2023 NW AVIATION CONFERENCE SCHEDULE -

7:15 AM Registration open for IA Seminars - Maintenance seminars open to everyone, certification provided to registered attendees only

8:00 AM Room C | Founders Aircraft Battery Airworthiness | Bob Burkel, Concorde Battery Corporation

9:00 AM TRADE SHOW OPENING CEREMONY Keynote Stage

C | Founders (9:00 AM)

IA | General Aviation Muffler Systems, An “Exhaustive”

Overview | James Shafer, Power Flow Systems, Inc.

10:15 AM

Room C | Founders

IA | Aircraft Exhaust, Engine Mounts, and More

Paul Gryko, Acorn Welding, a Hartzell Aerospace Welding Company

Paul will introduce Hartzell Aerospace Welding and will explore the various customer options available.

11:30 AM

Room C | Founders

IA | Care and Maintenance of Lycoming Engines Christopher Holt, Lycoming Engines

12:30 PM

Room A

9:30 AM

1:30 PM

Room C | Founders

IA | Self-Lubricating Polymers for Aircraft Bearing Applications

Nicholas Choo-Son, P.Eng., PMP Marsh Brothers Aviation Inc.

2:30 PM

Room C | Founders

IA | Distractions in Aviation Maintenance

Curt Cowley, Airworthiness FAASTeam Program Manager for the Portland FSDO

3:30 PM

Room C | Founders

Care & Maintenance of Wheels & Brakes IA Seminar

Vern Rogers, Cleveland Brake and Wheel

4:30 PM Room C | Founders

IA | Aircraft Exhaust-Twin Cessna AD 2000-01-16 and Turbocharged Systems

Paul Gryko, Acorn Welding, a Hartzell Aerospace Welding Company

A | South Foyer D | Heriage B | Pioneer E | North Foyer Keynote Area

South Foyer

AOPA Rusty Pilot’s Seminar

Meg Godlewski

9:00 - 12:30 PM

Free to active AOPA members.

Introduction to Aviation Careers | John Swedburg

Rusty Pilots Seminar Meg -- AOPA 9:30-12 Understanding Glass Cockpits Wayne McGhee, Garmin International

10:30 AM

Owner Application of New Aircraft and Registration Bruce Kitelinger – FAA

Top 5 IFR Mistakes GOOD Pilots and CFIIs make Gary Reeve, PilotSafety

Learn Real World tehcniques that will make flying single-pilot IFR easier and safer especially in workload and emergencies.

A | South Foyer D | Heritage B | Pioneer E | North Foyer Keynote Stage

Rusty Pilots Seminar Meg -- AOPA 9:30-12:30

Advance registration is encouraged and can be accomplished at aopa.org/ NWACseminar.

You may have forgotten that pilot certificates never expire. Once a pilot, always a pilot. You never have to take another test or worry about another checkride. All you need is a Flight Review (formerly known as a Biennial Flight Review).

An engaging journey for students, parents and “new to aviation” participants through an overview of how to get from point A to point B,C, D - no matter what your aviation dreams are! Hear first hand from folks involved in the industry and learn their “how I got there” stories. Attendees will leave this session with many questions answered and many more to ask. This session will give the resources to seek the right answers to design a path that is best for your goals.

11:45 AM

Introduction to Sailplane Soaring Brad Pattison

The focus of this seminar will be for student pilots and licensed power pilots interested in learning to fly gliders. All are welcome to attend..

NORAD’s TFR and ADIZ: Avoid a Fighter Escort Mitch Walrod

Oddities, Anomalies, & Curiosities in the National Airspace Kurt Kleiner

An entertaining and enlightening approach by looking at some history and trivia and by explaining why some Airspace is depicted on Sectional Charts in an odd manner that seems to defy logic.

A | South Foyer B | Pioneer D | Heritage E | North Foyer Keynote Stage

Rusty Pilots Seminar Meg -- AOPA 9:30-12:30

This 3-hour seminar will help you get back in the air.

1:00 PM

Keeping Your Medical Alive and Well | Dr. Curtis Edwards – FAA Deputy Regional Flight Surgeon Northwest Region

Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT) | Michael Kloch, Chief Instructor Pilot, Specialized Aero Works How to Avoid, Recognize, and Recover from Upsets”, followed by Q&A

Washington Pilots Association General Meeting/ Luncheon

Normalization of Deviance: A Threat to YOUR Safety Karlene Petitt Improving Aviation Safety for all Aviators, from the most novice to the most experienced pilots alike. When abnormal behavior is normalized, accidents will happen! What you can do to reduce risk and improve safety.

