January 28 –  Attended the Aviation Expo Safety Seminar held at the Itasca Holiday Inn in Itasca, IL.  It was a very nice way to spend a blustery winter day. Continuing education should be every ones goal in their topics of interest.  Here is a listing  of the seminar topics.

IFR Room Schedule:
09:15 – 10:05 “IFR Chart Review, Part 1”, Elmer Rullman
10:15 – 11:05 “IFR Chart Review, Part 2”, Elmer Rullman
11:15 – 12:05 “Fatigue and Stress”, Rogers Shaw
12:05 – 13:30  Buffet Lunch
13:30 – 14:20 “Chicago Center IFR Ops”, Guy Lieser & Steve McGreevy(Chicago Center)
14:30 – 15:20 “IFR Panel Discussion – Ask the Controllers”, Guy Lieser, Nicole Sparger, Kevin Fryar and others.
VFR Room Schedule:
09:15 – 10:05 “ATC – What Do I Do”, Nicole Sparger, Eddie Trujillo, Aaron Barclay (Chicago Tracon)
10:15 – 11:05 “Accident Causal Factors – Loss of Control”,Lee Stenson FAA FAASTeam
11:15 – 12:05 “Aviation Weather”, Kevin Fryar, Meteorologist in Charge, Center Weather ARR
12:05 – 13:30  Buffet Lunch
13:30 – 14:20 “Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2 – More Than Your Class 3 Medical”, Bruce Chein, M.D., AME
14:30 – 15:20 “Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) 101”, Timothy Harris FAA.

Companions Program:
This program was designed for anyone who likes to fly as a companion, or is considering learning how to fly, and offers an introduction to various aspects of piloting an aircraft including aviation charts, radio communications, navigation and much more. Visitors are welcome to join this group at any time during the day.