Experimental Aircraft Association
Cincinnati, OH
Chartered since 1966
www.eaa174.org
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| Vol. 37, No. 11 |
<< Next Meeting: Sun, Nov 16, 2:00 PM: Elections >> |
November, 2003 |
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President: V. President: Secretary: Treasurer: |
Tim Fry (513-793-2798) Tom Jenkins (513-244-2393) Lee Jewell (513-471-7188) Phil Cady (513-528-2282) |
Tech Counselors: News & Web Editor: |
Gary Collins
(513-231-3025) Howard Wells (513-683-1657) Norm Beaudette (513-247-0347) |
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Notes From AOPA Expo 2003 by Eric Rood It was the East Coast's turn to hold this year's AOPA Expo and the host city was Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Convention Center was the site of the general sessions, seminars and vendor exhibitions. Atlantic Aviation's ramp at Philadelphia International Airport was the host to the aircraft static displays. The Expo ran three days, beginning Thursday, October 30 and ended Saturday, November 1. A General Session started each day at 9 AM in the Convention Center Ballroom. The seminar's, exhibit hall and static displays opened at 10 AM. Free shuttle buses operated between the Convention Center and the airport, leaving every twenty minutes, beginning at the top of each hour. |
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I arrived at the Convention Center on Thursday at Noon. My first stop was
Registration. To gain admission to any of the exhibition areas required a
badge with the appropriately colored circles plainly visible. Prices were
$45 for seminars and the exhibit hall, or $35 for the seminars only and $10
for the exhibit hall only. General sessions were free as was the aircraft
static display. The AOPA membership booth was the first thing you passed as
you entered the Registration area. My membership was due to expire the end
of November, so I stopped there to renew before leaving for the seminars. Seminars were an hour in length, beginning on the hour or half-hour, with 30-minutes between. This allowed me to run across the street to the exhibit hall between sessions. There were also exhibitor product demonstration sessions which were either 30 or 60 minutes in length. Too many topics, not enough time! I attended four seminars Thursday afternoon: • "Killer Clouds", 1200–1300 (an interesting presentation of reported weather and actual photos |
of that weather as viewed through the cockpit windows) • "Watch This! Maneuvering Could be Hazardous", 1330–1430 (this was a one-hour introduction to the new two-hour Aviation Safety Foundation program that will be traveling the country as an AOPA Safety Seminar this Winter) • "Machado's Defensive Flying", 1500–1600 (what else can I say, it is Rod Machado... educational and entertaining) • "Into the Darkness: Unaided Night Vision", 1430–1730 (the best seminar I have ever been to; no exit or entry after the program introduction; lights out for 30 minutes watching a "dark" computer slideshow presentation) Friday, I arrived early and attended the General Session, "New Avionics Technology; What's New, What's Changing, What's on the Horizon".
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EAA – Talespinners – Chapter 174 is a 501(c)(3) exempt non-profit organization, whose principle objective is to provide educational assistance in the fabrication and restoration of classic and experimental aircraft. This newsletter is produced for the members of EAA Chapter 174 and the Cincinnati community to provide information on Chapter activities and to alert members of other potentially useful information. Any actions based on, or reproductions of information contained herein, are at the sole risk of the user. Any technical or regulatory information must be verified by the user. Neither the EAA and Chapter 174, nor the newsletter staff assume any responsibility for the correctness of the information contained herein. |
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