AOPA Israel | אגודת התעופה הכללית בישראל

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Yigal,

Many thanks for your fantastic work in staging the AOPA World Assembly, which was a triumph for AOPA Israel and a great experience for all the delegates. I'm writing about it for the AOPA UK magazine,...

Pat Malone
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Shalom Moshe!

Domenica 13 giugno verso le 13 N141RC e N347LS con i rispettivi equipaggi sono arrivati a Bolzano, un po' stanchi, un po' sporchi ma felici di aver fatto un'esperienza che ricorderemo con piacere per tutta la nostra vita. Con l'occasione vorrei ringraziarti a nome di tutti noi per la tua gentile accoglienza ed in particolare per la tua tranquilla simpatia. Abbiamo apprezzato la tua assistenza e io e Primo il privilegio di poter volare grazie a te sulla Città Santa di Gerusalemme.Ti faccio avere qualche foto ricordo da vedere insieme alla tua cara moglie Manuela. Come già detto personalmente, se avrai tempo e voglia di tornare in Italia, sarebbe per me un grande piacere poterti far vedere dall'aereo le nostre bellissime montagne.

Cari saluti e ancora "toda"! Renzo Corvetta
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May I also take this opportunity, on behalf of Ian and myself, to thank all at AOPA Israel for the wonderful organisation, the enthusiastic help, the excellent tours, the valued assistance with engineering, the expert guidance with internal flights and the superb aviation fellowship Congratulations to all concerned for such a top rate performance
Regards

Strasser Charles

Chairman AOPA CI Region

Director AOPA UK

Owner and pilot of Seneca II N37US
Recipient of the UK CAA 2010 GA Safety Award
Flying record holder of a foot in the Med, the Dead and the Red Sea all on the same day
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Dear Moshe

We arrived back safely in Jersey in N37US, via Masada and Eilat without further mechanical or electrical problems.

I would like to again thank you for your fantastic help in achieving getting a new alternator fitted during our stay. My local engineers have confirmed that the old alternator is a write-off and have ordered a new cog train which will be fitted on arrival and they will then return by post the old train your engineers lent us. If there is any special wording you want us to use on the Customs Form please let me know.

Thank you once again for the many things you did for us.

Regards

Charles

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Dear Yigal

Thank you again for your hospitality,time and efforts whilewe have been in Tel Aviv. We've enjoyed our stay there, the trips to Jerusalem and Ber Sheva (including our flightwith Joseph) very much and were impressed by your country and peoples. Please find enclosed a couple of the pictures I've

taken while staying in Israel. It just was like twoyearsago, when we were in Israel on our Flight Out with AOPA Switzerland

I wish you all the best and hope to see you soon on another occasion

Best regards

Daniel Affolter

Präsident

AOPA Switzerland

Email: office@aopa.ch

Internet: www.aopa.ch
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Nathan:

There are two types of people in the world: those who watch things happen and those who make things happen. You clearly belong in the upper reaches of the latter category.

Your hard work, attention to detail and reliability made me confident from the beginning that the world assembly would be a success. Having seen eight world assemblies planned, organized and executed I knew that this one was going to be a good one.

Thanks very much for your excellent services, understanding and good humor. You made my job much easier.

John Sheehan - IAOPA

“General Aviation Integral Part of World Civil Aviation,” Head of ICAO Tells World Aviation Leaders

Frederick, MD, USA – General aviation (GA) is vital to civil aviation around the world as the incubator for future generations of pilots. That was the message from the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to the delegates attending the 25th biennial World Assembly of the International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations (IAOPA), in Tel Aviv, Israel, recently. In a pre-recorded video welcome, Raymond Benjamin confirmed ICAO’s recognition of GA’s value, adding, “We welcome IAOPA's long-time participation in ICAO's deliberations.” Opening the biennial gathering, IAOPA President Craig L. Fuller, who also serves and president and CEO of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association in the United States, told delegates, “The decisions we make and the challenges we address here affect not only us and our IAOPA members, they affect the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of people worldwide who are employed thanks to general aviation. We must acknowledge the challenges we face,” he continued. “But we do so with the knowledge that general aviation is strong. Its advocates are passionate. And together we can successfully manage these challenges and any others that come our way.” Over the course of the weeklong gathering, delegates addressed issues ranging from flight training and pilot certification to aircraft certification to protecting aerodromes (airports).

Delegates approved a resolution submitted by AOPA-Botswana that seeks to address the cost of flight training in nations with user fee-funded air traffic control systems by calling on those nations to eliminate landing and navigation fees for flight training operations. Several other resolutions calling for member nations to protect their airport infrastructure also passed.The delegates also addressed a potential issue for pilots as nations, especially in Europe, seek to harmonize their regulations regarding pilot certification. The delegates took action to try to ensure that pilots who hold current valid certificates do not lose those certificates due simply to a change in regulatory language.

As the World Assembly concluded, Fuller noted that delegates had passed a number of resolutions that will affect the course of world general aviation for years to come. He charged the group to continue their advocacy in their State's and with regional authorities “IAOPA’s growth, and the strong relationships and credibility we have earned with aviation authorities around the globe, are a testament to the power of standing together and of standing up for GA,” Fuller told the assembly. “I want to thank each of you for your commitment to those ideals and your willingness to work to create a vibrant future for general aviation.” IAOPA was founded in 1962 to provide a voice for general aviation in international aviation standards and practices. Since then, the organization has grown from five affiliates—South Africa, the Philippines, Canada, Australia, and the United States—to 68 affiliates representing 470,000 members around the world. IAOPA has been an accredited representative to ICAO since 1964.

WA 2010

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