gabez Posted February 5 Report Posted February 5 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/aopas-darren-pleasance-will-be-stepping-share-7424995435817390080-BKOD?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAF1uvsBGwC7WF6m2RyYQmmPvJcL7bLyUog I talked to the guy about a year ago re G100UL....didn't last long....
takair Posted February 5 Report Posted February 5 Based on thread on BeachTalk, sounds like disagreement with the board of directors. On the surface it seems to be related to work from home, but likely goes deeper.
Hank Posted February 5 Report Posted February 5 Work from home can be nice, but doing so from the opposite coast can make it harder. 2
PBones Posted February 5 Report Posted February 5 I am starting to get the feeling that the AOPA is getting like the NRA a little bit, political stuff and money mismanagement overpaid directors etc . There are a couple of naysayers on youtube and other forums talking about it. I like the Pilot Mag writers and some of AOPAs service offerings. Who else will advocate for us? 2
Paul Thomas Posted February 5 Report Posted February 5 20 minutes ago, PBones said: I am starting to get the feeling that the AOPA is getting like the NRA a little bit, political stuff and money mismanagement overpaid directors etc . There are a couple of naysayers on youtube and other forums talking about it. I like the Pilot Mag writers and some of AOPAs service offerings. Who else will advocate for us? EAA has been getting this done. Mosaic is an example of their work. 1
Rick Junkin Posted February 5 Report Posted February 5 1 hour ago, Hank said: Work from home can be nice, but doing so from the opposite coast can make it harder. I worked from home managing/supporting activities at sites on both the east and west coasts as well as all across the country. 14-16+ hour days were the norm, with 0530 meetings on the east coast and occasional 1800 meetings on the west coast. Not my idea of a good sustainable schedule. Unfortunately delegation wasn't an option. But the biggest negative factor was the lack of in-person leadership and availability for my teams. So I also travelled a lot to try to fill that void. It helped, but was exhausting. I lasted 4 years. It's not surprising that AOPA wants a resident president. I'm guessing the long-distance agreement was a part of the contract with Darren with a periodic assessment clause, and the board and Darren determined it wasn't working the way they had hoped. 3
SilentT Posted February 5 Report Posted February 5 Let's be honest they fired him... Conveniently 2 days after appointing the cirrus guy to the BOD. Using his base as an excuse. Bulllllllshit Aopa is a shell of its former self and EAA is handling business. 1
Schllc Posted February 6 Report Posted February 6 Non profits seldom escape the self created swamp that spending other people money on other people induces. It takes time, and some last longer than others but it happens to all of them. They have become more focused on themselves than the mission. No organization like this has ever reformed itself. It earned six million in return on its investments in 2024, and has somewhere around $60 million in assets. With a total expenditures for the year of 11 million. While some reserves are obviously prudent, but if the mission is advocacy and protection why would you accumulate 6x your annual budget? They have become feckless and more or less useless with regard to advancing GA. They are now only concerned with maintaining their cliques within the government lobbying circles and could care less about piston GA. I don’t see any money whatsoever in their budget for advocacy. The AOPA will never get any money from me. 1
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