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THE 2006 SAFETY AND PHILANTHROPY REPORT MESSAGE FROM: PHIL BOYER PRESIDENT, AIRCRAFT OWNERS AND PILOTS ASSOCIATION Seemingly ordinary events can sometimes lead to extraordinary results. I count my first meeting with Bruce Landsberg in the late 1980s as one of those events. I was at ABC producing a Wide World of Flying segment on simulator-based training at Flight- Safety International. Bruce was FlightSafety’s marketing manager who arranged for a course covering my Cessna 340. Although I planned to work on scripts for the show each night after training, Bruce strongly suggested that simultaneous flight training and TV production might be overwhelming. But as a busy TV exec who already had logged a fair amount of time in the 340, I confidently thought otherwise. Bruce was absolutely correct. It was the most grueling week I had ever had. We met again a few years later when as AOPA president I led the search for Admiral Don Engen’s successor at the AOPA Air Safety Foundation. Bruce’s outstanding credentials and vision for aviation safety education made him the top choice. And I joked, making him my colleague would be suitable revenge for the tough week I had at FlightSafety! Under Bruce’s leadership now for 15 years, the AOPA Air Safety Foundation plays a vital role in improving GA safety. His emphasis on data analysis, his adoption of new technologies and his creative drive are among his many contributions. With Bruce and his staff dedicated to GA safety, I can focus on leading AOPA on its multi-part mission of advocacy and member services. While Bruce has been the catalyst for the advances in GA safety education, your generous support has been the enabling force. Your growing and continuing donations to the AOPA Air Safety Foundation are anything but ordinary. In fact they are producing extraordinary results today, and will continue to do so for years to come. Safe Flying, Phil Boyer On the Cover: Famed actor Kurt Russell, a long time AOPA member and AOPA Project Pilot Mentor meets with student pilot, Mike Vogel, a fellow actor. With Kurt as his Mentor, Mike receives priceless guidance from an experienced pilot towards him becoming a safety conscious private pilot. With the support and encouragement of their Mentors, student pilots triple their likelihood of achieving his or her Private Pilots License. For more information on Project Pilot please go to www.projectpilot.org 1
MESSAGE FROM: BRUCE LANDSBERG EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AOPA AIR SAFETY FOUNDATION You may not have realized it, but you and I are co-captains of an aircraft on an important mission, one in which I have been involved for the past 15 years. Our “aircraft” in this case is the AOPA Air Safety Foundation. It’s a good analogy because the Foundation is a powerful vehicle for carrying the message of improving general aviation safety to pilots across the country. We have kept the airplane well-maintained, installed new technologies, and updated its appearance. Careful budgeting sometimes has meant that we have pulled the throttle back and leaned aggressively to conserve fuel. But we have completed many productive flights together. We pilot the AOPAAir Safety Foundation as we would any airplane. We “fly by the numbers” and use GA accident data to tell us where we need to devote our attention and resources. We adopt new tools, including the Internet and DVDs, to complete more missions by reaching more pilots. We also apply the judgment and intangible skills that come from experience. That includes producing effective educational materials that have a “sparkle” that captures and holds pilots’ interest. Accidents are tremendously costly in terms of human suffering, negative public perception, litigation, potential regulation and cost of aircraft and parts. We look for ways to reach the new pilot, to help them understand risk, to remind the veteran that the most critical flight is his or her next one. Despite the long-term improvements, there is much more to be done. Your growing donations are the fuel that powers the AOPA Air Safety Foundation. Increased funding enables us to create many new and better programs and to broaden our outreach. And we are expanding our frame of reference, producing important new research on the aging pilot population, and on the use of lowcost simulator technology in initial and recurrent training. To put it another way, we now have the fuel on board to increase our speed and range. In fact, I believe the AOPAAir Safety Foundation will accomplish more over the next five years than we have in the past 55. It’s an exciting time for our productive partnership. And with your continued support I’m looking forward to the years ahead. Sincerely, Bruce Landsberg 2
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