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The Richard McSpadden GA Safety Course 2025
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About this event
The Aero Club of New England (ACONE), America's First Aero Club, will hold its 35th annual in-person General Aviation (GA) safety evening on Thursday, April 10 from 6-9 PM, at the Boston Marriott in Burlington, MA.
Admission is free. FAA WINGS credit is available for the event, which since 2024 has been renamed to honor Richard G. McSpadden.
The program will start with a social hour and vendor exhibits at 6 PM allowing audience members to reconnect with old friends, as well as engage with local and national providers of GA products and services.
When:
Thursday, April 10, 2025
6:00 PM until 9:00 PM
Where:
Boston Marriott Burlington
One Burlington Mall Road
Burlington, MA 01803
(781) 229-6565
Cost:
Free!
Registration is required, see bottom of page.
Agenda:
6:00-6:50 PM
– Social & Vendor Exhibits
6:50-7:30 PM
– FAA Regional Update – Colleen D'Alessandro, FAA New England Regional Administrator
– FAA Lifetime Achievement Awards – Three Recipients
– Top Safety Insights and Focus Areas – Mike Ginter, Senior Vice President, AOPA Air Safety Institute
7:30-9:00 PM
– Review of Regional Accidents – Paul S. Diette, FAA FAASTeam Rep and ACONE Safety Programs Co-Chair
– Contrarian Views - Learning From Icarus – Bruce Landsberg, Former Vice Chairman – NTSB
ACONE's traditional drawing for raffle prizes will close the evening.
FAA WINGS credit will be awarded via a program code for attendees at the end of the night.
Lead Benefactors
AVIER Flight School
George Antoniadis
Mel Dorr
Benefactors
Jeff Bauer
Paul Diette (in kind)
John Garabedian
David Graham
Gary Kearney
Many thanks to our Sponsors!
Since 1902, the Aero Club of New England has been promoting aviation safety. ACONE launched Crash Course in 1990, and is now the largest stand-alone GA safety event in the world. It was created by Dr. Gary Kearney who adapted the medical team "Post Mortem" debriefing process used within modern medicine when medical outcomes do not meet expectations. Since its launch, Crash Course has analyzed hundreds of accidents and shared an interactive exploration of their progression, outcomes, and lessons learned with thousands of participants.
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Registration is required before Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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