Read more about our Keynote speaker, Richard VanGrunsven here.
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Fly-ND Conference Agenda • Learn from industry leaders • Networking • Make Connections • Associations annual business meetings – Learn more about the association and member benefits • Breakout sessions have three tracks: Airports, Pilots and Mechanics. |
Monday, March 8 8:00 AM Welcome and Introduction Breakout Session 1 Airports: Pilots: Mechanics: Membership Meeting
9:00 AM Breakout Session 2 Airports: Leadership During Tough Times Pilots: FAA FAASTEAM Mechanics: Magneto AD's &500 hour inspections 10:00 AM Breakout Session 3 Airports: ND Aeronautics Updates with Adam Dillin, Nels Lund, Mike McHugh Pilots: Unnamed Aircraft updates from the Northern Plains UAS Test Site Mechanics: Aircraft Battery Airworthiness
11:00 AM General Session with Keynote Dick VanGrundsven, Founder, Van's Aircraft 12:00 PM LUNCH 12:30 PM Breakout Session 1 Airports: FAA Updates 12:30-2:30 Pilots: Mechanics: Your Maintenance Liability – Update and Experimental Aircraft Maintenance
1:30 PM Breakout Session 2 Airports: Pilots: (Aviation Education Updates Mechanics: Composite Propeller Inspections and Repairs
2:30 PM Breakout Session 3 Airports: Engineering updates: Mead and Hunt 2:30-4:30 Pilots: Piper Factory Tour Mechanics: (TBA)
4:30 PM Virtual Happy Hour - Piper Factory Tour | Tuesday, March 9 8:00 AM UND Aerospace Dean Bob Kraus 8:30 AM Breakout Session 1 Airports: Business Meeting Pilots: Mechanics: Aircraft Audio Control Systems & Wiring and Basic Maintenance of Aircraft Pre-Heating
9:30 AM Breakout Session 2 Airports: Business Meeting Continued Pilots: Better Pilot Squawks - Phil Reinpold/Standard Aero Mechanics: Electronic Ignition Systems
10:30 AM Breakout Session 3 Airports: Legislative Updates Pilots: Ask ATC with Maggie Hendrickson Mechanics: Membership Meeting
11:30 AM Lunch 11:30-Noon General Session NDAA Fly-ND Membership Meeting
1:00 PM Breakout Session 1 Airports: Recruitment, Retention and Succession Planning Roundtable Pilots: NWS - The Man behind the Metar Mechanics: Pratt & Whitney PT6A, Pre-Purchase Inspection
2:00 PM Breakout Session 2 Airports: Project Life Cycle and Creative Project Solutions - KLJ Pilots: Wilderness Medicine for pilots with Justin Reisenauer Mechanics: Engine Failure After Maintenance and UAS Maintenance: Where Are We and Where Do We Need to Be?
3:00 PM Breakout Session 3 Airports: Project Life Cycle and Creative Project Solutions (continued) Pilots: Mechanics: The Path Around Avionics Obsolescence
4:00 PM Closing Session |
Agenda and details will be updated as speakers & topics are confirmed. Agenda subject to change.