LIVE DC Flyover - AOPA's National Celebration of General Aviation

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An array of aircraft representing virtually every chapter of general aviation’s storied history will be on display over the National Mall in Washington, D.C., during a spectacular commemoration of the numerous contributions the GA industry provides to our nation. The celebration will coincide with AOPA’s eighty-fifth anniversary in May 2024.

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[WilliamHudson-ssxw]

Kudos to all of the hardworking folks at AOPA who conceived of, planned, and executed this historic flyover. Fine job AOPA!

[blancemoore]

Waco UPF-7 Open Cockpit Trainer at 23:20. Restored over 20 years in AZ by my father-in-law. The final rivet was forged using grandma's gold-fillings.

[nancychace]

Thanks so much for sharing! Stumbled onto it just as it was beginning. Wonderful flyover! Really appreciated the historical sketches and explanations. A special moment in American aviation -

[hennajaines]

This was such a cool thing to watch. Thank you to everyone who planned and executed this. Such an amazing experience!

[VisualDisplay]

Was able to watch it live from a rooftop on the Potomac! It was extra cool to see commercial airplanes coming down the flight path since DCA was shut down for an hour. A lot of coordination by bunch of people. Well done!

[barrycohen]

An incredible 1LT, KC-135A Pilot I salute the WHOLE The Albatross and As well as all the other aircraft! GRW (ERAU)...Gill Robb Wilson on the AOPA list....Amazing... Historic out to Pete M., Tom H., Miles OB. and Julie B, et al

[patbrown]

Flew in the Hatz with Carlo a couple of years ago. What a terrific airplane. Gorgeous!!

[dexu]

Gamebird rolling smoke over D.C. that’s awesome!!!

[tomdchi]

Great to see the unleaded demo Baron here. Looking forward to the results of that!

[chickhenkein_FAK...]

Hey I was just seeing this earlier today!

[JustSayNO]

Tom & Miles are great together. They should have a YT channel about everything aviation. Explain stuff. Crack jokes. Banter. I would subscribe immediately.

[skyviewflier]

This airspace should be open to all aircraft...

[adrenalinowner]

Just watched this from ALBERTA 🇨🇦 05/24/24

[JustSayNO]

Where is the updated version of this video showing the airborne camera angles? I would view the entire video again!

[IconicFlight]

When is AOPA going to release video of all the planes missed in the video feed cut?

[DanFrederiksen]

Seems appropriate because much of the GA fleet is 85 years old :)
We could celebrate it with a concerted effort to rejuvenate the fleet and bring it up to technological speed. Nasa offered 100 million for bringing small jet engines to the GA fleet in the 90s which Williams fumbled and we only got slightly lighter private jets that are today 3+million each. Indeed same price as when the project started. But the potential remains for small turbofan planes that could be vastly lower cost yet have real speed and range. Much lower price point than a Cirrus SR22T while going double speed with better fuel economy. And this could have been done in 1960.

[IconicFlight]

Bummer the video feed cut and planes got left out of video. I sure hope you fix and repost.

[jmflyer]

This is presented as a huge WIN, but Sorry, I see it as a loss!! Years ago I used to fly my 172 and then my Bonanza into Washington National to spend the weekend in DC. Flying down the river, southbound on west side of river, northbound on east side of river was normal VFR traffic. We flew closely past the Washington monument, the Pentagon and White House regularly, VFR with no flight plan even filed.
So to call this a "win because F-15 fighters would normally be after you" is to accept a post free America as something glorious. The fact AOPA had to jump through hoops to make this possible, should be a crime in itself. Bureaucrats have slowly taken away our airspace and whittled it down more and more over the years limiting our rights to fly over our own nation. And that's wrong. I'm glad to be old enough to remember flying freely over Washington DC, able to see all the sites at low altitude, without even filing a flight plan. Its a shame and a crime, today's pilots can't enjoy the same freedom of flight.

[Brianflys]

Time to STOP treating these elected public employees like royalty. Disband all VIP TFRs and Prohibited Areas. They deserved the same rights and protections as other American citizens. And no more than that.

[whilst]

What happened to the 'Starship'?