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On behalf of Washington Aviation Association, I wish to extend our warmest welcome as we kick off the 40th year of the Northwest Aviation Conference and Trade Show!

We are thrilled to have you join us for what promises to be an inspiring and informative event in a friendly atmosphere fostering collaboration and innovation.

Enjoy the 74 hours of educational and safety seminars, 200plus exhibitors, and a career fair, all rolled into one event.

would not be possible. Rachel (her 25th year) and her volunteers have a fantastic lineup of speakers, engaging workshops, and networking opportunities.

We have come a long way from our humble beginning in a hotel hallway to over 122,000 square feet of conference rooms and a trade show floor.

Please make sure to review the event’s schedule and plan your visit accordingly.

To our sponsors, your contribution is vital to our mission.

We truly appreciate you helping our event thrive. We grow and scale successfully only with dedication toward individual and group goals.

Everyone here is an integral part of our success story.

Thank you for making time in your schedule to attend. I am certain you will be glad you did!

With tailwinds and smooth clear skies.

Jamelle Garcia Executive Director

I want to acknowledge the dedication and hard work of our talented team and volunteers, without whom this event

Who is the Washington Aviation Association?

Organized in 1938 as an informal coalition of aviation businesses, the WAA was formalized into a non-profit corporation in 1948 to confront problems of the industry and build a stable and prosperous future. Membership is open to everyone including non-Washington residents.

PROGRAM PRODUCTION:

OUR OBJECTIVES:

Encourage a united industry and strengthen legislative representation; Promote cooperation between the aviation and related industries; Establish programs to improve aviation industry awareness; Reduce regulatory impact; and, Promote & sponsor educational projects for aviation students.

5 Credit: Lori MacNichol, Mountain Canyon Flying Rachel Hansen, rachel@nwevent.org | 360-427-5599 | Cover Photo

Welcome

2024 SPEAKERS

Rachel Hansen, Event Coordinator

WASHINGTON AVIATION ASSOCIATION

Wow! What an amazing line up of speakers. I am so excited to be able to offer all this interesting, relevant, and dare I say, VERY IMPORTANT, aviation content as part of the 2024 speaker schedule. As the old adage goes, you never know when you may need to use that important bit of safety information.

It never ceases to amazing how cooperative and supportive the aviation community is.

In my other life, I spend ten months of my year organizing events for everything from seafood festivals to Christmas events –and I gotta say, you guys are my favorite.

but also, just think about the dedication to the industry! These annual presenters volunteering time, educational spirit and dedication to the safety and prosperity of the industry are integral to the success of this event. Thank you.

Don’t tell them but it’s the spirit of aviation that really blows me away and keeps me coming back for more. Yep, 25 years alongside John and the kids –and they’re not exactly “kids” anymore – making the pilgrimage to Puyallup to hang out with the greatest group of attendees, exhibitors, and speakers.

This year every gathering space is filled for every hour of the event hosting aviation topics from airplane maintenance to donning a life jacket in an over water ditch.

We are especially honored to welcome back our keynote speaker, aviation legend and humorist, Rod Machado. It’s been a few years since Rod joined us in Puyallup but he is a perennial favorite for all generations of attendees. Rod will be speaking both Saturday and Sunday.

Yep, our speakers are pretty wonderful.

Not only are they ALL easy to work with, accommodating to a fault when I mess up,

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We are pleased to welcome Lori MacNichol back to the Northwest Aviation Conference to present her very popular – and important – mountain and canyon flying workshop. This two day, 4 part seminar is free with admission to the conference.

Details page 20.

We are also thrilled to welcome Lori MacNichol back to the show. In the past Lori’s seminars were offered as a registration only four hour workshop with an added fee. In keeping with the WAA’s mission to make this event accessible to all attendees, Lori will be offering the same four hour workshop at no charge in 2024. See page 20 for details on the sessions.

Know any kids that have an interest in aviation? Hoping to advance your career in the field? It falls upon non-profits like Washington Aviation Association to take the lead in providing opportunities to introduce the next generation of aircraft owners and pilots to aviation.

KEYNOTE ROD MACHADO Rod Machado, the Learn to Fly Guy, has taught millions the basics of flying through flight lessons, simulation, and training materials. Since 1973, he has been teaching and speaking to pilots in the 50 states and Europe. He simplifies the complex, makes bland topics interesting and educates with humor.

Along with a degree in Aviation Science, Rod holds degrees in Psychology. He started flying at age sixteen, is a rated ATP with all fixed wing powered Flight Instructor ratings and is a National Accident Prevention Counselor appointed by the FAA in Washington D. C. Owing to his vast CFI experience and unique style, Rod Machado was chosen to write the flight lessons and be the CFI voice on Microsoft’s Flight Simulator.

Rod was a columnist for AOPA Pilot for 18 years and Flight Training magazines for 25 years. Rod’s 40-hour Online Private Pilot Course is used in flight schools and high schools, and his 50-hour Online IFR Course is used in flight schools and a must for pilots heading for the airlines.

With over 34,000 active YouTube followers, Rod’s courses are reputably the most comprehensive available in the industry and, not only are they helpful and wellresearched, they are a fun refresher for any pilot. For more information on Rod’s program offerings online visit becomeapilot.com.

Rod will be speaking Saturday at 2:30 PM in the Keynote area to share some of the most practical and useful lessons he’s learned from over five decades of giving flight instruction. On Sunday at 1:00 PM, come prepared to laugh and learn as Rod shares “A Half Century of Aviation Tales.”

ROD MACHADO BY THE NUMBERS

Rod has:

taught 100s to fly from the right seat as a Certified Flight Instructor taught 1000s as a classroom instructor taught 350,000+ through his over 400 aviation articles taught 100,000+ through his training materials taught several million with his flight lessons on MS Flight Simulator taught many 100s of aviation safety seminars—US, Canada & Europe taught 100s of Flight Instructor Revalidation Clinics—US, Canada & Europe has over 10,000 hours flying earned ONE flight instructor hour at a time co-wrote and co-anchored ABC’s Wide World of Flying for 5 years been AOPA’s National Flight Instructor Spokesman for 15 years been a columnist for AOPA Pilot magazine for 18 years been a columnist for Flight Training magazine for 25 years Tae Kwon Do and Hapkido black belts and 20 years in Gracie Jujitsu!

(Maybe why Rod never has difficulty collecting his instructor fees.)

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Rod Machado is Airline Transport Pilot rated with all fixed wing-flight powered instructor ratings who started instructing student pilots full time in 1973 and uses humor like no other to help you remember the lessons.

If you know someone (high school. college or career change) who could benefit from insider straight talk on what the best path is for a successful career in aviation, tell them about the Northwest Aviation Career Forum sessions.

Coordinated by John Swedburg, Professor Emeritus at Big Bend Community College and long time supporter of the Northwest Aviation Conference, this series of sessions pools conference resources to present a dialogue-based career workshop Saturday and Sunday, augmented by a series of focused sessions Saturday afternoon. View details on page 19.

THANK YOU 2024 SPEAKERS STEVE BATEMAN

Steve is Director of the Flying Clubs Initiative, which helps start, grow, and sustain flying clubs nationwide. He started flying as a teenager in England and has flown in the UK, USA, Australia, and Canada.

Prior to AOPA, Steve owned and operated a flight school and before that had a fun career in high tech, in Silicon Valley, California, and before that was a university professor in England. Steve is currently Treasurer and Safety and Maintenance Officer of The Westminster Aerobats Flying Club (KFDK).An active AOPA staff CFI and check pilot, Steve is also a Lead Representative for the FAASTeam, Baltimore FSDO. Steve will be speaking at 4:30 PM in the Heritage Room on Saturday, Feb 24.

CURTIS EDWARDS

Dr. Edwards is a FAA Aerospace Medicine NW Mountain Regional Flight Surgeon.

He has been an active FAA Safety Team partner for many years and has conducted numerous outreach discussions in helping Airman understand the medical certification process.

MIKE KLOTCH

Mike is the CEO and Chief Instructor Pilot for Specialized Aero Works, where he teaches UPRT, aerobatics, formations flying, and more. He is a Master CFI Aerobatic (MCFI-A), a former Marine Corps F/A-18 pilot, combat veteran, and school trained Aviation Safety Officer (Naval Postgraduate School). Mike is also a contract test pilot and instructor for Epic Aircraft, a two-time NAFI Master CFI/CFII/MEI and an FAA Safety Team (FAAST) Representative. Mike has a Bachelors of Science degree from Oregon State University and 2 AAS Aviation degrees from Central Oregon Community College.

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We are pleased to once again welcome Northwest Regional Sales Manager for Garmin, Wayne McGhee. An instrument rated private pilot, Wayne has decades of experience working for avionics manufacturers. Wayne is an annual staple at the NW Aviation Conference, our authority on updates on all things avionics – and not just Garmin. McGhee speaks at 9:30 PM SAT.

KARLENE PETITT

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Karlene Petitt is an international airline pilot, retired Delta Captain, author, pilot advocate and aviation safety subject matter expert, who lives in Seattle Washington with her husband. She has three grown daughters and 8 grandchildren. She holds two masters degrees, and a PHD in Aviation Safety from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. Her research identified concerns with safety culture and pilot training worldwide which is impacting pilot performance and operational safety. Karlene is type rated: in B747-400, 747-200, 777, 767, 757, 737, 727, A350, A330. Karlene will be speaking Saturday at 1:00 PM.

SHAWN PRATT

Shawn Pratt grew up in Sitka, Alaska with his family routinely flying to explore SE Alaska in a rented seaplane, and it was there that he got his first taste of the freedom of general aviation. Shawn has flown in and around the Appalachian, Rocky, Cascade, Olympic, and Sierra mountains, as well as Alaska. Shawn has additionally flown a number of small aircraft across the country through challenging terrain and weather conditions developing his passion and excitement for mountain flight.

Shawn is the Director of Operations/Chief Pilot at Safety in Motion Flight Center located at Thun Field in Puyallup WA. He holds ATP, CFI Gold Seal, and AGI certificates, manages two flight schools and FBOs, and additionally working as a charter and corporate pilot. He is passionate about passing on his knowledge and experience to his fellow aviators. Visit with Shawn and Safety in Motion Flight Center in booths 117-118 during the Conference.

Shawn provides support for the Career Forum Saturday with his seminar on military transition for pilots at 11:45 AM.

