2003 Convention May 14th-16th, Hilton Head, SC

2003 PILATUS OWNERS & PILOTS ASSOCIATION
7th ANNUAL CONVENTION
HILTON HEAD, SC
MAY 14-16, 2003

 

PROGRAM AGENDA

Wednesday, May 14th

1200 - Arrival of POPA members

1900 - 2200 Welcome Reception - Westin Hilton Head

Music by “Positive Vibration”

 

Thursday, May 15th

0800 - 0820 Welcome

Roger Block (President – POPA)

0820 - 0930 PC12 Operational Review Part I

Pilatus Business Aircraft

0930 - 1000 Morning Break

10:00 - 1130 PC12 Operational Review Part II

Pilatus Business Aircraft

1130 - 1230 Keynote Address I

GPS Navigation and Terrorism: A Case Against “Sole Means Navigation”

Langhorne Bond, Former Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration

1230 - 1330 Lunch

1330 - 1445 Avoiding Runway Incursions

Art Flior, CFII

Former Chief Pilot and Head of Product Development

NOAA Aeronautical Charting

1445 - 1500 Afternoon Break

1500 - 1600 Internet-Based Weather Forecasting & Pilot Briefing

(An Interactive Tutorial)

Karsten Shein , MA

Climatologist and Distinguished Fellow,

Michigan State University

1600 - 1700 POPA Insurance Fleet Survey Results

M Lee Morse

1800 Cocktails / Dinner at the Westin!

 

Friday, May 16th

0800 - 1000 PT6 Operational Review

Pratt Whitney Canada

1000 - 1030 Break

1030 - 1200 Keynote Address II

Aircraft Security Awareness In A Age of Terrorism

Jack Olcott, President

National Business Aircraft Association (NBAA)

1200 - 1300 Lunch

1300 - 1400 Safety Considerations for Owner Pilot Operations

Bruce Landsberg

Executive Director, AOPA Air Safety Foundation

1400 - 1630 Aircraft Insurance Underwriters Forum:

Where Do We Go From Here?

Victor D’Avanzo, Senior Underwriter, USAIG

Chuck Koehler, Senior Underwriter, Global Aerospace

Phil Metz, Senior Underwriter, AIG

Craig Ketchum, General Aviation Managing Underwriter, USSIC

John Berra, W. Brown and Associates

1630 - 1730 Closing Business

Roger Block/Phil Rosenbaum

1900 - Farewell Dinner

Low Country Shrimp / Seafood Fest

Westin on the Beach

Member Area


News and Events

2010 Convention!

SAVE THE DATE!

2010 Convention Dates and Location Announced! Convention dates are Thursday, June 3rd - Saturday, June 5th. The convention will be held at The Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Click on this link for more information.

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It’s been some time since the quake struck...But the need for aid flights remains!!! Dozens of POPA Members have already completed successful missions and the response has been tremendous.

Log in to the POPA forums today and click on the Members Forum, “Haiti Aid” to find the latest news and video reports. And contact Executive Director Laura Mason and get signed up for your mission today!

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