WEST DES MOINES, IOWA – Pilots are invited to attend a free FAA Pilot Safety Seminar as part of the 2013 Iowa Aviation Conference from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 24 at the West Des Moines Sheraton Hotel. AOPA’s Central Southwest Regional Manager, Yasmina Platt, and aviation humorist and aviation safety expert, Mark Grady, are featured speakers.
Yasmina Platt, whose AOPA column appears in each issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine, will discuss issues affecting pilots in Iowa.
Mark Grady’s presentation titled the “Four Levels of Awareness” integrates video, real examples and engaging storytelling to create a lasting impression and reduce the chance of an accident attributed to pilot error. Grady has a Commercial Pilot Certificate and spent 10 years as an award-winning traffic watch pilot in North Carolina. He was AOPA instructor of the year in 2008.
