2018 Convention

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July/Aug '18 Magazine

In this Issue:

  • Executive Director's Note
  • MMOPA Member Guide
  • Updates from the Board
  • Member Spotlight
  • Checklist: Single Pilot IFR
  • Blunder into Thunder
  • Managing Your Mx
  • Convention & Fly-In
  • Meet the Right Seaters
  • Accident Review
  • and much more..

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May/June '18 Magazine

In this Issue:

  • Unsettled Conditions (But with VMC Ahead)
  • MMOPA Member Guide
  • President's Letter - MMOPA's North Star
  • The New Garmin GFC 600 AP
  • Managing Your Mx
  • Accident Analysis - Dying to Go
  • Engine Care - Your Oil Doesn't Lie
  • and much more..

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March/April '18 Magazine

In this issue:

  • Intro to Our New Executive Director
  • MMOPA Member Guide
  • Flying from the Pacific to the Med
  • Checklists
  • Demystifying the MOR
  • Maintenance: Cracked Ribs
  • Choosing the Right Mechanic
  • Radically Redefining Risk
  • 2018 Convention & Fly-In
  • Piper Service Center Guide
  • Memory Items: Winter Escape
  • and much more..

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Winter '18 Magazine

In this Issue:

  • Piper's 80th Anniversary
  • MMOPA Member Guide
  • 2018 Convention Fly-In
  • Hydraulic Pump Failure in Flight
  • From Dream to Delivery: The M600
  • Zero to PA46 Pilot
  • Managing What's in Your Control
  • and much more..

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Fall '17 Magazine

In this Issue:

  • Oshkosh and MMOPA
  • MMOPA Member Guide
  • New MMOPA Members
  • PAR: Upping Your Game
  • 2017 MMOPA Convention
  • The Weather and Charles Darwin
  • Signed, Sealed & Delivered
  • Trouble-free Turbochargers
  • Partial Panel Perfection
  • Nuances of the STEC 1500 Magic Autopilot
  • Introducing the Piper Meridian
  • Update on the Future of Avgas Replacement
  • and more..

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Summer '17 Magazine

In this Issue:

  • Member Guide
  • Editor's Note
  • A Flight Out of Africa
  • Forecast Fiction - The What Ifs
  • New Members
  • Main Electrical Buss Failures
  • Precise Speed Control Matters
  • Aircraft Insurance Basics
  • Nuances of the Garmin GFC 700
  • The New the Malibu
  • A Conversation with Piper's Ron Gunnarson
  • and more..

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Spring '17 Magazine

In this Issue:

  • Member Guide
  • Editor's Note
  • Regional Fly-Ins - Pueblo, CO
  • New Members
  • Meet the FRAT
  • Managing Your Maintenance
  • A Kinder, Genler FAA?
  • Naunces of the S-Tec AP
  • Bahamas Island Hopping
  • Stepping UP to a Single-Engine Turboprop from a Light Jet
  • 2017 Convention Preview
  • and more..

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Winter '17 Magazine

In this Issue:

  • Member Guide
  • 2016 Convention Recap
  • 'Better Good than Lucky'
  • A Look at Cirrus' Safety Programs
  • Trends in PA46 Piston Maintenance
  • Wx Analysis for Flight Planning
  • Naunces of the KFC150 AP
  • The Experts Tackle Member Questions
  • Tips for Flying in Caribe & Americas
  • '17 Convention Preview - Charleston, SC
  • and more..

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Below are a few of the presentations and resources from the 2016 Fly-In Convention in New Orleans. More resources and some academic presentations from the 2014 and 2015 Conventions are also available farther below. 

Save the date now for the 2017 Convention September 13-17 at the Charleston Marriott in lovely Charleston, SC!

2016 Convention Opening Remarks

Convention Landings & Highlight Video

2016 Safety Review

Weather Analysis for Flight Planning

 


2015 Convention ReCap

Convention Landings & Highlight Video

2015 Safety Review, by David McVinnie

The accidents since last convention are discussed, with some takeaways from the preliminary information available.

Opening Remarks

A very well put together presentation detailing the history of MMOPA and the conventions throughout the years.

2015 Membership Meeting


2014 Convention ReCap

A few of the presentations and resources from last year's Fly-In Convention in Bonita Springs, FL are provided below.

 

Cabin Depressurization and Slow Onset Hypoxia

CRM, Simulator and Scenario based physiology

Lessons learned from 2500 pilots trained in slow onset hypoxia

By Dr. Paul Buza, Medical director, SOUTHERN AEROMEDICAL INSTITUTE

Kalitta-66: Striking Hypoxia Tape

One of the topics at 2014 Convention was hypoxia, and pulse oximeters were distributed to owners. This tape is a dramatic real example.

2014 Safety Review, by Manny Casiano

The accidents since last convention are discussed, with some takeaways from the preliminary information available.

PA46 Angle-of-Attack Indicator Project

AoA Concepts - Mark Korin, Alpha Systems

FAA Approval - Pete Rouse, Small Airplane Dir.

PA46 Installation - Jon Sisk, MMOPA