Additional Event Information & Acknowledgement of Industry Sponsor(s):
This free two-day event will incorporate two local events, the Super Safety
Seminar and the Greater St. Louis Flight Instructors FIRC. It will include
presentations by national and regional aviation and safety professionals.
Vendors will be on-hand with displays of aviation products and services.
Flight instructors with renewal dates of Jan. through Apr. 2006 can renew
their certificates at MACTS and retain their same renewal month. Current
CFIs with renewal months outside the 90-day window can renew early at
MACTS, but they will get a new renewal date of 31 January, 2008. CFIs who
want to renew at MACTS must contact the Greater St. Louis Flight Instructors
Association at: www.gslfia.com, or call:
(314) 286-9905. There is a charge for CFIs who wish to renew at
MACTS. Renewing CFIs should remember to bring their CFI certificate,
pilot certificate, and current picture ID [drivers license or approved ID
specified in 61.3(a)(2)]. CFIs holding a current medical will also need
the medical date and the name of the medical examiner (a current medical is
not required for renewing a CFI certificate).
Start time for renewing CFIs will be 7:30 on Saturday, January 7th. This
will allow for processing the renewal application and explaining the process.
A flying companion course for non-pilots will be
conducted by Ms. Cathe Fish. This course is designed for people who fly
with pilots, and want to know more about what is going on and ways they can
contribute to the safety of the flight.
The following is a line-up of presentations scheduled
for MACTS:
Scott Crossfield - X15 Test Pilot,
Lee Nelson – Aviation Attorney Panel, Cathe
Fish – Flying Companion Course, Cirrus Aircraft – Tech
Advanced Aircraft, Larry Burch – NOAA Av Weather, Bill
Dunn – AOPA VP of Airports, Jack Jackson – Missouri
House of Rep., Joe Pestka – Director Aviation MoDOT,
Bob Dickens – AOPA Regional Representative, Gregg
Maryniak – Science Center Aviation Director, Joe
Dobronski - Challenges of a Test Pilot, Dr. Chris
Erkmann – Av Medical Examiner Panel, Fred Harms – FAA
Safety Program Manager, Steve Long – FAA SPM – Aviation
Maintenance Panel, Jeff Edwards – AvSafe, 2003 FAA Nat’l CFI,
John Teipen – President MACTS, 2005 FAA Nat’l CFI,
Dennis Pratte – FAAST Program Manager, Jay
Stearns – Chief Instructor St Charles Flying Service, Bob
Linenweber – FAA Inspector, Mike Gaffney – President
Skyline Aeronautics, Dick Horowitz – Chief Pilot for Peabody
Coal, Bill Hopper – Manager Air Methods LIFE NET, Mel
Burkart – 747 Trans Atlantic Captain, Phil Dixon –
Author, Mastering GPS Flying.
An awards banquet and dinner will be held on Saturday
evening. Receipients of the following
awards will be recognized:
The James G. Byrnes Excellence in Aviation
Award GSLFIA New Certified Flight Instructor
Award Wright Brothers Master Pilot
Award Aviation Advocate
Scholarship Outstanding Woman in Aviation
Award GSLFIA CFI Scholarships St.
Louis CFI of the Year Award St. Louis Aviation Safety
Counselor of the Year Award.
Reservations for the banquet can be made with Gloria
Bahn: (314) 660-0508.
