Delete

Good lord no. Get the $25 deal, eventually you'll notice all the info they provide is repeated but that is OK as you might not know it yet. Why pay lifetime up front for something you may not want?
 
I have been a plain-vanilla member since 1960. Never saw the need to do anything else. I get both AOPA PILOT and FLIGHT TRAINING, and their representation in Washington, DC is one of the few voices we have in the halls of Congress.

Bob Gardner
 
And don't sign up for Auto-Renew, then you will get enticed with fabulous prizes to sign up..
 
Well, at current rates, the lifetime membership would pay for itself in about 14 years. You do get discounts on certain things which could factor into the cost, like rental insurance, medical services, legal services, etc. for what that's worth. In the grand scheme of things, it's not a huge sum of money for sure, but there's no point in paying for a membership like that so early into your flying career. They do provide a lot of positive things for GA especially regarding GA lobbying inside the beltway, but they surely have a lot of unnecessary bloat in their ranks and undesired services (AOPA credit card).

I'm a member, but really just stay in to get the magazine and a small discount on my renter's insurance. The other stuff they provide I normally gloss over without a second thought.
 
cvbcbcmv said:
I appreciate the input. More than likely I'll continue to be a regular member, if nothing then just for the magazine, but are the things that the premium plus membership provides worth it? Do you really need that? I know the consensus is, don't worry about that so early in your flight career; however, if I'm going to spend the money on a lifetime membership, then I would rather have it now than later.
Click to expand...

Regarding the premium/premium plus memberships: unless you want their legal services plan or need a special hotline to call, then no. You can save a good bit of money by doing just the e-membership which allows you to get the magazine on a tablet/e-reader instead of the physical copy in the mail. It saves $10-15/month I believe over the standard membership fee.
 
Errrrrr yeah I would definitely not opt for the lifetime membership. I was in your shoes once (well I still pretty much am) and don't even currently have an AOPA membership.
 
cvbcbcmv said:
Again, I really appreciate the input. I guess I'm just asking at this point, no matter what style the membership falls under, should I do the premium plus? I basically just don't know if those legal services are something that I actually want, or if it's really just a load of crap to try and get you to spend more money, and completely unnecessary.
Click to expand...

It's not a load of crap by any means, but it surely isn't necessary for a student pilot. You can always add that service on after the fact for a small fee. They are useful when it comes to entanglements with the FAA and with questions regarding best practices for starting flying clubs and purchasing aircraft. I'd just stick with the e-reader membership or the regular membership. All of the other services they off with the premium and premium plus memberships can be added to the regular memberships a la carte.
 
Just get the regular membership, read the magazines.

The likelihood of you needing legal representation is pretty low, for most pilots.

I took advantage of the title search / escrow service of their affiliated partner. The customer service was very poor, and the $100 I saved likely wasn't a good value.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top