(Please SUBSCRIBE for great aviation content!) EAA Chairman and CEO Jack Pelton held a press conference to begin AirVenture 2021 and this is the full press conference unedited. Highlights of the conference include the steps that EAA took to make the event safe, changes in facilities and approaches to facilitate efficiency, and the FAA's recent interpretation of the for hire part of instructing.
00:00 Intro
00:34 Jack Pelton Begins "The Wait is Over!"
00:56 Unsure EAA AirVenture would even happen back in Dec.
01:44 Changes made because of Covid protocols
02:30 Airbus Express Arrival service
02:56 Disinfection plans
03:46 EAA got bruised, but able to facilitate connections
06:04 Memberships
07:02 New NOTAM
08:40 Changes in parking
09:35 Airplane arrivals numbers
10:15 AirVenture Themes and programs
15:00 EAA doubled down Project 31 for museum
17:04 FAA's interpretation on flight training issue
21:00 Q&A
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