7th Annual - Pilot and Crew Safety Seminar
(Saturday - April 8, 2006 - 8:00 AM to 5:45 PM)

Speakers include:

1.) Ed Yost - Vadito, NM; Keynote Speaker
2.) Orv Olivier - Sioux Falls, SD; North Central BFA Director, Sioux Falls, SD
3.) Beth Miller - Burnsville, MN; Insurance
4.) Martin Harms - Sioux Falls, SD; Maintenance and Repair
5.) Brad Temeyer - Sioux Falls, SD; Weather Briefings
6.) Jim Ellis - Harvard, MA; Minimum Altitudes for Balloons
7.) Jim Thompson - Des Moines, IA; Passenger Maintenance
8.) FAA Representative; Wings program, Twin Cities Airispace

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• 7:00 to 7:45 - Check In and Late Registration
  
• 7:45 to 8:00 - Welcome / opening Remarks / House Keeping
  
• Seminar Starts Promptly 8:00 AM
  
• 8:00 to 9:30 - Passenger Maintenance - Jim Thompson
  
• 9:30 to 10:30 - What's new in Minnesota - FAA Representative
  
• 10:30 to 10:45 - Morning Break
  
• 10:45 to 12:00 - Keynote Speaker - Ed Yost
  
• 12:00 to 1:00 - Lunch
  
• 1:00 to 2:00 - Safe Minimum Altitudes for Balloons - James Ellis
  
• 2:00 to 3:15 - Obtaining a Good Weather Briefing - Brad Temeyer
  
• 3:30 to 3:45 - Afternoon Break
  
• 3:45 to 4:45 - Balloon Maintenance and Repair - Martin Harms
  
• 4:45 to 5:45 - Hot Air Balloon Insurance - Beth Miller
  
• 5:45 to 6:00 - Questions/Discussion, Closing remarks, evaluation forms
  

  If you have questions or suggestions, please email the MBA - Subject: Safety Seminar Committee

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  Dave Johnson at 612-781-6174 or Djohnson@campls.org
  Glen Terry at 763-753-6884 or LTAirPilot@hotmail.com

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  • Hosted By: Minnesota Ballooning Association
  • Location and directions: Camp St. Croix, Hudson, WI
  • Sanctioned: Balloon Federation of America