Nearing my PPL skills test, I am wondering whether to join AOPA UK (
www.aopa.co.uk - my school recommends it).
I'm expecting to do the majority of my flying
outside the UK, and I am wondering whether AOPA UK would engage in any concerns / issues in foreign countries on my behalf, or whether I will end up with multiple memberships in each of the countries I fly in?
On a similar note, is there any advantage / disadvantage in trying to join the Royal Aeronautical Society (
www.aerosociety.com) instead of / in addition to AOPA?
I'm very interested in a good number of their publications, and they do seem to work quite hard on promoting and fighting for General Aviation (see this article (
www.aerosociety.com/news/uk-ga-sector-in-crisis/) for example).
Without having hands-on experience with either body, the RAS seems to offer a more interesting and rewarding membership than the AOPA UK.
I should perhaps add that I have no immediate plans to own an aircraft.
Thoughts?