AOPA is the largest aviation community in the world. We have been preserving your freedom to fly for 75 years. Together as a community of current, past, and future pilots, we promote the safety, fun and affordability of general aviation. With hundreds of thousands of members, AOPA is the largest, most influential general aviation association in the world. AOPA has achieved its prominent position through effective advocacy, safety education and training, enlightened leadership, technical competence, and hard work. Providing member services that range from representation at the federal, state, and local levels to legal services, advice, and other assistance, AOPA has built a service organization that far exceeds any other in the aviation community.