I have hovered and havered about joining AOPA. Their naff marketing doesn't help: who wants a tacky "Aircrew card" depicting some fat bloke with a cheesy moustache, entitling you to discounts in third rate motels? I have joined the PFA. Not sure why, as my aircraft is not a permit type and I have no interest in homebuilding. It just seems like a vibrant organisation with a sense of fun. I suppose that we should all join AOPA and try to make it more like its apparently influential US counterpart. So, there, this thread has persuaded me and I'll send off my application tomorrow.