PHILANTHROPY REPORT - Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association

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10 2011-2012 Philanthropy Report
SAFETY FIRST
iT’s someTHinG oF a clicHÉ, but
the truth is, that when it comes to flying,
safety must be first—and so it is with the
AOPA Foundation.
In 2011, thanks to the support of
committed pilots and sponsors, the AOPA
Foundation provided over $4.6 million to
support the safety programs pilots depend
on, including webinars, seminars, online
courses, safety publications, and more.
In fact, the Air Safety Institute (ASI) had
a record-breaking year with almost 1.1
million contacts.
The Air Safety Institute reached almost
34,000 individuals through its live
seminars, hosted five webinars attended by
more than 7,000 people, and provided a
total of 181 free webinars and seminars at
locations nationwide.
ASI, with the support of the AOPA Foundation, also reached
tens of thousands of pilots through its numerous online safety
programs, including 24 new safety quizzes with over 379,000
completions and new online courses on cockpit weather and
flying as you age, which together with existing courses saw over
197,000 completions in 2011. In addition ASI produced three
new Real Pilot Stories, which were viewed over 186,000 times
and eight Ask ATC videos, which had over 65,000 views.
Reaching pilots and aviation enthusiasts through newsletters,
articles, and other publications is also an important part
of the institute’s safety work. In 2011, ASI produced three
newsletters distributed to 12,000 uSAIG clients, four CFI
to CFI newsletters with a quarterly distribution of 90,000, as
well as the annual Joseph T. Nall Report.
With your support, the AOPA Foundation’s Air Safety
Institute plans to continue expanding its safety outreach in
2012, developing two new seminars to be presented at nearly
200 venues nationwide and continuing to grow the library of
newsletters, publications, webinars, quizzes, and videos.
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