A brief history of MMOPA. Since the original presentation by Jon Sisk at the 2011 Convention, more slides have been added to update information through 2017. DOWNLOAD THE PDF
Reference
Parallel Tack to UL Avgas
For more than two decades, many smart, dedicated people in the General Aviation industry have been working towards finding a way to eliminate the tetraethyl lead (TEL) additive in aviation gasoline. The bulk of that effort has been spent toward the goal of finding an unleaded avgas that could be easily approved by its compliance… Read More…
Convention 2016 – Opening Remarks
Thursday morning opening remarks by Manny Casiano, focused on the recent member survey on training. DOWNLOAD THE PDF
Convention 2015 – Opening Remarks
A very nice and well put together presentation detailing the history of MMOPA and the conventions throughout the years. DOWNLOAD THE PDF
2015 Membership Meeting
A PDF version of Joe Lechtanski’s Mountain Flying presentation given at the 2018 MMOPA convention in Colorado Springs. The material in this presentation is presented to provide the audience with an awareness of some, but by no means all, of the potential risk issues associated with flight into mountainous terrain. DOWNLOAD THE PDF
2014 Membership Meeting
A PDF version of Joe Lechtanski’s Mountain Flying presentation given at the 2018 MMOPA convention in Colorado Springs. The material in this presentation is presented to provide the audience with an awareness of some, but by no means all, of the potential risk issues associated with flight into mountainous terrain. DOWNLOAD THE PDF
PA46 Angle-of-Attack Indicator Project
Detailing the MMOPA-initiated AoA project to define a minor mod installation in the PA46. AoA Concepts – Mark Korin, Alpha Systems FAA Approval – Pete Rouse, Small Airplane Dir. PA46 Installation – Jon Sisk, MMOPA DOWNLOAD THE PDF
Simplified Guidance for AoA Installation
This document contains summary outline criteria for determining whether a modification is a major change in type design or major alteration. The objective for AoA installation is to avoid both and stay within the confines of a minor alteration. DOWNLOAD THE PDF
Service Difficulty Report (SDR)
The FAA’s Service Difficulty Report (SDR) is for gathering data about chronic or significant component and system failures. SDR submissions are useful in two ways. They become part of the FAA database so that others with similar problems can benefit by seeing failure patterns, and they inform the FAA of failure situations that merit follow… Read More…
Amphenol Manufacturer’s Datasheet
As part of a PA46 AoA installation, this document provides data acceptable to the FAA for utilizing the multi-pin bulkhead connector between the wing and fuselage for AoA power and data signals. DOWNLOAD THE PDF