The Washington Post last week reported several sightings of actor Harrison Ford and his wife Calista Flockhart and son Liam at local restaurants and the National Zoo.

In each story about Ford, the paper said it was unable to find out why the actor was in town. They speculated that perhaps it was for work he was doing with Conservation International, which is based in the DC area. Ford is on the group's board.

Well we know at least one official event Ford attended. He had an unscheduled lunch with members of the private pilots group the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. The organization is launching a media campaign next week that will feature Ford, who himself is a private pilot and a member of the AOPA. The campaign is part of an effort to weigh in on legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration.

A source said that Ford and his family were in town "on vacation" and for no other reason, but made the time to dine with AOPA officials. No word yet on whether Ford will come to DC for the official launch of AOPA's campaign next week.

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                                                                                                       --Bara Vaida