New Date, New Place for the 2008 Safety Seminar!

The Illinois Ultralight Light Plane Safety Seminar has been held for several years at the Illinois Building on the Illinois State Fairgrounds. In 2008 there will be a one-year change to accomodate some maintenance to be done on the Illinois Building. (Read the Story.) For 2008, the Safety Seminar will be held at the Harry R. Hanley Building in Springfield on the 8th of March, 2008.

The Illinois Ultralight Advisory Council (IUAC), the Illinois Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics, and the Federal Aviation Administration, Springfield FSDO, are presenting the 28th Annual IUAC Ultralight/Lightplane Safety Seminar on Saturday, March 8, 2008, in Springfield, IL. Attendance is FREE. Pre-registration is not required.

The safety seminar will be held in the Harry R. Hanley Building. The safety seminar will cover a broad range of subjects. 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 Beisswenger, 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 safety seminar when coming from the south, exit off of I-55 at Stevenson Drive, go west approx. 1/8 mile, and go north on Dirksen. The Hanley Building will be on the right. People coming from the north should take the South Grand exit, go west to Dirkson and turn left. The Hanley Building will be on the left. People with displays should go around to the south of the building and up a steep incline which winds around to the north on the east side of the building.

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. Unfortunately, unlike prior years, lunch will not be offered on site. But the Hanley Building is surrounded by food establishments.

Sponsors

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