Maintenance Symposium & IA Renewal
The planning committee for the Great Lakes International Aviation Conference, in conjunction with some of the nation's preeminent maintenance organizations, has strived to offer the most comprehensive, instructional, interesting, and fun maintenance event of its kind.
While renewal requirements have changed for all IA's to every second year, the training requirements have not changed. A/P Mechanics with IA privileges may obtain eight hours of FAA approved instruction per year for renewal. You will be able to get a full eight hours of instruction in one day at the GLIAC. What is unique about the GLIAC is that we offer five or six different topics in each of the eight sessions. This allows you to choose the topics that interest you, and those that best suit your needs or desires.
Every IA, A&P, Director of Maintenance, Parts Manager, and Parts Purchaser should attend this event, even if an IA renewal is not necessary. In fact, a large segment of our attendees are those professionals who do not need to have their IA renewed, but want to learn the latest techniques and tips to solve the problems that they face day to day. Whether you are a maintenance technician running your own shop at a small airport, or part of a large maintenance department, you will find relevant topics at the GLIAC.
If you have not experienced the conference yet, you only need to attend once to realize all that you have been missing. The Conference offers you many opportunities to interact and socialize with the Midwest's aviation community. We feature over 50 different exhibitors! The industry representatives will be there to talk to you and answer all of your questions.
Great Lakes Aviation Conference Maintenance Session Speakers confirmed so far are as follows:
Dr. Bill Johnson, FAA
Human Factors for Maintenance
Beth Gamble, Cessna
Aging Aircraft Inspection
Dr. Tony Kern
Professionalism
Richard Komarniski, Grey Owl Aviation Consultants, Inc.
Safety Management Systems Overview
Skip Koss, Concorde Battery
Concorde Battery Maintenance
Cliff Ives, AMETEK B&S Aircraft
Precision Fuel Injection Systems
Dennis Wyman, G&N Aircraft
Piston Engine Problems
Avantext
AD Research
Eric Hill, ACES
Propeller Balancing
Vern Rogers, Parker Aerospace
Aircraft Brakes
Terry Michmerhuizen, Western Michigan University
AMT Training for the 21st Century
Vince Bechtal, Tempest
Spark Plug Design & Maintenance