GARY REEVES

Gary “GPS” (Guy in the Pink Shirt) Reeves is the 2019 FAA National CFI of the Year. He is the most experienced avionics instructor in the world for teaching autopilots, Avidyne, Garmin, Glass Panels and ForeFlight for Single-Pilot IFR. With 20 years and over 8,500 hours of real-world experience, in all 50 states and internationally, he helps pilots in everything from twin turbine rotorcraft, jets, turboprops and, piston airplanes develop a true Mastery, Not Minimums understanding and control of avionics to make IFR easier and safer. Learn more at: www.PilotSafety.org 11

Mandel had no idea flying could be affordable for someone with an average income, or possible for someone with an IQ under 200 – until he met a pilot, just a “regular guy” with an average job, who flew for fun and owned a beautiful Mooney. The very next day, Phil drove to his local flight school and signed up for lessons. The bug bit so deeply that sometimes he went for two or even three flight lessons per day!

That was back in 1981. He earned his Private Pilot certificate, followed by an Instrument rating, Commercial Pilot certificate, CFI, CFI-I, and MEI certificates. Through the years he has owned nine different airplanes. Now a “recovering engineer,” Phil is an independent flight instructor based in the Portland, Oregon area. Mandel will speak both days at the NWAC.

TOM GEORGE

AOPA Alaska Regional Manager Tom George has covered Alaska issues for AOPA since 2001. He is a commercial multiengine rated pilot who flies a Cessna 185 for fun and to acquire vertical aerial photography.

Saturday, 2:15 PM, Tom will present on Alaska’s weather cameras. Weather cameras were first deployed by the FAA in Alaska and are now making their way across the country, as a tool to help pilots evaluate the weather along their route during flight planning. Recent developments, supported by AOPA, has the program poised to add 160 sites in thirty-nine states over the next few years, greatly increasing access to weather data. The nature of this system and how to use it will be explained, with examples from multiple locations.

In a separate activity lead by AOPA, the FAA has approved adding new features to VFR flight charts to improve situational awareness for VFR pilots when navigating and communicating while flying through mountain passes. These developments will be presented, along with a look at how they are expected to improve aviation safety.

Catch Tom at the AOPA booth, #610-611 during the NW Aviation Conference and Trade Show.

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Bruce Williams, CFI, acrobat pilot photo by Rick Dahms, AOPA credit

BRUCE WILLIAMS

CFII, FAASTeam Rep, Aviation Author 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 in technically advanced aircraft (TAA), the Beechcraft Bonanza series, and stall/ spin/upset recovery courses in an Extra 300L aerobatic aircraft (recently donated

by Bruce to AOPA’s Foundation. 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).

Bruce is also the author of two books about using PC-based simulation to complement flight training, plus many features on a variety of topics for aviation-focused periodicals. Bruce publishes an aviation blog at BruceAir. Williams will speak Saturday, 3:30 PM, on his concept of adapting a chef ’s techniques to manage IFR workload. Sunday he will discuss “Practicing Partial-Panel in the PFD Era: Realistic Training with Electronic Instruments.”

BRENDAN O’MARA

The Gem State is a mecca for recreational aviation with dozens of backcountry strips offering everything from luxury wilderness lodges to camping, hiking, fishing and hunting. Big Creek, Johnson Creek and Moose Creek are three of the most beautiful destination airstrips in the state and amongst the busiest during prime flying season. George’s informative primer on Idaho backcountry and mountain operations including specific arrival and departure procedures for these three gems. The presentation includes pictures and video and Idaho Division of Aeronautics developed approach procedures and tips from aviators who fly to these strips regularly.

Saturday at 1:00 PM, Brendan O’Mara Flight will present “Saving Seconds, Saving Lives: The Future of Emergency Training through Full-Motion Simulation.” Simulators, claims O’Mara, are often relegated to dusty corners of a flight school, but they offer an immersive training environment unrivaled by real-world flying when used to its full potential. Simulation pushes pilots to their limits, revealing both strengths and areas for improvement, all without the inherent risks of training for actual in-flight emergency scenarios. In this presentation, Brendan explores the ability to tailor training to any proficiency level or situation and presents strategies to harness the power of simulation for recurrent training needs, unlocking skills and boosting confidence.

John Swedburg is a recipient of the FAA Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award, for fifty years of dedicated service in Aviation Safety. He has been an active flight instructor since 1974. He retired from full time flight instruction at the commercial pilot flight training program at Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake, Washington in 2014. He continues in his philosophical interest of the process we call “teaching and learning.”

Brendan O’Mara, a seasoned aviator with over 15 years of pilot experience, turned his personal need for simulator training into a business venture in order to bring the value of emergency proficiency to other pilots in the aviation community. With his company, Got Your Six Aviation, Brendan and his team provide immersive and highly specific training scenarios with Emergency Proficiency Training, Insurance-Required Recurrent Training, and IFR Training Programs.

Got Your Six Aviation has also manufactured pilot gear and aircraft accessories since 2009 (formerly CrazedPilot.com). You can find their products and services at Booth #420 or GotYourSixAviation.com.

ANDREW GEORGE

Andrew started flying the Idaho backcountry after learning to fly at Gowen Field in Boise in the year 2000. Fast forward to today he is current president of the Idaho Aviation Association and is a Multi Instrument Commercial Pilot with close to 3000 hours flying everything from Cubs, 172, 180, 182, 206, 210, 336, 340 B200 and a few hours in the 550. Andrew is currently operating Boundary Aviation as a Single Pilot Part 135 operator in a Cessna TU206 for backcountry missions.

On Saturday at 2:15 PM, George will be sharing information on his experience flying in Idaho’s backcountry airstrips.

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JOHN SWEDBURG

John holds an ATP SMEL, a Commercial SES; CFI-ASME&I, A&IGI; and 107 Remote Pilot. He has over 16,000 hours of instruction given, and has taught in 58 FIRCs in the Seattle area. His degrees include a Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Theology, and a Master of Arts (Counseling). His aviation career has included responsibilities as a flight instructor, ground instructor, chief flight instructor, Aviation Division Chairman, Airman Certification Representative, Aviation Safety Counselor, and FAASTeam representative.

Swedburg is the pivotal force behind the success of the Aviation Career Forum at the NWAC. John is pasionate about teaching and sharing access to aviation careers to all. Along with his Weight and Balance seminars each afternoon, Swedburg will be leading the student career workshop each day in which he makes himself readily accessible to students and eductors.

Thank you, John!

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EILEEN BJORKMAN

Eileen loves all things aviation, with a particular passion for military and homebuilt aircraft. She is a retired U.S. Air Force colonel with 700+ hours of flying time as a flight test engineer in 25 different types of military aircraft, primarily the F-4, F-16, C-130, and C-141. As a civilian pilot, she holds an Airline Transport Pilot rating and is a Certificated Flight Instructor with more than 2,000 hours of flying time. She owns an aerobatic airplane, a Decathlon. When she’s not writing or researching, she can usually be found doing some sort of outside activity, especially anything involving an airplane!

In addition to her books, Eileen has had articles published in Air & Space/Smithsonian, Aviation History, Portland, Equinox: Poetry and Prose, Sport Aviation, the Everett Daily Herald, and many technical Journals. She has both MS and BS degrees in Aeronautical Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology in Ohio, and a BS in Computer Science from the University of Washington in Seattle. She also has a PhD in Systems Engineering from The George Washington University in Washington, DC. In her Saturday seminar (3:30 PM) Bjorkman chronicles the actions of a band of women who prevailed against bureaucrats, chauvinists, anti-feminists, and even other military women. Drawing on extensive research, interviews with women who served in the 1970s and 1980s, and her personal experiences in the Air Force, she weaves together a riveting tale of the women who fought for the right to enter combat and be treated as equal partners in the U.S. military.

Don Riley is an Operations Safety Inspector for the Federal Aviation Administration’s Special Emphasis Investigations Team (SEIT). With over 30 years of aviation experience, Don’s specialty is dispatch and operational control. He has been with SEIT since 2005 and has been involved in many illegal air charter cases. Before SEIT, Don was part of the Southwest Airlines Certificate Management Office (CMO) after joining the FAA in 2001. Prior to the FAA, Don worked with Express One and Kitty Hawk Air Cargo in the DFW area.

Jobs included flight follower, dispatcher and manager flight operations center. Before that, he joined the Air Force in 1985 and flew as a radar navigator on a B-52 Stratofortress.

GREG YOUNG

Greg Young is an Operations Safety Inspector for the Federal Aviation Administration’s Special Emphasis Investigations Team (SEIT). After joining the FAA in 2016 Greg worked as a Principal Operations Inspector at the Lincoln Nebraska Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) prior to joining SEIT. In addition, Greg has over 35 years of domestic and international operations in General Aviation with experience as a CFI, a PIC in 135 on-demand operations, and over 20 years with a major insurance company conducting worldwide operations in various jet aircraft.

Riley & Young will be presenting Saturday, FEB 24 at 430 PM and Sunday, FEB 25 at 1:00 PM on “Illegal Charter Awareness for Everyday Operations.” This topic will include a general overview of illegal charters and how a pilot/owner or operator might get into trouble. Also included, a discussion on pilot privileges/limitations and how misunderstanding these may play into an illegal charter.

They will follow with a popular topic these days, the do’s and don’ts of expense sharing and end with an overview of resources available to go to for help. The goal is not to make illegal charter experts but to bring a heightened awareness on what to look out for BEFORE something happens.

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TOM ROGERS

Tom Rogers has over 50 years of flying experience, including over 24000 hours of flight time in 70 different aircraft. He is a retired Alaska Airlines Captain and Retired AF F-15 Four-ship flight lead and instructor. Currently Tom teaches tailwheel instruction, CFI candidate spin training, Upset Prevention and Recovery training and a basic aerobatic course at Olde Thyme Aviation, Bremerton. He is also a skilled Stearman Waco Bi-plane. and AT-6 pilot. as well being a National Association of Flight Instructors Master CFI, recipient of the Wright Brothers Master Pilot award, and an FAA Safety Team Representative.

Tom speak on non-towered airport operations Saturday, February 24 at 3:30 PM and Sunday at 11:30 AM. Presentation will discuss the current regulations and best practices published by the FAA, and review the non-towered pattern, including entries, exits, and right of way. Tom will wrap it up with his suggestions for keeping safe in a busy pattern.

