Additional Event Information & Acknowledgement of Industry Sponsor(s):
The NW Aviation Conference and Trade Show offers numerous events, seminars, and/or workshops. Additional information on individual seminars, and/or workshops, including speaker(s) and times can be found below. Please note that each seminar that offers Wings credit and registration includes hyperlinks to seminars that offer Wings Credit and registration.
Credit(s) are available for the WINGS Programs with thanks to the FAA and Pilot Safety.Org
A nominal admission fee to the event is required. Displays and general admission seminars, youth 17 and under are free. For additional admissions information and tickets please use the hyperlink provided. https://www.washington-aviation.org/hours.html
Admission does not include certification fee in select programs. FREE Parking in BLUE Lot.
Spencer Aircraft is again teaming with SIM Flight Center to provide a shuttle service from Pierce County Airport/Thun Field (PLU) to the Conference facility. Contact Spencer at 253-848-9349 for shuttle information. Pierce County Airport (PLU) is 5.5 miles from the NW Aviation Conference.
Saturday, FEB 22 | 2020 NW Aviation Conference:
Click on available hyperlinks in Blue to register for seminars that offer Wings Credits below:
Doors Open at 9:00 AM
9:15 AM
Keynote Stage
Advanced Foreflight IFR Mastery
Gary Reeve, PilotSafety.org
Shortcuts and pro-tips on planning, filing, pre-departure clearances, using approach plates, missed approaches and continuation to alternates. This class will make your IFR flying much easier and safer by using all of the ForeFlight capabilities.
Room B | Pioneer Room
Annual Updates on Garmin Technology and ADSB
Wayne McGhee, Garmin Int.
Room D | Heritage
Surface Safety
Kent Koran, FAA Northwest Mountain Region Runway Safety Program Manager
Learn how to safely navigate and communicate on the surface of an airport. Runway incursions and wrong surface operations continue to be major factors in aviation safety. Learn about airport signs and markings, proper communications, and the psychological factors that can lead to an accident or incident.
Room E | North Foyer
The Ultimate Off Road Adventure: Flying Seaplanes
Steve McCaughy, Executive Director, Seaplane Pilots Association
Ever dreamed of flying into remote untouched and hidden lakes? Flying up the Coast to camp at a remote island only accessible by hours of boat travel? If you are excited about these prospects you should attend Steve's session where he will share some of the unique adventures his career in floats had allowed him to experience. It's not just Indiana Jones that can see these parts of the World! Beware pilots, this entertaining look at the world of seaplanes and float flying will leave you thirsting for more! Be prepared to have your horizons expanded.
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10:30 AM
Keynote Area
Real Best Glide
Alicia Herron, AOPA Air Safety Institute
You’re taking your college-age daughter to a two-week mountaineering course at the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) in Laramie, Wyoming. It’s a routine kind of flight in your turbocharged A36 Bonanza. What could go wrong? Join the AOPA Air Safety Institute as we examine “what would you do” in this engaging, real-world scenario.
Room D | Heritage
TFR and ADIZ: How to Avoid a Fighter Escort
Speaker TBD, NORAD
Discover the #1 reason general aviation aircraft are intercepted and how to avoid it. In this action packed briefing you'll learn practical steps to avoid Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) and what to do if you are intercepted. Join NORAD in an informative and lively session that will keep you out of trouble, and off the evening news.
Room E | North Foyer
Wings Pilot Proficiency Program – The General Aviation Pilot Training Program
Robert Ticknor, FAA Safety Team Program Manager Spokane Flight Standards District Office
Do you participate in a Pilot Training Program? Are you looking for one or have you struggled with the WINGS Pilot Proficiency Program? Then this seminar is for you!! This presentation will provide a discussion of the WINGS Program, who can participate, how to access and set up your WINGS training program account, how to select activities, document/validate your participation for completion of your Flight Review, review your history, and provide a live website demonstration of the WINGS Program.
