Fri, Aug 18, 2006
AirVenture 2006 Kicked Off Program; Other Shows To Follow
It seems like it was only yesterday... and while it's been
nearly a month since AirVenture 2006 wrapped up for the year, one
of the more informative programs ANN saw there will continue
on.
Oshkosh was the site of Columbia Aircraft’s first ever
TRAIN ME (Training, Information and Maintenance Expertise) seminar
series. The program, which ran daily Wednesday through Saturday at
AirVenture, provided Columbia 300, 350 and 400 owners and the
people who service them a deeper understanding of the unique
attributes and features of the aircraft.
"The all-composite Columbia line is quite different from the
aluminum aircraft that a lot of people in personal aviation are
accustomed to working with," said Columbia Vice President of
Customer Care Dave McRae. "They’re really quite easy to
maintain properly, but we found that a lot of our customers and the
A&Ps who service their aircraft just aren’t as familiar
with what makes these aircraft tick as they could be. The TRAIN ME
program will help to change that and enable our customers to get
that much more from their Columbia Aircraft ownership
experience."
McRae points out that similar programs have been in practice in
business and commercial aviation for many years, but Columbia is
the first manufacturer of personal aircraft to implement such an
initiative.
"This program is part of a larger initiative at Columbia
Aircraft to revolutionize the customer-to-manufacturer interaction.
We’ve found that the more our customers and the people who
maintain their aircraft know about them, the more they get out of
them," McRae said.
The TRAIN ME program at AirVenture was split into three
segments:
- The Columbia Aircraft Ownership Experience and Customer Care
Resources, presented by Columbia Technical Services Manager Joel
Timmerman
- Part 23 and Utility Category Certification -- What it Means to
Your Aircraft, presented by Columbia Vice President of Engineering
Tom Bowen
- The Physiology of High Altitude Flight, presented by Columbia
Aircraft Chief Pilot Terry Brewer.
Like we said before, AirVenture was just the beginning for TRAIN
ME. The company also plans to hold similar seminar programs at the
three largest General Aviation events each year -- Lakeland,
Oshkosh and AOPA Expo -- into the future. The programs are designed
for Columbia aircraft owners and maintenance personnel, but McRae
adds that anyone who is interested in learning more about the
aircraft is welcome to attend.
Columbia Aircraft manufactures a variety of all-composite
aircraft including the world’s fastest certified piston
single -- the Columbia 400.
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