Chicago Executive Pilots Association

The Top 10 Mistakes Even Experienced Pilots and Instructors Make Continually - Gary Reeves
2022-02-23 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Crowne Plaza Northbrook, 2875 N Milwaukee Ave, Northbrook, IL, 60062, United States
Gary Reeves, a popular national speaker on safety, is a Master CFI and was the 2019 National Instructor of the Year. He has logged over 7,500 hours in over 50 different aircraft including turbo-prop, and turbo-fan, most of which is dual-instruction given. You’ve seen him live at all of the big industry shows, including EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh, AOPA Fly-Ins, Aviation-Xpo, NW Aviation Expo, SunNFun, and more.
This safety event is sponsored by the Chicago Executive Pilots Association (CEPA), a group that meets monthly when pilots (and would-be pilots) network and share knowledge and experiences that keep our heads in the game. Most CEPA programs are eligible for FAASafety WINGS credit.
Your dues help fund programs like this, so if you’re not already a CEPA member, please consider joining. Visit our membership page at www.PWKpilots.org/membership/
Please choose the GREEN button below to register to attend this session in-person, or the BLUE button if you’d like to watch it online.

CEPA IMC Club - Flooded in the Air - January 2022
2022-01-26 18:30 - 19:30 | Chicago Executive Flight School, 1098 S Milwaukee Avenue, Wheeling, IL, 60090, United States
PWK IMC Club presents Dave Klopfleisch
January 26, 2022, at 18:30-19:30
Flooded in the Air will, in an IMC Club format, address what might happen next after a twin-engine Beech 18S (Twin Beech) equipped with nearly the original steam gauge cockpit and two VORs flies through areas of heavy precipitation. As the big twin approaches its destination – Baltimore International Airport – a significant amount of water begins leaking through the windshield and soaks all the instruments. Electronic gear begins failing. Single or twin, this could be you and we have to answer the IMC Club question always asked, what would you do?
And following the IMC Club, through the WINGS Program and the FAA, we will celebrate Dave’s lifetime achievement when he will be awarded The Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award. We would like to invite all attendees to participate and congratulate Dave on this incredible accomplishment.
Speaker bio: Dave Klopfleisch
Dave started flying in 1966 at Roselle Airport, now called Schaumburg Airport in Schaumburg, IL. He served in the Navy from 1968-1974, with his last duty station at Miramar, CA. In the Navy, Dave flew the TA-4, single-engine attack jet. Afterward, Dave worked for various corporate flight departments and served as the Safety Officer at the NAS Glenview Flying Club from 1993-1996.
Flight Qualifications include: CFI and MEI, ATP, Part 121 Flight Dispatcher, current Safety Officer at Chicago Executive Flight School

IMC Club: The IMC Club’s purpose is to promote instrument flying, proficiency, and safety. The intent is to create a community of pilots willing to share their perspective, provide recognition, foster communications, promote safety, and build proficiency in instrument flying. An IFR rating is not needed to participate in this excellent forum where we think through the various options from the comfort of your chair, firmly on the ground… before it is you sitting in the cockpit.
We meet monthly when pilots (and would-be pilots) network and share knowledge and experiences to keep our heads in the game.

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To attend the online meeting, please register by clicking the blue button, above. To join the meeting, go to https://join.freeconferencecall.com/pwkpilots
Online meeting ID: pwkpilots
Dial-in number (US): (720) 740-9630
Access code: [REDACTED]*
Sponsored by Chicago Executive Pilots Association (CEPA).
If you aren’t a member of CEPA and enjoy programs like this, please consider joining CEPA; visit us at www.PWKpilots.org/membership/. These safety seminars save lives, and your dues help pay for these safety seminars.

HOLIDAY DINNER 2021
2021-12-15 18:00 - 21:00 | Chevy Chase Country Club, 1000 N Milwaukee Avenue, Wheeling, IL, 60090, United States
CEPA ANNUAL HOLIDAY DINNER
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Cash Bar at 6 P.M.
Buffet Dinner at 7 P.M.
(vegan and other options available, please indicate below when buying tickets)
Chevy Chase Country Club
1000 N. Milwaukee Ave
Wheeling, IL
(Just north of KPWK)
CEPA 2021 Holiday Dinner

Dietary Request

Sponsored by Chicago Executive Pilots Association
All pilots, guests, and airport enthusiasts welcome

If you prefer to pay by check, please send by mail to:
C.E.P.A.
1005 S Wolf Rd #106
Wheeling, IL 60090
Please include your names, email, phone, and names and number of guests along with your payment

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
2021-11-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Signature Hangar 19
Our CEPA by-laws call for 2 year terms for our 4 Officers and 1 year terms for 5 Directors. This November, you will be asked to vote for 5 Directors to continue the organization’s work.
The Nominating Committee published their request for members willing to serve in the September, 2021, newsletter. The slate has been prepared and will be presented to the Board at the October 4th meeting. The approved slate will be sent to every voting member via email, in the November newsletter, and ballots will be accepted and counted at the Annual Meeting on November 10th. Ballot will be sent to all members at least 10 days prior to the Annual Meeting. Meeting will take place at Ramada Plaza Hotel 7:00 pm
Our appreciation to those who have agreed to serve our organization for the coming year.
Thank you,
The Nominating Committee
Rogers Faden, Chairman
Rob Mark and Jason Simpson, committee members

CEPA VMC Club - November 2021
2021-11-10 18:30 - 19:30 | IL
VMC Club Monthly Meeting at PWK – Michael Baraz – Snow Everywhere! – CEPA annual business meeting
Topic: Getting low on fuel and nowhere to land! What would you do?

It’s a beautiful winter day and you have set off on a short cross country trip. You planned a fuel stop and alternates but NOTAM’s were not issued where they should have been. You’re in the air, unable to land and getting low on fuel, what would you do?
In this month’s IMC Club meeting, we will be discussing PIC decision making, situational awareness and cross country planning.
Attendees are welcome and encourages to attend the annual CEPA business meeting which will take place after the VMC club. The meeting will include a presentation from local PWK Operations coordinator Norm Mackey and we will also have a chance to meet and welcome in the new PWK airport director Jeff Miller.
Speaker bio: Michael Baraz is an accomplished pilot holding an Airline Transport Pilot rating, MEL and most recently, his CFI. Michael also founded a STEM Aviation program at Lindbloom Math and Science Academy. He flies Angel flights and Pilots ‘n’ Paws missions regularly in his own Mooney M20k. As most of you already know, Michael is also the President of the Chicago Executive Pilots Association.

