The future of general aviation, with AOPA’s Darren Pleasance

Pilot's Discretion from Sporty's

From ATC modernization to the new MOSAIC rule to unleaded avgas, AOPA is involved in all the key issues for pilots. New President Darren Pleasance shares his opinion on each of these topics and explains what role his organization is playing. Darren is a longtime pilot, flying everything from aerobatic airplanes to warbirds, so he also shares many lessons learned from his 8000+ hours. In the Ready to Copy segment, Darren talks about flying a P-51 solo, pursuing innovation at Google, and kiteboarding.


- AOPA advocacy: https://aopa.org/advocacy

- Darren’s book: https://darrenpleasance.com/book/

- PilotWorkshops Mastery: https://pilotworkshop.com/products/vfr-mastery/

- New Air Facts podcast: https://airfactsjournal.com/podcast/

2025-06-17 47 min

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