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11:45 AM
Keynote Area
Engine Failure: When You Only Have One
Johnny Summers, FAA Designated Pilot Examiner, Seattle FSDO
Once the engine quits, it’s too late to prepare. We’ll take a systematic look at being prepared for an engine failure in a single engine airplane. After reviewing preflight planning, we’ll discuss how to prepare for when your engine fails and you do not have another one handy.
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1:00 PM
Keynote Area
Keynote Presentation: General Aviation in the New Decade
Tom Haines – AOPA Senior Vice President
Award winning author and co-anchor of the weekly video magazine AOPA Live This Week, Tom Haines provides his views on keeping GA vibrant for the next generation. Tom was named editor in chief of AOPA Pilot magazine in 1994. Under his leadership, AOPA has expanded its media properties to include Flight Training magazine and a host of electronic media.
Room B | Pioneer
Upper Air Program: It's Role in Weather Prediction
Steven Van Horn, Meteorologist, National Weather Service, Spokane, WA
Weather balloons sounds like an outdated technology for making upper air observations, but it continues to be the best method for gathering critical weather data above the earth's surface. There are approximately 70 upper air stations scattered across the lower 48, including at the Spokane Weather Forecast Office, and there are around 800 upper air stations world wide. Observations from weather balloons are part of the initial conditions that go into our global model predictions and observations are taken twice each day every day of the year. These observations will be taken rain or shine, during wind storms or blizzards. This talk will go into the process of making an upper air observations and why they are still an important factor when it comes to numerical model prediction.
Steven Van Horn is a forecaster out of the forecast office in Spokane, Washington. Steven has a Master’s Degree in Atmospheric Science from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). His National Weather Service career began at the Los Angeles/Oxnard office as a Student Career Experience Program (SCEP) student. He was hired on as a Meteorologist Intern at the Spokane Weather Forecast Office in January of 2009 and then promoted to a general forecaster in May of 2012. Steven is the aviation program leader in Spokane. Three main areas of the aviation program consists of issuing Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts (TAFs), forecaster training and verification.
Room D | Heritage
How to Keep you Medical Certificate Alive and Well
Dr. Curtis Edwards, Northwest Mountain Regional Flight Surgeon
Dr. Edwards will discuss the statistics for eventual medical certification, dispelling the myth the FAA “wants to deny you because you are old.” He will also discuss the reasoning behind requirements for some medical testing - given that the aging population of pilots have a higher likelihood of aero-medically significant cardiovascular, visual and neurological diseases. This population also experiences a higher likelihood of using prescription drugs that potentially affect performance in the cockpit. Advice is given for maintaining the medical certificate and what to do when a deferral occurs.
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2:15 PM
Keynote Area
Preparing for an IFR Flight in the iPad Era
Bruce Williams, Bruce Air
Most of us use a tablet to prepare for flights and to display charts in the cockpit. These tools have made flying easier in many ways, but using them wisely requires planning and perhaps changes in our habits. I’ll discuss lessons learned from using these tools and observing other IFR pilots, and I’ll offer specific suggestions to help you fly effectively with EFBs.
Bruce Williams is the owner of BruceAir, LLC, an aviation consulting, training, and pilot-services company based in Seattle, WA. He has been a pilot since the early 1970s, and he is a certified flight instructor and FAASTeam representative in the Seattle area. Today, he focuses on training for technically advanced aircraft (TAA) and stall/spin/upset courses in an Extra 300L aerobatic aircraft. He also instructs at Galvin Flying Services at Boeing Field. During a 15-year career at Microsoft, he worked on six versions of Microsoft Flight Simulator. In the 1980s, he edited the Western Flyer (now the General Aviation News). He is also the author of Microsoft Flight Simulator as a Training Aid: A Guide for Pilots, Instructors, and Virtual Aviators, published in 2007 by ASA, and Scenario-Based Training with X-Plane and Microsoft Flight Simulator, published in 2012 by Wiley & Sons, plus many features on a variety of topics for magazines and other periodicals.