RICHARD KENNINGTON

Richard Kennington knew he wanted to be an Air Traffic Controller since he toured a tower at the age of eight. As he waited to get into ATC school, he earned his private pilot certificate and worked as a dispatcher for a flight school. While in school, he took a job as the Assistant to the Airport Manager at a small regional airport. In 1999, Richard joined the FAA and currently works at Portland Tower. In addition to working air traffic, he develops the recurrent training courses for all controllers nationwide. With whatever free time is left over, he referees high school sports.J

JONATHAN “JJ” GREENWAY

Jonathan “JJ” Greenway began learning to fly at Boeing Field in Seattle at age 15 in the mid ‘70s. He progressed through his primary flight training and began his professional career as a CFI in the Seattle area. His first flying job was a corporate/ industrial position in a twin-engine turboprop in the Western and South Pacific based in Guam. He progressed on to American Airlines where he had an illustrious career flying Boeing and McDonnell Douglas jets. In 2003, he moved on to flying corporate jets, a position he continues in today flying Dassault Falcon jets out of the Washington, D.C. area in worldwide operations. He owns a Decathlon and enjoys tailwheel and light aerobatic flying in his spare time. He just cleared 17,000 hours in his logbook.

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LORI MACNICHOL

Lori MacNichol, owner of Mountain/Canyon Flying LLC. Lori learned to fly in McCall, Idaho in 1982 through her love of fishing. She has logged approximately 14,000 hours which includes 8,000 hours of flight instruction specializing in teaching mountain flying techniques to pilots across the globe. Lori conducts aviation safety training which provides education on the special airmanship skills and knowledge needed to operate safely in mountainous backcountry terrain with off pavement landing. Seminar details page 20.

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Trevor Moody got his private pilot certificate in 2008 at Boeing Field and since then has gone on to get his instrument rating, commercial single and multiengine, and advanced ground instructor certificates. He is currently a part-time instructor at Galvin Flying and is working on his multiengine instructor certificate. He has been a Command Pilot with Angel Flight West since 2014. The focus of his Saturday, 10:30 AM seminar will be to provide an overview of volunteer flying with Angel Flight West. The Pacific Northwest is a particularly busy region for Angel Flight West in part due to major healthcare facilities in Seattle. Approximately 1000 missions are flown each year in Washington state alone. This seminar will cover what it’s like to fly with Angel Flight West, how to sign up for missions and how it will make you a better pilot!

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2024 NW AVIATION CONFERENCE SCHEDULE - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24 | 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM

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 Electronic Ignitions for Certified & Experimental Aircraft Darrell Pool, Electroair 9:00 AM TRADE SHOW OPENING CEREMONY Keynote Stage 9:30 AM

C | Founders (9:00 AM) General Aviation Muffler Systems, An “Exhaustive” Overview | James Shafer, Power Flow Systems, Inc.

10:15 AM Room C | Founders V-Band Couplings, Exhaust, Turbochargers and More.

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11:30 AM

A | South Foyer

B | Pioneer

D | Heritage

E| North Foyer

Keynote Area

Introduction to Aviation Careers

Seaplane Workshop 101

Latest & Greatest from Garmin

NORAD’s TFR and ADIZ: Avoid a Fighter Escort

Mastering GPS Procedures Gary Reeve, PilotSafety Learn the critical differences between LNAV, L/VNAV, LP, +V, LPV and RNP approaches.

John Swedburg

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 A | South Foyer 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.

Room C | Founders Airworthiness Considerations for Avionics Upgrades in Legacy Cessnas Lyle Jansma, Six Pack Aero

12:30 PM

Lunch - please visit the exhibits

1:30 PM Room C | Founders

Fuels and their effects on your system Kurt Hartwig, Eagle Fuel Cells

2:30 PM Room C | Founders

The Dirty Dozen- “Lack of Assertiveness Curt Cowley, Airworthiness FAASTeam Program Manager for the Portland FSDO

Steve McCaughy, Seaplane Pilots Assoc.

A condensed ground school that will prepare you to begin your seaplane rating. This class covers the basics of float planes, and the knowledge and techniques one must learn to fly them.

Wayne McGhee, Garmin International

An informative session that will keep you out of trouble, and off the news.

10:30 AM B | Pioneer

D| Heritage

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Keynote Stage

“I’d Never Make That Mistake” and Other Lies We Tell Ourselves | Richard Kennington, Air Traffic Controller There is inherent risk in flying! We can never eliminate risk but we can identify, manage and mitigate it. This entertaining and informative presentation will give attendees ideas they can use to increase safety from chock to chock and even during the most dangerous part of the flight... the trip to the airport.

Power Loss at 300 Feet: What went wrong, what went right Philip Mandel, CFI Lessons learned from the scariest two minutes of a pilot’s life.

Flying with Angel Flight West Trevor Moody, Command Pilot, Angel Flight West

Day 1 / Part 1 (4 Part Mountain Workshop ) I. Know Your Aircraft - Aircraft Performance Worksheet - Practicing for Mountain/Canyon Flight Lori MAcNichol, McCall Mountain Canyon Flying Seminars, See page 20 for details.

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Miliary Transition Resources and Tips for Career Pilots Shawn Pratt, Safety in Motion Flight Center

“After the Crash” Survival Seminar

Upset Prevention & Recovery Training (UPRT) Michael Kloch,

Annual General Meeting & Lunch Washington Pilots Association

Day 1 / Part 2 (4 Part Mountain Workshop ) Turnaround Strategy - “Emergency Canyon Turn” the Maneuver Lori MAcNichol, McCall Mountain Canyon Flying Seminars. See page 20 for details.

Andy Graham, Olympic Mountain Rescue Focus on becoming familiar with survival skills, learning life saving survival tips, and being found by search and rescue.

Specialized Aero Works How to avoid, recognize, and recover from upsets. Seminar will be followed by questions and answers.

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Airline Pilot Interview Prep Workshop: Best First Impression

Mental Health & The Pilot: Navigating Life when the world feels upside down |

Saving Seconds, Saving Lives: The Future of Emergency Training through Full-Motion Simulation Brendan

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Pilot vs Controller: Let’s Settle This Once and For All” JJ Greenway & Richard Kennington, Air Traffic Controller, Portland Veteran Air Traffic Controller Richard Kennington and longtime airline/corporate/general aviation pilot, JJ Greenway discuss accidents that didn’t happen (but nearly did) in the Pacific Northwest.

These two opposite personalities delve into underlying issues that cause misunderstanding between pilots and controllers.

Gordon Alvord, Rainier Flight Service,

Karlene Petitt, Retired Delta Captain Diagnosed as bipolar in 2016, she found her way back to the flight deck, fought the legal battle of the century.

O’Mara (Details page 12).

- Gliding into a Pilot Career Pathways; Brad Pattison, Jonathan Hart See page 21 for seminar details

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FAA Medicals and You Dr. Edwards will discuss the statistics for eventual medical certification, dispelling the myth the FAA “wants to deny you because you are old.”

Idaho Airstrips: Big, Johnson and Moose Creeks – Flight planning, approaches and operations | Andrew George, Idaho Aviation Association. Details page 12.

Weather Cameras and Mountain Pass Charting: Tools for Pilots Tom George, AOPA Alaska Regional Manager Recent developments are poised to add 160 sites in 39 states over the next few years, greatly increasing access to weather data.

Advanced Soaring II Noel Wade, President, Seattle Glider Council, Jonathan Hart Cross country, competitions, and strategies. See page 21 for full seminar details

Rod Machado: Beyond the Traffic Pattern: Five Unforgettable Safety Lessons Learned from Over 50 Years of Flight Instructing Rod Machado, the Learn to Fly Guy, has taught millions the basics of flying through flight lessons, simulation, and training materials. He shares some of the most practical and useful lessons he’s learned from over five decades of giving flight instruction.

3:30 PM 3:30 PM Room C | Founders Spark Plug Design and Maintenance Vince Bechtel, Director, aftermarket Sales, Tempest Aero Group

4:30 PM Room C | Founders Aircraft Exhaust-Twin Cessna AD 2000-01-16 and Turbocharged Systems Paul Gryko, Acorn Welding, a Hartzell Aerospace Welding Company

5:30 PM SHOW CLOSE – SEE YOU SUNDAY @ 10:00 AM

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Over Survival Training OverWater Water Operations and Personal Floatation Devices Steve McCaughey Seaplane Pilots Association

ForeFlight IFR: Real-World Pro Tips Gary Reeve, PilotSafety Learn real world pro-tips, not theory on the best way to use ForeFlight for SinglePilot IFR.

The Fly Girls Revolt: The Story of the Women Who Kicked Open the Door to Fly in Combat Eileen Bjorkman, author of the The Propeller under the Bed and Unforgotten in the Gulf of Tonkin, cronicles the challenges of first women aviators. Details page 14.

Non-Towered Airport Operations Tom Rogers FAASTeam presentation – pattern, including entries, exits, and right of way.

A Recipe for IFR Flight: Adapting a Chef’s Techniques to Manage IFR Workload | Bruce Williams, BruceAir Glass cockpits and electronic flight bags (EFB) have transformed IFR flying, but managing the tasks associated with an instrument flight remains a challenge.

The venerable Aviate-Navigate-Communicate sequence we learn is often too general and difficult to implement consistently in practice. Williams has adapted a practice used by professional chefs: mis en place—roughly translated as “everything in its place.” This presentation suggests specific examples of you how can adopt that procedure when you fly.

This seminar is not just for seaplane pilots but also for every pilot that flys over water – living in the Pacific Northwest, this may be an important session for you!

Join Steve McCaughey, Executive Director of the Seaplane Pilots he provides expert AAssociation, | SouthasFoyer advice on why you need PFD’s and which ones specifically you should Over Water Survival consider.

Attendees willTraining have a chance to deploy PFD’s as part of this workshop.

There will also be a hand- on component with inflation of safety devices and best practices of survival.

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Practical importance of Weight and Balance Expand Your Horizons and Have John Swedburg, Big Bend Community College Fun Doing it | Steve Bateman, AOPA When learning to fly, we are taught how to work the Pilots generally do not have accidents charts and the math to figure the weight and balance, when in their “comfort zone”, so it makes but there is far too little information in the primary sense that we should train to expand sources as to why this is important. John emphasizes that zone. Stall, spin and upset recovery “when we don’t understand the ‘why’, we then tend training may help reduce loss of control 16 to devalue the need for the process. accidents.

