2023 NORTHWEST AVIATION CONFERENCE

February 25–26, 2023 | Puyallup Fairgrounds, Puyallup, WA

SATURDAY | 2.25.23

AOPA is proud to present our popular Rusty Pilot Seminar

9:00 am–12:30 pm | Room A, South Foyer

Meg Godlewski, AOPA Rusty Pilots Instructor

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

Free to active AOPA members!* Advance registration is encouraged and can be accomplished using either the NWAC Seminar QR code or the following link: aopa.org/NWACseminar

Not a member?

Join AOPA today and enjoy the Rusty Pilot seminar as well as gain access to a wealth of other helpful member benefits to get you off the ground and keep you flying safely and economically.

Maximum Fun Minimum Cost; Affordable Flight Through Flying Clubs

1:00 pm | Room B Pioneer Room

Steve Bateman, Director, AOPA Flying Clubs Initiative

This seminar will cover different club structures (including seaplanes), how to keep on the right side of the FAA, your airport manager, the IRS, as well as how to find a club, and how to start one yourself.

AOPA High School Aviation STEM Initiative

3:30 pm | Room D Heritage

Steve Bateman, AOPA You Can Fly Academy

This AOPA donor-supported program will be of particular interest to school administrators, teachers, parents, and students with an interest in aviation. It is being used by more than 400 high schools and 15,000 students nationwide. This seminar will introduce the audience to the fundamentals of the AOPA High School Aviation STEM Program, including 9-12th grade pilot and UAS curriculums, teacher training workshops, an annual symposium, and high school flying clubs. Scholarship opportunities are available for both AOPA Aviation STEM program students and teachers alike.

SUNDAY | 2.26.23

Why Good Pilots Make Bad Decisions

10:30 am | Keynote Area

Steve Bateman, AOPA Air Safety Institute Presenter AOPA’s Steve Bateman will review recent accidents, the elements surrounding them and discuss why good pilots made decisions. Steve will rely on research from the books “Think Again”, and “Thinking Fast, and Slow” which dissect the way the brain makes decisions. The discussion will close with an exercise to identify and mitigate red flags which could lead to poor aviation decision making.

Learn about the Airport Support Network (ASN) Volunteer program and join our ranks to engage with, promote and protect your airport today!

Go to aopa.org/asn or call (800) USA-AOPA.

*Does not include $10 admission fee