For FAASafety WINGS credits, complete the online meeting attendance form; the meeting code will be provided at the end of each of the meetings.
To attend meeting, go to https://join.freeconferencecall.com/pwkpilots
Online meeting ID: pwkpilots
Dial-in number (US): (720) 740-9630
Access code: [REDACTED]*
Sponsored by Chicago Executive Pilots Association (CEPA).
If you aren’t a member of CEPA and enjoy programs like this please consider joining CEPA; visit us at www.PWKpilots.org/membership/ Your dues help pay for these safety seminars.

CEPA General Safety Seminar - October 2021
2021-10-27 19:30 - 20:30 | Signature Hangar 19
CEPA Safety Meeting at PWK – Kyle Lewis – AOPA Advocacy and Changes to the NAS
Topic: AOPA Advocacy Town Hall, learn about the work that AOPA does for the GA community

We will be discussing the advocacy efforts of AOPA during the past year and also the recent changes to the National Airspace System including the proposed changes to the Chicago Midway Class C.
Speaker bio: KYLE LEWIS, AOPA – GREAT LAKES REGIONAL MANAGER; Kyle is a specialist in advocacy. He is the keeper of statistical impact on local economy as relates to airports. His role is to assist us in the Great Lakes Region with protecting our local airports through the Airport Support Network. AOPA is our lobbyist in DC for General Aviation. Their Membership gives us a voice in legislative business that affects our freedom to fly.

NOTE: There is an IMC Club meeting prior to this one. Each has a separate registration. Please join us for both but be sure to register for each one separately.
For FAASafety WINGS credits, complete the online meeting attendance form; the meeting code will be provided at the end of each of the meetings.
To attend meeting, go to https://join.freeconferencecall.com/pwkpilots
Online meeting ID: pwkpilots
Dial-in number (US): (720) 740-9630
Access code: [REDACTED]*
Sponsored by Chicago Executive Pilots Association (CEPA).
If you aren’t a member of CEPA and enjoy programs like this please consider joining CEPA; visit us at www.PWKpilots.org/membership/ Your dues help pay for these safety seminars.

CEPA IMC Club - October 2021
2021-10-27 18:30 - 19:30 | IL
Monthly IMC Club at PWK – Marc Epner – Severely Shaken by Richmond
Topic: Even the best plans can fall apart, Ice and then turbulence, what would you do?

It’s been a brutal flight. Every smart move to evade the ice, and then the turbulence, worked at first and then fell apart. You make the smart move to divert, only to find the weather relents on final approach. Now you’re on the ground wondering if one more “smart” move would bring victory or catastrophe.
Speaker bio: Marc Epner is a 2,200-hour instrument-rated pilot, who earned his initial pilot rating in 1976. After a 25 year hiatus, he rekindled his love of aviation in 2004, became a partner in an SR-22, helped to start Leading Edge Flying Club, and co-hosts the Simple Flight Radio show, a podcast now in its tenth season. Marc shares his passion and his advocacy for general aviation through his presentations, writing, and flying. Marc will present an IFR situation and lead an audience discussion of “What Would You Do?” different, better, safer, smarter. Join in and help us all learn.
A Safety Meeting presentation by Kyle Lewis (AOPA) will follow the IMC Club.

IMC Club: The IMC Club’s purpose is to promote instrument flying, proficiency, and safety. The intent is to create a community of pilots willing to share their perspective, provide recognition, foster communications, promote safety, and build proficiency in instrument flying. An IFR rating is not needed to participate in this excellent forum where we think through the various options from the comfort of your chair, firmly on the ground… before it is you sitting in the cockpit.
We meet monthly when pilots (and would-be pilots) network and share knowledge and experiences to keep our heads in the game.
For FAASafety WINGS credits, complete the online meeting attendance form; the meeting code will be provided at the end of each of the meetings.
To attend meeting, go to https://join.freeconferencecall.com/pwkpilots
Online meeting ID: pwkpilots
Dial-in number (US): (720) 740-9630
Access code: [REDACTED]*
Sponsored by Chicago Executive Pilots Association (CEPA).
If you aren’t a member of CEPA and enjoy programs like this please consider joining CEPA; visit us at www.PWKpilots.org/membership/ Your dues help pay for these safety seminars.

EAA Young Eagles Rally
2021-10-23 00:00 | IL
Our last rally of the year!
PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU WILL BE ABLE TO VOLUNTEER.
Registration is closed; we have another 40 youngsters waiting for us!
For more info, please contact STEVE MACCABE smaccab@aol.com

ILLINOIS AVIATION HALL OF FAME BANQUET
2021-10-07 17:00 - 21:00 | IL
The combined 2020/2021 Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame banquet will be held on October 7, 2021 at the Hilton Garden Inn in St. Charles, Illinois, near DuPage Airport.
Hall of Fame honorees include ROB MARK.
Spirit of Flight Awards include Aviation Explorer Post #9, Mike Haupt, Director and Chicago’s Leading Edge Chapter, Women in Aviation
Congratulations to all of the honorees.
Transportation will be available for those flying in to DuPage airport. Tickets are $60.00 each. The banquet room bar will open at 5 PM and dinner will begin at 6PM.
Time is short, so call in or email your reservation information to:
Tom Cleveland at 815-895-2102 or Groverdkb1@comcast.net

CEPA IMC Club - September 2021
2021-09-22 18:30 - 19:30 | IL
PWK IMC Club presents Ryan Jaros – Chicago Approach – Insider edition
Topic: You’ve heard the voices, join us to learn all the inner workings of Chicago Approach.
The September IMC Clubs meeting brings Chicago Approach controller, Ryan Jaros, back to the frequency once again. Ryan will moderate a discussion about IFR-related scenarios in and around the Chicago Class B as well as field questions from our members about IFR flight from a controller’s perspective, but he is one of the special ones who is also a pilot. If there was something that you had wanted to do but didn’t know how to request it, when the best time, or maybe you just want to learn more about Air Traffic Control and how they make their decisions. Join us to learn everything you wanted to know about Chicago’s Air Traffic Control system.

