2025 Northwest Aviation Conference | PRELIM

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 Saturday and one available from Eagle Fuel Cells on 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 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 22

8:00 AM | AIRCRAFT BATTERY TECHNOLOGY 2025

Dave Vega, Western Technical Sales Manager, Concorde Battery Corp.

Concorde presents the recommended methodologies for proper servicing, capacity testing, and charging your aircraft battery. The goal is to safely maximize battery life by with proper maintenances. Additional topics include; lead acid aircraft battery ratings, commissioning of lead acid aircraft batteries, cleaning & storage, installation eligibility and an overview of contemporary battery technologies in the marketplace. Vega brings decades of experience working with lead acid batteries, in both technical and customer support, working with MRO’s and repair stations. Dave has a 35 year aviation background in general aviation to business jet & rotorcraft markets. He began his aviation career at Standard Aero in 1982

9:00 AM | GENERAL AVIATION MUFFLER SYSTEMS, AN “EXHAUSTIVE” OVERVIEW

Jim Shafer, Power Flow Systems, Inc. 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.

10:15 AM | V-BAND COUPLINGS, EXHAUST, TURBOCHARGERS AND MORE

Paul Gryko, Acorn Welding, a Hartzell Aerospace Welding Company

Explore the various customer options available. 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.

11:30 AM | CORROSION PREVENTION AND CONTROL

Mark Pearson, Lear Chemical Research Corporation

Technical presentation, covering effective corrosion control of aviation components using thin-film water displacement compounds. Mark Pearson is Technical Support Manager, repairman license since 2009, BA in Business

12:15 – 1:30 PM | Break

1:30 PM FUEL CELLS AND COMPONENTS IN UNLEADED FUEL

Kurt Hartwig, Eagle Fuel Cells

An overview of current and future fuels and their effects on fuel cells and other fuel system. Kurt is an FAA licensed technician with over 40 years of fuel cell repair and installation experience. 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 | TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTAINING RSA FUEL INJECTION SYSTEMS AND MSA CARBURETORS

Alan Jesmer, Tempest Aero Operation of mechanical RSA fuel injection systems

Maintaining and troubleshooting RSA fuel injection systems, operation of float carburetors and maintaining and troubleshooting MSA carburetors.

3:30 PM | TBD

Curt Cowley – FAASTEAM Portland FSDO

Curt Cowley 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. 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.

4:30 PM | BERINGER AERO

HIGH PERFORMANCE BRAKE AND WHEELS

Billy James , Beringer Aero

James holds an Airframe and Powerplant technician certificate with IA rating and has over 35 years’ experience with a degree in Aviation Tech from Greenville Technical College. James has worked in the aircraft maintenance sector since 1987 and holds 5 jet school specialty certificates. He built nine experimental aircraft nd holds a current commercial pilot ASEL and private ASES with instrument rating and has tail dragger, jet and aerobatics endorsements.

James was an ultralight flight instructor for USUA with over 1,000 hours of instruction given. Has been flying since 1985 and has owned 4 aircraft with over 2500 hours of flight time.

SUNDAY

FEBRUARY 23

FUEL CELL MAINTENANCE

Kurt Hartwig, Eagle Fuel Cells