SCHEDULE 2024
Conference Schedule
Note: speakers subject to change
MONDAY 26 FEBRUARY
Manitoba Aviation Career Fair - Madison Room, 11 am to 7 pm
Manitoba Aviation Collectibles Sale - Ellice Room, 10 am to 5:30 pm
Manitoba's Best Pilot Challenge - Ellice Room, 10 am to 5:30 pm
Canadian Owners and Pilots Association Flight 35 Annual Pilot "Rust Remover" Recurrency Session and Reception - 6:30 pm to 10 pm
TUESDAY 27 FEBRUARY
Breakfast Sponsored by Fast Air - Madison Room, 8 am to 8:45 am
Pilotés with Steph - Madison Room, 8:15 am - get ready for the day with stretching exercises designed for pilots. No mat or gym clothes required.
Minister's Greetings - Madison Room, 8:45 am - declaration of Aviation Week in Manitoba by Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation Hon. Lisa Naylor
Session 1 - Transport Canada - Madison Room, 9 am
Session 2 - Transport Canada Flight Operations - Madison Room, 9:20 am
Energy Break sponsored by Wasaya Airways - Madison Room, 10 am
Session 3 - Madison Room, 10:30 am - Susan van Dyk, SVD Consulting - The climate impact of aviation and the role of sustainable aviation fuels /// Vanessa Vredenburg, Azure Sustainable Fuels Corporation - Azure Project Update
Session 4 - Ellice Room, 10:30 am - Conrad Hatcher, Hangaar - Pilot Training in the 21st Century
Lunch Sponsored by Red River Polytech - Madison Room, 11:30 am
Manitoba Aviation Council Annual General Meeting - Ellice Room, 12 pm - all MAC members are requested to attend
Session 5 - Madison Room, 1 pm - Captain Tanice Steiner, ALPA - Opportunities to Improve Safety for Passengers and Crews
Session 6 - Ellice Room, 1 pm - Cindy Haughton, Transport Canada - UAV Update /// Barry MacKinnon, Air Canada Sales - Project Update Drone Delivery Canada
Session 7 - Madison Room, 2 pm - Matthew van Wollen, Pulsar Informatics, Inc. - FRMS and the New CARs
Session 8 - Ellice Room, 2 pm - Transport Canada Breakout - Aircraft Maintenance
Energy Break Sponsored by Alliance Maintenance - Madison Room, 2:45 pm
Session 9 - Madison Room, 3:15 pm - National Associations / Councils - Presidents' Panel - Jim Ferrier - COPA, John McKenna - ATAC, Trevor Mitchell - HAC, Anthony Norejko - CBAA, John Kliewer, NATA
MAC Board Meet and Greet - Madison Room, 4:15 pm - Mingle with MAC's BOD while you enjoy a Canadian Propeller Prop Blast special beverage
Reception Sponsored by St. Andrews Airport, Celebrating 60 years - Ellice Room, 5 pm
MAC Awards Banquet - Madison Room, 6:30 pm
WEDNESDAY 28 FEBRUARY
Breakfast Sponsored by Propworks - Madison Room, 8 am to 8:45 am
Pilotés with Steph - Madison Room, 8:15 am - get ready for the day with stretching exercises designed for pilots. No mat or gym clothes required.
Session 10 - Madison Room, 8:45 am - NAV Canada Project Updates
Session 11 - Madison Room, 9:20 am - Interactive Session with NAMO to develop short & long term plans for future; NAMO Cleanup Project
Session 12 - Ellice Room, 9:20 am - TC Breakout - Flight Training Units
Energy Break Sponsored by StandardAero - Madison Room, 10 am
Session 13 - Madison Room, 10:30 am - Bob Goertzen, Saskatchewan Ministry of Transport - Aviation Funding /// Todd Burns, Cypher Environmental - Runway Stabilization Project - an Update
Lunch Sponsored by NavCanada - Madison Room, 11:45 am
NAV Canada Area Operators Consultation Meeting (AOCM) - Madison Room, 1 pm
Session 14 - Ellice Room, 1 pm - Transport Canada Breakout - Airports
Energy Break Sponsored by SEC &Co - Madison Room, 2 pm
Session 15 - Ellice Room, 2:30 pm - Airport Managers' Workshop & Networking
Conference concludes, 4 pm
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Susan van Dyk - The climate impact of aviation and the role of sustainable aviation fuels - Session 3, Tuesday 10:30 am
Susan van Dyk is an expert in the field of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) and biofuels with 15 years of experience. As a consultant, she helps companies, governments and international organisations to develop and implement sustainable biofuel solutions. Susan’s expertise includes an in-depth understanding of the technologies for SAF production, their potential and challenges, and research and commercialisation trends. She is also experienced in feedstocks and pretreatment processes, co-processing of biobased feedstocks in petroleum refineries, refinery integration, policy, and sustainability.