Speaker bio: Ryan Jaros is an Air Traffic Controller at the C90 TRACON (or Chicago Approach, as we know it) in Elgin, Illinois. He began his career working as a controller in Miami, Florida, in 2007. Ryan is also a private pilot.

IMC Club: The IMC Club’s purpose is to promote instrument flying, proficiency, and safety. The intent is to create a community of pilots willing to share their perspective, provide recognition, foster communications, promote safety, and build proficiency in instrument flying. An IFR rating is not needed to participate in this excellent forum where we think through the various options from the comfort of your chair, firmly on the ground… before it is you sitting in the cockpit.
We meet monthly when pilots (and would-be pilots) network and share knowledge and experiences to keep our heads in the game.
For FAASafety WINGS credits, complete the online meeting attendance form; the meeting code will be provided at the end of each of the meetings.
To attend the online meeting, go to https://join.freeconferencecall.com/pwkpilots
Online meeting ID: pwkpilots
Dial-in number (US): (720) 740-9630
Access code: [REDACTED]*
Sponsored by Chicago Executive Pilots Association (CEPA).
If you aren’t a member of CEPA and enjoy programs like this please consider joining CEPA; visit us at www.PWKpilots.org/membership/ Your dues help pay for these safety seminars.

CEPA Combined IMC Club and Safety Meeting - August 2021
2021-08-25 18:30 - 20:30 | IL
PWK IMC Club and CEPA Safety Meeting – Unable – Michael Baraz
Topic: You descend out of the clouds and cancel IFR, ATC gives you unsafe instructions! What would you do?

You have just canceled IFR to get better routing for your compassion flight, when ATC gives you an instruction that puts you out over Lake Michigan at 2000′ MSL. To make matters worse, you comply in your single engine piston airplane.
In this month’s IMC Club meeting, we will be discussing PIC decision making and situational awareness.

Speaker bio: Michael Baraz is an accomplished pilot holding an Airline Transport Pilot rating, Advanced Ground Instructor rating and he is soon to be a CFI, Michael also founded a STEM Aviation program at Lindbloom Math and Science Academy. He flies Angel flights and Pilots ‘n’ Paws missions regularly in his own Mooney M20k. As most of you already know, Michael is also the President of the Chicago Executive Pilots Association.

SAFETY MEETING: PUBLIC BENEFIT FLYING – PLANNING A SAFE MISSION
Invited speaker from Lifeline Pilots

IMC Club: The IMC Club’s purpose is to promote instrument flying, proficiency, and safety. The intent is to create a community of pilots willing to share their perspective, provide recognition, foster communications, promote safety, and build proficiency in instrument flying. An IFR rating is not needed to participate in this excellent forum where we think through the various options from the comfort of your chair, firmly on the ground… before it is you sitting in the cockpit.
We meet monthly when pilots (and would-be pilots) network and share knowledge and experiences to keep our heads in the game.
For FAASafety WINGS credits, complete the online meeting attendance form; the meeting code will be provided at the end of each of the meetings.
To attend the online meeting, go to https://join.freeconferencecall.com/pwkpilots
Online meeting ID: pwkpilots
Dial-in number (US): (720) 740-9630
Access code: [REDACTED]*
Sponsored by Chicago Executive Pilots Association (CEPA).
If you aren’t a member of CEPA and enjoy programs like this please consider joining CEPA; visit us at www.PWKpilots.org/membership/ Your dues help pay for these safety seminars.

Hangar Party and PAPA Aviation Scholarship Awards
2021-07-21 18:00 - 21:00 | Signature Flight Center – Hangar 12, 215 Sumac Road, Wheeling, IL, 60090, United States
You are cordially invited to join your fellow pilots and CEPA Members at a buffet supper celebrating Chicago Executive Pilots Association and our 2021 Aviation Scholarship Winners.
The highlight of the evening will be the presentation of cash awards to our scholarship winners:

Brett Kovac
Joseph Siano
Our Mentor Award to Andrew Hart, presented By Bob Schmefzer

Fly by preceding static display of aerobatic aircraft

Extra 330LX
Pitts Modefl12
and, possibly a Pitts S2B

Meal selections will include gluten-free and vegan choices

CEPA IMC Club - July 2021
2021-07-14 18:30 - 19:30 | IL
PWK IMC Club presents Dr Warren Bruhl – Below the grade or not?
Topic: On an approach and ATC issues a Low Altitude alert! What would you do?
After waiting for your plane, a 2008 Cirrus SR-22tn, to have some new equipment installed, multiple delays and deteriorating weather conditions, you fly back to your home airport KPWK. On the approach, your instruments tell you that you are 100ft above the DA but ATC issues you a Low Altitude Alert. What would you do?

Speaker bio: Dr. Warren Bruhl, DC, DICCP, CFI, CFII, MEI is a chiropractic physician, author, philanthropist, and aviation educator. He is the director for Dreamweaver International, an international 501(c)(3) charity that provides education, healthcare, and compassion services. He is the co-founder of The Fit Pilot, a company dedicated to improving the health and safety of pilots. Dr. Bruhl flies and owns two aircraft, a Cirrus SR22 Turbo, and an Extra 330LX. He is currently working on completing his ATP course work and hopes to have his ATP certificate later in 2021.

IMC Club: The IMC Club’s purpose is to promote instrument flying, proficiency, and safety. The intent is to create a community of pilots willing to share their perspective, provide recognition, foster communications, promote safety, and build proficiency in instrument flying. An IFR rating is not needed to participate in this excellent forum where we think through the various options from the comfort of your chair, firmly on the ground… before it is you sitting in the cockpit.
We meet monthly when pilots (and would-be pilots) network and share knowledge and experiences to keep our heads in the game.
For FAASafety WINGS credits, complete the online meeting attendance form; the meeting code will be provided at the end of each of the meetings.
To attend the online meeting, go to https://join.freeconferencecall.com/pwkpilots
Online meeting ID: pwkpilots
Dial-in number (US): (720) 740-9630
Access code: [REDACTED]*
Sponsored by Chicago Executive Pilots Association (CEPA).
If you aren’t a member of CEPA and enjoy programs like this please consider joining CEPA; visit us at www.PWKpilots.org/membership/ Your dues help pay for these safety seminars.