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FAA Illegal Charter Awareness for Everyday Operations Don Riley & Greg Young A general overview of illegal charters and how a pilot/ owner or operator might get into trouble.

The “Other” Go-Around: Takeoff Rejects | Philip Mandel, CFI, CFI, MEI, IGI Go-arounds (landing rejects) are part of nearly every PTS and ACS, but takeoff rejects are not. Let’s discuss the 50/70 myth plus takeoff planning and briefing before EVERY takeoff, and commit to learning when and how to reject.

2024 NW AVIATION CONFERENCE SCHEDULE - SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25 | 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM 10:00 AM TRADE SHOW OPENS Admission $10/person at the door | 17 and under FREE. Parking FREE, Blue Lot 10:15 AM A | South

Introduction to Aviation Careers John Swedburg

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 A | south 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.

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Aviation Safety Tips: Fueling, Preflight, and More Philip Mandel, CFI, CFI, MEI, IGI, FAASTeam Representative

Fuel Cell Maintenance Kurt Hartwig, Eagle Fuel Cells

Day 2 / Part 3 (4 Part Workshop ) III. Abort Aviation - The Mindset of Not Committing Lori MAcNichol, McCall Mountain Canyon Flying Seminars

Norad: TFR and ADIZ: How to Avoid a Fighter Escort

Surviving IFR Emergencies | Gary Reeves

Learn 5 easy ways to use your and Autopilot, GPS and 2 tools most pilots don’t think of to save your life in the worst IFR emergencies! A must attend class for every IFR student, pilot, or instructor!

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Pilot vs Controller: Let’s Settle This Once and For All” JJ Greenway & Richard Kennington, Air Traffic Controller, Portland Veteran Air Traffic Controller Richard Kennington and longtime airline/corporate/general aviation pilot, JJ Greenway discuss accidents that didn’t happen (but nearly did) in the Pacific Northwest. These two opposite personalities delve into underlying issues that cause misunderstanding between pilots and controllers

Day 2 / Part 4 (4 Part Workshop ) IV. Density Altitude - Practical Backcountry Applications Lori MAcNichol, McCall Mountain Canyon Flying

Non-Towered Airport Operations Tom Rogers FAASTeam presentation – pattern, including entries, exits, and right of way.

Introduction to Sailplane Soaring -

Practicing PartialPanel in the PFD Era: Realistic Training with Electronic Instruments Bruce Williams, Bruce Air

Gliding into a Pilot Career Pathways. Brad Pattison, Jonathan Hart; see page 21 for details

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Seattle TRACON Pilot Briefing – Seattle TRACON Controllers Seattle TRACON will discuss topics directed to the general aviation community, specifically flight following, traffic calls, initiating and cancelling IFR flight plans, and controller workload.

Idaho’s Frank Church / Middle Fork Country Airstrip Planning and Operations Andrew George, President Idaho Aviation Association Operating within the confines of this pristine wilderness area represents unique challenges for even the most experienced backcountry operators. Join us for this informative review of operational considerations as you prepare your upcoming visit to this beautiful and remote wilderness. We will cover approach and operational corridors, how to minimize conflict with other aviators and user groups, how to recognize all those “local yocal” reporting points, what not to say on the radio, equipment considerations and where to go and what to do once you get there

FAA Illegal Charter Awareness for Everyday Operations Don Riley & Greg Young A general overview of illegal charters and how a pilot/owner or operator might get into trouble

Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT)

Advanced Soaring Noel Wade, President, Seattle Glider Council, and Jonathan Hart Sailplane cross country, competitions, and strategies.

Gliders as a pathway into a career as a commercial pilot See page 21 for seminar details

Skybound Chronicles: A Half Century of Aviation Tales to Keep You Laughing and Learning Rod Machado, Aviation Author Rod Machado is an educator first, and an aviation humorist second.

Learning to fly doesn’t mean that flight training can’t be fun. Come prepared to laugh and learn with Rod Machado.

Michael Kloch, Chief Instructor Pilot, Specialized Aero Works How to Avoid, Recognize, and Recover from Upsets”, followed

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The Five Most Common Errors That Could Make You A Statistic | Richard Kennington Is a human in command on your flight deck? Then this class is for you. The military and airlines spend millions to train their pilots on human factors. But how does the general aviation community get this training? In this fun and informative hour, we will discuss the five most common errors to avoid and some best practices any pilot and passenger can use.

The Fly Girls Revolt: The Story of the Women Who Kicked Open the Door to Fly in Combat Eileen Bjorkman, author of the The Propeller under the Bed and Unforgotten in the Gulf of Tonkin, cronicles the challenges of first women aviators. Details page 14.

The Ultimate Off Road Adventure: Flying Seaplanes

VNAV & Visual Approaches: Helpful or Hidden Dangers?

Practical importance of Weight and Balance John Swedburg, Big Bend Community College 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. John emphasizes “when we don’t understand the ‘why’, we then tend to devalue the need for the process.

Join Steve McCaughey “The Seaplane Guy”, Executive Director of the Seaplane Pilots Association for an informative and entertaining look at the wonderful world of seaplanes.

This journey will educate you on how you can expand your horizons flying and enjoying the ultimate off road vehicle; seaplanes.

Garmin, ForeFlight, and Avidyne have all introduced great new VNAV & Visual Approach features for IFR pilots. Using them incorrectly can increase workload and the chances of failed approaches, an FAA pilot deviation, and mid-air collisions.

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Come visit us at the AOPA Booth (#610/611) and learn more about our exciting membership offers

2024 NORTHWEST AVIATION CONFERENCE February 24–25, 2024 | Puyallup Fairgrounds, Puyallup, WA

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

Weather Cameras and Mountain Pass Charting: Tools for Pilots 2:15 pm | Heritage Room Tom George, AOPA Alaska Regional Manager

$10 Off Annual Membership

Expand Your Horizons and Have Fun Doing It

4:30 pm | Heritage Room Stephen Bateman, Ph.D., AOPA Flying Clubs

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2024 NW AVIATION CAREER FORUM Interested in a career in aviation? Want to fly planes? Would you benefit from the opportunity to network with colleges, aviation facilities and airlines? These are just a few of the reasons students, mechanics and career pilots attend the NW Aviation Career Forum, Saturday, February 24.

The WAA is honored to once again host sessions and exhibits dedicated to aviation careers. Along with airlines, businesses, colleges and government agencies, this represents the cumulative efforts from all aspects of the industry.

“As an aviation non-profit, we are concerned about our industry’s future,” said Jamelle Garcia, Executive Director of the Washington Aviation Association, “hosting this event is an opportunity for new and experienced aviators, and provides resources to those who need to get to the next level.”

“We all need to be proactive in helping the new generation find paths to a career in aviation.” The presentations are led by aviation operators and educators including airline, colleges faculty, training facilities and airports.

Introductory sessions serve the needs of high school groups and parent/student registrations – concurrently seminar tracks serve all experience levels – maintenance, military and airline – all encouraging participation and mentorship. There is one introductory workshop each day of the Conference.

This year the event again thanks John Swedburg, Big Bend Community College, as well as the team at Rainier Flight and Safety in Motion Flight Center who have offered up their instructional support for the Career Forum.

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INTRODUCTION TO AVIATION: CAREER WORKSHOP

Saturday, February 24, 9:30 AM – 11:30 PM | South Foyer Sunday, February 25, 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM | South Foyer

John Swedburg, BBCC, Faculty Emeritus, leads an interactive workshop for students, parents and “new to aviation” participants through an overview of how to get from point A to point B,C, or D - no matter what your aviation dreams are! Hear first-hand from those in the industry and learn their “how I got there” stories. Attendees will leave session with many questions answered and the resources to seek answers to design a career path in aviation.

NAVIGATING THE TRANSITION | MILITARY FUNDING OPTIONS, TIPS & RESOURCES

Saturday, February 24, 11:45 PM - 12:30 PM | South Foyer

Shawn Pratt, Safety in Motion Flight Center, will discuss hiring projections and steps a candidate can take to transition to an air carrier. Topics include veteran funding options, rotorcraft transition programs, credential assistance programs, and dispelling common myths and misinformation.

AIRLINE PILOT INTERVIEW PREP WORKSHOP: BEST FIRST IMPRESSION

Saturday, February 24, 1:00 PM | South Foyer

Gordon Alvord, Rainier Flight Service, has assisted hundreds of applicants prepare for their dream pilot job. Gordon will help make the first impression count by providing a variety of tools and go over the “soft skills” to insure candidates stand out. The resume is just the beginning.

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MOUNTAIN & CANYOUN FLYING WORKSHOP

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The following pages are designed to used in conjunction with Lori MacCall’s four part workshop hosted Saturday (2 hours) and Sunday (2 hours), February 24-25 at the NW Aviation Conference.

CANYON TURN

10:30 AM PART I: Know Your Aircraft - Aircraft Performance Worksheet Practicing for Mountain/Canyon Flight 11:45 AM PART II: Turnaround Strategy “Emergency Canyon Turn” the Maneuver” SUNDAY: DAY 2 HERITAGE ROOM 10:15 AM PART III: Abort Aviation - The Mindset of Not Committing 11:30 AM PART IV: Density Altitude - Practical Backcountry Applications

“Emergency Canyon Turn” the Maneuver A common solution for many of aviation’s perils is the decision and ability to turn around. Turning the airplane is one of the first lessons in flight. Steep turns with an eye on altitude loss are taught from the beginning. If we could prevent pilots from flying into worsening visibilities and weather, we would half the accident rates.

Practically speaking this means two things.

Remember there is always risk. Your job is to minimize the risk as much as is possible and manage the situation, so it is comfortable for you and your passengers. Repeated and seemingly perfect flights in perfect conditions reinforce the notion that we have things under control. Mistakenly we think our time and experience are the reasons we are in control.

Making the decision to turn around and doing it while you maintain control of the flight situation. In the mountains the one hundred eighty-degree turn is not a maneuver but a strategy. Probably the most important rule in mountain and canyon flying is being in a position to turn around.

The negative corollary to this golden rule is that when you are in so tight a spot that you can’t turn around with complete safety, you’re already in deep trouble; you’ve already made the worst mistake you can make in the backcountry.

