The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and\nForeFlight, a Boeing Company, have teamed up to encourage and reward pilots for\nsimply flying more often starting in October. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pilots will be automatically entered to win the ForeFlight\nFrequent Filer Sweepstakes once they file and activate a flight plan in\nForeFlight (on mobile or web). The ForeFlight incentives include a monthly\ndrawing for prizes including a free one-year Performance Plus subscription, a\nlimited-edition ForeFlight Wall Poster, and a ForeFlight Swag Bag. Pilots are\nalso automatically entered to win a grand prize that includes a 10.5 inch iPad\nAir, a ForeFlight Performance Plus subscription, a Sentry Portable ADS-B\nReceiver, and other prizes. A new winner will be picked each month until the\nend of the year. Check out the official rules here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere is no easier and more convenient way to file than\nwith ForeFlight,\u201d said Stephen Newman, ForeFlight executive vice president of\nglobal sales & marketing. \u201cYou can plan, file, and brief in a matter of\nminutes, and then get ATC messages, quickly make amendments, and fly all with\none integrated app. We are always happy\nto work with our partners at AOPA to equip pilots with what they need for safe\nand more enjoyable flying,\u201d said Newman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AOPA is also offering monthly prizes for simply checking\ninto an airport using the AOPA app\u2019s Pilot Passport feature after arrival.\nPilots have an opportunity to win an AOPA Pilot Gear prize pack valued at $50.\nAOPA will offer up a different monthly challenge through the end of the year,\ngiving active pilots even more chances to win. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The October Pilot Passport Challenge encourages pilots to\ncheck-in at airports around the country to earn points toward state badges. The\ntop three participants with the most state badges earned in October will be\nawarded a prize. Check out the official rules here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“AOPA is excited to partner with ForeFlight to reward\npilots who fly more and file more,” said Jiri Marousek, AOPA’s chief\nmarketing officer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur shared mission is to encourage more pilots to fly more\noften and to more places. And filing, even VFR flights, makes us better and\nsafer pilots,” Marousek said. “With rewards from AOPA for flying to\nmore airports and rewards from ForeFlight for engaging with its user-friendly\nfiling platform, pilots have even more reason to get out there and do some\ngreat flying!\u201d said Marousek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To join in on the fun, check out all the details of the\nForeFlight Frequent Filer Sweepstakes and the AOPA Pilot Passport Contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both contests will run monthly until the end of 2019.\nWinners of the ForeFlight Frequent Filer Sweepstakes will be notified by email\nwithin five days of each drawing. To claim the prize, winners must follow the\ninstructions contained in the notification.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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