CEPA Combined IMC Club and Safety Meeting - June 2021
2021-06-23 18:30 - 20:30 | IL
PWK IMC Club and CEPA Safety Meeting – NTSB Case Study – Ed Malinowski
Topic: ‘My engine was well maintained but it had a power loss accident?’ – The evolution of a Critical Service Bulletin

This June we are changing up the format of our usual IMC Club and Safety meeting. Instead, we are encouraging all pilots to attend right from the start as we are extremely fortunate to have Ed Malinowski, a former NTSB accident investigator, present the findings of an accident in which a well-maintained Cirrus suffered a loss of power, resulting in the deployment of the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) and saved the life of the pilot. Ed will walk us through how the NTSB conducts its investigations, some ideas for us on operating the airplanes we own or rent. He will also be discussing Service Difficulty Reports (SDRs) and how the findings of this unfortunate accident led to a Critical Service Bulletin (CSB). In addition, Ed will walk us through an FAA presentation on how to access the SDR database via the FAA’s website.
The flight in which the accident occurred was under IFR; however, we believe the information in this presentation will be relevant to all pilots, renters and owners alike.

Speaker bio: Since 1999, Ed has investigated the facts, circumstances, and conditions associated with aviation accidents and has produced factual reports regarding them. He has 31+ years of US Air Force reserve service (Lt. Col. with Logistics Commander, Squadron Commander, Aircraft Maintenance, and Readiness specialties) which includes Key Positions as an aircraft maintenance analyst for senior AF leadership in the Crisis Action Team in the Pentagon, Deputy Commander of an Enroute Group, Deputy Commander of the largest combat deployed maintenance Wing, and Officer In Charge of the AF Division during the 56th Inaugural Parade. His experience as an airline transport pilot with air taxi/carrier operations along with experience as the airport manager of an airport certified under FAR 139 (Meigs Field) has also rounded out his background.

IMC Club: The IMC Club’s purpose is to promote instrument flying, proficiency, and safety. The intent is to create a community of pilots willing to share their perspective, provide recognition, foster communications, promote safety, and build proficiency in instrument flying. An IFR rating is not needed to participate in this excellent forum where we think through the various options from the comfort of your chair, firmly on the ground… before it is you sitting in the cockpit.
We meet monthly when pilots (and would-be pilots) network and share knowledge and experiences to keep our heads in the game.
For FAASafety WINGS credits, complete the online meeting attendance form; the meeting code will be provided at the end of each of the meetings.
To attend the online meeting, go to https://join.freeconferencecall.com/pwkpilots
Online meeting ID: pwkpilots
Dial-in number (US): (720) 740-9630
Access code: [REDACTED]*
Sponsored by Chicago Executive Pilots Association (CEPA).
If you aren’t a member of CEPA and enjoy programs like this please consider joining CEPA; visit us at www.PWKpilots.org/membership/ Your dues help pay for these safety seminars.

CEPA IMC Club - May 2021
2021-05-26 18:30 - 19:30 | IL
PWK IMC Club presents Ken Peters – IMC Blues
Topic: In the clouds, ready to shoot the approach, some of your instruments start to fail! What would you do?

Your instrument currency is about to expire. The solution? Rent a nice, IFR equipped Cessna 172 and go shoot some approaches. It’s a day with some real IMC, but not quite to minimums. What could possibly go wrong? In this month’s IMC Club meeting, we will be discussing instrument failures, what we can do when they happen (no, you can’t just remove the post it notes that your CFII put over them back in training), and how we can recognize the symptoms before a problem becomes an emergency and really ruins our day.
Speaker bio: Ken is an Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic with an IA, he also holds a Private Pilot certificate with an Instrument rating and is working on his Commercial certificate. Ken is local to KPWK and is the Chief of Maintenance at AAR. As a professional in the corporate aviation industry he has obtained extensive experience in heavy and line maintenance operations, project management, aircraft management, Part 145 repair station management, team leadership, and Part 135 aircraft operations. He also serves the local GA community if you’re lucky enough to get on his schedule.

IMC Club: The IMC Club’s purpose is to promote instrument flying, proficiency, and safety. The intent is to create a community of pilots willing to share their perspective, provide recognition, foster communications, promote safety, and build proficiency in instrument flying. An IFR rating is not needed to participate in this excellent forum where we think through the various options from the comfort of your chair, firmly on the ground… before it is you sitting in the cockpit.
We meet monthly when pilots (and would-be pilots) network and share knowledge and experiences to keep our heads in the game.
For FAASafety WINGS credits, complete the online meeting attendance form; the meeting code will be provided at the end of each of the meetings.
To attend the online meeting, go to https://join.freeconferencecall.com/pwkpilots
Online meeting ID: pwkpilots
Dial-in number (US): (720) 740-9630
Access code: [REDACTED]*
Sponsored by Chicago Executive Pilots Association (CEPA).
If you aren’t a member of CEPA and enjoy programs like this please consider joining CEPA; visit us at www.PWKpilots.org/membership/ Your dues help pay for these safety seminars.

CEPA General Safety Seminar - April 2021
2021-04-28 19:30 - 20:30 | IL
CEPA Safety Meeting at PWK – Talk to the ATC

We are pleased to welcome one of our very own local PWK tower controllers along with Ryan Jaros from C90 TRACON to our CEPA Safety Program meeting. They will be discussing issues that affect flight safety every day at Chicago Executive, from accidentally lining up for Runway 30 when circling east for 34, to northbound departures getting too close for comfort on the final approach course for 16. They will also have questions for you. Join us for an evening of Q&A and interaction. The best part? We do not need to use standard phraseology! This is your opportunity to talk to the controllers casually and off the record.
Speaker bio: Ryan Jaros is an Air Traffic Controller at the C90 TRACON (or Chicago Approach, as we know it) in Elgin, Illinois. He began his career working as a controller in Miami in 2007. Ryan is also a private pilot.
Also, a PWK Tower controller (who has not yet been named)

NOTE: There is an IMC Club meeting prior to this one. Each has a separate registration. Please join us for both but be sure to register for each one separately.
For FAASafety WINGS credits, complete the online meeting attendance form; the meeting code will be provided at the end of each of the meetings.
To attend meeting, go to https://join.freeconferencecall.com/pwkpilots
Online meeting ID: pwkpilots
Dial-in number (US): (720) 740-9630
Access code: [REDACTED]*
Sponsored by Chicago Executive Pilots Association (CEPA).
If you aren’t a member of CEPA and enjoy programs like this please consider joining CEPA; visit us at www.PWKpilots.org/membership/ Your dues help pay for these safety seminars.