We grow to depend on this control and we are lulled into more risk than we realize. Nowhere is this more obvious than by our obvious dependence on engine performance. The repeated reliability of a properly maintained airplane and engine can lull us into dangerous situations. But in more sober moments we know the facts.

Engines lose power unexpectedly. You might be climb limited by density altitude and performance. Your expectations of performance can also be completely negated by unseen currents of air and turbulence.

THESE SEMINARS QUALIFY FOR FAA SAFETY CREDIT.

Downdrafts happen. Things break. Weather changes before our eyes. We get lost. These are situations that demand immediate and mostly correct reactions on your part. The strategy of the turnaround is your best defense in almost every case.

Taken to one more level we can say in the mountains you need the quiet determination to constantly consider your turn around options, even in the best of conditions.

“Emergency Canyon Turn” the maneuver.

We will do this in controlled conditions.

This exercise will be repeated a few times, so you understand exactly what is taking place. We will use fixed points of reference, such as a ridge top, an out cropping of prominent rocks or could be in a narrow enough canyon to get your attention. This method will help you recognize the benefits of the emergency turn so you can simplify it in your own mind.

One of the best results will be a safe visual display of your airplane’s turn radius. You will feel competent enough about your ability to make this turn so you might not hesitate quite so long in making the decision to turn. That is our goal.

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“EMERGENCY CANYON TURN” THE MANEUVER This maneuver will be completed no lower than 1500 feet AGL

We will find a point of reference that we both identify.

We will configure the airplane for what we call “canyon speed”.

It will be a speed slightly less than cruise speed, probably a white arc speed.

“Canyon speed” will be found on your “Aircr0 aft Performance Card”.

It will seem we are doing three things at once. Since no one can do three things at once, be assured there will be time to do them one at a time.

Start of maneuver:

We will fly abeam our point of reference at “canyon speed” once abeam.

1) We will apply power at the beginning of the turn.

2) We will go as quickly as the airframe limitations allow to a full flap wing configuration.

3) We will roll into an immediate steep turn, between 30 and 60 degrees. Typically, 45 degrees or as needed.

The important part happens next. Do not load the wing. Let the nose of the aircraft drop below the horizon. You will expect and accept a loss of altitude of 50 feet to 100 feet.

Completion of maneuver: 1) 2) 3)

Approximately halfway around the turn you will retract full flaps to the best lift drag position, usually half flaps.

From that point you will begin to roll out Reduce power and then recover the altitude you lost in the turn.

You are now going in an opposite direction of your troubles and ready to face your next problem. This is an amazing exercise in pilot and aircraft ability. It will lead to confidence and comfort in the hostile canyon environment we will be working.

Sailplane Soaring Workshops Offered on Saturday & Sunday Introduction to Sailplane Soaring I: Gliding into Pilot Career Pathways Saturday, February 24, 1:00 PM Sunday, February 25, 11:30 AM Club pilot member(s), Jonathan Hart The focus of this seminar will be for student pilots and licensed power pilots interested in learning to fly gliders. We will discuss FAA pilot requirements for glider licenses, talk about modern gliders, and why soaring can improve your enjoyment and skills as a pilot of all aircraft types. For pilots entering aviation as a career, we will discuss why gliding may be an economical and better path into Commercial Aviation. We will discuss some basic training maneuvers and common cross-country flights around our Northwest and how glider pilots use the four basic forms of natural lift to stay aloft and fly long cross-country flights.

The aim of this seminar is to acquaint you with the joys of soaring and help you decide if it might be something you should pursue and then how to get started. Several Northwest glider clubs will be highlighted including the Puget Sound Soaring Association, a local club based at Bergseth Field east of Enumclaw as well as our Northwest regional organization, the Seattle Glider Council, which is based at the Ephrata Airport.

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Sailplane Soaring II: Advanced

Saturday, February 24, 2:15 PM Sunday, February 25, 1:00 PM North Foyer | Noel Wade, President, Seattle Glider Council, and Jonathan Hart Advanced soaring topics including sailplane cross country flying, competition events and strategies. Why gliders are an important pathway into a career as a commercial pilot.

IA Maintenance Renewal Seminars at the Aviation Conference With great exhibitors each year the event has access to a wide knowledge base of industry talent. ALL sessions are hosted in the Founders Room. There are 8 eight available SAT and one available from Eagle Fuel Cells Sunday.

Registered IA’s attending the seminars earn credits toward certificate renewal. Mechanics wishing to fulfill the full eight hour IA Renewal requirements in one day (Saturday FEB 25, 2023) must arrive for the 8:00 AM session. Check in and ID verification begins at 7:30 AM. The seminars are free to attend for mechanics and aircraft owners without certificate.

Should you wish to receive certificated FAA credit for attending, the cost is $35 and includes admission to the conference both days.

Certificated attendees may pre-register for the event at washingtonaviation.org, or by phone to 360-427-5599. IA’s must show picture identification at the time of registration and are required to have their registration cards stamped at the close of each hour attended. A certificate will be awarded at the close of eight hours.

SATURDAY | February 24, 2024 8:00 AM | ELECTRONIC IGNITION SYS-

10:15 AM | V-BAND COUPLINGS,

Darrell Pool, Electroair This session will cover the installation, care and maintenance of electronic ignition systems and their components. Opportunity for Q/A. Darrell received a BBA from Texas State University and continued his career with Jordan Propellor as general manager in Houston. His company Smooth Power is a distributor for the Electroair line of products.

Paul Gryko, Acorn Welding, a Hartzell Aerospace Welding Company Paul will introduce Hartzell Aerospace Welding and will explore the various customer options available. In 2022 Acorn Welding, and SeaPlanes West joined AWIAMI to form Hartzell Aerospace Welding.

Hartzell Aerospace Welding offers over 1200 unique product approvals for General Aviation. He will go over some unique product offerings that customers may not be aware of.

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9:00 AM | GENERAL AVIATION

MUFFLER SYSTEMS, AN “EXHAUSTIVE” OVERVIEW

Jim Shafer, Power Flow Systems, Inc. We will explain the design, construction, and best practices for the maintenance and repair of traditional aircraft exhaust systems. Jim will also discuss the theory and design concepts of tuned exhaust systems for general aviation aircraft and how they can benefit both four and six cylinder aircraft engines equipped with either fixed pitch or constant speed propellers.

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11:30 AM | AIRWORTHINESS CON-

SIDERATIONS FOR AVIONICS UPGRADES IN LEGACY CESSNAS

Lyle Jansma, Six Pack Aero Lyle Jansma, owner of Six Pack Aero, will explain the structural considerations that are often overlooked when it comes to avionics installations in general aviation aircraft, legacy Cessnas in particular. Six Pack Aero is the manufacturer of the only FAA STC/PMA approved replacement structural stationary panel for Cessna 172s, with other Cessna models on the horizon.

Many glass cockpit upgrades are now more affordable than ever and the demand is steadily increasing, however many older Cessnas –mostly those produced before 1976 without a standard “six pack” - require significant modification to structural components in order to fit instruments in a standard T-configuration, or to install 10-inch primary flight displays.

Modification of these components is considered a Major Alteration and therefore requires documentation and engineering to substantiate the alteration.

This is often overlooked in many installations, thus potentially rendering the aircraft unairworthy. This presentation will cover how to identify potential airworthiness issues, what to look for in the logbooks, and what solutions are available to correct the issue both before installation and after.

12:15 – 1:30 PM | Break Please be sure to visit the exhibit hall during break.

1:30 PM | FUELS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON YOUR SYSTEM Kurt Hartwig, Eagle Fuel Cells An overview of fuels past, present, and future and their effects on aircraft fuel system components. Kurt is an FAA licensed technician with over 40 years of fuel cell repair and installation experience. He has spoken for the FAA and PAMA at IA refreshers across the country for over 25 years. He is a member of the Wisconsin Aviation Trades Association, PAMA, AOPA, ABS, EAA & CAP. He served as Airport Commissioner and chairman from 2000 to 2010. He is currently the owner and General Manager for Eagle Fuel Cells , an FAA and EASA Certified Repair Station and the owner of Storehouse LLC a TSO / PMA manufacturer.

2:30 PM | THE DIRTY DOZEN“LACK OF ASSERTIVENESS” Curt Cowley – FAASTEAM Program Manager – Portland FSDO The role of mechanics in ensuring the airworthiness of an aircraft is paramount, and a lack of assertiveness in addressing potential issues can have catastrophic consequences.

Curt Cowley is the Airworthiness FAASTeam Program Manager for the Portland FSDO, and has been with the FAA for 14 years. Curt began his aviation career as a US Army UH-1 Medevac Crew chief, AH-64 Maintenance Supervisor, and his final Army assignment was as the Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge (NCOIC) for the US Army’s fleet of 14 former Soviet-bloc Helicopters.

His civilian experience is as a Repair Station maintenance supervisor working on everything from Piper Cubs, to Gulfstream corporate jets, and Bell Helicopters. He has 42 years of aviation maintenance experience, and has been a Private pilot since 1982. He owns and flies an Aeronca 7AC Champ, and Aeronca 15AC Sedan.

3:30 PM | SPARK PLUG DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE Vince Bechtel, Director, aftermarket Sales, Tempest Aero Group Introduction to spark plug design and maintenance, engine and application eligibility, troubleshooting, carbon fouling, lead fouling, magneto and resistor issues and installation and removal procedures.

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Agriculture Airlines Charter Gliders FBOs Flight Schools Floats & Skis Flying Clubs

4:30 PM | LET’S GET POWEREDUP | Paul Gryko, Acorn Welding, All about the new Hartzell Engine Tech Product.

SUNDAY | February 25 FUEL CELL MAINTENANCE Kurt Hartwig, Eagle Fuel Cells

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THE $100 BURGER Pilots want to fly their planes. Sometimes that means springing the fuel for a cheeseburger at the nearest airport. In the Pacific Northwest we have the unique ability to “elevate” that experience with some of the most scenic flying and destinations just a hop across the Sound. Here’s a few local restaurants located at the airport – for a complete list visit flywashington.org.

