Saturday, February 23, 2002

The Illinois Ultralight Advisory Council (IUAC), the Illinois Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics, and the Federal Aviation Administration, Springfield FSDO, are presenting the 22nd Annual IUAC Ultralight/Lightplane Safety Seminar on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2002, in Springfield, IL. Attendance is FREE. Pre-registration is not required.

The Seminar will be held in the Illinois Building & Auditorium on the Illinois State Fairgrounds. This building will accommodate a 400-seat theatre and a 12,270 sq. ft. auditorium for aircraft and vendor displays all under the same roof. The seminar will cover a broad range of subjects including annual inspections, new sport pilot regulations, powered paragliders, and the psychology of flight. There will be ultralight, engine manufacturer, and accessory displays representing UL/sport/recreational type aircraft. Anyone representing any item of equipment used in this segment of aviation and interested in displaying such item should call Dale Rust, IDOT/Division of Aeronautics at (217) 524-5269 or E-Mail, rustdl@nt.dot.state.il.us or Roy Bieswenger, Illinois Ultralight Advisory Council at (618) 664-9706 or E-Mail, roy@easyflight.com.

This year the Headquarters Hotel will be the Howard Johnson’s Inn & Suites located two miles south of Capital Airport at 1701 J. David Jones Parkway (Rt. 29). The phone number is (217) 541-8762. If planned arrival is the night before, make motel reservations early. Be sure to mention the “Illinois Ultralight Advisory Council” for the special rate at the Ho Jo. Other suggested hotel/motels are: Drury Inn & Suites at 3180 South Dirksen Parkway, phone (217) 529-0171 and the Red Roof Inn at 3200 Singer Ave. (off of Dirksen), phone (217) 753-4302.

To get to the Seminar, take the I-55 Sangamon Avenue exit (Exit A-B) and go west on Sangamon to the main gate entrance of the state fairgrounds, which is on the north side of Sangamon Avenue. The event will be held in the first building (Illinois Building), on your left as you enter the fairgrounds. Look for the Abe Lincoln statue, which is adjacent to the Illinois Building. Ample parking is available just past the Illinois Building on the left.

Registration for the event will be from 8:00 am to 9:00 am, with the seminar sessions beginning promptly at 9 am. Arrive early for viewing the exhibits, since the featured seminar sessions will consume a major portion of the day. The program will conclude around 4:00 pm.

Coffee and doughnuts will be available. As in previous years, a catered meal for the noon lunch will be provided for a nominal charge. Meal tickets for this lunch must be purchased during registration.

Sponsors

U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
Illinois Department of Transportation
Division of Aeronautics