2015 TTCF Brochure

2015 CONVENTION GUIDE HOTEL ELEGANTE COLORADO SPRINGS, CO MAY 27 - 30 TABLE OF CONTENTS Click on the section or page number to go directly to that page. To return to the table of contents from any page click on the at the bottom of that page. Convention Sponsors.................................3 Hotel Elegante.............................................4 Colorado Jet Center....................................5 FEATURED SPEAKERS Robert L. Sumwalt......................................6 Dr. Paul Buza...............................................6 Brian Shul.....................................................7 CONVENTION INFORMATION Educational Seminars.................................8 Vendor Hall.................................................8 Pre-convention Tour..................................9 Companions Tour.....................................10 SIMCOM Pinch Hitter School...............11 Companions Suggested Events..............12 Dinner & Live Auction............................12 2014 Convention Image Collage............13 Schedule of Events.............................14-16 2015 Convention Sponsors Cessna Aircraft Company RAM Aircraft Continental Motors DFW Aero Mechanix SIMCOM Aircraft Performance Modifications, Inc Lincoln Skyways Power Pac Spoilers Thank you for your support! 3 Hotel Eleganté, Colorado Springs, Colorado LUXURY SUITE LODGING OPTIONS IN COLORADO SPRINGS Experience first-class lodging in Colorado Springs, Colorado at the exceptional Hotel Eleganté Conference & Event Center. Our comfortable hotel features 500 guest-rooms, each complete with a fine array of amenities that will delight both business travelers and family vacationers for the best lodging experience in Colorado Springs. Pick from our Leisure Rooms, Premiere Rooms, or Suites and enjoy our enhanced Simmons Beautyrest mattresses finished off with 5 pillows, a plush duvet and deluxe triple sheeting to have the best night’s rest possible. 4 Colorado Jet Center (KCOS) This year’s airport choice for the TTCF convention is Colorado Springs Airport. The airport is located on 7,200 acres (2,900 ha) and has three paved runways: 17L/35R, 13,501 x 150 ft (4,115 x 46 m) long, 17R/35L, 11,022 x 150 ft (3,360 x 46 m) and 12/30, 8,269 x 150 ft (2,520 x 46 m). The FBO for this year is the Colorado Jet Center, and TTCF has negotiated a zero parking fee per plane (with minimum fuel purchase) for the week for all TTCF members (normal fees are $25 per day). All the staff at the Colorado Jet Center are very helpful and strive to provide the friendliest and fastest service possible. TTCF will be providing transportation from the Colorado Jet Center to the Hotel Elegante on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 26th and 27th, from 11:00am to 7:00pm. If you arrive at any other times, you will need to make your own transportation arrangements. On Sunday, May 31st TTCF will again be providing transportation from the Hotel Elegante to the Colorado Jet Center from 6:30am to 12:00pm. Again, if you are departing at any other times, you will need to make your own transportation arrangements. All transportation for TTCF events, such as tours, will be provided. Therefore a rental car is not needed unless you are arriving and departing at times other than those listed above. The FBO offers rental cars through most major rental car companies. Please contact them directly at 719-591-2288 if you would like to reserve a car. TTCF Airport Day Friday, May 29th 11:30am - 4:00pm SCHEDULE 11:30am - 12:00pm Buses depart Hotel for Airport 12:00pm - 1:00pm Barbecue Luncheon at Airport 12:00pm - 3:00pm Static Display 2:00pm - 3:00pm Buses depart Airport for Hotel 5 Featured Speakers Honorable Robert L. Sumwalt, NTSB Thursday, 8:15am - 9:45am Robert L. Sumwalt was Mr. Sumwalt served as an air safety representative for Air sworn in as the 37th Line Pilots Association (ALPA) for 17 years where he Member of the National chaired ALPA's Human Factors and Training Group. He Transportation Safety was a co-founder of that organization's Critical Incident Board in August 2006, Response Program, which provides guidance to airline whereupon President personnel involved in traumatic events such as accidents. George W. Bush designated him as Vice From 1991 to 1999, Mr. Sumwalt conducted aviation safety Chairman of the Board research as a consultant to NASA's Aviation Safety for a two-year term. In Reporting System, where he studied flight crew human November 2011, factors. President Barack Obama Mr. Sumwalt co-authored a book on aircraft accidents and reappointed Member he wrote chapters pertaining to aircraft accident Sumwalt to an additional investigation in two books. He has written extensively on five year term. His term of aviation safety matters, having published over 90 articles and office as a Board Member will run until December 31, 2016. papers. Since joining the Board, Robert has been a fierce advocate