Stephen Bateman

Your AOPA Flying Clubs Team has joined forces with the Winchester Regional Airport to bring you a day of in-person aviation education and entertainment!
Join us for three educational aviation seminars, including the popular “Maximum Fun, Minimum Cost: The Wonderful World of Flying Clubs” and two FAASTeam safety presentations.  All three presentations earn WINGS credits!

Bring your Virginia Aviation Ambassadors Passport to the events.  You’ll get the airport and three safety seminar stamps if you attend all three seminars.  Then you’ll be a lot closer to your Virginia Aviation Ambassador’s leather jacket!

The Aviation Day will start at 0900 with the Flying Clubs Team presenting “The Wonderful World of Flying Clubs”.  You’ve earnt your pilot’s license—now what? Learn about how joining—or starting—a flying club will help you get the most out of your pilot’s license, share the costs of ownership & operations, help sustain the airport ecosystem, and take control of your aviation journey alongside like-minded aviators.
Register here for “The Wonderful World of Flying Clubs”: https://bit.ly/OKV-MFMC

At 1030, Steve Bateman, Director of the AOPA Foundation You Can Fly Flying Clubs Team, will present “Expand Your Horizons Part 1—Brainiac Flying”.  This fascinating, interactive presentation will explore why—and how—we need to train our ground-dweller brains to respond appropriately to unexpected situations in the air.  This is really interesting stuff!
Register here for “Expand Your Horizons Part 1—Brainiac Flying”:  https://bit.ly/OKV-WINGS-Part1

We’ll break for lunch at 1130.  EAA Chapter 1301 will fire-up their grill.  Donation of $5 per person appreciated—bring cash!

At 1230, Steve will present “Expand Your Horizons Part 2: Familiar Maneuvers, Differently”.  Following from what we learnt in Part 1, Steve will develop some practical ideas for initial and recurring proficiency training that will keep us on the top of our game—and, phew, it doesn’t have to involve spin training or aerobatics!   
Register here for “Expand Your Horizons Part 2—Familiar Maneuvers, Differently”:  https://bit.ly/OKV-WINGS-Part2

Looking for a place to learn to fly or rent an aircraft?  Stay with us at 1330 to hear from the local flight schools.
 

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Your AOPA Flying Clubs Team has joined forces with the Winchester Regional Airport to bring you a day of in-person aviation education and entertainment!
Join us for three educational aviation seminars, including the popular “Maximum Fun, Minimum Cost: The Wonderful World of Flying Clubs” and two FAASTeam safety presentations.   All three presentations earn WINGS credits!

Bring your Virginia Aviation Ambassadors Passport to the events.  You’ll get the airport ... more

Your AOPA You Can Fly Rusty Pilots and Flying Clubs Teams have joined forces with the Rogue Valley Flying Club to bring you a day of in-person aviation education and entertainment!

Join us for a fun-packed day of aviation education and information, including a popular Rusty Pilot seminars, a WINGS safety presentation, and a fact-packed seminar on The Wonderful World of Flying Clubs.

Please note that you must register separately for these events. Seating is limited, so sign up now to avoid disappointment!

The day starts at 9:00am, with one of the very popular Rusty Pilots seminars (register here). This three-hour “ground school” counts as the ground part of a flight review—you’ll even get an endorsement and WINGS credit! Become one of the 10,000 rusty pilots who are now back flying because of this program.

Following lunch (local options available), at 1:15pm, the Flying Clubs Team will present Maximum Fun, Minimum Cost: The Wonderful World of Flying Clubs. You’ve earnt your pilot’s license—now what? Join us to learn about how joining a flying club will help you get the most out of your pilot’s license, share the cost of ownership & operations, and take control of your aviation journey alongside like-minded aviators.  No registration required.

Topping off the day, at 2:30pm, there will be an FAA WINGS safety seminar, Expand your Horizons (register here). Pilots generally do not have accidents when in their "comfort zone", so it makes sense that we should train to expand that zone. Proficiency training in stall, spin and upset recovery techniques may help reduce loss of control accidents. We agree—but should we do something else first?

All seminars will take place in the upstairs Terminal Conference Room.

Driving in? 
Park at the terminal parking lot.  The seminars will be upstairs in the terminal building conference room.  Bring your parking stub to the seminar, where it will be validated.

Flying in?
This is a Class-D airport.  Use the current airport diagram and check NOTAMS!
Request taxi to transient parking.  Check in with the FBO, Million Air.  
Exit the FBO (road side) and walk to the terminal building.

Please review and abide by all current CDC, state and local health guidelines.

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Your AOPA You Can Fly Rusty Pilots and Flying Clubs Teams have joined forces with the Rogue Valley Flying Club to bring you a day of in-person aviation education and entertainment!

Join us for a fun-packed day of aviation education and information, including a popular Rusty Pilot seminars, a WINGS safety presentation, and a fact-packed seminar on The Wonderful World of Flying Clubs.

Please note that you must register separately for these events. Seating is limited, ... more

Join AOPA’s Flying Clubs team for a FREE live webinar presented remotely from AOPA headquarters in Frederick, MD, highlighting the benefits of joining a flying club.
During the webinar, you’ll learn how you can fly more, spend less, and have more fun in the process.

Interested in starting a club of your own? The Flying Clubs team will also demystify the process of starting and running a flying club. 

These events are run as regional webinars, so you can network with other people in your area who are interested in flying clubs.
Keep an eye out for an email inviting you to join one of these webinars—you’ll gain valuable insights about the process of starting a flying club, as well as hearing about the many resources in the AOPA Flying Clubs resource library.

Following the webinar, there will be time for those interested in starting a new club—or joining an existing one—to discuss next steps.
 

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Join AOPA’s Flying Clubs team for a FREE live webinar presented remotely from AOPA headquarters in Frederick, MD, highlighting the benefits of joining a flying club.
During the webinar, you’ll learn how you can fly more, spend less, and have more fun in the process.

Interested in starting a club of your own? The Flying Clubs team will also demystify the process of starting and running a flying club. 

These events are run as  regional webinars,  so you can network with ... more

Is your flying club running at peak efficiency when it comes to safety, management, membership and operations?

Join the AOPA Flying Clubs Team as we discuss maintenance considerations and insurance for flying clubs.
This webinar is the third in a series of three covering a broad range of topics related to flying clubs.

Tune in to hear ideas about maintenance and insurance for flying clubs.
Please register here for July 18th webinar:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2707249822651764493

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Is your flying club running at peak efficiency when it comes to safety, management, membership and operations?

Join the AOPA Flying Clubs Team as we discuss maintenance considerations and insurance for flying clubs.
This webinar is the third in a series of three covering a broad range of topics related to flying clubs.

Tune in to hear ideas about maintenance and insurance for flying clubs.
Please register here for July 18th webinar:
... more

Is your flying club running at peak efficiency when it comes to safety, management, membership and operations?

Join the AOPA Flying Clubs Team as we discuss maintenance considerations and insurance for flying clubs.
This webinar is the third in a series of three covering a broad range of topics related to flying clubs.

Tune in to hear ideas about maintenance and insurance for flying clubs.
Please register here for July 18th webinar:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2707249822651764493

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Is your flying club running at peak efficiency when it comes to safety, management, membership and operations?

Join the AOPA Flying Clubs Team as we discuss maintenance considerations and insurance for flying clubs.
This webinar is the third in a series of three covering a broad range of topics related to flying clubs.

Tune in to hear ideas about maintenance and insurance for flying clubs.
Please register here for July 18th webinar:
... more