AOPA Introduces Poker Run National Flight Challenge

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association introduces the Poker Run National Flight Challenge. The first poker run of its kind!

Designed by pilots, for pilots, players collect their hand of virtual cards following a 7 Card Stud inspired format. Check-in at different airports around the US and earn a new card at each check-in for a chance to win awesome prize packages! The AOPA Poker Run National Challenge runs from July 1, 2022, to September 30, 2022.

HOW TO PLAY:

Each participant will earn a new card when they check in at public-use airports using the AOPA Pilot Passport program built into the AOPA App (AOPA App version 2.6 or higher is required to play). Cards can be earned between July 1st, 2022, and September 30th, 2022, and playing hands must have all 7 cards to be eligible. Winners will be selected and announced on or before Oct 6th, 2022. Playing cards are issued just like other Pilot Passport badges. A participant can earn more than one card per day, but the airports visited must be different, even when checking-in on different days. Once a player has all 7 cards in their hand, the Pilot Passport system will automatically choose the best 5 cards that will become the player’s final hand. Read the full rules HERE.

Description automatically generated prizes are awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place participants with the best hands – and there’s a consolation prize for the worst hand, too!

Prize 1: Bose A20 Headset + AOPA Prize Pack*

Prize 2: 2021 D2 Air Garmin Watch + AOPA Prize Pack*

Prize 3: $250 Randolph® Gift Card + AOPA Prize Pack*

Consolation Prize: AOPA Prize Pack*

*1 year iFlightPlanner Premium access, 1 year AOPA Membership with PPS Plus, $100 AOPA Pilot Gear Gift Certificate Read more about it here! 

Kim Stevens

Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.