{"id":24474,"date":"2023-01-09T01:18:02","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T01:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=24474"},"modified":"2023-01-09T01:18:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T01:18:05","slug":"aopa-announces-new-fly-in-strategy-adds-buckeye-arizona-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/arizona\/aopa-announces-new-fly-in-strategy-adds-buckeye-arizona-event\/%20","title":{"rendered":"AOPA Announces New Fly-In Strategy, Adds Buckeye, Arizona Event"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Photo above &#8211; Buckeye, Arizona Air Fair. 2013 photo by Kenn Potts.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While 2023 will bring a new events strategy at AOPA, the\nsame commitment to meeting and engaging members where they live and fly,\nremains a key component of the focus moving forward: partnering with existing\nand well-attended aviation events around the country.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Members, the general aviation community and enthusiasts will\nexperience this new direction when AOPA joins forces with the Buckeye Air Fair,\nFebruary 17 through 19, at Buckeye Municipal Airport (BXK) in Arizona. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Located just 35 miles from Phoenix, the annual Buckeye Air\nFair is a highly anticipated event that draws more than 30,000 visitors each\nyear. AOPA will join the show with seminars, exhibitors, and informative\npresentations from senior staff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are joining established airshows to partner what we do\nbest\u2014aviation\u2014with what they do best\u2014put on an airshow,\u201d said Elizabeth\nO\u2019Connell, AOPA director of outreach and events. \u201cMembers told us they want to\nsee more aerial acts, so we will provide the basics you\u2019ve come to\nexpect\u2014aviation, safety, and industry\u2014with the excitement of a local airshow.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Buckeye Air Fair features airshow performances on\nSaturday and Sunday, military aircraft displays, and airplane rides. Featured\nperformers have included Jon Melby, Brad Wursten, and the Vanguard Squadron.\nAOPA will present informative safety seminars, hands-on aircraft displays, and\nindustry experts, as well as representation from some of the leading\nmanufacturers in aviation. Visitors will also hear from AOPA President Mark\nBaker, as well as other senior staff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Buckeye Air Fair will also have plenty activities for kids\nto do at the Arizona Scitech Area and Kids Zone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis focus provides an excellent opportunity to engage with\nmembers and the general public,\u201d O\u2019Connell said. \u201cWe will have a strong presence\nfrom our You Can Fly team, which will be able to introduce the excitement of\naviation to a new audience, bringing them the information they need to take\ntheir interest in the airshow beyond the event.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As with past events, AOPA will welcome volunteers. Primary\nneeds will center on airside operations (marshalling and parking aircraft;\ngreeting pilots and passengers; assisting in taking fuel orders), and showside\nsupport (registering and greeting exhibitors and attendees; assisting with\nexhibitor move-in and load-out; assisting with safety and cleaning protocols). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Airside volunteers must be a certificated pilot or student\npilot. Lunch will be provided, as well as a volunteer event T-shirt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More information on the AOPA Fly-in @ The Buckeye Air Fair, including registration, can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aopa.org\/community\/2023\/buckeye-air-fair\">https:\/\/www.aopa.org\/community\/2023\/buckeye-air-fair<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo above &#8211; Buckeye, Arizona Air Fair. 2013 photo by Kenn Potts. While 2023 will bring a new events strategy at AOPA, the same commitment to meeting and engaging members where they live and fly, remains a key component of the focus moving forward: partnering with existing and well-attended aviation events around the country.&nbsp; Members, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":24475,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arizona","category-national-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMGP0658as_sf.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24474"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24474\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24476,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24474\/revisions\/24476"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}