Schedule
All events will take place at the Reno Convention Center or the Atlantis hotel (connected via skywalk). The schedule below is subject to change.
| 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Flying in the Wire and Obstruction Environment Course This course is acclaimed by professional airplane and helicopter operators worldwide. It gives low-level aviators the essential skills needed to safely operate an aircraft in wire and obstruction environments. This course is for both aircraft and helicopter pilots. Learn how to identify signs of wires and why ag aviators hit wires they already knew were there. This course may very well save your life – don’t miss it. More details coming this summer. |
| 1:15 – 5 p.m. | Turning an Ag Airplane Safely Course Fran de Kock of Battlefords Airspray in Canada will teach Turning an Ag Airplane Safely Course, which will cover in detail how to safely turn a fixed-wing ag aircraft. The class is intended for all ag pilots whatever their experience level. It will review the basics of an ag turn, how to properly train to make safe ag turns, and how to make ag turns in different conditions. The risks of a turning accident and how to manage those risks will also be thoroughly covered. Box lunch served to pre-registered participants between the two sessions. |
| 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. | CD Aviation TPE331 Seminar: 8-hour IA Refresher |
| 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 Seminar: 8-hour IA Renewal – TBD |
| 12 – 6 p.m. | Registration |
| 1 – 5 p.m. | Canadian AAA Board Meeting |
| 2:15 – 3:15 p.m. | Support Committee Meeting All NAAA Support members are invited to attend. |
| 3:30 – 4 p.m. | NAAA Board Meeting |
| 4:45 – 6:45 p.m. | Compaass Rose Session |
| 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. | Operation S.A.F.E. Analysts Meeting |
| 7 – 10 p.m. | NAAREF PAASS Fundraiser |
| 7 a.m. – 6 p.m. | Registration |
| 8 – 9:45 a.m. | Kickoff Breakfast |
| 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. | Exhibitor Setup |
| 10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Aerial Application Technology Research Session |
| 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Support Committee Event |
| 12 – 1 p.m. | NAAHOF Lunch (NAAHOF Board Members Only) |
| 1 – 2:30 p.m. | Education Sessions – Precision Ag Session – Session 2 – Session 3 |
| 2:45 – 4:15 p.m. | Education Sessions – Low-Altitude & FAA Session – TPE 331 Session – Session 3 |
| 4:30 – 6 p.m. | Education Sessions – “Ask the Expert” Speed Mentoring – PT6 Session – Session 3 |
| 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. | Welcome Reception |
| 7 – 8:30 a.m. | Transland Seminar & Breakfast |
| 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Registration |
| 8 – 11:30 a.m. | Exhibitor Setup |
| 8:45 – 9:30 a.m. | NAAA Business Meeting |
| 9:45 – 11:45 a.m. | NAAA General Session |
| 12 – 5:30 p.m. | NAAA Trade Show |
| 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. | PAASS Presenter’s Lunch Meeting (PAASS Presenters Only); there is no PAASS Program at the Expo |
| 5:30 – 7 p.m. | Live Auction & Reception |
| 7 p.m. | Pratt & Whitney Canada Reception – TBD |
| 7:45 – 8:45 a.m. | Allied Industry & Exhibitor Meeting |
| 8 – 9:30 a.m. | Education Sessions – Session #1 – Session #2 |
| 8:30 – 10 a.m. | Thrush Aircraft Annual Review Meeting |
| 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Registration |
| 9:45 – 11:45 a.m. | Support Committee Athena Presentation All are welcome; no RSVP required. |
| 9:45 – 10:15 a.m. | Education Sessions – Session #1 – Session #2 – Session #3 |
| 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. | NAAA Trade Show |
| 11:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. | Past President’s Meeting |
| 1 – 3 p.m. | NAAREF Board Meeting |
| 2 p.m. | Silent Auction Closes |
| 3:30 – 4:45 p.m. | Education Sessions – Relationship Drift Session (3 – 4:45 p.m.) – Session #2 |
| 3:30 – 8 p.m. | Exhibitor Teardown & Move Out |
| 5 p.m. | Farewell Reception |
| 6 p.m. | Excellence in Ag Aviation Banquet |