2002 Convention May 8th-11th Austin, TX

2002 PILATUS OWNERS & PILOTS ASSOCIATION

6th ANNUAL CONVENTION

AUSTIN , TX

MAY 8th – 11th, 2002

 

PROGRAM AGENDA

Wednesday, May 8th

1200 - Arrival at AUS

1900 - 2200 Welcome Reception – Four Seasons Hotel

Pick-Up Welcome Basket and Badges

 

Thursday, May 9th

0800 - 0830 Continental Breakfast

Welcome/Introduction

Phil Rosenbaum (President – POPA)

0830 - 1000 Pilatus Opening Remarks

Angelo Fiataruolo

1000 - 1020 Break

1020 -1200 Pilatus Product Support Issues

- Operational Issues

- Mechanical Issues

- Electrical Issues

- Product Support Issues

- Miscellaneous Issues

1200 - 1300 Lunch

1300 – 1400 Pilatus Product Support Issues (Cont.)

- Customer Programs

1400 – 1445 PT6A-67B Update

Andre Goossens (Pratt & Whitney)

1445 – 1515 Afternoon Break

1515 – 1700 Insurance Underwriter Discussion #1

Phil Metz

 

Pilatus/Service Centers/Owners

(Open Forum Discussion)

 

1745 – 1935 Cocktails & Buffet Dinner

Kenichi Restaurant ( Downtown Austin)

1930 – 2200 Evening Entertainment at Esther’s Follies

 

Friday, May 10th

0800 - 0830 Continental Breakfast

0830 - 1000 Pilatus Discussion (Continued)

Q & A Session

1000 - 10:20 Morning Break

1020 - 12:00 Medical Discussion: Dealing with Aging

Dr. Ted Edwards

FAA Aviation Medical Examiner

Training Issues

Tom Evans

SimCom Training Center Manager

1200 - 1300 Lunch

1300 - 1445 Airspace and Privatization Issues - Local FAA Situations

Mark Pallone

Southwest Region VP – NATCA

Ernie Saulmon, Austin FAA Assistant Manager of Operations

Joe Bialek, Austin FAA Air Traffic Manager

1445 - 1515 Afternoon Break

 1515 - 1700 Bendix/King Technology Briefing

Robert Compton, Honeywell OEM Account Manager

1900 - 2200 Queen of the Fleet Award

Cocktails and Farewell Dinner

“SPACE AND BEYOND”

Guest Speaker – Dr. Bernard Harris, NASA Astronaut

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