AOPA‘s Tampa Fly-In A Success

Plenty of people (and planes) showed up for the last of AOPA's 2017 fly-ins

Plane & Pilot

Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at 01:45 PM ET

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Key Takeaways:

AOPA concluded its 2017 fly-in series with a successful two-day event at Peter O. Knight Airport in Tampa, attracting 5,478 attendees and featuring workshops, aircraft displays, exhibitors, and a Pilot Town Hall addressing AOPA's advocacy goals.
The organization has also announced its full schedule for 2018, with four fly-ins planned for Missoula, Santa Fe, Carbondale, and Gulf Shores throughout the year.

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On October 27^th and 28^th, AOPA held the last of its four planned fly-ins for the year. 5,478 attendees—along with 339 aircraft—showed up at Peter O. Knight Airport (KTPF) in Tampa, Florida, for the two-day event. AOPA reports that 2,400 people came on Friday alone, the day the event’s workshop sessions were held. In addition to the workshops, which included IFR refresher, water survival and owner maintenance sessions, there were more than 50 aircraft on display and 57 exhibitors in the exhibit hangar. The final event was a Pilot Town Hall, where AOPA brought attendees up-to-date on its goals, such as continued opposition to ATC privatization and addressing FBO pricing practices.

AOPA's Tampa Fly-In at Peter O. Knight Airport — *Courtesy of AOPA*

Though this is the last one for this year, AOPA’s 2018 schedule is already set. The first 2018 fly-in will be held at Missoula International Airport (KMSO) in Missoula, Montana, June 15-16. It will be followed by Santa Fe Municipal Airport (KSAF) in Santa Fe, New Mexico (September 14-15), Southern Illinois Airport (KMDH) in Carbondale, Illinois (October 5-6), and Jack Edwards Airport (KJKA) in Gulf Shores, AL (October 26-27).

Learn more at AOPA.