Room D | Heritage
Flying Above 8K: Hypoxia Risks
Jim Ruttler: B.S. Neurobiology, Patent Attorney, RV-10 builder, Instrument-Rated Private Pilot, and Founder Aithre, Inc.
Learn about the challenges and benefits of flying above 8K:ATC audio of a Cirrus pilot in severe hypoxic state, confused, and passed out after oxygen supply cut. Discussion of rules and training required for mid-altitude flight.Overview of atmospheric oxygen pressure vs. altitude. Review of blood oxygen exponential drop off above 8k. Dangerous effect of carbon monoxide on SPO2. Symptoms and risks of hypoxia and developing personal maximums.
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3:30 PM
Keynote Area
Weather or Not - Where do I go? Practical Tips on Mountain & Canyon Weather Phenomena & Flight Operations
Amy L. Hoover, PhD, CFII, Professor, Department of Aviation, Central Washington University
Learn how to maximize performance and minimize risk by understanding select weather phenomena unique to mountain and canyon environments. Examples of how to find and use lift, avoid turbulence and downdrafts, assess hazards en route, and make safe approaches and departures.
Amy Hoover has been flying commerciallyfor more than 25 years. She has over 7,000 hours of flight time, with more than 2/3 of it in the Idaho backcountry. Hoover has published more than 25 articles and manuals on mountain and canyon flying, and given more than 100 presentations in various forums throughout the U.S. She holds a Ph.D. in Education and is a Professor of Aviation at Central Washington University.
Room B | Pioneer Room
Traits of a Superior Pilot
Mike Adams, Senior Vice President Avemco Insurance | Bronze Level Event Sponsor
Personality traits of pilots may or may not lead to them having an accident. This statement is based on a study partially funded by Avemco, and the Airmanship Education and Research Initiative (AERI), conducted by Dr. Bill Rhodes. Dr. Rhodes dissected claim files of fatal accidents, talked to pilots, instructors, and insurance underwriters to see what common traits accident pilots possessed vs. traits of pilots that had not had an accident. A pilot can hopefully identify in themselves traits that may contribute to having an accident, so they can be aware of and hopefully change those traits. Mike Adams, Senior Vice President of Underwriting, is an instrument-rated pilot, a Northwest native, and a former President of the Oregon Pilots Association. Mike holds a property/casualty insurance license in all 50 states. His more than 36 years of combined experience of general aviation and the aviation insurance industry helps pilots to understand why many of Avemco’s coverages and underwriting decisions are designed to help keep you safe.tion and the aviation insurance industry helps pilots to understand why many of Avemco’s coverages and underwriting decisions are designed to help keep you safe.
Room E | North Foyer
Using Augmented Reality in the Cockpit
Steve Podradchik, CEO, Seattle Avionics IPhone and iPad apps go further and use Augmented Reality (AR) to blend a video feed with computer generated overlays. Learn how this technology can make you a safer pilot, especially at night, near unfamiliar airports, or in poor weather.
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4:30 PM
Room B | Pioneer Room
Nail your Next Flight Review
Philip Mandel, CFI-I, MEI, AGI, IGI, FAASTeam Rep
A Flight Review (FAR 61.56) can be a daunting experience. With proper preparation along with information regarding what to expect during the review, it doesn't have to be. In this workshop, you will learn what one experienced flight instructor looks for when he conducts flight reviews. Whether you have been out of the cockpit for years or just boning up while your current 24-calendar-month cycle runs out, you will be better equipped to handle whatever your instructor throws at you with regard to the Part 91 flight rules as well as maneuvers and procedures.
Sunday, FEB 23 | 2020 NW Aviation Conference:
Click on available hyperlinks in Blue to register for seminar tha offer Wings Credits below:
Show opens at 10:00 AM
10:15 AM
Room B | Pioneer
TFR and ADIZ: How to Avoid a Fighter Escort
Speaker: NORAD Representative
Discover the #1 reason general aviation aircraft are intercepted and how to avoid it. In this action packed briefing you'll learn practical steps to avoid Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) and what to do if you are intercepted. Join NORAD in an informative and lively session that will keep you out of trouble, and off the evening news.
