Aviation and AOPA Events
AOPA Activities at Sun ’n Fun
Below is just a taste of all that AOPA has to offer at this year’s Sun ’n Fun. Be sure to check back for the latest information.
Note: This schedule is subject to change. See the Sun ’n Fun Web site for the full schedule of airshows, forums, workshops, seminars, flightline, and hot air balloon launches.
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Monday, April 20 | |||
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Time |
Topic |
Presenter |
Location |
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9 p.m.-11 p.m. |
Movie: Patton |
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AOPA Pavilion |
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Tuesday, April 21 | |||
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Time |
Topic |
Presenter |
Location |
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9 a.m.-10 a.m. |
Secrets From the Tower |
Bob Richards |
AOPA Pavilion |
| 10:30 a.m. | Intro to the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) and CAP’s Emergency Services | Roger Helton, CAP | AOPA Pavilion |
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8 p.m.-9 p.m. |
Over Africa: Low and Slow With the Kenya Wildlife Service |
John and Martha King, Patty Wagstaff, and Miles O’Brien |
AOPA Pavilion |
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9 p.m.-11 p.m. |
Movie: 633 Squadron |
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AOPA Pavilion |
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Wednesday, April 22 | |||
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Time |
Topic |
Presenter |
Location |
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9 a.m.-10 a.m. |
A Son Tay Raider Looks Back |
Bill Guenon |
AOPA Pavilion |
| 10 a.m.-11 a.m. | Aviation Magazine Editors' Forum | Tom Haines | AOPA Pavilion |
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8 p.m.-9 p.m. |
An Unlikely Reunion: Reconciliation in Vietnam |
Brig. Gen. Dan Cherry and Nguyen Hong My |
AOPA Pavilion |
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9 p.m.-11 p.m. |
Movie: The High and the Mighty |
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AOPA Pavilion |
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Thursday, April 23 | |||
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Time |
Topic |
Presenter |
Location |
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9 a.m.-10 a.m. |
America's Space Shuttle - How We Got Here |
Frank Klatt |
AOPA Pavilion |
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10 a.m.-11 a.m. |
Flying High-Performance/ Complex Single-Engine Airplanes |
Rod Machado |
AOPA Pavilion |
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10 a.m.-11 a.m. |
Let’s Go Flying |
Mark Grady |
Forum Tent 6 |
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10 a.m.-11 a.m. |
Mastering Takeoffs and Landings |
Kathleen Vasconcelos |
FAA Production Studio |
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6:30 p.m.-7:45 p.m. |
General Aviation—Defining Our Future |
AOPA President Craig Fuller |
AOPA Pavilion |
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8 p.m.-10 p.m. |
Movie: I, Robot |
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AOPA Pavilion |
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Friday, April 24 | |||
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Time |
Topic |
Presenter |
Location |
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9 a.m.-10 a.m. |
Wrecks in the City |
Bruce Landsberg |
AOPA Pavilion |
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10 a.m.-11 a.m. |
Machado Defensive Flying |
Rod Machado |
AOPA Pavilion |
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10 a.m.-11 a.m. |
What’s Up in Medical Certification? |
Gary Crump |
Forum Tent 7 |
| 11 a.m.-12 p.m. | Frugal Flyer | Dave Hirschman | AOPA Pavilion |
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11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. |
GPS From the Ground Up |
JJ Greenway |
FAA Production Studio |
| 11:30 a.m. | Emergency Locator Transmitters and Personal Locator Beacons | Various Speakers | AOPA Pavilion |
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1 p.m.-2 p.m. |
Nuts and Bolts and Current Issues in Medical Certification |
Gary Crump |
AOPA Pavilion |
| 2 p.m.-3 p.m. | Flight Training Panel | Mike Collins | AOPA Pavilion |
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7 p.m.-8 p.m. |
Producers of three new aviation films discuss projects |
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AOPA Pavilion |
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9 p.m.-11 p.m. |
Movie: The Astronaut Farmer |
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AOPA Pavilion |
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Saturday, April 25 | |||
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Time |
Topic |
Presenter |
Location |
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10 a.m.-11 a.m. |
What Every Pilot Should Know About FAA Enforcement |
John Yodice |
Forum Tent 11 |
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11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. |
Mastering Takeoffs and Landings |
JJ Greenway |
FAA Production Studio |
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1 p.m.-2 p.m. |
Learn to Fly |
Rod Machado |
AOPA Pavilion |
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1 p.m.-2 p.m. |
GPS From the Ground Up |
JJ Greenway |
FAA Production Studio |
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8 p.m.-9 p.m. |
Laugh and Learn With Rod Machado |
Rod Machado |
AOPA Pavilion |
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9 p.m.-11 p.m. |
Movie: Australia |
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AOPA Pavilion |
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This schedule is subject to change. See the Sun ’n Fun Web site for the full schedule of airshows, forums, workshops, seminars, flightline, and hot air balloon launch. | |||
