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AOPA's big, yellow tent is located at booth numbers 164-166 (on the left hand side off the main thoroughfare coming from the main entrance). Specialists from AOPA's Pilot Information Center will be there to answer all your questions, and staff from AOPA's Member Assistance Center will also be available. The AOPA 2005 Commander Countdown Sweepstakes airplane will be parked in front of the tent with the editors of AOPA Pilot magazine on hand to tell you everything about it. The AOPA Air Safety Foundation is presenting free safety seminars (speaker: Pat Shaub). Ask Pat for your free Safety Resource CD loaded with many resources available in the from the AOPA Air Safety Foundation, including online courses and much more. All seminars take place at the FAA Forum Building. Need this information at the show? Print the PDF file (38KB). |  AOPA's big, yellow tent and the Commander Countdown sweepstakes airplane at Oshkosh 2005 |
| Thursday, July 28 1:15 - 2:15 | Weather Wise In this seminar, you'll learn how to spot potentially erroneous forecasts before you take off, when to believe the FSS "VFR Not Recommended" warning — and when not to, easy ways you can perform validity checks on forecasts, different types of storm detection equipment, and much more. |
| Friday, July 29 11:30 - 12:45 | Single-Pilot IFR Short of an emergency, there is probably no greater test of a pilot's skill than flying IFR, alone. Is it safe? Can we make it safer? The answer is a resounding YES, and this seminar will give you some tips and techniques to make it that way. |
| Saturday, July 30 10:00 - 11:15 | Maneuvering Flight This seminar will give you information on how to make a correct base-to-final turn, avoid stalling at low altitudes, avoid overstressing your aircraft, and more. Remember Maneuvering Flight is not just about buzzing. |
| Saturday, July 30 1:00 - 2:15 | GPS: Beyond Direct To Here's your chance to really use your GPS to its full potential, and discover pitfalls very few pilots know about. This seminar will be discussing an array of items on GPS, including how to use your VFR GPS legally while flying on instruments, avoid GPS misdirection when ATC suddenly changes your clearance, how to escape the Going Perfect Straight (GPS) crash syndrome, and more. |
