EAA joins coalition to launch National Pause for General Aviation Safety
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (April 2, 2025) — EAA joined the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and other pilot organizations, with the support of the FAA Safety Team, to launch the 2025 National Pause for General Aviation Safety on Tuesday at the SUN ‘N FUN Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida.
EAA contributed a significant number of its safety-related videos and materials to the joint initiative, which aims to further improve general aviation safety. It encourages every general aviation pilot to take 15-60 minutes in the next six months to sharpen their focus on safe flight operations by reviewing at least one of more than three dozen carefully curated safety videos, articles, and more, at GAsafe.org.
Despite several high-profile accidents this year, general aviation has never been safer thanks to improved cockpit technologies, training methods, programs and tools, regulatory frameworks, and industry collaboration.
In the past 30 years, the general aviation fatal accident rate fell by 60 percent from a high in 1994 of 1.73 fatal accidents per 100,000 flight hours to only 0.68 fatal accidents per 100,000 flight hours in 2023. And early data suggests that 2024 was even safer.
The coalition of more than a dozen pilot organizations are urging their members to go to GAsafe.org and choose from dozens of aviation-safety-related options, to find at least one most relevant to their flying. Pilots can participate in the National Pause for GA Safety individually or in groups. They can earn FAA WINGS credit and receive a digital badge to post to their social media accounts.
Along with EAA, the full list of organizations joining the initiative includes:
- Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA)
- American Bonanza Society (ABS)
- Citation Jet Pilots (CJP)
- Civil Air Patrol (CAP)
- FAA Safety Briefing
- FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam)
- Flight School Association of North America (FSANA)
- National Air Transportation Association (NATA)
- National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA)
- North American Trainer Association
- National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI)
- National Business Aviation Association (NBAA)
- National Flight Training Alliance (NFTA)
- Piper M-Class Owners and Pilots Association (PMOPA)
- Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF)
- Seaplane Pilots Association (SPA)
- Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE)
- The Ninety-Nines, Inc., International Organization of Women Pilots (99's)
- United States Parachute Assoc (USPA)
- Vertical Aviation International (VAI)
About EAA
The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) is based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and embodies The Spirit of Aviation through the world’s most engaged community of aviation enthusiasts. EAA’s 300,000 members and 900 local chapters enjoy the fun and camaraderie of sharing their passion for flying, building and restoring recreational aircraft. For more information on EAA and its programs, call 800-JOIN-EAA (800-564-6322) or go to www.eaa.org.