A | South Foyer B | Pioneer D | Heritage E | North Foyer Keynote Area

Idaho Aviation: The Gem State’s Royal Jewels – Big Creek , Johnson Creek and Moose Creek Airstrips – Flight Planning, Approaches and Operations John Davis, Idaho Aviation Association

2:15 PM

Maximum Fun

Minimum Cost

Steve Bateman, Director, AOPA Flying Clubs Initiative

Alaska Seaplanes: Myth vs. Reality of Commercial Flying in Alaska

What it really takes to fly in Southeast Alaska - with 3 seasoned pilots experienced in wheeled and float planes. See page 21 for full details on session.

Aviation Technology Associate of Applied Science Program

Olympic College and Green River College will discuss their joint program, which includes a live flight portion at Bremerton National Airport, and how their programs introduce students to the world of aviation.

Non-towered airport operations and traffic patterns

Tom Rogers, CFI CFII and CFIME

A look at some of the issues plaguing non-towered airports and review the “official” guidance that is designed to keep us all safe.

A | South Foyer B | Pioneer Room D | Heritage E | North Foyer Keynote Area

Smart Aircraft Buying Made Simple Jeffrey Lustick, Tomahawk

Aero Thinking of purchasing an aircraft? Don’t miss out on these tips that could save you future regrets!

3:30 PM

Aviation History of Idaho’s Backcounty in pictures & stories

Crista Worthy, author Join author and historian, Crista Worthy as she leads the audience on a rollicking journey through Idaho’s backcounty pioneer aviators.

Aviation Jobs Interview Tips: Best First Impressions | Rainier Flight Service

Make the first impression count by providing a variety of tools and “soft skills” so candidates stand out in the crowd. Identify your unique attributes and understand to deliver in an engaging and concise format. See page 21 for full details on session.

FLIGHT FITNESS – FAA

Medical Compliance

David Hale, Pilot Medical Solutions, Inc. Everything you need to obtain and keep your FAA medical certificate.

Pacific Northwest Mountain Flying Clinic Shawn Pratt, Safety in Motion Flight Training

This clinic provides attendees with the high points of the full 2-hr mountain flying ground course, addressing mountain meteorology, aircraft performance, route selection, and emergency/ precautionary landings.

A | South Foyer Room B | Pioneer Room D | Heritage E | North Foyer Keynote Area

Why West Coast General Aviation Response Plan (WCGARP) is vital to us

| Sky Terry, NW Regional Emergency Services Director. See page 39 for additional details.

4:30 PM

Mastering GPS Procedures

Gary Reeves

Avoid the most common mistakes and really understand the difference between LNAV, LP, LPV, L/VNAV and +V approaches. RNAV vs RNP and RNAV vs VLOC based SID/STARS and more!

AOPA High Schools Initiative

Steve Bateman, Director, AOPA Flying Clubs Initiative

Fundamentals of Business Aviation Safety Management Systems | Dan Dusterberg, Aperture Aviation

Flying to the Extremes in Canada’s North Dominique Prinet , author & pilot Keynote Area | Prinet has had nothing less of an extraordinary life. His book, Flying to Extremes, shares his adventures as a bush pilot during the ’60s and ’70s in Northern Canada. His stories compel people everywhere, even striking a chord in France, where he published some adventures in an aviation magazine.

B | Pioneer D | Heritage Keynote Area

Flying to Alaska: What you need to know about flying in the Last Frontier | Adam White

The discussion will include flight planning, IFR vs. VFR, ADS-B coverage, Special Use Airspace, services at airports, survival equipment, and many other things that will help make your trip a success.

Winter Weather Patterns of the Northwest

Steven Van Horn, NWS Spokane WA

Winter weather will produce a number of different hazards that present risks to personal safety for pilots. This talk will go into how high and low pressure systems form and associated weather patterns that can be expected from each.

Practical importance of Weight and Balance

John Swedburg

When learning to fly, we are taught how to work the charts and the math to figure the weight and balance, but there is far too little information in the primary sources as to why this is important. And I emphasize “when we don’t understand the ‘why’, we then tend to devalue the need for the process.”