Trade Show And Convention Runs October 4-6 In Hartford, CT
We're just barely five days past
AirVenture 2007... and already, ANN is making plans to attend the
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association's annual Expo in Hartford,
CT. The show will run October 4-6 at the Connecticut Convention
Center.
"We’re looking forward to our first visit to the New
England region," said AOPA President Phil Boyer. "We planned our
visit to coincide with the peak foliage season for the region and
pilots will enjoy the scenery as they fly in for Expo."
With an average attendance of 10,000, AOPA Expo is expected to
bring in about $10 million to the Hartford community.
In the tradition of past events, each day of AOPA Expo will kick
off with a general session at 9:00 am, featuring Boyer and top
industry leaders. One morning session will discuss the growing
trend of owner-flown turbines; the next will focus on general
aviation airports across the country and the efforts of AOPA to
promote and protect them; and the final general session will be a
report on AOPA and AOPA Air Safety Foundation activities from
senior management of the association.
The exhibit hall will open immediately following each general
session. With more than 550 exhibits, the hall includes aircraft
manufacturers, avionics, flight gear, navigation tools, flight
training services, and much more. In addition, Expo Diamond Sponsor
DTC DUAT will host an Internet Café that will be located
inside the hall. Visitors are invited to stop by to check the
weather before their flights.
Less than two miles from the convention center, more than 60
airplanes will be on display for pilots and aviation enthusiasts to
see up close. A free shuttle service, sponsored by Cessna, will
transport AOPA Expo attendees between the aircraft display and the
convention center.
Headlining the display at Hartford-Brainard Airport will be the
AOPA 2007 Catch-a-Cardinal Sweepstakes airplane, a 1977 Cessna 177
Cardinal. This will be the first public appearance for the Cardinal
following its interior refurbishment. Other upgrades that have been
performed on the aircraft throughout the year include a new paint
job, new avionics, and a factory overhauled Lycoming O-360-A1FB
engine.
Other aircraft on display will range from light sport aircraft
(LSAs) to very light jets (VLJs). Attendees will see the variety of
what general aviation has to offer, and can speak with experts
about each aircraft.
A wide variety of seminars, forums and events are planned for
the three-day expo. Interested attendees are invited to check
things out for themselves at the AOPA Expo 2007 website, located at
the FMI link below.