AirVenture 2026 FAA Safety Center Forums Schedule Rev 11

08:30 – 09:45 10:15 – 11:30 12:00 – 13:30 14:00 – 15:30 16:00 – 17:15

Monday

July 20

Decision Making

in a Crisis

CDR Kirk Lippold

HSLD Aviation LLC

WINGS: BK1

AFS0144334

What Pilots Should

Know About

Drones

Greg Reverdiau

Pilot Institute

WINGS: BK3

AFS0144335

Was That For Us?

Being Safe Around

Runways

Jenny Settle

FAA

WINGS: BK2

AFS0144336

Pilot Biases that

Contribute to VFR

into IMC

Dr. Ian Johnson

FAA

WINGS: BK1

AFS0144337

Flying the

Colorado

Mountains

Bill Standerfer

Colorado Pilots Assoc.

WINGS: BK1

AFS0144338

Tuesday

July 21

Aircraft Battery

Airworthiness

Chris Holder

Concorde Battery

AMT

AFS0144351

TFRs: How to Avoid

a Fighter Intercept

Trevor Boswell

NORAD

WINGS: BK3

AFS0144354

Aerospace Medicine

Update

Dr. Susan Northrup

FAA

WINGS: BK3

AFS0144355

MOSAIC Final Rule

Overview

James Newberger

FAA

WINGS: BK3/AMT

AFS0144356

Weather or Not to Fly

Jeff Arnold

Leidos

WINGS: BK3

AFS0144362

Wednesday

July 22

General Aviation

Awards

CFI of the Year

AMT Tech of the Year

FAASTeam Rep of the Year

The Study of Improper /

Inadequate ADM

Greg Feith

Crash Detective

WINGS: BK1

AFS0144370

It's a Risky Business

Ray Heyde

FAASTeam Rep

WINGS: BK2/AMT

AFS0144373

Straight Talk About

Aviation Safety

John & Martha King

King Schools

WINGS: BK1

AFS0144372

What’s in the Bag?

Could it be

Dangerous Goods?

Kimberly Eckhart

FAA HazMat

WINGS: BK3

AFS0144376

Thursday

July 23

Tire Maintenance

and Impact on

Aircraft Safety

Randy Hedrick

Michelin

AMT:

AFS0144377

Fundamental

Electrical Systems

Timothy Gauntt

Hartzell Aviation

AMT:

AFS0144378

*No Session*

Meet the

FAA @ Theater in the

Woods *No Session*

How to Pass your

Checkride

Sarah Rovner

DPE

WINGS: BK3

AFS 0144379

What the AME and the FAA Expect

Dr. Samuel Ko,

Dr. Clayton Cowl

WINGS: BK3

AFS0144380

Friday

July 24

Overview of Oil and

Oil Filter Analysis

Wayne Odegard

Aviation

Laboratories

AMT: 1.0

AFS0144438

How to fly

ODPs and SIDs

Ed Verville

CFI, DPE, TCE, APD

WINGS: AK2

AFS0144440

Checklists:

Airplanes

Change, But

Checklists Never

Do

Larry Bothe

Former DPE

WINGS: BK3

AFS0144441

MOSAIC Final Rule

Overview

Marcel Bernard

FAA

WINGS: BK3/AMT

AFS0144442

Kicking Tin:

What I Learned

from the Crash Site

Patrick Hempen

FAA Retired

WINGS: BK3

AFS0144443

Saturday

July 25

In-Flight LOC:

The Most Frequent

Cause of Fatal

Accidents

Ed Verville

CFI, DPE, TCE

WINGS: BK1

AFS0144449

How to Talk to

ATC

Heather McNevin

FAA Retired

WINGS: BK3

AFS0144450

Power Loss at 300

Feet

Philip Mandel

FAASTeam Rep

WINGS: BK3

AFS0144453

Flying the

Colorado

Mountains

Bill Standerfer

Colorado Pilots Assoc.

WINGS: BK1

AFS0144454

Was That For Us?

Being Safe Around

Runways

Mark Cozad

FAAWINGS: BK2

AFS0144455

Schedule is subject to change.

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FAA Safety Center Forums

July 20–25, 2026

2026 Seaplane Base Safety Seminars

Location: EAA AirVenture Seaplane Base - Big Tent

Monday, July 20, 2026: 13:30 – 14:30

“Checklists: Airplanes Change, But Checklists Never Do.”

Larry Bothe

WINGS BK3 Credit: AFS0144339

Tuesday, July 21, 2026: 13:30 – 14:30

“The Fun and Challenges of Flying Seaplanes”

Steve Geutter

WINGS BK3 Credit: AFS0144340

Wednesday, July 22, 2026: 13:30 – 14:30

“TFRs: How to Avoid a Fighter Intercept”

Trevor Boswell

WINGS BK3 Credit: AFS0144341

Thursday, July 23, 2026: 13:30 – 14:30

“Amphibious Aircraft Safety Systems”

Amy Gesch

WINGS BK3 Credit: AFS0144342

Friday, July 24, 2026: 13:30 – 14:30

“Weather or Not to Fly”

Jenna Williamson

WINGS BK1 Credit: AFS0144343

Schedule is subject to change.

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