airport that could adversely impact the facility’s operation. Often, however, by the time the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association is contacted, the airport-threatening project may be well underway.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