Ellie’s at the Airport Arlington Airport (AWO) 360-435-4777 2nd Location of well-liked Local Diner 7 AM - 3 PM

Spruce Goose Café Port Townsend (059) 360-385-3185 Top Gun Bar and Grill Pierce County Airport/ Thun Field Puyallup 253-848-0555

Amelia’s Hangar Bremerton Airport (PWT) 360-525-2455 Famous for their fish & chips

The Hub Tacoma Narrows Airport (TIW) Gig Harbor 253-853-1585

Ernie’s Café Friday Harbor 360-298-8966

Reno’s on the Runway Yakima Air Terminal/ McAllister Field Yakima (YKM) 509-571-1340

Buzz Inn Snohomish Harvey Field 360-568-3970

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Did you need more reason to explore local airports?

Fly Washington Passport Program The Fly Washington Passport Program encourages pilots and aviation enthusiasts to explore Washington’s public-use airports.

Beyond motivating pilots to fly, this program supports general aviation airports, area businesses, tourism, and provides flight planning, safety, and educational opportunities. The program relies on the voluntary participation of Washington’s public-use airports, pilots, aviation enthusiasts, and sponsors. The objective for this program is to increase aviation economic activity and enhance general aviation visibility.

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FLY WASHINGTON PASSPORT PROGRAM

Participating Aiports (as of 12/9/23) Stamps from at least 102 of the 113 participating airports and seaplane bases (90%) earns you a Fly Washington Passport Program jacket!

Check the interactive map for the latest details: www.flywashington.org/map Click an airport pin, then scroll down for stamp location.

Seaplane Bases Floathaven (0W7) Kenmore Lake Washington (S60) Poulsbo - Olympic Region (83Q) Will Rogers (W36) Olympic Region Apex Airpark (8W5) Bowerman Field (HQM) Bremerton National (PWT) Forks Municipal (S18) Jefferson County Int’l (0S9) Ocean Shores Municipal (W04) Olympia (OLM) Pierce County Thun Field (PLU) Quillayute (UIL) Ranger Creek (21W) Sanderson Field (SHN) Sekiu (11S) Sequim Valley (W28) Shady Acres (3B8) Swanson Field (2W3) Tacoma Narrows (TIW) Westport (14S) William R Fairchild Int’l (CLM) South Central Region Bowers Field Ellensburg (ELN) Cle Elum (S93) Easton (ESW) Lower Monumental (W09) Martin Field (College Place) (S95) Prosser (S40) Richland (RLD) Sunnyside (1S5) Tieton State Airport (4S6) Tri-Cities Airport (Pasco) (PSC) Walla Walla Regional (ALW) Yakima (YKM)

Northwest Region Anacortes (74S) Arlington Municipal (AWO) Auburn Municipal (S50) Bandera (4W0) Bellingham International (BLI) Boeing Field (BFI) Darrington Municipal (1S2) DeLaurentis (formerly A J Eisenberg) (OKH) First Air Field (W16) Friday Harbor (FHR) Harvey Field (S43) Lopez Island (S31) Lynden Municipal (38W) Mears Field (3W5) Norman Grier Field (S36) Orcas Island (ORS) Paine Field (PAE) Point Roberts (1RL) Renton Municipal (RNT) Seattle Tacoma International (SEA) Skagit Regional (BVS) Skykomish State (S88) Whidbey Airpark (W10) Southwest Region Chehalis Centralia (CLS) Goheen (W52) Goldendale (S20) Grove Field (1W1) Morton (39P) Packwood (55S) Pearson (VUO) Port of Ilwaco (7W1) South Lewis County (TDO) SW WA Regional Airport (KLS) The Dalles Municipal (DLS) Willapa Harbor (2S9) Woodland (W27)

North Central Region Anderson Field (Brewster) (S97) Cashmere Dryden (8S2) Desert Aire (Mattawa) (M94) Dorothy Scott Municipal (Oroville) (0S7) Ephrata Municipal (EPH) Grand Coulee Dam (3W7) Grant County International (Moses Lake) (MWH) Lake Chelan Airport (S10) Lake Wenatchee State Airport (27W) Lost River (Mazama) (W12) Mansfield (8W3) Methow Valley (Winthrop) (S52) Moses Lake Municipal (W20) Okanogan Legion (S35) Omak (OMK) Othello Municipal (S70) Pangborn Memorial (Wenatchee) (EAT) Quincy Municipal (80T) Stehekin State Airport (6S9) Tonasket Municipal (W01) Twisp Municipal (2S0) Warden (2S4) Waterville (2S5) Eastern Region Colville Municipal (63S) Davenport (68S) Deer Park Municipal (DEW) Felts Field - Spokane (SFF) Ferry County (Republic) (R49) Geiger Field - Spokane International (GEG) Ione Municipal (S23) Lind Airport (0S0) Little Goose State Airport (16W) Lower Granite State Airport (00W) Mead Airport (70S) Odessa Municipal (43D) Port of Whitman (S94) Pru Field - Ritzville (33S) Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport (PUW) Rosalia Municipal (72S) Sand Canyon - Chewelah Municipal (1S9) Sullivan State Airport (09S) Wilbur Municipal (2S8) Willard Field (73S)

Bonus Airport! Copalis State (S16) Not required for jacket. No stamp available onsite. Take a photo of yourself at S16 showing your passport and the date. Include that photo when you submit your passport for validation at Auburn Municipal Airport, and the Copalis stamp will be added!

26 Please visit the interactive map at FlyWashington.org/map for the latest updates on airports and stamp locations, or call ahead to determine if a particular airport’s stamp is available.

Participants, using an official Fly Washington Passport Program booklet, collect “passport stamps” at enrolled public-use airports. Any licensed pilot from any state, and their passengers, may participate.

Participants will earn levels of recognition and prizes as they explore the airports of Washington State.

Participating Airports and Seaports Visit the Map page for a list of over 100 participating airports and seaports, and an interactive map showing stamp locations throughout the state.

Check the map on facing page for participating airports. Visit flywashington.org then click on the airport icon for details on that airport’s stamp location. The stamp box is often (but not always) a black mailbox with a Fly Washington Passport Program logo decal on the outside.

ORDER YOUR FREE 2023-2024 CATALOG!

Get a Passport booklet at the Northwest Aviation Conference Aviation enthusiasts may pick up a free official Fly Washington Passport Program booklet to collect stamps at the Northwest Aviation Conference and Trade Show in Puyallup, February 24 – 25. Stop of the Auburn Airport booth #311. Can’t make it to the annual Trade Show? You can also pick up a copy at the Bremerton National Airport (KPWT); Olympia WSDOT Aviation office; Auburn Municipal Airport (S50); Spokane Felts Fields (KSFF).

Western Aviation; Spokane International (KGEG). Signature GEG; Southwest Washington Regional (KKLS Kelso) in the airport office; and at the Richland Airport (KRLD). Booklets available at Sundance Aviation. Fill out the required information in the front of your official Fly Washington Passport Program booklet, then visit Washington’s public use airports to get your passport stamped.

Achievement Levels and Awards REGIONAL: Fly Washington Passport Program has outlined six regions -- Olympic Region, Southwest Region, Northwest Region, North Central Region, South Central Region, and Eastern Region. Participating airports are color coded in the map so all airports for one region are the same color.

Visit 100% of participating airports within one region to earn your Regional Patch!

SEAPLANE: Visit 100% of participating Seaplane Bases to earn your Seaplane Patch!

PLATINUM: Visit 100% of participating airports to earn your Fly Washington Passport Program Wings!

GOLD: Visit 90% of total participating airports to earn your Flight Jacket!

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HAVE YOU EXPLORED HOOD CANAL?

closer than you imagined WELCOME TO THE WILD SIDE OF WA. Embark on the ultimate getaway by plane or car and find adventure on Hood Canal, Find year round itinerary or get inspiration at explorehoodcanal.com.

FREE: Request Craig Romano Hikes Booklet or our Adventure Guide!

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NEW EXHIBITOR/SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT:

Aero-Flite – Fighting fires since 1963 We are please to welcome sponsor Aero-Flite back to the 2024 Conference.

Learn more about their operations in booth #324.

Aero-Flite has been in the aerial firefighting business since 1963. They have operated Boeing B-17s, C-54 and DC-4s, CL-215s, and currently the Viking CL-415 and the Avro RJ85. They have grown from converted military aircraft ito operating modern, purpose-built firefighting aircraft.

The RJ85s land based tankers are efficient, fast, and reliable retardant delivery aircraft and the CL-415s are capable of reloading from many water sources and delivering a large volume quickly.

Over the past 57 years the company has strived to maintain family values, core operating principals, and quality of service.

Everyday the administrative maintenance and flight operations team works towards providing exceptional firefighting aircraft and customer service in support of our ground firefighting partners. In order to provide this service they operate a FAA 145 repair station, maintain an FAA 137 operating certificate and FAA 142 training center.

Low Cost Anti-drug and Alcohol Consortium The Washington Aviation Association, the same organization that annually hosts the Northwest viation Conference & Trade Show, operates a drug and alcohol consortium. The program performs the required random drug/

Baker Avionics celebrates 5th year Veteran Owned, located in beautiful Southern Oregon at the Grants Pass Airport, Baker Avionics is an FAA Certified Repair Station and a Full-Service Avionics Shop.

Specializing in full glass screen cockpits, custom panels, autopilots, and troubleshootng and repair services.

Baker Avionics is a young company and is going into their 5th year in business. However, that does not mean they lack experience, as the owner Greg Baker has over 35 years of experience in Avionics, and Leah Baker has over 25 years of experience in design, administration, & customer service.

Baker Avionics has one goal in mind and that is to maintain and grow their reputation for excellence in the installation, repair, and education of Avionics. Greg Baker states “We want to pull back the figurative Wizard of Oz Black Curtain and provide education and full transparency.”

It is very important not to push sales, but to make sure the customer is gettng the full education on available products to suit their individual needs.

At the NW Aviation Conference Baker Avionics brings many hands-on displays, as well as their full crew of Avionics Technicians to answer any questions you may have on installation, products, and technical support.

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alcohol drawing for testing; allowing small companies to share the benefits of belonging to a larger consortium.

Additional support is available to assist your company to be in DOT/FAA compliance.

If you have any questions or would like to know more about joining the Consortium, please contact program manager, Jamelle Garcia at (253) 939-4273 or learn more on the web at www.washingtonaviation.org.

Exhibit Hall Layout For 40 years the Washington Aviation Association has presented the Northwest Aviation Conference & Trade Show. This event two days of safety seminars and 122,000 sf of aviation displays. Located in the Showplex Exhibit Hall at the Washington State Fairgrounds in Puyallup, the event is centrally located near the I-5 corridor. Visit washingtonaviation.org for directions & schedule updates. Exhibits/schedule subject to change without notice.

