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Aviation Career Exposition
- Saturday, March 8, 2008
- 11:00am to 4:00pm
- Chicago Executive Airport
- 1071 South Wolf Road
- Hangar 10, Bays 1 & 2
- Wheeling, Illinois 60090
- EXPOSITION SCHEDULE
- 11:00 am
Exposition and Aircraft Display Begins Registration for "Fly With A Marine Pilot" tours begins - 12:00 pm
E. Alan Englehardt (CEA) speaks on "Careers in Aviation" Flight #1 - "Fly With A Marine Pilot" - 12:45 pm
Jim Kwasek speaks on "Becoming A Pilot" - 2:00 pm
Flight #2 - "Fly With A Marine Pilot" - 1:30 pm
David Ball speaks on "Becoming A Corporate Pilot" - 2:15 pm
Ed Forst and Jim Forst speak about "Father and Son Aviation Stories" - 3:00 pm
Katy Glynn (CABAA) speaks on "Aviation Business" - 3:30 pm
Door Prize Winners Announced - 4:00 pm
Flight #3 - "Fly With A Marine Pilot" - 4:00 pm
Exposition Ends
Visit with aviation industry professionals and meet with the nation's top schools, Daniel Webster College, Indiana State University, Kent State University, Kishwaukee College, Lewis University, Parks Aviation-Saint Louis University, Purdue University, Southern Illinois University, University of Central Missouri, University of Dubuque, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, University of North Dakota, and Western Michigan University.
Representatives from the United States Air Force ROTC, Army ROTC, and Marine CORP will be on hand, as well as the Civil Air Patrol, The Ninety-Nines, Inc., and flight schools Palwaukee Flyers and Windy City Flyers.
Attendees will be able to obtain the latest information in aviation scholarship opportunities, meet with industry professionals, tour aircraft display, and enter for chances to win demo flights and aviation products.
Newly appointed Chicago Executive Board Chairman, Captain E. Allan Englehardt, who has logged an impressive 20,000 flying hours as a former United Airlines pilot, and currently is a certified flight instructor, will engage attendees as the keynote speaker.
Refreshments will be available. Attendance and parking are FREE!
View Event Airport Parking locations Here
- For more information:
- Jamie Abbott
- 847.537.2580 x121
- jabbott@chiexec.com
The Aviation Career Exposition (ACE) is sponsored by Chicago Executive Airport, Public Awareness for Chicago Executive Airport (PACE), CABAA, Signature Flight Support, Atlantic Aviation, The City of Prospect Heights and The Village of Wheeling.
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