CEPA IMC Club - April 2021
2021-04-28 18:30 - 19:30 | IL
PWK IMC Club presents Ryan Jaros from Chicago TRACON ATC
IFR-related scenarios in and around the Chicago Class B

The April IMC Club‘s meeting brings Chicago Approach controller, Ryan Jaros, back to the frequency. Ryan will moderate a discussion about IFR-related scenarios in and around the Chicago Class B as well as field questions from our members about IFR flight from a controller’s perspective, but he is one of the special ones who is also a pilot. If there was something that you had wanted to do but didn’t know how to request it, when the best time, or maybe you just want to learn more about Air Traffic Control and how they make their decisions.
Speaker bio: Ryan Jaros is an Air Traffic Controller at the C90 TRACON (or Chicago Approach, as we know it) in Elgin, Illinois. He began his career working as a controller in Miami, Florida, in 2007. Ryan is also a private pilot.

IMC Club: The IMC Club’s purpose is to promote instrument flying, proficiency, and safety. The intent is to create a community of pilots willing to share their perspective, provide recognition, foster communications, promote safety, and build proficiency in instrument flying. An IFR rating is not needed to participate in this excellent forum where we think through the various options from the comfort of your chair, firmly on the ground… before it is you sitting in the cockpit.
We meet monthly when pilots (and would-be pilots) network and share knowledge and experiences to keep our heads in the game.
For FAASafety WINGS credits, complete the online meeting attendance form; the meeting code will be provided at the end of each of the meetings.
To attend meeting, go to https://join.freeconferencecall.com/pwkpilots
Online meeting ID: pwkpilots
Dial-in number (US): (720) 740-9630
Access code: [REDACTED]*
Sponsored by Chicago Executive Pilots Association (CEPA).
If you aren’t a member of CEPA and enjoy programs like this please consider joining CEPA; visit us at www.PWKpilots.org/membership/ Your dues help pay for these safety seminars.

CEPA IMC Club - March 2021
2021-03-24 18:30 - 19:30 | IL
PWK IMC Club presents What Are Your Intentions? by Dave Klopfleisch
In the clouds, ready to shoot the approach, all your nav equipment fails!

You are taking your reliable workhorse, a Mooney M20, on a night cross country and you will be stopping for fuel in order to complete the trip. On the second leg, you experience an equipment failure in IMC. Unable to shoot an RNAV or ILS you are left stranded in the clouds with ATC your only lifeline, you need to make a decision… what is it going to be?
Dave Klopfleisch started flying in 1966 at Roselle Airport, now called Schaumburg Airport in Schaumburg, IL. He served in the Navy 1968-1974 with his last duty station at Miramar, CA. In the Navy, Dave flew the TA-4 single-engine attack jet. Afterward, Dave worked for various corporate flight departments and served as the Safety Officer at the NAS Glenview Flying Club from 1993-1996. Flight Qualifications include CFI and MEI, ATP, Part 121 Flight Dispatcher, current Safety Officer at Chicago Executive Flight School.
Dave also teaches an Upset recovery course in his aerobatic Beechcraft Sundowner, helping pilots increase their skills and attain a better understanding of why stalls, spins, and spirals occur and how to safely recover from them.

IMC Club: The IMC Club’s purpose is to promote instrument flying, proficiency, and safety. The intent is to create a community of pilots willing to share their perspective, provide recognition, foster communications, promote safety, and build proficiency in instrument flying. An IFR rating is not needed to participate in this excellent forum where we think through the various options from the comfort of your chair, firmly on the ground… before it is you sitting in the cockpit.
We meet monthly when pilots (and would-be pilots) network and share knowledge and experiences to keep our heads in the game.
For FAASafety WINGS credits, complete the online meeting attendance form; the meeting code will be provided at the end of each of the meetings.
To attend meeting, go to https://join.freeconferencecall.com/pwkpilots
Online meeting ID: pwkpilots
Dial-in number (US): (720) 740-9630
Access code: [REDACTED]*
Sponsored by Chicago Executive Pilots Association (CEPA).
If you aren’t a member of CEPA and enjoy programs like this please consider joining CEPA; visit us at www.PWKpilots.org/membership/ Your dues help pay for these safety seminars.

CEPA General Safety Seminar - February 2021
2021-02-24 19:30 - 20:30 | IL
Fatigue just means paying more attention, right? I know how to stay alert.

The FAA defines fatigue as a general lack of alertness and degradation in mental and physical performance. Fatigue may cause a pilot to fall asleep during cruise flight when there are fewer tasks to perform or may impact alertness during take-off or landing. There are three types of fatigue: transient, cumulative, and circadian. It is estimated that 4-7% of civil aviation incidents and accidents can be attributed to fatigued pilots causing 250 fatalities in air carrier accidents in the last 16 years.
Antidotes for fatigue begin with pilot education, preparation, proper rest and sleep, diet, and a fitness regime. Unfortunately, there have been limited recommendations provided to pilots regarding diet, fitness, and mindful practices to reduce stress and help restfulness. The FAA has implemented numerous pilot duty hour restrictions and created resources that provide guidance on fatigue but more education is needed.
Dr. Warren Bruhl will discuss fatigue and how it affects pilots, giving recommendations to improve restfulness, diet, and fitness. The pre-flight check of the plane begins with the pilot and how he/she is prepared to fly. Using a Fit-for-Flight mindset can help improve pilot skill and enjoyment while creating a safer environment in the sky.
Warren Bruhl, DC, DICCP, CFI, CFII, is a chiropractic physician, author, philanthropist, and aviation educator. He has lectured around the world and appeared on television and radio teaching people the secrets to optimal health and fitness using natural health care practices. He is the director for Dreamweaver International, an international 501(c)(3) charity, that provides education, healthcare, and compassion care. He has traveled to Africa 14 times in the last seven years and is responsible for launching Little League Baseball in Kenya, East Africa. He also has a desire to help young pilots develop in Kenya through his youth empowerment program.
Dr. Bruhl has an extensive interest in improving the lives of people he works with and now combines his passions as a healer and aviator to help pilots improve their skills and health. His extensive background as a chiropractic physician provides a unique point of view to help pilots enhance their focus, fitness, and skills. Dr. Bruhl’s “Fit for Flight” concepts are one of the key areas of aviation that are not discussed enough and may be a missing piece for some pilots to improve their skills, aid their health, and provide more enjoyment from flying.