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2024 EXHIBITOR LIST 609 99’s Greater Seattle Ninety Nines seattle99s.org 126 AC Air Technology 13832 Magnolia Ave Chino, CA 91710 (855) 884- 7222 acairtechnology.com 427-428 Ace Aviation 289 E Perimeter Rd Renton, WA 98057 (425) 204-0845 aceaviationinc.com MAINTENANCE SPONSOR 424 ACF-50 / Lear Chemical PO Box 1040 Stn B Mississauga ON L4Y 3W3 (905) 564-0018 learchem.com

207 Aerospace Turbine Rotables Inc. 1919 E Northern St. Wichita, KS 67216 (316) 943-6100 turbinerotables.com BRONZE SPONSOR 610 – 611 Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) 421 Aviation Way Frederick, MD 21701 (301) 695-2201 aopa.org 111 Alaska Airlines 800-ALASKAAIR alaskaair.com

SILVER SPONSOR 127 – 128 Aircraft Spruce & Specialty 225 Airport Circle Corona, CA 92880 (800) 824-1930 aircraftspruce.com 627 Airforms Inc. 684 E 1700 Rd, Building B Baldwin City KS 66006 airforms.biz 327 Airglas 3401 Denali St, Ste 202B Anchorage AK 99503 (907) 344-1450 airglas.com

413 Aero-Flite, Inc PO Box 19009 Spokane, WA 99219 (508) 747-6001 aerofliteinc.com 426 Aerocet Inc 265 Shannon Lane Priest River, ID 83856 (208) 448-0400 aerocet.com 304 Aero-Mach Wilco, LLC. 3502 W Harry Wichita, KS 67213 (316) 943-9379 wilcoaircraftparts.com 107 AeroLEDs, LLC 8475 W Elisa St Boise, ID 83709 (208) 850-3294 aeroleds.com

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624-625 Alaska Seaplanes 8995 Yandukin Dr Juneau, AK 99801 (907) 789-3334 flyalaskaseaplanes.com 423 AMFA Local 14 - Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association 3107 44th Ave NE Tacoma, WA 98422 Amfa14.org 300 Angel Flight West 3161 Donald Douglas Loop S Santa Monica, CA 90405 (831) 869-2392 angelflightwest.org

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235 Arlington Municipal Airport 18204 59th Dr. NE Arlington WA 98223 (360) 403-3478 www.arlingtonwa.gov 311 Auburn Municipal Airport City of Auburn(S50) 2143 E ST NE, Ste 1 Auburn, WA 98002 (253 )333-6821 auburnmunicipalairport.com 220 Avian Aeronautics, Inc. 8900 State Hwy 3 SW Bremerton, WA 98312 360-674-2411 avianflight.com 218-219 Avian Flight Center 8900 State Hwy 3 SW Bremerton, WA 98312 360-627-1602 avianflight.com 214-216 Aviation Real Estate Digital Magazine 480-888-6380 aviationrealestate.com 325-326 Baker Avionics 800 Brookside Blvd Grants Pass, OR 97526 541-507-1007 bakeravionics.com 221 Bellingham International Airport/Port of Bellingham 4255 Mitchell Way Bellingham WA 98226 (360) 676-2500 flybli.com 503 Best Tugs 3573 North Main Street Spanish Forks UT 84660 (801) 821-3112 besttugs.com 33

132 Big Bend Community College 7662 Chanute Street Moses Lake, WA 98837 (509) 793-2241 bigbend.edu 312 Bremerton National Airport Port of Bremerton 8850 SW State Hwy 3 Bremerton, WA 98312 (360) 813-0813 portofbremerton.org 600 Classic Helicopter 2301 E St NE, Auburn, WA 98002 (206) 767-0515 classicheli.com

504 Cascade Warbirds 1405 Madrona Avenue Everett, WA 98203 cascadewarbirds.org 225 Cascadia Aviation 12203 Rainbow Dr Arlington, WA 98223 (360) 386-9676 cascadiaaviation.com 200 Central WA University 400 East University Way Black Hall Suite 225 Ellensburg, WA 98926-7515 (509)963-2364 cwu.edu

212 CheckSix AeroSolutions 2132 E Avion St Suite A Ontario, CA 91761 (909) 458 6477 checksixaerosolutions.com BRONZE SPONSOR 505 Champion Aerospace LLC 1230 Old Norris Rd Liberty, SC 29657 (864)843-1162 championaerospace.com 323 Chelan Douglas Regional Port Authority 3764 Airport Way Wenatchee 98802 (509) 884-4700 cdrpa.org

225 Cessna Flyer Association 1042 N Mountain Ave Ste B #337 223 CiES Inc Upland, CA 91786 1375 SE Wilson Ave, Ste 150 (626)844-0125 Bend, OR 97702 (541) 848-0860 ciescorp.com

311 City of Auburn (S50) Auburn Municipal Airport 2143 E ST NE, Ste 1 Auburn, WA 98002 253-333-6821 auburnmunicipalairport.com 314 Civil Air Patrol hhq.cap.gov 704 Clean Craft Detailing 14213 SE 52nd Pl. Bellevue, WA 98006 (206) 979-7044 cleancraftdetailing.com 605 Cleveland Wheels & Brakes/Kaman 1160 Center Road Avon, OH 44011 (440) 823-1595 kaman.com/cleveland

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131 Big Bend Community College Aviation Maintenance 7662 Chanute Street Moses Lake, WA 98837 877-745-1212 bigbend.edu

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202 - 203 Clover Park Technical College 17214 110th Ave E Puyallup, WA 98374 (253) 583-8904 cptc.edu 608 Commemorative Air Force Rainier Squadron www.cafrainier.org 615 Concorde Battery Corp (303) 564-0825 concordebattery.com 425 Davis Aviation 117 Fox Hall Cir Bristol TN 37620 (423) 652 1113 davisaviation.cc

729 DOT/ FAA -- FAAST Team 2200 S 216th Street Des Moines, WA 98198 faa.gov 333-334 Dynon Avionics, Inc. 19825 141st Place NE Woodinville, WA 98072 (425) 402-0114 dynonavionics.com 813-814 EAA 326 - Mt Rainier Puyallup, WA eaa326.org 532 Eagle Fuel Cells 617 Sky Lane Taxiway Eagle River, WI 54521 (715) 891-0524 eaglefuelcells.com

222 Eileen Bjorkman, Author 1583 Palo Verde Dr Edwards, CA 93523 (703) 201 4703 www.eileenbjorkman.com 313 Electroair 5097 Williams Lake Rd Waterford MI 48329 (248) 674 3433 electroair.net 422 Electronics International 63296 Powell Butte Hwy Bend, OR 97701 (541) 318-6060 iflyei.com

104 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 1000 SW Oaksdale Ave Ste 110 Renton, WA 98057 (425) 226-2484 erau.edu 109 Explore Hood Canal Mason County Tourism explorehoodcanal.com 706 FAA / Northwest Mountain Region Aerospace Medicine 2200 South 216th Street Des Moines,, WA 98198 FAA.gov 707 FAA FSDO 1601 Lind Avenue Renton, WA 98057

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526 Flying Resort Ranches, Inc 9 Hamner Drive Salmon, ID 83467 (208) 756-6295 flyingresortranches.com 415 FLYITACADEMY 632 NE 267th Ave Camas, WA 98607 (714) 905 6676 flyitacademy.com 631 Galvin Flying Services 7001 Perimeter Road Seattle, WA 98108 (206) 268-5738 galvinflying.com 331-332 Garmin International 2345 Turner Road SE Salem, OR 97302 (800) 525-6726 garmin.com 524 General Aviation News PO Box 39099 Lakewood, WA 98439 (253) 471-9888 generalaviationnews.com 405 Genesys Aerosystems One S - TEC Way Mineral Wells, TX 76067 (940) 654-0154 genesys-aerosystems.com 609 Greater Seattle Ninety Nines seattle99s.org 420 Got Your Six Aviation, LLC (503) 610 3394 gotyoursixaviation.com 206 Green River Community College 12401 SE 320th Street Auburn, WA 98092 (253) 833-9111 greenriver.edu

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125 Hartwig Aircraft Fuel Cell Repair 26 South 4th St. Hallock, MN 56728 (218) 843-2221 hartwig-fuelcell.com 328 Hartzell Propeller Inc. One Propeller Place Piqua, OH 45356 (937) 214-3107 hartzellprop.com 217 Hillsboro Aero Academy 3565 NE Cornell Road Hillsboro, OR 97124 (503) 726-3000 flyhaa.com 603 Hillsboro Aviation 3845 NE 30th Ave Hillsboro, OR 97124 (971) 533 4948 hillsboroaviation.com 432 Hood Aero 135 Airport Way Dallesport WA 98617 (541) 399-2464 hoodaero.com

111 Horizon Air 800-ALASKAAIR (800) 252-7522 alaskaair.com 406 Idaho Aviation Association PO Box 2016 Eagle, ID 83616 (208) 358-5158 idahoaviation.com 124 Jet Star Publishing Flight For Control Flight For Safety Flight To Success karlenepetitt.blogspot.com 527 Kenmore Air Harbor 6321 NE 175th Kenmore, WA 98028 (866) 435-9524 kenmoreair.com

BRONZE SPONSOR 119- 120 King County Int. Airport -Boeing Field 7277 Perimeter Road South Seattle, WA 98108 (206) 296-7380 kingcounty.gov 403 Landing Gear Works 295 E Perimeter Rd Renton, WA 98057 (509) 884-9546 tlgw.aero 623 Life Flight Network 22285 Yellow Gate Ln, Ste 102 Aurora OR 97002 (503) 678-4120 lifeflight.org 307 Maxcraft Avionics 250-18799 Airport Way Pitt Meadows, BC V3Y 2B4 (604) 465-3080 maxcraft.ca

Camping and RV Information Overnight parking for RV’s is available yearround at the WA State Fairgrounds. Full power, sewer and water hookups are available in the Orange Lot; power and water only are available in the Green Lot.

For reservations, call 253845-1771 or e-mail info@thefair.com.

