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February 19, 2025 70 mins

Mike Ginter leads a team of 7 aviation safety experts at AOPA, working tirelessly to reduce the general aviation accident rate by providing free educational resources and supporting initiatives that improve flight safety and grow the pilot population. Mike served for 27 years as a U.S. Naval Aviator logging 555 carrier landings, with 213 of them at night, and over 5400 flight hours in various military and general aviation aircraft during his 40-year flying career. He earned his private pilot certificate in high school flying Grumman Cheetah’s and Tigers, owned a Navy SNJ-5 version of the T-6 Texan for 12 years, and currently owns a Beech A36 Bonanza and Cessna 172K. Mike served as president of the North American Trainer Association, which is the type club for T-6 and P-51 aircraft, and spearheaded AOPA’s General Aviation DC Flyover last year.

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