Wednesday, September 21, 2011
1:00 PM- 5:00 PM
Attendee Registration
Thursday, September 22, 2011
7:30 AM- 5:00 PM
Attendee Registration
8:00 AM- 9:00 AM
Keynote: The Future of Aviation
9:00 AM- 5:00 PM
Airportfest Open
Hartford-Brainard Airport (HFD)
9:00 AM- 5:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Open
9:30 AM- 10:30 AM
Airportfest Welcome
Hartford-Brainard Airport (HFD)
10:00 AM- 11:00 AM
Seminars:
10 Stupid Things Pilots Do to Sabotage Their Aviation Medical
Flying to Canada
Maximizing Benefits and Minimizing Costs of Your Business Aircraft
Real World IFR
Recognizing and Dealing With Maintenance 'Gotchas'
Tips From Controllers: Northeast Focus
10:00 AM- 2:00 PM
AOPA Live
11:00 AM- 11:30 AM
AOPA Learning Pavilion Seminar: Provide and Protect: AOPA Planned Giving
11:00 AM- 1:00 PM
Live Music by the Flying Musicians
Hartford-Brainard Airport (HFD)
11:30 AM- 12:30 PM
Seminars:
FAA Unleaded Avgas Transition ARC Report Out
New England's Adverse Weather
Practical Tips for Flying GPS and WAAS-Based Approaches
The Sport Pilot Solution: Is It Right for You?
Thinking Small to Avoid Big Mistakes
11:30 AM- 1:30 PM
Seminars:
Pinch-Hitter®
For non-flying companions
1:00 PM- 1:30 PM
AOPA Learning Pavilion Seminar: Women in Aviation History
2:00 PM- 2:30 PM
AOPA Learning Pavilion Seminar: Q&A with Northeast ATC
2:00 PM- 3:00 PM
Seminars:
Flying to Help Others: Putting Your Pilot Certificate to Good Use
Flying to the Bahamas: What Pilots Need to Know
Mastering Takeoffs and Landings
2:00 PM- 3:00 PM
Mike Goulian Autograph Session
Hartford-Brainard Airport (HFD)
2:00 PM- 3:00 PM
Seminars:
Slash Your Flying Costs: AOPA Aircraft Partnership Program
What's So Special About Special Issuances?
2:30 PM- 2:45 PM
Product Demonstration: Avidyne Corporation
New Avionics From Avidyne
3:00 PM- 3:15 PM
Product Demonstration: Bendix/King by Honeywell
KSN 770 Product Overview
3:30 PM- 3:45 PM
Product Demonstration: Hilton Software, LLC
iPad: WingX Pro7 Product Overview
3:30 PM- 4:30 PM
Seminars:
Buying Your First Airplane
Ditching and Water Survival
Fun Fly-In Destinations in the East
Getting Reimbursed for Flights: What Do the FARs Say?
NextGen: What Does It Mean to Me?
Night Flying: Operational Hazards and Physical Limitations
4:00 PM- 4:15 PM
Product Demonstration: AvMap Navigation
EKP V—the New EKP
4:30 PM- 4:45 PM
Product Demonstration: MyGoFlight.com
iPad Takes Flight!
4:30 PM- 5:00 PM
AOPA Learning Pavilion Seminar: Getting ATC's Help to Avoid Hazardous Weather
5:30 PM- 8:15 PM
Movies at the Connecticut Science Center
Ticket required; $10 per person for the double feature
6:30 PM- 9:30 PM
A Night for Flight Auction
Ticket required; $250 per person ($125 of the ticket price will be donated to the AOPA Foundation)
8:30 PM- 11:15 PM
Movies at the Connecticut Science Center
Ticket required; $10 per person for the double feature
Friday, September 23, 2011
7:30 AM- 5:00 PM
Attendee Registration
8:00 AM- 9:00 AM
Keynote: Meet the Administrator
9:00 AM- 9:30 AM
AOPA Learning Pavilion Seminar: Essential Radio Communication
9:00 AM- 5:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Open
9:00 AM- 8:00 PM
Airportfest Open
Hartford-Brainard Airport (HFD)
9:30 AM- 10:30 AM
Navy Meet Up
Hartford-Brainard Airport (HFD)
10:00 AM- 10:30 AM
AOPA Learning Pavilion Seminar: Aviation Photography
10:00 AM- 11:00 AM
Seminars:
IFR Safety Focus: FAF Inbound
Inspirational Women in Aviation
New England's Adverse Weather
Practical Tips for Flying GPS and WAAS-Based Approaches
Tips From Controllers: Navigating the NAS
10:00 AM- 2:00 PM
AOPA Live
11:00 AM- 11:30 AM
AOPA Learning Pavilion Seminar: I'll Take 'Saving Money With AOPA Member Benefits' for $800, Alex
11:00 AM- 1:00 PM
Live Music by the Flying Musicians
Hartford-Brainard Airport (HFD)
11:30 AM- 12:30 PM
Seminars:
Ditching and Water Survival
What Every Pilot Should Know About FAA Enforcement
X2: World Record-Setting Helicopter
Yoke and Pedal: Secrets to Better Piloting Proficiency