NOTE: There is an IMC Club meeting prior to this one. Each has a separate registration. Please join us for both but be sure to register for each one separately.
For FAASafety WINGS credits, complete the online meeting attendance form; the meeting code will be provided at the end of each of the meetings.
To attend meeting, go to https://join.freeconferencecall.com/pwkpilots
Online meeting ID: pwkpilots
Dial-in number (US): (720) 740-9630
Access code: [REDACTED]*
Sponsored by Chicago Executive Pilots Association (CEPA).
If you aren’t a member of CEPA and enjoy programs like this please consider joining CEPA; visit us at www.PWKpilots.org/membership/ Your dues help pay for these safety seminars.

CEPA IMC Club - February 2021
2021-02-24 18:30 - 19:30 | IL
PWK IMC Club presents: It’s Snowing! – Dr. Warren Bruhl leads a discussion on inadvertent flight into IMC
You are going to make a short hop to get your IFR-equipped C152 back to your home drome and it’s snowing! But, it is VFR. Flying VFR in the snow is okay as long as it isn’t wet, right? It’s only 35 miles and the weather is 10sm and OVC080. That’s pretty good, right? What the heck, let’s go!

Warren Bruhl, DC, DICCP, CFI, CFII, is a chiropractic physician, author, philanthropist, and aviation educator. He has lectured around the world and appeared on television and radio teaching people the secrets to optimal health and fitness using natural health care practices. He is the director for Dreamweaver International, an international 501c3 charity, that provides education, healthcare, and compassion care. He has traveled to Africa 14 times in the last seven years and is responsible for launching Little League Baseball in Kenya, East Africa. He also has a desire to help young pilots develop in Kenya through his youth empowerment program.
Dr. Bruhl has an extensive interest in improving the lives of people he works with and now combines his passions as a healer and aviator to help pilots improve their skills and health. His extensive background as a chiropractic physician provides a unique point of view to help pilots enhance their focus, fitness, and skills. Dr. Bruhl’s “Fit for Flight” concepts are one of the key areas of aviation that are not discussed enough and may be a missing piece for some pilots to improve their skills, aid their health, and provide more enjoyment from flying.

IMC Club: The IMC Club’s purpose is to promote instrument flying, proficiency, and safety. The intent is to create a community of pilots willing to share their perspectives, provide recognition, foster communications, promote safety, and build proficiency in instrument flying. An IFR rating is not needed to participate in this excellent forum where we think through the various options from the comfort of your chair, firmly on the ground… before it is you sitting in the cockpit.
We meet monthly when pilots (and would-be pilots) network and share knowledge and experiences to keep our heads in the game.
For FAASafety WINGS credits, complete the online meeting attendance form; the meeting code will be provided at the end of each of the meetings.

To attend meeting, go to https://join.freeconferencecall.com/pwkpilots
Online meeting ID: pwkpilots
Dial-in number (US): (720) 740-9630
Access code: [REDACTED]*
Sponsored by Chicago Executive Pilots Association (CEPA).
If you aren’t a member of CEPA and enjoy programs like this please consider joining CEPA; visit us at www.PWKpilots.org/membership/ Your dues help pay for these safety seminars.

CEPA IMC Club - January 2021
2021-01-27 18:30 - 19:30 | IL
PWK IMC Club presents Invisible Assassins – Rick Durden on Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

As we embark on some winter flying, we are probably going to be using the heaters in our aircraft more often. This poses a risk to us as pilots. A common way for Carbon Monoxide to enter the cockpit is through the airplanes cabin heating system. Being odorless and colorless, Carbon Monoxide is almost impossible to detect without the use of specialized detectors, and no, not the little card often seen in rental and training aircraft. In fact, we will be talking about why relying on one of those is just as dangerous as not having a quality detector at all.
On January 27th, Rick Durden will discuss with us the dangers of Carbon Monoxide poisoning and what we as pilots can do to prevent it and its serious consequences.
Rick Durden was once described as aviation’s Renaissance Man. He is Airline Transport Pilot rated with experience in some 200 types of airplanes, a practicing aviation attorney who has been involved in hundreds of aircraft accident cases, writer, aviation magazine editor, FAASTeam safety counselor, flight instructor, volunteer pilot in remote areas of the U.S. and Central America, and has been the executive director of a nonprofit conservation organization making use of aircraft and volunteer pilots throughout much of North America.

IMC Club: The IMC Club’s purpose is to promote instrument flying, proficiency, and safety. The intent is to create a community of pilots willing to share their perspective, provide recognition, foster communications, promote safety, and build proficiency in instrument flying. An IFR rating is not needed to participate in this excellent forum where we think through the various options from the comfort of your chair, firmly on the ground… before it is you sitting in the cockpit.
We meet monthly when pilots (and would-be pilots) network and share knowledge and experiences to keep our heads in the game.
For FAASafety WINGS credits, complete the online meeting attendance form; the meeting code will be provided at the end of each of the meetings.
To attend meeting, go to https://join.freeconferencecall.com/pwkpilots
Online meeting ID: pwkpilots
Dial-in number (US): (720) 740-9630
Access code: [REDACTED]*
Sponsored by Chicago Executive Pilots Association (CEPA).
If you aren’t a member of CEPA and enjoy programs like this please consider joining CEPA; visit us at www.PWKpilots.org/membership/ Your dues help pay for these safety seminars.

