PMOPA East Coast Regional Event
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| 3:00 PM |
Arrive Sun Aviation, KVRB In advance of your arrival, please contact Sun Jet Center via email: [email protected] with your arrival date/time, departure date/time, fuel requirements, ground transportation needs/arrangements, and any other requests. Hertz is on-site at Sun Jet Center. Avis and Enterprise are nearby and will deliver pre-booked rental cars plane-side. |
| 3:00 PM-5:30 PM |
Tours of Piper Factory & Shopping at Piper Factory Store |
| 5:00 PM-6:30 PM |
Reception, Hosted by Piper Aircraft |
| 6:30 PM | Dinner, on own Vero Beach, FL Restaurant Listing |
Saturday, March 9
The education sessions will be held at the Hampton Inn & Suites Downtown Vero Beach. The hotel provides breakfast for those staying in the guest rooms. PMOPA will provide coffee throughout the day, a morning break, and afternoon break, and lunch.
| 8:00 AM | Registration |
| 8:00 AM–8:45 AM |
Sponsored Optional Breakfast: GARMIN Update Are you interested in learning about GARMIN's latest product offerings that will simplify your life? Attend this optional session for continental breakfast and hearing about GARMIN's GDL 60 datalink product that enables their PlaneSync technology, compatible with GTN ™ Xi navigators and select flight decks. |
| 8:45 AM–9:00 AM |
Welcome & Introductory Comments Bob Luhrs, Event Chair |
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9:00 AM–9:30 AM |
Piper Aircraft Update |
| 9:30 AM–10:15 AM |
Tax Issues Affecting Owner Pilots Presenter: Suzanne Meiners-Levy |
| 10:15 AM–10:45 AM |
Morning Break
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| 10:45 AM–12:00 PM |
Mitigating Threats and Errors Through Flight Data Monitoring Presenters: Jim Joyce, Fuzion Safety; Kimberly Coryat, PMOPA Safety Committee Chair |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Lunch |
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1:00 PM–1:45 PM |
Nightmares and Truisms Presenter: Mary Bryant, CFI |
| 1:45 PM–2:45 PM |
Preventing Stall-Spin Accidents Presenter: John Mariani, CFI |
| 2:45 PM–3:00 PM |
Afternoon Break
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| 3:00 PM–3:45 PM |
Flying to and Within the Bahamas Presenter: Ahmad Williams, The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation |
| 3:45 PM–4:00 PM |
Event Critique & Closing Comments Bob Luhrs, Event Chair |
| 4:00 PM | Departures |
FBO
Sun Jet Center KVRB
3350 Cherokee Drive
Vero Beach, FL 32960
(772) 562-9257
https://sunaviation.com/
Please contact Sun Jet Center prior to your arrival to inform the ground crew of your planned arrival and departure times, ground transportation requirements, and other services required. Hertz is on-site at Sun Jet Center; Avis and Enterprise also will deliver cars plane-side.
Hotel
PMOPA has secured a limited number of guest rooms at a discounted rate. Registered attendees will receive the hotel registration link with the discount code after registering for the PMOPA East Coast Regional Event.
Hampton Inn & Suites Vero Beach Downtown
611 20th Place
Vero Beach, FL 32960
(772) 774-4010
Room Rate: varies, based on room type; 48 hour cancellation notification required
Group rate reservations cut-off date: January 31, 2024 - or until the limited block is sold out
Vendor Information
Vendor Registration includes:
- 6ft Display Table and One Registration
- Friday Evening Welcome Reception
- SaturdayMorning/Afternoon Breaks and Lunch
- Education Sessions
- Saturday Evening Reception and Dinner
Registration Fee
The Registration Fee includes:
- Friday Evening Welcome Reception
- Morning and Afternoon Breaks on Saturday
- Lunch on Saturday
- Education Sessions
| PMOPA Member Rate | Non-Member Rate | |
| Regular Registration | $500.00 | $700.00 |
| Companion (spouse or significant other only; not colleague, airplane co-owner, or other guest) | $300.00 | $300.00 |
| Vendor Table (includes 1 registration) | $750.00 | $750.00 |
| Vendor - Additional Registration | $500.00 | $500.00 |
Cancellation Policy
If you need to cancel your registration, the following refunds will be applied, based on the date you cancel:
- February 1st - 90% refund
- February 15th - 50% refund
- March 1st - no refund
PMOPA incurs costs for an event, even if a registrant cancels. The closer to the event date that the registration is cancelled, the higher the costs incurred by PMOPA. Cancellation fees help offset those costs. PMOPA leadership may consider exceptions to this policy in limited cases of hardship (e.g., hospitalization, death in immediate family) although exceptions to this policy are not guaranteed to be granted.
