Tuesday, October 31
Pratt & Whitney Canada Golf Outing at Troon North Golf Club
RACCA Golf Outing and golf shirts sponsor: Pratt & Whitney Canada
8:00-9:00 a.m. Golf Registration coffee & donuts
Sponsor: Avgroup
9:00 a.m. Shotgun start-off golf outing
Golf Outing Prize Sponsors: Wiggins Airways, Air Cargo
Carriers, Castle Aviation
Golf balls: Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management
Golf Towels: Luma Technologies
Beverage Cart Sponsor: Southern Cross Aviation
Golf Lunch Sponsors: FedEx, Standard Aero, Castle Aviation
RACCA Scholarship – 50/50 raffle: Pratt & Whitney Canada
9:00 am-4:00 pm Trip to Taliesin West (Frank Lloyd Wright; lunch included)
Departs from front of Hilton Hotel
Transportation Sponsor: Southwest Turbine
Lunch Sponsor: Southwest Turbine, FedEx, Avion Capital
3:00-5:00 pm TPE-331 Council Meeting (in Sonora D)
12:00-5:30 p.m. Exhibitor table top display setup (Grand Ballroom)
(Setup must be completed by 5:30 p.m.!)
Noon-6:00 p.m. Conference Registration
EVENING ACTIVITIES:
6:00-7:00 p.m. Opening Cocktail Reception Exhibit Hall; limited open bar
Sponsor: World Class Aviation
Southwest Turbine
Jetstream Aviaion
BLR Aerospace
Opening Cocktail Reception hors d’oeuvres
Sponsor: World Class Aviation, CSA Air, Air Cargo
Carriers
7:15-9:30 p.m. RACCA Hospitality Suite (All welcome!)
Chairman’s Suite – south end of hotel, 2nd floor
Sponsor: World Class Aviation
Wednesday, November 1
7:30-9:00 a.m. Exhibit Hall display area open
Continental breakfast
Sponsor: World Class Aviation
TrainingBoom
7:30-4:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall open (Grand Ballroom)
GENERAL MEETING:
9:00-9:20 a.m. Welcome to the RACCA Spring Conference
Stan Bernstein, RACCA President
Tim Komberec, RACCA Board Chairman (Empire Airlines)
Keith McGann, Associate Members Council Chairman
(FlightSafety)
Jeanne Cook, RACCA Scholarship Chairman (BankAir)
9:20-10:00 a.m. Future Technologies and the Regional Air Cargo Industry
Earl Lawrence, Xwing Aviation
10:00 a.m. RACCA thanks its Associate Members and sponsors
Stan Bernstein
10:00-10:15 a.m. Coffee Break (Exhibit Hall area)
Sponsor: Southwest Turbine
10:15-11:00 a.m. Where will your future pilots come from?
Capt. Monica Frain, United Airlines Aviate Academy
BREAKOUT SESSIONS:
11:00 – 12:00 TSA Security Presentation (Sonora D)
Walter Craig
11:00 – 12:00 Cessna Caravan/SkyCourier/Pratt & Whitney operators
meeting (in general session room)
12:00-1:00 p.m. Lunch, Exhibit Hall
Get your lunch early if you’re planning to go to the static display at the airport!
Sponsor: World Class Aviation
Southwest Turbine
Airforce Turbine Services
Worldwide Aircraft Services
Covington Aircraft
12:30-3:00 p.m. Static Aircraft Display, Scottsdale Airport
(Shuttle bus available)
Transportation: Alpine Air
Refreshments & Hors d’oeuvres Sponsors:
2:00-3:00 p.m. How will new technologies affect your future operations?
(Sonora D)
(including a Q&A period)
Earl Lawrence, Xwing Aviation
3:00-4:00 Exhibit Hall – Ice cream sundaes served!
Sponsor: Southwest Turbine
Cargo Systems
eTT Aviation
Silent Auction closes at 3:15; winners announced at 3:30
4:00-5:00 p.m. AMC Meeting (Sonora D)
Keith McGann, Chairman
Sponsor: Southwest Turbine
6:00-7:00 p.m. Poolside Cocktail Reception
Cocktails (limited open bar) and hors d’oeuvres
Sponsor: World Class Aviation
Southwest Turbine
Standard Aero
7:00-9:30 p.m. Poolside BBQ Dinner,
Sponsors: World Class Aviation
Southwest Turbine
Ameriflight
ACIA Aero Technics Leasing & Conversion
Empire Airlines
FedEx
Embraer
Mountain Air Cargo
ATR Americas
Corporate Air
Sabrewing
Aeronautical Engineers
Thursday, November 2
7:30-9:00 a.m. Exhibit Hall display area open
Continental breakfast
Sponsor: Southwest Turbine
Southern Cross Aviation
7:30 a.m.-noon Exhibit Hall open
GENERAL MEETING:
9:00-9:05 a.m. Greeting by Stan – Welcome back
9:05-9:50 a.m. SMS: Culture can’t save us from bad design
Dr. Ben Goodheart
9:50-10:00 a.m. Coffee Break (Exhibit Hall area)
Sponsor: Kadex Aero Supply
10:00-10:30 a.m. Pilot Shortage Outlook
Kent Lovelace, UND
10:30-11:00 Washington DC Update
Steve Alterman, President, Cargo Airline Association
BREAKOUT SESSIONS:
11:00 a.m.-noon Making SMS work for your company (Sonora C)
Dr. Ben Goodheart
11:00 a.m.-11:45 FAA Hazardous Materials Presentation (Sonora D)
Conference ends at 12:00 noon. Hope to see all of you next year!
12:15-2:30 p.m. RACCA Board of Directors meeting
(Lunch served; Room – Sonora D)
Meeting Sponsor: TrainingBoom
Board lunch: World Class Aviation
Scholarship sponsors:
Southwest Turbine
Ameriflight
IPR Conversions
Reliable Robotics
UPS
Miscellaneous Sponsorships:
Conference bags – Southwest Turbine
Printed Programs – Southwest Turbine
Room Card Keys – Heritage Turbines
Patio Bar Koozies – World Class Aviation
Water Bottles – Ameriflight
Board Dinner for Presenters and Corporate Sponsors
Ameriflight
Wiggins
World Class Aviation
Southwest Turbine
Castle Aviation
Avion Capital
FedEx
Worthington Aviation
General Sponsorships
Cape Air/Nantucket Airlines
Wiggins Airways
Avion Capital
Corporate Sponsors
Cessna by Textron Aviation
Pratt & Whitney Canada
Southwest Turbine
World Class Aviation
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