11:30 AM- 1:30 PM
Seminars:
Pinch-Hitter®
For non-flying companions
12:30 PM- 2:00 PM
Luncheon and Keynote Presentation
Ticket required; $50 per person
1:00 PM- 1:30 PM
AOPA Learning Pavilion Seminar: Aviation Career Opportunities
2:00 PM- 2:30 PM
AOPA Learning Pavilion Seminar: Takeoff to Touchdown: From the Controller's Perspective
2:00 PM- 3:00 PM
Seminars:
Close Calls: Lessons Learned
Fuel, Efficiency, and the Future
How to Save Your Life in an Aircraft Accident
Spin Myths
What You Should Know About Aging Airplanes
2:30 PM- 2:45 PM
Product Demonstration: Aspen Avionics
Connected Panel: Integrating Your iPad
3:00 PM- 3:15 PM
Product Demonstration: Garmin USA
What's New From Garmin
3:00 PM- 3:30 PM
AOPA Learning Pavilion Seminar: Preflight Your Aviation Medical
3:30 PM- 3:45 PM
Product Demonstration: FltPlan.com
Using FltPlan.com
3:30 PM- 4:30 PM
Seminars:
How Successful Business People Rely on General Aviation
How the FAA Makes Medical Certification Policy
Mastering Takeoffs and Landings
Me Doctor, You Pilot. You Pilot, Me Doctor
iPads in the Cockpit
4:00 PM- 4:15 PM
Product Demonstration: Cobham, ACR, and Artex Products
ELTs and Personal Locator Beacons
4:30 PM- 4:45 PM
Product Demonstration: Precision Flight Controls
PilotEdge: Real ATC for Simulators
4:30 PM- 5:00 PM
AOPA Learning Pavilion Seminar: Aviation Pet Peeves
5:00 PM- 8:00 PM
Rock 'n Rally at Airportfest
Ticket required; $50 per person
Hartford-Brainard Airport (HFD)
6:30 PM- 9:00 PM
Dine Around Dinner: AOPA Pilot Editors
Ticket required; $150 per person
Dine Around Dinner: Airshow Legends
Ticket required; $150 per person
Dine Around Dinner: Famous Pilot Novelists
Ticket required; $150 per person
Dine Around Dinner: Fly Well, Eat Well
Ticket required; $150 per person
Dine Around Dinner: Wings of Gold
Ticket required; $150 per person
Dine Around Dinner: Women Leaders in Aviation
Ticket required; $150 per person
Saturday, September 24, 2011
7:30 AM- 4:00 PM
Attendee Registration
8:00 AM- 9:00 AM
Keynote and Pancake Breakfast: Working Together to Ensure Our Future
Ticket required; $20 per person
9:00 AM- 4:00 PM
Airportfest Open
Hartford-Brainard Airport (HFD)
9:00 AM- 4:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Open
9:30 AM- 10:00 AM
AOPA Learning Pavilion Seminar: U.S. Congress General Aviation Summit
9:30 AM- 10:30 AM
Kids Activity
Hartford-Brainard Airport (HFD)
10:00 AM- 11:00 AM
Seminars:
Aviation Humor
Nuts and Bolts of Real World Medical Certification
Safety...In High-Risk Environments
Tax Benefits of Aircraft Ownership
Tips From Controllers: Northeast Focus
Your Path to Pilothood: Flight Training FAQs
10:00 AM- 2:00 PM
AOPA Live
11:00 AM- 11:30 AM
AOPA Learning Pavilion Seminar: Your Airport Community: How to Promote and Protect Your Airport and Your Freedom to Fly
11:00 AM- 1:00 PM
Live Music by the Flying Musicians
Hartford-Brainard Airport (HFD)
11:30 AM- 12:30 PM
Seminars:
Flying for a Living: Strategies for Getting Hired
Fun Fly-In Destinations in the East
How to Pass Any Checkride
I'm Just a Doctor, Jim
Real World IFR
11:30 AM- 1:30 PM
Seminars:
Pinch-Hitter®
For non-flying companions
1:00 PM- 1:30 PM
AOPA Learning Pavilion Seminar: Everything You Wanted to Know About Learning to Fly but Were Afraid to Ask
2:00 PM- 2:30 PM
AOPA Learning Pavilion Seminar: Q&A with Northeast ATC
2:00 PM- 3:00 PM
Seminars:
Close Calls: Lessons Learned
FAR Refresher
Passing FL180
Tailwheel Tips and Tricks
The Kings on Unwanted Adventure
Your Path to Pilothood: Flight Training FAQs
Hartford-Brainard Airport (HFD)
2:30 PM- 2:45 PM
Product Demonstration: ForeFlight
ForeFlight Mobile on the iPad
3:00 PM- 3:15 PM
Product Demonstration: Seattle Avionics Software
New Product Announcement
3:30 PM- 3:45 PM
Product Demonstration: Jeppesen
Mobile FliteDeck
5:00 PM- 8:00 PM
Closing Dinner at the New England Air Museum
Ticket required; $70 per person ($20 of the ticket price will be donated to the GA Serves America campaign)
This schedule is subject to change.