The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has canceled the 2020 R.A. “Bob” Hoover Awards ceremony due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The event, which had already been postponed from its original March 18 date, was expected to take place on Oct. 6 at the also-canceled 2020 National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention. Along with awarding the Hoover Trophy to 2020 recipient Burt Rutan, AOPA planned to present the Joseph B. “Doc” Hartranft Award, the Laurence P. Sharples Perpetual Award, the General Aviation Safety Award and the inaugural Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Aviation Inspiration Award at the ceremony.
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