Updated March 27, 2018 | complete program
| Tuesday, March 27, 2018 | |
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| 10:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Special Event |
| 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. | Exhibitor Setup (Expo C) |
| 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. | Registration/Check-In |
| 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. | Exhibits Open (Expo C) |
| 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. | Get Acquainted Reception – Exhibit Hall (Expo C) |
| Wednesday, March 28, 2018 | |
| 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Registration Desk Open |
| 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. | Continental Breakfast – Exhibit Hall (Expo C) |
| 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. | Presentation of Colors (Expo Hall B) Ball High School JROTC National Anthem Welcoming Comments Introduction of Aviation Advisory Committee Members Texas Aviation Economic Impact Study Update State of the Aviation Division Address Representative John Cyrier |
| 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. | Hurricane Harvey and the Role of Aviation in Recovery
Recovery in Rockport Business Aviation and Disaster Relief Airlift |
| 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. | Coffee Break (Exhibit Hall) |
| 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon | Keynote Address (Expo B) Dedication, Pride & Commitment: Leadership Lessons from Black Hawk Down for Business & for Life |
| 12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m. | Luncheon (Moody II and Salon D) Deli Lunch Buffet |
| 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. | Texas Airports Council (TAC) Meeting (Floral Hall A1)
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| 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. |
Breakout Session I I. Airport Manager’s Roundtable Stacie Hardage, Airport Manager, Plainview-Hale County Airport Got questions? We have answers! This session provides attendees with an open forum to ask questions and engage a panel of experienced airport managers. No formal presentations will be made during the session but the panel members will share their experiences and thoughts on questions and issues brought up by the moderator and those attending this session. Attendees are encouraged to ask questions about any issues and concerns at their airports. This forum is designed to provide an exchange of information and ideas among airport professionals. II. General Aviation Airport Pavement Maintenance Recommendation Tool Tom Freeman, Pavement Management Program Manager, Texas A&M Transportation Institute This presentation will discuss the development of a web-based airport pavement maintenance recommendation tool and the tool’s use in helping general aviation personnel choose the appropriate treatment based on the conditions, climate and the Federal Aviation Administration’s airport classification of the facility. III. Risk Management Issues for Municipal Airports Karen VanWinkle, Airport Manager, Arlington Municipal Airport This session will discuss several issues relevant to airport managers and risk managers who must address insurance requirements, often with insurance carriers that lack an understanding of the airport’s unique operating environment. The session will also include “lessons learned” from revising Arlington’s Minimum Standards, and negotiating a new lease agreement with Bell Helicopter. The presentation will conclude with some practical advice on creating job descriptions, with appropriate physical requirements, and choosing suitable safety training for airport employees. |
| 3:00 – 3:15 p.m. | Break (Exhibit Hall) |
| 3:15 – 4:15 p.m. |
Breakout Session II I. Airport Rates, Leases and Charges Lenny Llerena, Airport Director, Victoria Regional Airport This session will address several topics related to airport rates, leases and charges. This includes fundamentals of airport leases, and interactive discussion of appraisals, related grant assurances, leasing policies, reversionary clauses, lease terms, escalation clauses, and others. II. Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Your Airport Alvin A. Brunner III, Aviation Safety Inspector, Flight Standards Division, FAA Southwest Region This session will address issues related to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and your airport. They include model operations, the small UAS rule (Part 107), airspace authorizations, outreach efforts, airport specific concerns, and the next steps in UAS integration including Focus Area Pathfinders and the Drone Zone. III. Current State of Remote Tower Development in the National Airspace System: Levels of Service and Funding Alternatives Bill Payne, Program Manager, Colorado Remote Tower Project This session will discuss the Colorado Surveillance Project, Phases I, II and III, which are collaborative efforts between the FAA and the State to develop and implement various emerging NextGen technologies. Phases I and II deployed Wide Area Multilateration (WAM) and ADS-B to provide surveillance (radar) coverage to the FAA’s Denver Air Route Traffic Control Center in Longmont, Colorado for eight Colorado mountain country airports. Phase III of the Colorado Surveillance Project is another innovative project initiated by the Colorado Division of Aeronautics which, in conjunction with the FAA, is developing a remote tower system at the Northern Colorado Regional Airport in 2018. The Colorado Remote Tower will provide full Class D airspace services by employing a series of distributed video cameras in conjunction with a track based (radar) surveillance to display a comprehensive picture of the airport surface and local airspace to the air traffic controller. |
| 4:15 – 4:30 p.m. | Break (Exhibit Hall) |
| 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. |
Breakout Session III I. RAMP Session Amy Slaughter, RAMP Program Manager, TxDOT, Aviation Division |
| 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. |
Awards Banquet 2018 Awards Presentation
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| Thursday, March 29, 2018 | |
| 8:00 – 10:30 a.m. | Exhibits and Registration Desk Open |
| 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. | Breakfast Buffet (Expo B) |
| 9:00 – 9:45 a.m. | Airport Compliance Wade Troth, Airport Planner, TxDOT, Aviation Division (Troth presentation slides, 529KB) Gary Loftus, Airports Compliance Program Manager, Safety and Standards Branch, FAA Southwest Region |
| 9:45 – 10:30 a.m. | Washington Update John Shea, Government Relations Manager, NASAO (Shea presentation slides, 1.8MB) |
| 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. | TxDOT/FAA AIP Program and Listening Session Dave Fulton, Director, TxDOT, Aviation Division Terry Biggio, Regional Administrator, FAA Southwest Region Ben Guttery, Manager, Texas Airports Development Office, FAA Southwest Region |