This year the Safety Seminar will feature Mr. Bruce Landsberg, President of the AOPA Safety Foundation. The FAA will be hosting a panel discussion to address your comments, ideas and concerns about a wide variety of topics. The Safety Seminar topics will be included as part of the FIRC curriculum.

We will host a wide variety of clubs, organizations and aviation service providers who will present their programs and services for your review. If you know of a group who is interested in hosting a MACTS booth, please contact Mr. Dick Horowitz at dick_horowitz@bigfoot.com or feedback@gslfia.com

Our next FIRC will be a completely redesigned program designed to provide a better alignment of topics relating to current demands placed on flight instructors (no more "teaching aerodynamics"). Once again we will offer this FIRC for a paid in advance fee of $200 or $225 at the door. For more information on this FIRC or to register, contact Mr. Bob Meder at rvmeder@cox.net or feedback@gslfia.com

This year the MACTS will feature an aviation auction to help raise funds for programs in the St Louis Aviation Community. This will be held in conjunction with the Greater St Louis Aviation & Space Museum to provide a wide variety of aviation related services, products and art for your bidding pleasure. If you have an item you would like to donate for this event, please contact John Teipen at john@teipen.com or feedback@gslfia.com

This year we will host a new event designed to provide opportunities for the non-flying public to learn more about becoming a pilot or pursuing a career in aviation. The event will have simulators on hand to earn a "first logbook" endorsed with flight time that counts towards a Private Pilot Certificate, experienced pilots and instructors to answer questions and demonstrate the basics of flight training and more. For additional information on this program contact John Ladley at jladley@earthlink.net, Dave Pressy at davewpressy@gmail.com or feedback@gslfia.com