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AOPA Aviation Summit

Event Schedule

Thursday, NOVEMBER 11

Fly Well session FREE

8 a.m.—8:45 a.m.

Exhibit Hall and Airportfest Hours

9 a.m. — 5 p.m.

AOPA Live Keynote: Preserving Our Future

9 a.m.—10 a.m.

Luck Comes to the One Most Prepared

10 a.m.—11 a.m.

Mastering Takeoffs and Landings

10 a.m.—11 a.m.

Tips from Controllers: Navigating the NAS

10 a.m.—11 a.m.

Getting the most out of your AOPA Membership

10 a.m.—11 a.m.

LBA Track: How to Use General Aviation for Business Purposes

10 a.m.—11:30 a.m.

Fun Fly-In Destinations in the West

11:30 a.m.— 12:30 p.m.

Recognizing and Dealing with
Maintenance Gotchas

11:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m.

Spin Myths

11:30 a.m—12:30 p.m.

The Speed of Life: An SR-71 Pilot’s Story (Brought to you by DTC DUAT)

11:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m.

What's So Special about Special Issuances?

11:30 a.m. —12:30 p.m.

Without Limits: Two Homebuilders Who Flew Around the World—and Into Space

11:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m.

MINI FORUMS ON THE EXHIBIT FLOOR

12:30 p.m. —2 p.m.

Aviation Humor with Rod Machado

2 p.m.—3 p.m.

Buying Your First Airplane

2 p.m.—3 p.m.

Keep Young and Fly Forever

2 p.m.—3 p.m.

NextGen: What Does it Mean to Me?

2 p.m.—3 p.m.

What Went Wrong?

2 p.m.—3 p.m.

Pinch-Hitter®

2 p.m.—4 p.m.

Airport Activism—Simple Steps to Save Your Airport

3:30 p.m.—4:30 p.m.

Ditching and Water Survival

3:30 p.m.—4:30 p.m.

FAR Refresher

3:30 p.m.—4:30 p.m.

Real-World IFR

3:30 p.m.—4:30 p.m.

LBA Track: Tax Benefits of Aircraft Ownership

3:30 p.m.—5 p.m.

Dine Around Dinners

6 p.m.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12

Fly Well session FREE

8 a.m.—8:45 a.m.

Exhibit Hall and Airportfest Hours

9 a.m.—5 p.m.

AOPA Live Keynote: The Future of Flight

9 a.m. —10 a.m.

Fun Fly-In Destinations in the West

10 a.m.—11 a.m.

Mastering Takeoffs and Landings

10 a.m.—11 a.m.

Practical Tips for Flying GPS and WAAS-Based Approaches

10 a.m.—11 a.m.

Women Leaders in Aviation

10 a.m.—11 a.m.

LBA Track: Insurance Panel

10 a.m.—11 a.m.

Cockpit Courage

11:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m.

Mountain/Canyon Flying

11:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m

The Future of AvGas

11:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m

Tips from Controllers: California Focus

11:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m

Went Went Wrong?

11:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m

What Every Pilot Should Know About
FAA Enforcement

11:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m

MINI FORUMS ON THE EXHIBIT FLOOR

12:30 p.m.—2 p.m.

Luncheon

12:30 p.m.—2 p.m.

Flying to Mexico—What Pilots Need to Know

2 p.m.—3 p.m.

Keep Young and Fly Forever

2 p.m.—3 p.m.

Managing Your Engine for Peak Performance

2 p.m.—3 p.m.

Real-World IFR

2 p.m.—3 p.m.

The Kings on Avoiding Unwanted Adventure

2 p.m.—3 p.m.

Pinch-Hitter®

2 p.m.—4 p.m.

Beyond the $100 Hamburger: Flying to Help Others

3:30 p.m.—4:30 p.m.

California Fog-In

3:30 p.m.—4:30 p.m.

Ditching and Water Survival

3:30 p.m.—4:30 p.m

Night Flying Safety: What Your CFI Didn’t Teach You

3:30 p.m.—4:30 p.m

Thinking Small to Avoid Big Mistakes

3:30 p.m.—4:30 p.m

LBA Track: Getting Reimbursed for Flights—What do the FARs Say?

3:30 p.m.—5 p.m.

Pine Avenue Block Party

6 p.m.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13

Fly Well session FREE

8 a.m.—8:45 a.m.

Exhibit Hall and Airportfest Hours

9 a.m.—4 p.m.

AOPA Live Keynote: GA in 2020

9 a.m.—10 a.m.

Airportfest Pancake breakfast

9 a.m. —10:30 a.m.

Fast Track to Your Pilot Certificate

10 a.m.— 11 a.m.

Night Flying Safety: What Your CFI Didn't Teach You

10 a.m.— 11 a.m.

The Speed of Life: An SR-71 Pilot’s Story (Brought to you by DTC DUAT)

10 a.m.— 11 a.m.

LBA Track: Single Pilot: Safely

10 a.m.—11:30 a.m.

Tips from Controllers: Navigating the NAS

10 a.m.—11:30 a.m.

AOPA and the Art of Aviation Photography

11:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m.

Engine Failure After Takeoff

11:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m.

Flying for a Living: Strategies for Getting Hired

11:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m.

Flying to Alaska

11:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m.

How to Pass Any Checkride

11:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m.

Real-World IFR

11:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m.

MINI FORUMS ON THE EXHIBIT FLOOR

12:30 p.m.—2 p.m.

Practical Tips for Flying GPS and WAAS-Based Approaches

2 p.m.—3 p.m.

Using Professional Pilot and Instructor Techniques in Your VFR and IFR Flying

2 p.m.—3 p.m.

Yoke and Pedal: Secrets to Better Piloting Proficiency

2 p.m.—3 p.m.

LBA Track: Moving up to a Turbine Aircraft

2 p.m.—3:30 p.m.

Pinch-Hitter®

2 p.m.—4 p.m.

A Night for Flight Event at the Queen Mary presented by the AOPA Foundation

6 p.m.

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