Annual CEPA Meeting and IMC Club - T-Skew by Jerry Seckler - November 18, 2020
2020-11-18 18:30 - 19:30 | IL
The Skew-T log P diagram is a powerful tool that pilots can use to paint a vertical picture of the atmosphere.
This presentation will discuss the basics of Skew-Ts, how they are generated, how to obtain them, and how to use them to glean useful information about atmospheric stability, clouds, and turbulence.
Speaker Bio:
Jerrold Seckler has been flying for over 53 years. During that time he has amassed over 7,000 hours in a wide variety of General Aviation aircraft and has personally flown a GA aircraft on all seven continents.
Seckler holds an ATP certificate as well as CFII, AGI, and IGI certificates. He has been named a Master Ground Instructor three consecutive times by the National Association of Flight Instructors.
Seckler is a former Board Member of the Cirrus Owners and Pilots Association and currently serves as the Dean of the College of Flight Operations of COPA University, the training and education arm of that organization. He regularly teaches at the Cirrus Pilot Proficiency Programs and presents classes on aviation weather, preflight briefings, instrument procedures, regulations, and aeronautical decision making.
He has also flown over 100 flights for Angel Flight Central and serves on AFC’s Safety Committee.
Three years ago he was honored to receive the FAA’s Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award for 50 years of safe flying.
In a previous life, Seckler was a Urologic Surgeon as well as an FAA Aviation Medical Examiner.
Currently, Seckler owns a 2001 Cirrus SR22 which he has flown for over 3,100 hours.

IMC Club: The IMC Club’s purpose is to promote instrument flying, proficiency, and safety. The intent is to create a community of pilots willing to share their perspective, provide recognition, foster communications, promote safety, and build proficiency in instrument flying. An IFR rating is not needed to participate in this excellent forum where we think through the various options from the comfort of your chair, firmly on the ground… before it is you sitting in the cockpit.
We meet monthly when pilots (and would-be pilots) network and share knowledge and experiences to keep our heads in the game.
New COVID-19 restrictions will not allow us to meet in person. To register as a remote participant use the blue button below.

Sponsored by Chicago Executive Pilots Association (CEPA).
If you aren’t a member of CEPA, please consider joining CEPA if you aren’t a member and like programs like this, please visit us at www.PWKpilots.org/membership/ Your dues pay the cost of these safety seminars.
For FAASafety WINGS credit, complete the online meeting attendance form, the meeting code will be provided at the end of the meeting.

CEPA November Board Meeting
2020-11-02 19:00 - 20:30 | Atlantic Aviation PWK, 1011 S Wolf Road, Wheeling, IL, 60090, United States
The Chicago Executive Pilots Association (CEPA) Board of Directors meets to discuss the business of the PAPA Scholarship and pilots association organizations.
Thank you, Mike Kurgan, General Manager, Atlantic Aviation, for providing us your board room.

Weather Investigation with Andy Miller, CFI, AOPA Great Lakes Ambassador
2020-10-28 19:30 - 21:00 | Ramada Plaza, 1090 S Milwaukee Avenue, Wheeling, IL, 60090, United States
Weather is often blamed as the cause of accidents when, in reality, it’s poor decision making that’s the culprit. Arm yourself to make the right weather choices at crucial moments before and during flight.
Here’s what you’ll learn:

Why getting the big weather picture is important
How to improve your go/no-go decision-making process
Tips to “weatherize” your mindset and avoid traps like flying VFR into IMC
Why technology can be a great tool and your worst enemy in weather flying

We will have limited registration to 50 people in the room. We will be live-streaming via video conference if you prefer to attend remotely. Please choose the appropriate link below:

Presenter Bio:
Andy Miller, CFI, AOPA Great Lakes Ambassador
Andy is AOPA’s You Can Fly Ambassador for the Great Lakes Region. He is a nationally recognized aviation educator; a lead representative in the FAA Safety Program, an IMC Club leader, and a member of both the National Association of Flight Instructors and the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators. He is also an aircraft owner and regularly flies Young Eagle and Angel Flight missions.
Andy is based in the Great Lakes and works with flying clubs, flight schools, aviation organizations, and secondary schools to increase the number of active pilots. You’ll often find him traveling to events and meetings in one of the AOPA’s bright yellow “Reimaged Cessna 152s.”

If you aren’t a member of CEPA, please consider joining. Your dues help pay for these safety seminars.
NOTE: There is an IMC Club meeting prior to this one. Each has a separate registration. Please join us for both but be sure to register for both separately.
Prior to attending a safety seminar please review and abide by current CDC, State and Local health guidelines.

CEPA IMC Club - IFR Decision Making-Chasing Choices - October 2020
2020-10-28 18:30 - 19:30 | Ramada Plaza, 1090 S Milwaukee Avenue, Wheeling, IL, 60090, United States
Processing information and making clear decisions while flying in IMC can be challenging. In this seminar we’ll analyze accident scenarios where stress and confusion in IMC can lead to task saturation, problematic choices, and suboptimal decisions.
Seminar presenters and attendees will work together on analyzing and discussing various scenarios to be a safer, more confident pilot.

Presenter Bio:
Andy Miller, CFI, AOPA Great Lakes Ambassador
Andy is AOPA’s You Can Fly Ambassador for the Great Lakes Region. He is a nationally recognized aviation educator; a lead representative in the FAA Safety Program, an IMC Club leader, and a member of both the National Association of Flight Instructors and the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators. He is also an aircraft owner and regularly flies Young Eagle and Angel Flight missions.
Andy is based in the Great Lakes and works with flying clubs, flight schools, aviation organizations, and secondary schools to increase the number of active pilots. You’ll often find him traveling to events and meetings in one of the AOPA’s bright yellow “Reimaged Cessna 152s.”

The IMC Club’s purpose is to promote instrument flying, proficiency, and safety. The intent is to create a community of pilots willing to share information, provide recognition, foster communications, promote safety, and build proficiency in instrument flying. IMC Club chapters offer monthly meetings in which pilots can network and share knowledge and experiences.

If you aren’t a member of CEPA, please consider joining. Your dues help pay for these safety seminars.
NOTE: There is an CEPA Safety Seminar prior to this one. Each has a separate registration. Please join us for both but be sure to register for both separately.
Prior to attending a safety seminar please review and abide by current CDC, State and Local health guidelines.