She is the author and co-author of numerous influential reports focusing on the application of biofuels and SAF in transportation sectors. These reports were commissioned by organisations such as the International Energy Agency Bioenergy Task 39, the International Renewable Energy Agency, Natural Resources Canada, and Transport Canada. She has also published many highly-cited academic papers. She has worked on several SAF projects funded by Boeing, Suncor, Noram Engineering, the Parkland refinery and other companies, and she acts as a reviewer for the US Department of Energy.
Susan holds a Doctorate in Biochemistry and a Master's degree in law. She works as a consultant and is also a Research Associate at the University of British Columbia.
Conrad Hatcher - Pilot Training in the 21st Century - Session 4, Tuesday 10:30 am
Pilot Training in the 21st Century - Conrad Hatcher is a lifelong aviation enthusiast who has maintained a passion for all things aeronautical since his first flying lesson in 1975. He has had the great fortune and privilege to enjoy aviation as both a recreational pursuit and a satisfying career and has worked as a flight instructor, Transport Canada inspector, airline and corporate pilot, and airport manager on the way to accumulating over 20,000 flight hours. During those many hours in the air he has had the opportunity to fly all over North America, the Caribbean and to Europe in various aircraft providing an opportunity to acquire a wealth of knowledge to share with new pilots. He is happy to share this information with anyone who wants to listen and enjoys the opportunity to speak to groups of pilots, aviation enthusiasts and industry groups. For the last several years he has been able to expand his audience as the co-founder of the popular online groundschool platform Hangaaar.com. When not actually flying, thinking about flying or talking about flying Conrad enjoys spending quality time with his family including an increasing number of rescue dogs that seem to appear regularly around his house.
Benjamin McCarthy - FDT Limits and FRMS: A Performance Based Approach to Compliance With the New CARs - Session 7, Tuesday 2 pm
New restrictions on flight and duty times took effect just over a year ago for Part 703/704 operators. The CARs provide for a performance-based approach to compliance by implementing a Fatigue Risk Management System and developing a Safety Case. This presentation will discuss how an FRMS works and provide an overview of the Safety Case process. We will share insights from Pulsar's extensive experience working with Canadian air operators and Transport Canada over the past 5 years.
Ben McCarthy is a data scientist with Pulsar Informatics. Since joining Pulsar, he has worked extensively with Air Canada and several Canadian helicopter operators performing data collection and analysis to support the development of Notices of Intent and Safety Cases in accordance with the new Canadian Aviation Regulations. Together with his colleagues at Pulsar, he has led the development of a robust statistical approach to benchmarking flight and duty time data sets. Ben holds a Master's Degree in Science and lives in Traverse City, Michigan with his wife and a loud dog.
I started flying in 1990, in Saskatoon. I worked as a ramp attendant for West Wind while finishing my training. My first flying job was in Northern Saskatchewan living in several different fly in only communities flying a C172, a Beech Baron and Piper Navajo. I moved to Manitoba in 1998 to fly for a corporate operator. That position took me all over North America, from the high arctic to some of the busiest airports in North America. When that job ended I spent a summer contract flying forest fire patrols for a company based in Flin Flon. After that I worked for a Manitoba based air ambulance operation for nearly 9 years, flying out of Winnipeg, Churchill, Rankin Inlet and Iqaluit. I flew as a line pilot, training pilot and the chief pilot. I then moved to the Manitoba Government for several years flying the Twin Otter, out of Thompson and Winnipeg. Leaving MGAS for Transport in 2015.
At Transport I have worked with operators from float and spray operators to CAR 705 airlines, from small grass strips to the high arctic. Being the first contact that certificate holders have with TC can be rewarding and educational for both sides. During my career I have been involved in training and safety, creating and teaching ground schools, becoming a CRM/Human Factors facilitator. Outside of aviation I recently started restoring a classic car.