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Title:
Avoiding Loss of Control - 2025 NW Aviation Conference
Topic:
Tips for Recovery and Avoiding Loss of Control
Date and Time:
Saturday, February 21, 2026, starting at 11:45 Pacific Standard Time Download Calendar File
Speaker(s):
Catherine Cavagnaro
Brief Description:

Catherine will discuss common ways pilots run into trouble in the pattern and offers tips for recovery and avoiding loss of control. Topics of discussion include pilot-induced oscillations, wake turbulence upsets, and stalls at low altitudes. Cavagnaro’s specialty is training pilots to recover from dangerous flight conditions, particularly aerodynamic stalls, when an aircraft’s wings stop providing lift because they’ve been angled too steeply. After an airplane experiences a stall, it goes into a spin—corkscrewing toward the ground—and that’s where Cavagnaro comes in, teaching pilots the techniques necessary to right their aircraft and live to fly another day. Pilots from all over the world —including military pilots, airline pilots, and flight test pilots—come to train with Cavagnaro in Sewanee.

Select Number:
NM01141754
Location of Seminar:
Washington State Fair Events Center
110 9th Ave SW

Puyallup, WA 98371
Directions to Venue:

The Washington State Fairgrounds are located in Puyallup, WA, just north of Highway 12, at Meridian & 9th Ave. Enter the fairgrounds at the Blue Gate. There is free parking in the Blue Lot, across from the Blue Gate at Meridian and 10th Ave.


Fly-in Seminar?:
No
Seating:
500 seats at the facility, 499 remaining for online registration.
Registration Information:
Sponsoring Division:
FAASTeam
Contact Information:
Rachel Hansen
Phone: 866-922-7469
rachel@washington-aviation.org
Additional Event Information & Acknowledgement of Industry Sponsor(s):

The Northwest Aviation Conference and Trade Show offers numerous events, seminars, and/or workshops. Additional information on individual seminars, including speaker(s) and times can be found using the following hyperlink.

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All seminars with provided WINGS credits are free. A nominal admission fee to the event is required. For additional admission information and tickets please use the hyperlink provided.

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Equal Access Information:
The FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) is committed to providing equal access to this meeting/event for all participants. If you need alternative formats or services because of a disability, please communicate your request as soon as possible with the person in the “Contact Information” area of the meeting/event notice. Note that two weeks is usually required to arrange services.
Credit Applicability:
1 Credit for Basic Knowledge Topic 2
FAASTeam Project Information:
Northwest Aviation Conference and Trade Show
National Project:
Safety Promotion Outreach for Pilots
Additional Event Documents:
bullet  NM01141754F.pdf