Chicagoland Pilots Advocacy Meeting
2020-10-28 05:30 - 18:30 | Ramada Plaza, 1090 S Milwaukee Avenue, Wheeling, IL, 60090, United States
All Chicagoland Flying Clubs, Pilot Associations, Flight Schools, Airport Support Network Members

You are invited to represent your organization at a Town Hall Advocacy meeting hosted by the Chicago Executive Pilot Association (CEPA) and presented by Kyle Lewis (AOPA Government Affairs) and Andy Miller (AOPA You Can Fly). This Town Hall is designed to inform local pilot groups, flying clubs, airport associations, and AOPA Airport Support Network Volunteers on the current national and local issues AOPA is working on a day to day basis. Airport advocacy, regional legislative agendas, and the growth of the pilot population will be discussed, and there will be an opportunity for Q&A.
Please RSVP, click here.
The Town Hall Advocacy meeting will start at 5:30. You can fly over to KPWK. Signature Flight Support has generously offered to waive ramp fees for this fly-in event; the hotel venue is 0.8sm walk but Signature will shuttle you over if you’d rather.
If you can’t make this meeting, please send someone else to represent your organization. By all means, share this with any and all other aviation-related organizations.
Following the Town Hall Advocacy meeting will be the Chicago Executive Pilot Association PWK IMC Club, “IFR Decision Making: Chasing Choices.” There will be WINGS credit for attendance.
Directly after the IMC Club meeting will be our Chicago Executive Pilot Association Safety Seminar, “Weather Investigation” an AOPA Air Safety Institute seminar, presented by Andy Miller. The Safety Seminar is WINGS credit eligible. Please encourage the other pilots in your organization to attend too!

CEPA October Board Meeting
2020-10-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Atlantic Aviation PWK, 1011 S Wolf Road, Wheeling, IL, 60090, United States

CEPA September Board Meeting
2020-09-08 19:00 - 20:30 | Atlantic Aviation PWK, 1011 S Wolf Road, Wheeling, IL, 60090, United States

Flight Stimulator - ATC and Pilots Take a Flight in the Same Room
2020-08-26 19:30 - 21:00 | Ramada Plaza, 1090 S Milwaukee Avenue, Wheeling, IL, 60090, United States
Pilots and air traffic controllers have a unique relationship. Both sit behind displays with a lot of information, but one is on the ground and the other likely hundreds of miles away and thousands of feet above creating quite a different perspective.
Let’s get a couple of ATC tower and C90 TRACON controllers in the same room with a couple pilots and simulate a flight. Of course, our pilots and controllers are going to make things “interesting” and we’ll see the other scramble to figure out WTF!
We welcome Ryan Schile and Andrew Rice, Certified Professional Controllers (CPC) from O’Hare towers. Last year, on March 1st, the two of them saved a few hundred people from a very bad day, separating an ERJ-145 from a B737-8 who got within 0.23 nm from each other. This won them the coveted President’s Award, aka Archie Award, at the Archie League Medal of Safety Awards banquet. We celebrate their getting it right, and in the words of NATCA president, Paul Rinaldi, not getting it wrong.
And, we welcome Ryan Jaros, a C90 TRACON controller, to be our man in the middle.
And, like Rod Machado has shown us for many years now, a bit of comedy can make a useful way to teach some valuable lessons.
So, while these are decorated, expert controllers, our scenario will truly put them to the test of their skills. We’re going to conduct a flight between a couple local airports with a TRACON handoff in the middle. How many possible errors can some pilots and controllers make in one short flight like this? You’ll have to attend to find out. And, no FAA Enforcement members will be present so we’ll see what virtual pilot or controller deviations happen!
Warning: anybody using the term “fish finder” will result in vectors to hold over the North Pole with further clearance next week.
No, the headline isn’t a typo, this flight should be stimulating!

Welcome to the new COVID-19 world. Things have changed since the beginning of the year and we are adapting, too.
We will offer a video conference stream for those who would rather. Details and registration will be provided shortly.
For those attending in person, COVID protocols will be in place. Chairs will be properly distanced (socially-distancing groups, e.g. couples, partners, etc., can move chairs together) and masks are required. We will cap the number of people at 50. Your cooperating is required if you wish to attend in person. Prior to attending a safety seminar please review and abide by current CDC, state and, local health guidelines.

CEPA IMC Club August 2020 - Boston Bait and Switch with ORD tower and C90 Controllers
2020-08-26 18:30 - 19:30 | Ramada Plaza, 1090 S Milwaukee Avenue, Wheeling, IL, 60090, United States
We welcome Ryan Schile and Andrew Rice, Certified Professional Controllers (CPC) from O’Hare towers. Last year, on March 1st, the two of them saved a few hundred people from a very bad day, separating an ERJ-145 from a B737-8 who got within 0.23 nm from each other. This won them the coveted President’s Award, aka Archie Award, at the Archie League Medal of Safety Awards banquet. We celebrate their getting it right, and in the words of NATCA president, Paul Rinaldi, not getting it wrong.
And, we welcome Ryan Jaros, a C90 TRACON controller, to be our man in the middle.
Tonight, we discuss another Class Bravo busy airport where a Mooney is landing on a compassion flight. Mixing in with the turbine traffic isn’t easy for pilots or controllers. Let’s figure out this pilot’s difficult approach and decision. With our two tower controllers and a TRACON (and former MIA tower) controller, this should be a fascinating discussion!
IMC Club: The IMC Club’s purpose is to promote instrument flying, proficiency, and safety. The intent is to create a community of pilots willing to share their perspective, provide recognition, foster communications, promote safety, and build proficiency in instrument flying. An IFR rating is not needed to participate in this excellent forum where we think through the various options from the comfort of your chair, firmly on the ground… before it is you sitting in the cockpit.
We meet monthly when pilots (and would-be pilots) network and share knowledge and experiences to keep our heads in the game.

Welcome to the new COVID-19 world. Things have changed since the beginning of the year and we are adapting, too.
We will offer a video conference stream for those who would rather. Details and registration will be provided shortly.
For those attending in person, COVID protocols will be in place. Chairs will be properly distanced (socially-distancing groups, e.g. couples, partners, etc., can move chairs together) and masks are required. We will cap the number of people at 50. Your cooperating is required if you wish to attend in person.
Prior to attending a safety seminar please review and abide by current CDC, state, and local health guidelines.

Sponsored by Chicago Executive Pilots Association (CEPA).
If you aren’t a member of CEPA, please consider joining CEPA if you aren’t a member and like programs like this, please visit us at www.PWKpilots.org/membership/ Your dues help pay for these safety seminars.