Keynote Area
Avoiding Loss of Control
Bruce Williams, Bruce Air
Loss of control remains a leading cause of aircraft accidents, and for decades the FAA and NTSB have advocated more training to address the problem. But specific recommendations are often hard to come by. I’ll review the issue and suggest elements of a LOC-avoidance syllabus that instructors and pilots can practice regardless of the types of airplanes they fly. Mastering Single Pilot IFR
Room D | Heritage
Owner/Operator Aircraft Maintenance
Bruce Kitelinger, FAA Airworthiness Inspector, Flight Standards
According to 14 CFR Part 43, Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance, Rebuilding, and Alteration, the holder of a pilot certificate may perform specified preventive maintenance on any aircraft owned or operated by that pilot, as long as the aircraft is not used under 14 CFR Part 121, 127, 129, or 135. This seminar will provide information on owner performed authorized preventive maintenance.
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11:30 AM
Keynote Area
Rough Running at Wauchula
Alicia Herron – AOPA Air Safety Institute
What looks like a perfect partnership in a Cessna Cardinal gets a bit rough over unforgiving swampland. How will you resolve an engine issue and personality conflict when it’s not your airplane— even though your backside will be in just as much trouble if the motor quits completely? Join the AOPA Air Safety Institute as we examine “what would you do” in this engaging, real-world scenario.
Room D | Heritage
Tips for Successful Seaplane Flights
Steve McCaughy. Seaplane Pilots Assoc
This informative workshop will provide you with basic knowledge and techniques that may make all the difference between a good flight and an amazing one!
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1:00 PM
Room B | Pioneer Room
Digital Aviation Services (DAS)
Matthew Cullen, Lead Forecaster, WFO Seattle
Each National Weather Service (NWS) forecast office currently provides TAFs for only a select handful of locations within the office’s area of responsibility. Digital Aviation Services (DAS) will be the next evolution of aviation weather services provided by the NWS. With this new framework, DAS will be a set of products and aviation forecast guidance available for the entire forecast area, essentially providing TAF information for any location! Come learn about what new weather forecast information will be available and when you’ll have access to this exciting new resource.
Keynote Area
Mastering Single Pilot IFR
Gary Reeve, Pilotsafety.org
Learn 10 Tips to make IFR much easier and safer.A must attend class for any IFR student, pilot or instructor. Gary D Reeves, is the 2019 FAA NATIONAL CFI of the YEAR, an 8,800hr ATP and Master CFI, CFII, MEI Gary Reeve, www.PilotSafety.org
Room D | Heritage Room
Flying With Purpose – Creating a Personal Culture of Safety
Brig Williams, CFI
This presentation will cover how CFI’s and pilots should promote using WINGS in their training activity and how the program helps pilots maintain proficiency. Brig will also show how WINGS is an additional way for CFIs to renew their certificate.
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2:30 PM
Keynote Area
Power Loss at 300 Feet: What Went Wrong, What Went Right
Philip Mandel
Philip Mandel CFI and his primary student experienced significant power loss at 300 feet AGL over the city of Vancouver WA off Pearson Field (KVUO) in April 2019. With the help of dashcam video that captured the event, Philip will share lessons learned from the scariest two minutes of his life. He says he did more things wrong than right yet still managed to nurse the Beech Musketeer back to the field and land opposite direction without bending anything.
Room D | Heritage Room
Combining Online Flight Planning with iPad Apps
Steve Podradchik, Seattle Avionics
iPad apps have changed the way we navigate during a flight but their small screens make then less than ideal for flight planning. Web-based flight planners on your PC or Mac are much better for pre-flight weather and flight planning but can’t be used while flying. Learn how to combine iPad apps with a new generation of web-based flight planning tools.