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Missouri Pilots Association Chapter Program Ideas
Looking for program ideas for your chapter meetings? This is the place to get some ideas and share some ideas with other chapters. Check out the ideas listed here. If you find something you think would work for one of your chapter meetings, email the program chairman for speaker contact information. If you have had a great program and you would like to share that information with other chapters, let us know!
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Program Ideas
The Challenges of Attaining the Sea Plane Rating
Have you considered getting a Seaplane Rating? This is a real life tale of the challenges one MPA pilot managed to get his Seaplane Rating. Seaplane operations are much different and at the same time the same as land operations. The airplane doesn't stay put when you shut off the engine! And sometimes you must actually sail the plane backward and downwind.....
How to Clean Up Auto Gasoline to use in your Airplane!
This is an interesting REAL demonstration (using real gasoline from the gas station) showing exactly what you need to do in order to utilize gasoline in your airplane!
Flying in South Africa
A pilot's experiences learning to fly in South Africa and the differences in flying there! This presentation includes fun stuff like: flying with density altitude issues, spin training, map and compass in the bush, avoiding terrorist dangers, pig holes and termite mounds.
Angel Flight
Learn about volunteer pilot opportunities flying people in need without charge for medical care. Angel Flight's mission is to serve people in need by arranging charitable flights for access to health care and other humanitarian purposes. MPA member volunteer pilot will come to your chapter and share information on qualifications of pilots & passengers.
Learning to Fly in Panama
Do you think flying in Missouri is challenging? This speaker talks about his experiences learning to fly on primitive airstrips and cross country flying around Panama. He also discusses the changes in these airstrips since his experiences in 1972.
Real Airplane Value Today
How much is your airplane worth in today's market considering paint, interior, updates and more? Utilizes a handout for the audience to estimate whether add on's were positive or negative for value and what they are actually worth. Also shares what today's market is the most sought after.
Link Trainer
Hear about the history & restoration of an operational Link Trainer. Presentation includes pictures of the restoration and description of the challenges of gaining official approval for training.
Flying Hurricanes
Learn the challenges of flying through, in and around hurricanes by an MPA member who has done this not once but through 21 hurricanes! He has pictures to share to help understand the experience(s). This is your chapter's chance to hear about flying hurricanes in the super Connie!
Severe Weather
Technology behind Weather Forecasting/storm chasing. Presented by local television weathermen, usually available only locally due to work schedule "on air". But check your local TV weather person for availability for speaking engagements.
Commercial Airline Pilots' Flying Experiences
We have several former commercial airline pilots who are MPA members. They are willing to provide chapter programs with some advance notice. The evolution of the commercial airline industry and the changes in passenger safety are two of the subjects they can share from a very personal point of view.From Steam to Glass
A History of aircraft instrumentation. Speaker can emphasize the older instruments or the newer stuff, depending on the chapter s interest. This talk was given at a forum at Oshkosh this past summer.The Nicholas Beazley Aircraft Company
A presentation that stems from the research of a book to be released this summer about an interesting piece of Missouri Aviation History.Aircraft Wiring
An intermediate how-to of building the wiring on a homebuilt aircraft. This is geared more for EAA homebuilders.Flight Testing Your Aircraft
A survey of approved methods and safety measures before, during, and after building an airplane. Again, this is mostly for EAA homebuilders.Other local speakers you should consider for chapter programs:
Airport managers
Medical Examiners
FBO's
Aerial Applicators
Air Medical Operators & Pilots
Sport Pilot Instructors
Sales Reps for Cirrus, Columbia Aircraft