NYAMA hosted a strong Advocacy Day event on March 23, 2010. About 35 participants met with 70 key legislative offices over the course of the day. Most of the meetings were with members of the legislature, although some legislative and executive staff attended the meetings as well.

Facing a severe budget deficit, New York State lawmakers are eager to find new sources of revenue. However, NYAMA members urged caution and argued that exempting aviation from taxes will allow the industry to create jobs and State revenues in the form of income tax, gas tax and additional investments in local economies. Legislators are considering a proposed exemption from sales and compensation tax for aircraft purchased in the state and increased funding for New York's airports.

NYAMA was well supported by both national and regional aviation organizations. The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), Long Island Business Aviation Association (LIBAA), and Westchester Aviation Association (WAA) all sent representatives to assist the effort.

Overall, legislators seemed to be more familiar with NYAMA and it message. Throughout the event, many members of the legislature were highly receptive to strengthening and protecting aviation needs across the state. One of the key goals for the day was to gather more members for the New York Legislative Aviation Caucus initiated by Assemblyman Robin Schimminger and Senator William Stachowski.

To date, there are 42 members of the New York Legislative Aviation Caucus (NYLAC) eager to support the needs of aviation. NYLAC is made up of both Senators and Assemblymen from both parties including:

New York's budget woes are serious as the budget is now overdue as of April 1, 2010 and the legislature is passing emergency spending measures to keep government running. There were some concerns that the budget would not be favorable for aviation, but there was hope that the newly formed NYLAC would be able to support better aviation legislation in the future.