Hosted by TBMOPA and Columbia Air Services, Inc.
Overview
This event will feature Speakers from Daher, SIMCOM, Columbia Air Services, and more.
- Each speaker is selected for their expertise on the TBM aircraft.
- Our schedule will be finalized 30 days before the event.
- Our sessions are all held on Friday at the Columbia Air Services Hangar.
- Breakfast and lunch will also be served onsite.
Each session qualifies you for FAA Wings Credit and a certificate of completion to provide to your insurance broker.
This event will feature Speakers from Daher, SIMCOM, Columbia Air Services, and more.
- Each speaker is selected for their expertise on the TBM aircraft.
- Our schedule will be finalized 30 days before the event.
- Our sessions are all held on Friday at the Columbia Air Services Hangar.
- Breakfast and lunch will also be served onsite.
Each session qualifies you for FAA Wings Credit and a certificate of completion to provide to your insurance broker.
This event will feature Speakers from Daher, SIMCOM, Columbia Air Services, and more.
- Each speaker is selected for their expertise on the TBM aircraft.
- Our schedule will be finalized 30 days before the event.
- Our sessions are all held on Friday at the Columbia Air Services Hangar.
- Breakfast and lunch will also be served onsite.
Each session qualifies you for FAA Wings Credit and a certificate of completion to provide to your insurance broker.
This event will feature Speakers from Daher, SIMCOM, Columbia Air Services, and more.
- Each speaker is selected for their expertise on the TBM aircraft.
- Our schedule will be finalized 30 days before the event.
- Our sessions are all held on Friday at the Columbia Air Services Hangar.
- Breakfast and lunch will also be served onsite.
Each session qualifies you for FAA Wings Credit and a certificate of completion to provide to your insurance broker.
Survival Systems
This program addresses the risks associated with travel over or near water by providing pilots, aircrew, and passengers with post aircraft ditching knowledge and survival skills.
•Presentation on hazards, equipment, and procedures associated with surface water survival
•Survival psychology
•Surface evacuation from a floating aircraft
•Surface water survival via group and personal hypothermia mitigation (Life raft and immersion suits)
•Search and rescue devices and procedures
•Use of live pyrotechnics
Flying
Owners Flights
The focus of the owner flights will be on slow flight characteristics, associated power management, and coordinated flight in addition to recognition and proper response to stalls and engine abnormalities. The session will include a ground briefing, preflight inspections, in-aircraft flight event, and post-flight reviews.
Companion Flights
A 2-hour companions’ course includes ground school and in-aircraft flight time with a TBM instructor.
Aircraft time can be utilized either on the ground getting comfortable with the TBM radios and avionics or in the air.
A course review for each flight can be found under FAQ or by clicking here.
Agenda
Speakers
While building his business, David started and managed a successful flying club with over 160 members, 12 airplanes, 15 flight instructors and four A&P mechanics.
David now serves clients as a contract pilot in aircraft ranging from a Piper Cheyenne to King Air 200s to Malibu JetProp to TBM 850.
As if that were not enough, David has over 1,000 hours in jump planes.
David is based in Amarillo, Texas.








Aviation Training. A long-time aviation enthusiast, Mr. Fuller has been a pilot for 43 years and was a US
Navy Pilot for 14 years. As a US Naval Aviator, he has more than 400 carrier landings, on 12 different
aircraft carriers. He maintains his Commercial pilot’s certificate and several Instructor certificates, and
has accumulated over 6,000 flight hours, flying more than 40 types of aircraft.

Host Hotel
Please note that you will need to book your own hotel.
Groton, CT 06340
United States

Looking for something to do on Thursday, and you aren't flying? We recommend one of the following activities:
Submarine Base
Downtown Mystic
Mystic Aquarium
Seaport Museum
Casinos: Foxwoods with Tanger Outlet and Mohegan Sun.