NBAA and AOPA Join in GA effort at EAA

From “Why?” to “How To,” the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) will help Members make the most of their light general aviation (GA) aircraft as business tools this fall at each group’s annual Convention.

Speaking on AOPA Live at EAA’s AirVenture, AOPA President and CEO Craig L. Fuller and NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen unveiled the six forums that will be presented as the Light Business Airplane Conference at both the NBAA Annual Meeting & Convention, October 19 to 21 in Atlanta, Ga., and the AOPA Aviation Summit, November 11 to 13 in Long Beach, Calif.

“Business aviation involves the use of any general aviation airplane for business, and our jointly hosted conference really drives that point home,” said NBAA's Bolen. “A large portion of the businesses that use aviation are small companies, many of which use smaller piston-powered aircraft.

“With this event, we can help to ensure we’re supporting their specific needs and addressing their unique challenges.”

“The six forums, all of which will be offered at each of our gatherings, are designed specifically to help businesses that use light GA aircraft get the most out of those aircraft,” added Fuller. “And because NBAA’s Convention is in the East this year and AOPA's is in the West, we will collectively be able to reach many more pilots, owners and operators than either of us could individually.”

The six courses include: How to Use General Aviation for Business Purposes; Tax Benefits of Aircraft Ownership; Single Pilot: Safely; Getting Reimbursed for Flights: What Do the FARs Say?; an Insurance Panel; and Moving Up to a Turbine Aircraft.