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Our own Cincinnati Chapter will be hosting the 2010 International Pilots for Christ Convention October 8-10.  This is a first for us here in the Tri-State and we look forward to hosting people from all over the country who are doing the work of the PCI Ministry.  Our keynote speaker will by Mr. Phil Boyer who has been the President of AOPA for the past 18 years.

Phil Boyer became president of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) on January 1, 1991, capping an outstanding career as a senior-level broadcasting executive and general aviation (GA) advocate. He is a 8,500-hour-plus, instrument- and multiengine-rated pilot who has been flying for more than 30 years, 15 as an aircraft owner.

As AOPA president, Phil Boyer leads the largest and one of the most influential civil aviation organizations in the world. During his presidency, AOPA membership has grown by more than 33 percent — to 415,000 members — more than two thirds of all certificated pilots in the United States.

Under Boyer’s leadership, AOPA played a major role in the long struggle to bring balance and reason into the unbridled tort law process that nearly killed the piston-engine aircraft industry in the 1980s. Liability suits targeted manufacturers — presumably the deepest pockets — on flimsy evidence, driving many out of business. Hence AOPA’s strong advocacy, which proved vital to congressional passage, in 1994, of the General Aviation Revitalization Act. The act’s 18-year statute of limitations and other provisions served to reinvigorate general aviation.

Along with Phil will be former Thunderbird pilot and FAA Officer Mike Millard who will speak at our opening night dinner to share some of his past experiences, multimedia, and insights.

Won’t you join us here in Cincinnati for this year’s International PCI Convention.  For more information contact the National Offices, or write to: pci.tristate@hotmail.com

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