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Wednesday, November 4, 2009
1:00 PM-
5:00 PM
  Registration
Thursday, November 5, 2009
8:00 AM-
6:00 PM
  Registration
9:00 AM-
9:45 AM
  Summit Session: One Voice
9:00 AM-
5:00 PM
  AirportFest Open
9:50 AM-
10:30 AM
  Summit Session: GA of the Future
10:00 AM-
6:00 PM
  Exhibit Hall Open
10:30 AM-
11:00 AM
  Cessna Aircraft Company Product Demonstration
Discover Flying
  Concorde Battery Corporation Product Demonstration
Lead Acid Aircraft Battery Airworthiness
11:00 AM-
11:15 AM
  AOPA Live: Sweepstakes Unveiling for 2010
  Proficiency and Safety Track Ownership and Flying Track Nonpilot Track
11:00 AM-
12:00 PM
  Liability of Aviators: A Risk Management Toolbox
  Night Flying Safety: What Your CFI Didn't Tell You
  GPS From the Ground Up
  Maintenance Do's and Don'ts
  FAR Refresher
  Aging Aircraft
  Pinch-Hitter
11:30 AM-
11:45 AM
  AOPA Live: GA Serves America: Protecting Our Future
11:30 AM-
12:00 PM
  Forward Vision Systems, Inc., Product Demonstration
Forward Vision EVS - Safer Flying
  Avemco Insurance Company Product Demonstration
Safety Rewards Program
12:00 PM-
1:00 PM
  AOPA Live: General Aviation Serves America (GASA) Rally
1:00 PM-
1:15 PM
  AOPA Live: Mach 3 in a SR-71
  Mini Forum: Women in Aviation - Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
  Mini Forum: Getting ATC's Help to Avoid Hazardous Weather
1:30 PM-
1:45 PM
  AOPA Live: Meet EAA's Tom Poberezny
1:30 PM-
2:00 PM
  LoPresti Aviation Product Demonstration
Coating Your Aircraft With Blast Furnace Glass
  BrightLine Bags, Inc. Product Demonstration
Demonstration of Pilot Flight Bag
2:00 PM-
2:15 PM
  AOPA Live: Alternative Fuels
  Proficiency and Safety Track Ownership and Flying Track Nonpilot Track
2:00 PM-
3:00 PM
  121.5 Replacement Options: 406 ELTs, PLBs, and More
  Tips From Controllers: Florida Focus
  More Than Math: Aircraft Performance Limits (Don't Do What I Did)
  Single-Pilot IFR
  Flying to Mexico
  The Future of Avgas
  Five Secrets of Cost-Efficient Maintenance
2:30 PM-
2:45 PM
  AOPA Live: Flight Plan for the Future With the FAA Administrator
2:30 PM-
3:00 PM
  Aspen Avionics Product Demonstration
Flying With the EFD PFD and MFD
  BOTH USA, LLC Product Demonstration
Changing the Way Work, Works
3:00 PM-
3:15 PM
  AOPA Live: Looking Ahead With Cessna's Jack Pelton
3:30 PM-
3:45 PM
  AOPA Live: AOPA Health Pavilion - Fly Well
3:30 PM-
4:00 PM
  Tri-Nav Aviation Charts Product Demonstration
Using One Chart for IFR/VFR/GPS
  PS Engineering Product Demonstration
Audio Panels--What You Need to Know
  Proficiency and Safety Track Ownership and Flying Track Nonpilot Track
3:30 PM-
4:30 PM
  What Went Wrong?
  Fly-In Destinations in the East
  Sport Pilot Certificate and Light Sport Aircraft
  Residential Airparks: A Growing Lifestyle
  Annual Inspections: Items Most Missed
  Beyond the $100 Hamburger: How to Get Involved in Public Benefit Flying
4:00 PM-
4:15 PM
  AOPA Live: Meet Patty Wagstaff
4:30 PM-
4:45 PM
  AOPA Live: Savings, Safety, and Efficiency With Flight Sims
4:30 PM-
5:00 PM
  Air Mod Product Demonstration
Interior Design for a New Millenium
  Lycoming Engines Product Demonstration
Past, Present, and Future Fuels for Piston Aviation
4:30 p.m.-6 p.m.
5:00 PM-
5:15 PM
  AOPA Live: Cutting-Edge Training
5:30 PM-
6:00 PM
  MS Aviation Product Demonstration
Enhance Your Flight Training
5:30 PM-
7:00 PM
  Exhibit Hall Meet and Mingle
Friday, November 6, 2009
8:00 AM-
5:00 PM
  Registration
9:00 AM-
9:45 AM
  Summit Session: Trends in Aviation: Defining NextGen
9:00 AM-
5:00 PM
  AirportFest Open
9:50 AM-
10:30 AM
  Summit Session: Flying the Future Now
10:00 AM-
6:00 PM
  Exhibit Hall Open
10:30 AM-
11:00 AM
  Avidyne Corporation Product Demonstration
Flying With Entegra Release 9
  Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co. Product Demonstration
406-MHz ELT and PLB Product Review
11:00 AM-
11:15 AM
  AOPA Live: Meet the TSA Assistant Administrator
  Proficiency and Safety Track Ownership and Flying Track Nonpilot Track
11:00 AM-
12:00 PM
  Aviation Humor
  What Went Wrong?
