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Title:
Exploring the Wings Program plus Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award Ceremony
Topic:
What is the WINGS Program and Why Should I Participate plus FAA WRIGHT BROTHERS MASTER PILOT Award
Date and Time:
Saturday, April 18, 2020, starting at 10:30 Eastern Daylight Time Download Calendar File
Speaker(s):
Mike Windom
Brief Description:

We will start the day with a discussion of the WINGS program. What is it, How do I maneuver through it and Why should I even participate. This seminar is beneficial to any class of Pilot: Student, Recreational, Light Sport, Private, Commercial and ATP as well as CFIs. We will discuss: Navigating the FAASAFETY.GOV Website; How to find Seminars, Webinars and Courses on the website and how to enroll in them; How to request Wings Credit for completion of an event (Knowledge and Flight), We will also review the "My Wings" site and what we can learn from it along with The Paul and Fran Burger 2020 $10,000 WINGS Sweepstakes.

After the WINGS seminar, we will celebrate a new Wright Brothers Master Pilot from our area. This presentation will be for Retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel William P. "Bill" Farnham. Colonel Farnham has had an interesting flying career including serving in Thule, Greenland, Vietnam and Thailand as well as numerous bases in the States. He currently owns and regularly flies a Kappa Light Sport Airplane from Tampa North airport.

For more information and to be part of the event, visit FAASAFETY.GOV and register online. 

WINGS credit is available for this seminar. In order to receive WINGS credit for attending the seminar, please pre-register at www.faasafety.gov. When you pre-register for these seminars, you ensure that credit is correctly applied to you. When you attend the program, a WINGS sign-in sheet will be available at the registration desk. The Wings sign-in sheet is what actually gets you WINGS credit for attending the event. Make sure you initial the sign-in sheet next to your name. You may also obtain WINGS credit by clearly writing your name, zip code and email address on the WINGS sign-in sheet at the seminar, but if you do this, please make sure that the email address you use is legible and registered online at www.faasafety.govYou must have an email address to receive WINGS credit. If you do not currently have a www.faasafety.gov account, please create one as soon as possible after the seminar, make sure that you use the same email address for your account and to register for this event.

Due to the limited number of seats, register early.

Select Number:
SO3599089
Location of Seminar:
Plant City Airport, Plant City, Florida
4007 Airport Road

Plant City, FL 33563
Directions to Venue:

I-4 to Exit 17, Branch Forbes Road, Head South on Branch Forbes Rd to the 1st traffic light, US-92; Turn left on US-92, go to 1st traffic light, Turkey Creek Rd; Turn right on Turkey Creek; go through the traffic light at East Martin Luther King Blvd (State Road 574) cross the railroad tracks and turn left at Airport Road, the 1st road to the left; Plant City Airport is on the right. Check in at the FBO office for directions for the short walk to the Seminar meeting room.


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Fly-in Seminar?:
Yes  KPCM
Seating:
Seminar has been cancelled.
Registration Information:
Seminar has passed.
Sponsoring Division:
Tampa FSDO FAASTeam
Contact Information:
MICHAEL WINDOM
Phone: (813) 917-5370
windiman@aol.com
Additional Event Information & Acknowledgement of Industry Sponsor(s):

This is a Fly-in event with adequate aircraft and vehicle parking near the seminar location.

We want to thank our sponsors: Hillsborough County Aviation Authority and Atlas Aviation for their assistance in these Seminars at Plant City Airport.

Equal Access Information:
The FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) is committed to providing equal access to this meeting/event for all participants. If you need alternative formats or services because of a disability, please communicate your request as soon as possible with the person in the “Contact Information” area of the meeting/event notice. Note that two weeks is usually required to arrange services.
Credit Applicability:
Basic WINGS
1 Credit for Basic Knowledge Topic 3
Advanced WINGS
1 Credit for Advanced Knowledge Topic 2
FAASTeam Project Information:
Wings
National Project:
Conduct WINGS Outreach to increase of Phased pilot participation in WINGS