Wednesday, October 10 8AM Charity Golf Tournament 10AM-12PM Parade of Planes 8PM AOPA LIFT Lounge at Spa Resort Casino Thursday, October 11 8:30AM Opening Keynote 10AM–5PM Exhibit Hall & Aircraft Display 10:30AM–5PM Interactive Learning Sessions: events hedule f 10:30AM East Lawn Community Speaker Series: Live Well, Fly Well Topic 10:30AM How-To Seminars: Chart-Smart Light Business Airplane Conference: Preserve Your Deductions: Avoid the Top 5 Tax Mistakes in Business Aircraft Ownership Protecting Yourself From FAA Enforcement Real World IFR iPad 101 “Ask the CFI” roundtable discussions 11:00AM Learning Pavilion: Report Out - New in Aviation: General Aviation Focus at the NTSB 12:00PM East Lawn Community Speaker Series: Adventures in Flying 12:00PM Learning Pavilion: Top Technology Changes You’ll Face in the Next 10 Years 12:00PM How-To Seminars: Medical/Health roundtable discussions 1:00PM Learning Pavilion: New Apps/Tools: iPad: Beyond the EFB 1:15PM East Lawn Community Speaker Series: Travel Series: Dream It...Dare It...Do It...To Timbuktu in a 182 1:30PM How-To Seminars: Advanced iPad: Tips & Tricks for Becoming an Expert Demystifying Medical Special Issuances: A Dialogue of the FAA’s Safety Dilemma Navigating the Nation’s Busy Airspace Practical Tips for Flying GPS- and WAASBased Approaches Your Guide to Handling In-Flight Emergencies Pinch-Hitter® for non-pilots 2:00PM Learning Pavilion: Learn to Fly: Show Me the Money! Flight Training Scholarships 2:30PM East Lawn Community Speaker Series: Flying to Help Others 3:00PM Learning Pavilion: New Tips From Controllers: California Focus 3:15PM How-To Seminars: Aircraft Maintenance Workshop: Part 1: Recognizing and Dealing With Maintenance Gotchas; Part 2: Anatomy of an Annual Inspection Chart Challenge: Approaches Light Business Airplane Conference: The Turbine Transition Oklahoma, We Have a Problem: Medical Red Pens and How to Avoid Them Practical Mountain Flying 3:30PM East Lawn Community Speaker Series: CFI Education: What’s New in Flight Training 4:00PM Product Showcases 4:30PM East Lawn Community Speaker Series: Never Again/Real Pilot Stories 11:00AM–4:00PM Meet Ups in the Interactive Lounge 11:45AM-1:30PM Lunch on the East Lawn No pre-registration required; Lunch is available for purchase onsite 12PM Companion Lunch (for Non-Pilots) 5PM Palm Springs Air Museum Tours (special AOPA member rate) & VillageFest 6:30PM A Night for Flight Benefit 8PM AOPA LIFT Lounge at Spa Resort Casino Companion Lunch: Meet other non-pilots over great food and inspiring entertainment at the Renaissance (attached to Convention Center). Walk away with new friends and a wealth of interesting stories. Ticket required; $40 per person. A Night for Flight Benefit and Auction: The AOPA Foundation cordially invites you to an elegant evening of food, fun, and amazing entertainment. The gala will be set at the vintage Riviera Palm Springs Resort, which will transport you back to a time when Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack ruled the entertainment scene, and Hollywood was in its golden age. Join us as the evening begins with a courtyard reception full of surprises and then moves to a three-course dinner. F Ticket required. East Lawn Community Speaker Series (Exhibit Hall badge required). 30-60 minutes in length features lifestyle & inspirational topics How-To Seminars (Exhibit Hall and Seminars badge required). 75 minutes in length except for workshops (1 hour 45 minutes) and roundtables (60 minutes)