Safety Seminar
- BFI Seminar
- Hosted Dinner
- Maintenance Seminar
Prizes
- Local Weather
- Internet Video
This seminar will enhance the safety of every ultralight pilot in and around Kentucky. Newcomers will discover the smart way to enter a whole new world. Ultralight pilots will expand their safety skills. General Aviation pilots will learn more about a facet of aviation that may be new to them. This seminar is one of many ways Kentucky aviators are working together to produce safe, responsible ultralight pilots.
 Speakers:
Scheduled to appear: Frank "WOOF!" Beagle - The Voice of Oshkosh! Phil Lockwood - of Lockwood Aviation, North America's Rotax Distributor. Bruce Edsten - FAA Safety Program Manager. Kevin Rutland - International competition authority, author of "Flying with Angels." Mark Smith - Expert on all things ultralight.
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Panel Members and Featured Guests:
Hank Austin - Powered Parachute Instructor, Producer of Flightline Television Al Carpenter - United States Ultralight Assosciation (USUA) Chairman of the Board Jim Stephenson - Aero Sports Connection (ASC) CEO.
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Where: Kentucky Educational Television Interactive Map Driving Directions
600 Cooper Drive (off Nicholasville Rd.) near the UK Football stadium in Lexington Kentucky. Info: 859-351-2363
Seminar: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration: 8:00 - 8:30 AM
Lunch will be available at the KET building
Most out of town guests stay at the
Campbell House
Inn - ask for the group discount
Reservations:
(800) 432-9254 (KY)
(800) 354-9235 (Outside KY)
Other Hotels
This Seminar is free and open to the public but donations are accepted to cover the travel and hotel expenses of the speakers. Another way to support the seminar is by purchasing a lunch ticket when you register. We appreciate your support, it allows us to host this very important event.
During the seminar weekend we will have three other special events:
Covers bi-annual requirements for renewal of ASC/EAA BFI rating.
Presented by ASC's Jim Stephenson
Cost - $ 50.00 per participant in advance. Seminar begins at 9:00 am.
Contact - ASC (616) 781-4021 info@aerosports.org
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*** SPECIAL SATURDAY NIGHT DINNER *** - Details
Last year's dinner program was so well received that we have raised the bar this year. We sold out last year and had to turn attendees away, so we've moved to a larger venue this year. Bill Fortney will present his adventures creating his excellent picture book, America From 500 Feet! Expect an string of flying tales, professional photography tips, and a slide show that can't be beat. Tickets for the catered event must be purchased in advance. Tickets are $20. For more information, see the Full Dinner Details. |
The agenda is to do a complete top-end tear down, cylinder and piston measurement, decarb, and reassembly. Bring your tools and plan on getting your hands dirty.
Presented by Alan Laymon of Solo
Aviation and Mark Smith of Tri-State Kite Sales
Cost - $40.00 per person or $10.00
for BUG members
(BUG membership is $25.00 per year...Join at the seminar!)
Pre-register for Sunday's Maintenance Seminar - Alan Laymon 859-336-8494 or laymon@kyol.net
If you are bringing your own engine, you must register in advance. This will ensure that we will have enough workbenches, gasket sets etc.
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Prizes From Our Sponsors Every year, we have sent every single attendee home with a prize of some sort. It is the generosity of these companies that allows us to attract more pilots and wannabe's each year. Pilots may think they are coming for the free goodies, but the real prize they win is learning to fly, build and maintain their dreams safely. These select organizations have made substantial contributions to ensure the success of this and previous safety seminars. Without the patronage of community-minded companies like these, our sport would surely suffer. These generous raffle prizes are ultimately what make our seminar financially possible. When you deal with these vendors and organizations, please be sure to thank them for allowing pilots to become safer at seminars like ours. We could not provide this service without them.
For information on becoming a sponsor this year or next, please contact Gerald Gilpin at 502-839-3702 or ggilpin@dcr.net | |
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Standing Sponsors The following organizations have each contributed in their own special way over the years. Our continued gratitude goes out to them. Please extend your own gratitude and patronage to them. | |
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WATCH THE LIVE VIDEO NOW!
Ask the speakers questions and register for door prizes!
Email your name, shipping address, phone number to: BUG@dlmail.ket.org
Can't make it this year? We've got you covered! You'll be able to watch and listen to Saturday's seminars on your computer as they happen, and ask the speakers in near-realtime via email. So no matter if you live in New Zealand, Italy or southern California, you can still enhance your flying safety. Check back on this page the day of the seminar to watch the seminar in Real Video.
Having said that, the sessions we can broadcast on-line account for less than 50% of the weekend's activities. If you can come in person, don't even think about the on-line video...just come on down and get in on the networking, the sessions not broadcast online, the dinners, the BFI seminar, the Engine/Maintenance Seminar, all of the prizes available (online participants will have opportunities to win just a few of the door prizes, not all), the vendor displays and static displays, and the parking lot open-trunk swap meet, not to mention the late nights in the Campbell House Inn's lounge with King Louis.
If you plan on watching online, please TEST YOUR BROWSER now to make sure you be able to tune in on Saturday. You may need to download software from RealVideo to watch.
On the day of the seminar, come back here and there will be a link to the live video. NOTE: You will get an error any time we are not broadcasting. We will be on and off air before the seminar, and expect to be down again during part of lunch.
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