  Ditching and Water Survival
  Fast Track to Your Pilot Certificate
  Flying to the Bahamas
  Residential Airparks: A Growing Lifestyle
  Pinch-Hitter
11:30 AM-
11:45 AM
  AOPA Live: The Future of Powerplants
11:30 AM-
12:00 PM
  Hanks Aero Adventures, Inc., Product Demonstration
Self-Fly Safaris in Africa
  Spruce Creek Fly-In Realty Product Demonstration
Residential Airpark Community Spruce Creek
12:00 PM-
1:30 PM
  GA at the Movies Luncheon
Ticket required; SOLD OUT
1:00 PM-
1:45 PM
  Mini Forum: Aviation Career Opportunities
  Mini Forum: Q&A With Tampa Bay ATC
1:30 PM-
1:45 PM
  AOPA Live: 30,000 Hours at Less Than 100 Feet
1:30 PM-
2:00 PM
  Dynon Avionics Product Demonstration
New Skyview Glass Panel Display
  Garmin USA Product Demonstration
Garmin Portables
2:00 PM-
2:15 PM
  AOPA Live: Strategies for Better Glass Cockpit Flying
  Proficiency and Safety Track Ownership and Flying Track Nonpilot Track
2:00 PM-
3:00 PM
  Speed of Life
  GPS From the Ground Up
  The Future of GA Security
  Women Leaders in Aviation
  Buying Your First Airplane
  When the FAA Reaches Out to Touch You: Medical Certification Tips From the Pros
  Politics for Pilots
  Why Everyone Should Learn to Fly
2:30 PM-
2:45 PM
  AOPA Live: ICON-oclast
2:30 PM-
3:00 PM
  Powerful Learning, Inc., Product Demonstration
Innovative Software for Pilot Education
  Remos Aircraft, Inc. Product Demonstration
The Remos GX...Aviation's Future
3:00 PM-
3:15 PM
  AOPA Live: Flight Simulation in Motion
3:30 PM-
3:45 PM
  AOPA Live: Fly Well, Living Well With Montel Williams
3:30 PM-
4:00 PM
  Bendix/King by Honeywell Product Demonstration
New Products From Bendix/King by Honeywell
  Proficiency and Safety Track Ownership and Flying Track Nonpilot Track
3:30 PM-
4:30 PM
  Practical Tips for Flying GPS and WAAS-Based Approaches
  Tips From Controllers: Navigating the NAS
  Mastering Takeoffs and Landings
  Reducing the Cost of Aircraft Ownership
  Maintenance Do's and Don'ts
  Fly-In Destinations in the East
  Learning to Fly
3:30 PM-
5:00 PM
  Lycoming Engines Product Demonstration
Past, Present, and Future Fuels for Piston Aviation
3:30 p.m.-5 p.m.
4:00 PM-
4:15 PM
  AOPA Live: Flight Without Boundaries
4:30 PM-
5:00 PM
  CSC DUATS Product Demonstration
DUATS on Web
6:00 PM-
8:30 PM
  Friday Night Party
Ticket required; $65 (children, $30)
8:00 PM-
10:30 PM
  John Oates: Freedom to Fly Concert
7-Day Advance Admission: $25 for all ages
Saturday, November 7, 2009
8:00 AM-
4:00 PM
  Registration
9:00 AM-
10:00 AM
  Summit Session: President's Town Hall
9:00 AM-
4:00 PM
  AirportFest Open
10:00 AM-
4:00 PM
  Exhibit Hall Open
11:00 AM-
11:15 AM
  AOPA Live: General Aviation in Florida
  Proficiency and Safety Track Ownership and Flying Track Nonpilot Track
11:00 AM-
12:00 PM
  Speed of Life
  The Kings on Risk Management
  Tips to Help You Pass Any Checkride
  FAA Enforcement: Answers From Legal Experts
  Business Benefits of GA
  When the FAA Reaches Out to Touch You: Medical Certification Tips From the Pros
  Pinch-Hitter
11:30 AM-
11:45 AM
  AOPA Live: Fly Well, Be Fit
12:30 PM-
12:45 PM
  AOPA Live: On the Horizon - the Future of Medical Certification
1:00 PM-
1:15 PM
  AOPA Live: A Look Ahead With NTSB
  Mini Forum: Everything You Wanted to Know About Learning to Fly but Were Afraid to Ask
  Mini Forum: Takeoff to Touchdown: From the Controller's Perspective
1:30 PM-
1:45 PM
  AOPA Live: AOPA Aviation Summit Adventure
2:00 PM-
2:15 PM
  AOPA Live: Working Together to Prevent Runway Incursions
  Proficiency and Safety Track Ownership and Flying Track Nonpilot Track
2:00 PM-
3:00 PM
  GPS From the Ground Up
  Enhance Your Safety in the Air and on the Ground
  Tips From Controllers: Navigating the NAS
  Interior Renovations: New Challenges, New Rewards
  Aviation Careers: Tips for a Tough Economy
  Learning to Fly
2:30 PM-
2:45 PM
  AOPA Live: Summit Final Approach
6:30 PM-
9:00 PM
  AOPA Celebrates Seven Zero Years on the Riverwalk
Ticket required; $65 (children 6-14, $30; children 5 and under, free)

This schedule is subject to change.

    

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