英国航空器拥有者及驾驶员协会（简称AOPA-UK）——英国轻型航空中心有限公司的商标，是航空器拥有者及驾驶员协会（AOPA）的组成部分。AOPA是世界上最大，最具影响力的航空会员协会，通过有效的宣传，精湛的技术水平和艰苦奋斗精神，现已成为行业翘楚。AOPA为遍及世界，欧洲，国家和地方各级的代表提供建议和其他援助服务。AOPA已建成的服务机构，是航空界任何一家服务机构无法媲美的。

　　英国航空器拥有者及驾驶员协会是一个非营利组织，其成立是为了维护协会内飞机拥有者和驾驶员的利益，促进通用航空领域经济，安全设施和公用事业的发展以及普及飞行器。
　　协会满足所有飞行员和任何形式的通用航空飞机，包括固定单翼或双翼的活塞和涡轮机，飞艇，海上飞机，直升机，轻型飞机，滑翔机和升气球拥有者的需求。
　　AOPA为所有的飞行器拥有者和飞行员服务，不仅仅是满足航空界特定部门专家的需求，更是为了争取英国和欧洲范围内更好的监管机制而斗争。
　　协会和具代表性的组织形成互补关系，满足特定的利益需求，如滑翔机，国产飞机，军用飞机，超轻型飞机，额定仪表飞行器，商务飞机，操作指令以及其他众多可以在空中飞行的方法。

　　英国航空器拥有者及驾驶员协会代表英国飞行员的利益，就包括不仅限于航空通道，机场通道，机场关闭的威胁，驾驶员证，过高的监管和飞行成本的问题表达意见。它不仅向英国当局表达意见，还通过航空器拥有者和驾驶员协会国际委员会（IAOPA）在国际民用航空组织（ICAO）的席位和负责监督全球各地民航领域的联合国向欧洲和世界其他国家发声。协会为其会员在通用航空的所有领域，包括当他们被威胁涉嫌违反航空法的时候，提供建议和支持。

　　英国航空器拥有者及驾驶员协会通过Wings Award Scheme奖励计划，Mentoring Scheme辅导计划，和其他如特技飞行，无线电导航和 Flying Companion证书，以及针对导师的研讨会课程的方式，为飞行训练的进一步深造和超出一般许可标准的试验发展提供激励措施。

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association UK, the trading name of British Light Aviation Centre Limited, is part of AOPA, the world’s largest, most influential aviation membership association, which has achieved its prominent position through effective advocacy, technical competence and hard work. AOPA provides member services that range from representation at World, European, National and local levels to advice and other assistance. AOPA has built a service organisation that far exceeds any other in the aviation community.

AOPA UK is a not-for-profit organisation which exists to serve the interests of its members as aircraft owners and pilots, promoting the economy, safety, utility, and popularity of flight in general aviation aircraft. We cater for all pilots and owners of any kind of general aviation aircraft, including fixed-wing singles and twin piston and turbine, airships, sea planes, helicopters, microlights, gliders, and balloons. AOPA works for all aircraft owners and pilots, campaigning for better regulation within the UK and Europe rather than just specialist needs of particular sections of aviation. We complement the work of representative organisations dealing with particular interests, such as gliding, homebuilts, vintage, warbirds, microlights, instrument rated pilots, business flying, instruction and the plethora of other methods of getting into the air.

AOPA UK provides the vital voice that speaks for the interests of UK pilots, for issues including and not limited to airspace access, aerodrome access, threats of aerodrome closure, pilot licensing, over regulation, and flying costs. It speaks not only to the UK authorities but to Europe and the rest of the world through IAOPA's seat at ICAO, the United Nations body that oversees civil aviation throughout the globe.

We provide advice and support to our members in all areas of General Aviation (GA), including when they are threatened with prosecution for alleged violations of aviation legislation.

AOPA UK provides incentives for further flight training and pilot development beyond ordinary licence standards, by means of the Wings Award Scheme, Mentoring Scheme, and other courses such as the Aerobatics, Radio Navigation and Flying Companion certificates, as well as Seminars for instructors.