An applicant need not be a member of ALPA, APA, or any other organized pilot group. Associate membership is extended to any person who believes in and supports OBAP and its goals. Honorary membership can be offered to any person who has provided extraordinary assistance to black pilots in their endeavor to attain skills and mobility in the aviation industry. Honorary membership must be approved by the board of directors. The dues are reviewed periodically and set as necessary for the financial health of the organization.
Honorary members pay no dues.
OBAP's Board of Directors meets four times yearly, or as necessary. The entire membership meets twice annually at a general meeting and annual convention. Most importantly, it has allowed black pilots, and their families from many airlines to meet, exchange ideas, fellowship, and form a camaraderie that could never have existed without its creation. Through networking, many black pilots' applications have been helped through the processing maze that may have otherwise been doomed to obscurity. OBAP has been able to initiate mutually beneficial contacts with CEOs, vice-presidents of flight operations, and personnel officers.