Participate in hands-on demonstrations of all your favorite products! Whether your focus is on flying, maintenance, or running an aviation business, you will have the opportunity to experience all the newest technology, tools and software with the companies that make them. Don’t miss the chance to test-drive new products and learn how to use the ones you own more effectively. A wide array of enthusiastic exhibitors will be on hand to demonstrate their latest products to you.
In this seminar, CFII and DPE Doug Stewart, will speak about his observations of the mistakes and pitfalls made by instrument pilots and offer suggestions on ways to make flying in the IFR system simple and efficient. He will discuss: How to pick up a clearance at a non-towered airport without having to rush to meet the void time; Setting up avionics for most efficiency and effectiveness; What data fields provide the most important information; Holds made simple; The most important waypoint in the flight plan; and more.
Doug Stewart, the Executive Director of SAFE (Society of Aviation and Flight Educators) is a full time flight instructor and designated examiner having provided more than 10,800 hours of dual instruction with almost half of that being instrument instruction. He is an eight time Master CFI, and the 2004 National Flight Instructor of the Year. For many years he was the author of The Vintage Instructor column appearing in Vintage Airplane magazine. He is also a frequent contributor to FAA Safety Briefing. He has presented seminars to literally thousands of pilots from Coast to Coast and Border to Border.
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Dr. Hastings is a physician with dual board certification in neurology and aerospace medicine. He served 36 years as an AME and senior AME. He has taught initial and recurrent training for AME’s at FAA seminars for 33 years. He serves as a senior neurological consultant to the Federal Air Surgeon. Dr. Hastings holds teaching clinical positions in aerospace medicine programs at the University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston and Wright State University. He has authored chapters in aviation medicine texts and was a contributing author to ICAO’s Civil Aviation Manual. Dr. Hastings is a past president of the Aerospace Medicine Association and Civil Aviation Medical Association and served for 14 years as chairman of the EAA Aeromedical Advisory Council. Dr. Hastings holds a commercial pilot certificate with multi-engine and instrument ratings and has accumulated 6200 flying hours in 46 years. He is a Chicago native now residing in Tulsa, OK.
In this action-packed briefing, NORAD F-15 and F-16 pilots will provide practical steps to avoid Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) and what to do if you are intercepted. This seminar is approved for FAA WINGS credit.
All too often pilots will act impulsively when faced with an unexpected event, and sometimes their "startle response" will weld the final link in the chain leading to an accident that sadly is fatal. Doug will present a variety of scenarios to help you prepare for that unexpected event, and offer vital suggestions to aid you in Doing The Right Thing when the unexpected does happen to you.
Doug Stewart, the Executive Director of SAFE (Society of Aviation and Flight Educators) is a full time flight instructor and designated examiner having provided more than 10,800 hours of dual instruction with almost half of that being instrument instruction. He is an eight time Master CFI, and the 2004 National Flight Instructor of the Year. For many years he was the author of The Vintage Instructor column appearing in Vintage Airplane magazine. He is also a frequent contributor to FAA Safety Briefing. He has presented seminars to literally thousands of pilots from Coast to Coast and Border to Border.
This presentation provides information concerning preventive maintenance, including who may perform it, the standards of performance applicable to it, authority for approval for return to service, and the applicable recording requirements.
Dr. Gregory Pinnell is a board certified Family Practitioner and Senior Aviation Medical Examiner in Saginaw, Michigan. He serves as a Senior Flight Surgeon for the 45th Space Wing at Patrick Air Force Base as Deputy Chief of Space Bioastronautics for Human Space Flight Support serving NASA. He is a member of EAA’s Aeromedical Advisory Council he also serves as an adjunct professor teaching Aviation Physiology at Western Michigan University College of Aviation.
Flying at night can be fun, but pilots should know the pitfalls and plan accordingly. The risks at night are different and higher, but they can be quantified and mitigated by cautious pilots who are well versed in night flying safety techniques. Learn ways to fly safely at night and avoid some of the pitfalls that continue to claim even experienced pilots in avoidable night flying accidents.
After 25 years in high tech, Max devotes full time to teaching flying, writing, consulting and giving seminars. He lives in the San Francisco Bay area and specializes in teaching in Cirrus Aircraft and G1000-equipped airplanes. He is the 2008 National Flight Instructor of the Year.
You've owned certified aircraft and understand aircraft ownership. Experimental aircraft looks appealing with its lower costs and greater flexibility. But building your own airplane? How do you begin? What questions should you ask? Are there types of flying that experimental aircraft can't do? Should you just buy an experimental aircraft that is already built? What kind of support do you get after you own an experimental aircraft? These and other questions will be discussed with a panel of builders, salespersons, and representatives from the experimental side of aviation. It's not as hard as you may think to operate in the experimental world. Come with an open ear and a notepad and be ready to take a lot of notes.
Mountain flying skills aren’t only for the backcountry. John Kounis, editor of Pilot Getaways magazine, uses real-world examples such as crossing the Rocky Mountains, landing at Aspen, or simply getting out of the Los Angeles Basin to illustrate mountain flying topics including route planning, mountain meteorology, aircraft performance, and emergencies.
John has been crisscrossing the country in his Cessna 185 to research fun and exciting destinations—including 90 destinations in California alone. Before starting the magazine, he spent eight years in Germany, where he flew his Cessna 172RG more than 1,200 hours in over 40 countries.
Never before in the history of aviation have pilots benefitted from such an abundance of advanced cockpit technologies, available right at our fingertips. With upgrade choices to fit every need and budget, we focus on avionics that bring the biggest improvements in overall safety and operational flexibility.
Stephen Pope is a longtime aviation journalist and pilot. He grew up in northern New Jersey, where he started taking flying lessons at the age of 15 at a small grass strip in a Piper J-3 Cub. While in high school he worked as a line boy at the East 60th Street Heliport in New York City and First Aviation Services at New Jersey's Teterboro Airport, as well as a reporter for several local newspapers.