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628-629 McFarlane Aviation Products 684 East 1700 Road Baldwin City, KS 66006 (800) 544-8594 mcfarlaneaviation.com 525 Micro AeroDynamics, Inc 4000 Airport Road, Ste D Anacortes, WA 98221 (360) 293-8082 microaero.com 213 Mission Aviation Fellowship maf.org 705 The Museum of Flight 9404 East Marginal Way South Seattle, WA 98108 (206) 768-7105 museumofflight.com 708 North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Peterson AFB Colorado Springs, CO norad.mil

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807 National Weather Service 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6095 weather.gov/sew 226 Northwest Aviation Medicine 1404 26th Ave NW Gig Harbor, WA 98335 (253) 313-0935 nwaviationmedicine.com 429 Northwest Insurance Group 3301 Ne Cornell Rd Ste R Hillsboro OR 97124 (503) 640-6060 nwinsurance.net BRONZE SPONSOR 205 Northwest Propeller Service 16607 103rd Avenue Ct E Puyallup, WA, 98374 (253) 770-7400 mhdrockland.com 712 Oasis Scientific Inc. 320 Ascot Ridge Lane Greer, SC 29650 (864) 202-0998 oasisscientific.com

Bronze Level Sponsor

512 Pacific Buildings Systems 2100 N Pacific Hwy Woodburn OR 97071 (509) 306 0681 pbsbuildings.com

Thank you Champion Aerospace for continued support of the Northwest Aviation Conference.

SILVER SPONSOR 430 - 431 Pacific Coast Avionics 22783 Airport Rd. NE Aurora, OR 97002 503-678-6242 pca.aero 201 Pierce County Airport 2702 S 42nd, Ste 201 Tacoma, WA 98409 253-798-8551 piercecountywa.org

Visit Champion Aerospace at booth #505.

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BRONZE SPONSOR 523 Pik West 27236 SE 13TH PL Sammamish, WA 98075 (425) 295-9166 pikwest.com 813 Pilot Safety Institute Pilotsafety.org 312 Port of Bremerton 8850 SW State Hwy 3 Bremerton, WA 98312 (360) 674-2381 portofbremerton.org 204 Power Flow Systems, Inc 795 Fentress Blvd, Ste A Daytona, FL 32114 (386) 253-8833 powerflowsystems.com 410 Progressive Air Services 2965 Airport Road Kamloops, BC V2B 7W8, Canada (250) 320-6748 progressivegrp.ca 700 Puget Sound Soaring Association 2108 N Mildred Street Tacoma WA 98406 pugetsoundsoaring.org 211 Qmulus Aviation 522 Dishman Pl Caldwell ID 83605 (208) 941 3359 qmulusaviation.com 612 – 613 R & M Steel Aviation PO Box 580 Caldwell, ID 83606-0580 (208) 454-1800 aviationbuildingsystem.com

The untold story of the women military aviators of the 1970s and 1980s who kicked open the door to fly in combat in 1993—along with the story of the women who paved the way before them.

“A wonderful text for those interested in an overview of women’s military history, women’s rights, and the history of flight and pilots.”

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115-116 Rainier Flight Service 790 W Perimeter Rd Renton, WA 98057 (425) 610-6293 rainierflight.com 529 RAM Aircraft, L.P. 7505 Karl May Dr Waco TX 76708 (254) 855-2575 www.ramaircraft.com 630 Recreational Aviation Foundation 1711 W College St, Bozeman, MT 59715 (970) 209-5980 theraf.org 306 Root’s Flooring PO Box 3128 Battle Ground, WA 98604 (360) 904-8017 rootsfloorcoatings.com 117-118 Safety in Motion Flight Center 16911 103rd Ave E, #102 Puyallup, WA 98374 (253) 840-KPLU simflightcenter.com 109 Scenic Washington Washington Tourism Resouces scenicwa.com 507 – 508 Seaplane Pilots Association seaplanes.org 122-123 SILVER SPONSOR Seattle Aviation Solutions 18103 NE 68th street C200 Redmond, WA 98052 (425) 217-9605 seattleav.com

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229 Seitz Aviation 4111 W Belgrave Way Hayden, ID 83835 425 478 7163 seitzaviation.com

Stay A While

The 2023 event will be held on February 25 – 26 in the Showplex at the WA State Fair Events Center in Puyallup, Washington. Park in the Blue Lot. Below are a few area lodging choices contact establishments for availability: Fairfield Inn by Marriott 202 15th Avenue SW · 253-770-3100

607 Sherwin Williams High Performance Flooring 5500 Olympic Drive H015, PMB 138 Gig Harbor, WA 98335 (253) 0466-8879 industrial.sherwin-williams.com 414 Signature Aviation 7149 Perimeter Rd Seattle WA, 98108 (206) 763-0350 signatureflight.com 425 Six Pack Aero 3013 Edens Ave Bellingham WA 98225 (360) 739-4404 sixpackaero.com 412 Skagit Regional Airport - Port of Skagit 15400 Airport Drive Burlington WA 98233 (360) 757-0011 portofskagit.com 227-228 Snohomish County Airport 3220 100th Street SW Everett, WA 98204 co.snohomish.wa.us 411 Specialized Aero Works Inc 63120 Powell Butte Rd Bend OR 97701 (541) 728-3620 fly-saw.com

825 – 827 Spencer Aircraft 16911 103rd Ave. E #102 Puyallup, WA 98374 (253)-848-9349 spenceraircraft.com

Holiday Inn Express 812 South Hill Park Drive 253-848-4900 Hampton Inn & Suites 1515 South Meridian 253-770-8880

WA State Fair discount: 15% off rack rates

621 SunQuest Air Specialties 10100 30th Ave W, c-64 Everett WA 98204 (425) 299 5090 sunquestair.com

Best Western Premier Plaza 620 South Hill Park Drive 253-848-1500

800 TeenFlight Puyallup teenflight.org

2024 NWAC BRONZE SPONSOR

Visit www.washingtonaviation.org for additional options.

209 Teledyne Battery Products 840 W Brockton Ave Redlands, CA 92374 411 uAvionix Corporation 300 Pine Needle Lane Bigfork, MT, 59911 (415) 717-3899 uavionix.com 521 United Flying Octogenarians (360) 808-3266 www.ufopliots.org

OVER 50 YEARS SUPPRESSING WILDFIRES SUPPORTING FIREFIGHTERS

308 Upper Valley Aviation 8406 Lockheed Place Chilliwack, BC V2P 8A7 (604) 792-0735 uppervalleyaviation.com

AERO-FLITE INC. E-Mail: jobs@aerofliteinc.com Telephone: 509.747.6001 Booth #324 @ NWAC

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335 Utah Valley University - Aviation Science 800 W University Pkwy Orem, UT 84058 (801) 863-7840 www.uvu.edu/aviation 529 Vertex Aviation Service 15426 Airport Drive Unit C BURLINGTON, WA 98233 ‘(360) 757-4876 vertexaviationservice.com 310 Washington Airport Management Assoc.

(509) 302-9624 wama.us 129 - 130 Washington Pilots Association wpaflys.org

506 Washington Seaplane Pilots (206) 769-7436 wa-spa.org

522 West Sound Pilots Association PO Box 822 Poulsbo WA 98370 (415) 990-0664

520 Washington State Patrol Aviation PO Box 42620 Olympia, WA 98504 (360) 704-2300 wsp.wa.gov

305 Whelen Aerospace Technologies 210 Airport Drive East Sebastion, FL 32958 (772) 263-8153 flywat.com

414 Welden Pump 640 Golden Oak Pkwy Cleveland, OH 44146 weldonpumps.com

323 WhistlePig Toys whistlepigtoys.com

101-103 Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum 1600 Air Museum Rd. Hood River, OR 97031 waaamuseum.org

304 Wilco, Inc 3502 W Harry Wichita, KS 67213 (800)767-7593 wilcoaircraftparts.com

121 Wipaire 1700 Henry Ave South St Paul, MN 55075 888-947-2473 wipaire.com 309 WSDOT Aviation PO Box 4736 Olympia, WA 98501 (360) 709-8015 wsdot.wa.gov/travel/aviation

It’s Time For You To Fly Puget Sound’s Premier Flight School www.RainierFlightService.com

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Thank you for joining us. Northwest Aviation CONFERENCE & TRADE SHOW PUYALLUP | WASHINGTON

Rachel Hansen, Conference Coordinator, WAA 2024 marks 40 years for the Northwest Aviation Conference and Trade Show. An amazing achievement for an organization formed by a group of conerned aviators over 75 Years ago!

Washington Aviation Association was formed in 1948 to serve the needs of aviation businesses. The inspiration of individuals belonging to all parts of the aviation industry – private, government and business– this organization’s mission was to improve collaboration and support to insure a prosperous future for the aviation industry in the Pacific Northwest. The founder, Chuck Gross was a mentor and inspiration to many who worked with him (or many cases were trained by him). It is this legacy which continues today in the halls of the Showplex.

The event has changed greatly over the four decades. The first years it was in the hallways of a Tacoma hotel. As it grew it moved into the Tacoma Dome and eventually to Washington State Fair’s Puyallup fairgrounds, where it has found a home in the Showplex for the last 18 years.

I have been involved in this event for 25 of those 40 years. What an honor.

With my amazing kids and John by my side, handling all the details that make things “fly,” we have enjoyed working with Jamelle and the Washington Aviation Association to create a unique and valuable event for the aviation industry.

This event is especially unique in that it is ever evolving to suit the needs of our local aviators and businesses. Over the years we have seen banquets, career forums, maintenance competitions and workshops, fantastic keynote speakers and years when the exhibit halls have been filled to busting with vendors from all aspects of the industry.

This year we have a fantastic line up offering a variety of pilot training and safety as well as maintenance seminars.

Truly packed schedule!

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We are very excited to welcome back a few keynotes we haven’t seen in a while.

Many will recognize Rod Machado.

His seminars are always fun and very informative. Lori MacNichol hosted her popular Mountain Flying workshop back in 2017 and 2018. This year we are offering that workshop with no registration fees. We’re also happy to welcome back Bruce Williams and Jonathan “JJ” Greenway. We cannot stress enough the level of experience these two bring to the speaker schedule.

Bringing back a large scale event after a pandemic has its challenges. But despite this, we are emboldened by the strength and quality of our exhibits and programs and the loyalty of our attendees. Thank you for your support, we look forward to seeing each one of you FEB. 24-25 in Puyallup – and look forward to another decade of growth and aviation collaboration.

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