In 2003, Mr. Sumwalt joined the faculty of the University of for improving safety in all modes of transportation, Southern California's Aviation Safety and Security Program, including teen driver safety, impaired driving, distractions in where he was the primary human factors instructor. transportation, and several rail safety initiatives. In recognition of his contributions to the aviation industry, Prior to coming to the Board, Mr. Sumwalt was a pilot for Mr. Sumwalt received the Flight Safety Foundation's Laura 32 years, including 24 years as an airline pilot with Piedmont Taber Barbour Award in 2003 and ALPA's Air Safety Award Airlines and US Airways. After his airline career he joined in 2005. He is a 2009 inductee into the South Carolina SCANA, a Fortune 500 energy company, where he managed Aviation Hall of Fame. He holds a Bachelor of Science their corporate aviation department. He logged over 14,000 degree from the University of South Carolina and a Master flight hours and earned type ratings in five aircraft. of Aeronautical Science (with Distinction) from Embry- Riddle Aeronautical University, specializing in Aviation/ Mr. Sumwalt worked on special assignment to the US Aerospace Safety Systems and Human Factors Aviation Airways Flight Safety Department where he was involved in Systems. the development of numerous airline safety programs. He served on the US Airways Flight Operational Quality Assurance (FOQA) Monitoring Team. Dr. Paul Buza - Hypoxia and the Aging Pilot Saturday, 1:45pm - 3:15pm Dr. Buza is the founder hyperbaric/hypobaric chamber in Melbourne Florida which and medical director for became operational in 1999. Since that time the facility has the Southern AeroMedical trained over 3000 pilots in the high altitude chamber and Institute- SAMI. He is provided more than 45,000 patient dives for the eastern b o a r d c e r t i f i e d i n central Florida region in Melbourne. He is faculty at the Neurology and further University Of Central Florida College Of Medicine and the specializes in Aviation Florida Institute of Technology College of Aeronautics. Dr. M e d i c i n e , C l i n i c a l Buza is the author of the FAA accepted “Scenario Based Hyperbaric Medicine and Physiological Training “where flight simulators are Diving Medicine. He integrated into the high altitude chamber for hypoxia designed and implemented training. the 6 Featured Speakers Brian Shul - “Sled Driver” Friday, 9:00am - 10:30am Brian was born in Brian's phenomenal comeback story from laying near dead Quantico, in the jungle of Southeast Asia, to later flying the world's Virginia, in 1948. fastest, highest flying jet, has been the subject of numerous H e g r a d u a t e d magazine articles and an inspiration to many. from East Carolina After 20 years and 5000 hours in fighter jets, Brian retired U n i ve r s i t y i n from the Air Force in 1990. He went on to pursue his 1970 with a writing and photographic interests. In addition to running degree in History. his own photo studio in northern California, he has That same year authored five books on flying, for which he did all the he joined the Air writing and photography. F o r c e a n d attended pilot His first two books are about flying the SR-71 Blackbird. training at Reese Written in a very non-technical style, these books give the AFB in Texas. reader a first hand account of being in the cockpit of the world's fastest jet throughout a variety of interesting Brian served as a missions. The books are filled with stunning photos from Foreign Air the author's personal collection and have become the most Advisor in the Viet Nam conflict, flying 212 close air popular SR-71 books ever done. Brian's third and fourth support missions in conjunction with Air America. Near the books are about America's air demonstration teams, the Air end of all hostilities, his AT-28 aircraft was shot down near Force Thunderbirds, and the Navy Blue Angels. Again filled the Cambodian border. Unable to eject from the aircraft, with unique aerial images, these books take the reader into Brian was forced to crash land into the jungle. Miraculously the dynamic formations of these world famous teams. Brian surviving, he was severely burned in the ensuing fireball. is now the only man in America to have flown with both the Crawling from the burning wreckage, he was finally found Thunderbirds and the Blue Angels extensively as a guest in and rescued by a Special Forces team. the making of his colorful books. His fifth book is a special remake of his original SR-71 book, entitled Sled Driver, He was evacuated to a military hospital in Okinawa where issued in a very richly crafted Limited Edition of only 3500 he was expected to die. Barely surviving 2 months of copies to commemorate the Centennial of Flight in 2003. intensive care, in 1974 he was flown to the Institute of Surgical Research at Ft Sam Houston, Texas.

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