A Resource for Business Aviation in Iowa
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We are working closely with statewide operators to create an organization that will represent business aviation in Iowa and give it a platform to inform, educate and promote business aviation. If you work in or with business aviation in any capacity we would love to have you as a member and resource.
October LUncheon
IBAA will be hosting our next Quarterly Luncheon on Wednesday, October 20th at the Iowa City Municipal Airport. Jet Air, Inc. has graciously offered to host our event. The luncheon starts at 11:30 for socializing with lunch following at 12:00 and then our speaker.
Our speaker will be Dr. Thomas Schnell of the University of Iowa's Operator Performance Laboratory (OPL). The OPL is a world-renowned flight test laboratory that conducts research on human-in-the-loop and intelligent autonomous systems to increase efficiency, inter-operability, and safety. The lab has been in operation for 21 years with 2,400 hours of flight test and 305-plus projects. OPL has 11 instrumented aircraft (six manned, five unmanned) and six flight simulators. Systems of particular interest include flight decks, airborne sensor systems, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems, and automotive user interface systems.
Dr. Schnell has been kind enough to offer a tour of the facility and discuss what how the OPL operates. This will be a very interesting tour of some very unique facilities here in the state of Iowa.
As with our previous luncheons this will be FREE to all and open to the public. We hope you can join us!
2021-2022 Scholarsips are open
IBAA is proud to announce that we will be giving away 2, $1000 scholarships at the end of the 2021-2022 school year. These scholarships are available for students from any of the Iowa 2 or 4 year programs with aviation degree programs. More information and applications can be found on our Scholarships page.
August safety luncheon
A huge success!
Thank you to everyone who came out for our first in-person IBAA Safety Luncheon last month. It was agreed by all that in-person events are a much more conducive setting for getting together, shaking hands, sharing a meal, and learning a little something as well.
A big thanks to Satcom Direct for providing the meal and the presentation. A thanks as well to Elliott Aviation for donating the hangar.
We will be hosting our next event in October in Iowa City, more details to come!
AIN Offeres IBAA members a discount
Aviation International News will be hosting a conference this September entitled "Building a Sustainable Flight Department". This conference is specifically tailored to corporate pilots, maintenance professionals, FBOs, and flight departments. AIN has kindly allowed IBAA members to receive a $50 discount using the code IBAA21.
To obtain additional information and register go to:
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Sponsorship Opportunities
Tier 1 - $700/year – Website Banner
Company Logo on home page of IBAA.
Tier 2 - $1000/year – Website Banner and Mention at Quarterly events
Company Logo on home page of IBAA and will be mentioned at the quarterly events as an IBAA sponsor.
Event Sponsor - $1000 or total event cost
Sponsor facility food and presenter for an IBAA quarterly event.
Named Scholarship – Sponsor can be involved in selection or have IBAA selection committee be responsible.
Silver scholarship of $2000 will be named after the sponsor.
Gold scholarship of $4000 will be named after sponsor and include Tier 2
April safety seminar links
If you missed our last quarterly safety seminar featuring Randall Brooks of APS, you can watch the recording here: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/2VfU1sGz-lEg6DtjF3lmSvA1ArSu6mDKIbqHqBdC24ZzSx5xM0zpDfSDQxxLcvNG.60iKEkVgvwj36gSn?startTime=1619632726000
APS was also generous enough to provide a free online UPRT Insights Course, you can find it here: https://apstraining.com/uprt-insights-sign-up/
Todd Dalsing from the Iowa Public Airports Association also spoke on the state of Iowa's airports. You can download his PowerPoint presentation to review: IBAA 042821 2.pptx
Tim McClung from the Iowa DOT's Aviation office also gave us a recap of where things are with aviation in the state. You can visit their website for more information at: https://iowadot.gov/aviation