The collective owner models that make flying accessible to every aspiring aviator.

Flying clubs offer a more economical alternative for aspiring and experienced pilots to pursue training, maintain currency, or build flight hours compared to traditional flight schools or aircraft ...

Flying clubs can help put the fun in flying, but what if none are available in your area? Start one, suggests Jamie Beckett, an Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association ambassador. Flying clubs allow ...

AOPA is actively promoting pilot participation and retention by expanding the number of flying clubs, which it views as "the future of aviation." To encourage new clubs, AOPA is holding a "Flying Club ...

The AOPA Foundation's Flying Clubs Initiative, launched in 2015, reached a significant milestone with the Lake Missoula Flight Club becoming its 300th established club across 45 states. The Lake ...

AOPA Aviation Finance Co. now provides special financing options for flying clubs to purchase aircraft. The program includes four distinct packages tailored for both start-up clubs and existing clubs ...

Two Montana pilots who didn’t know each other and operated from airports on opposite sides of Kalispell—but shared the same idea of starting a flying club—joined forces to create Bald Eagle Aviation ...

Everything looks different from 3,000 feet in the air. This breathtaking view from just beneath the clouds is what captivates people like Philip Casey to pilot airplanes in their free time. “When ...