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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:

Colleen D'Alessandro, FAA New England Regional Administrator, will provide a regional update.

Mike Ginter, Senior Vice President, AOPA Air Safety Institute (ASI), will cover AOPA's top safety insights as well as key areas of safety focus for 2025.

Paul S. Diette, ACONE Safety Programs Co-Chair and FAA FAASTeam Representative will provide reviews of regional accidents from 2024, with an expanded look at some significant accidents of the past several years.

Bruce Landsberg, Former Vice Chairman of the NTSB, will present Contrarian Views - Learning From Icarus. Two pilots will also be recognized with the FAA's Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award.

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.