2023 Ohio Aviation Maintenance Symposium
Eastland Career Center - Monday, March
20th 2023
Symposium Schedule
Information from this years Ohio Aviation Maintenance Symposium Event!
The 2023 Ohio Aviation Maintenance Symposium was a big success. Here are the photos and other information about the event!
271 were pre-registered through the FAASTeam website with and estimated 310
in total attendance. 133 from Columbus
GL07 and Cleveland GL25 FSDOs and waiting on the total from the Cincinnati
GL05. We
want to thank all the vendors, presentors and the Eastland Career Center and
COPAMA volunteers who helped with the symposium.
Thanks to all who attended and hope to see your next year!
Eastland Career Center Volunters, FAA Photos, Vendor Listing , Vendor Photos , Food Trucks
FAA Opening and COPAMA Scholarship Fund Presentation
The Symposium opening was headed by FAA FAASTeam Inpector Paul Gillenwater from the Columbus FSDO. Cincinnati and Cleveland FSDO representatives were also present for registration and presentations.
COPAMA Boardmember Steve Brown presented the check for $525.00 to MMS Rep for MMS Apprentice Kyle Wagoner. The scholarship funds will pay for the 3 computer written tests now costing $175 each for the completion of his 30 month training and A&P Certificates.
Kyle Wagner is expecting to complete his Apprenticeship with MMS Aviation this summer and he and his wife have been excepted to work with MARC (Mission Aviation Repair Center) in Soldotna, Alaska. Kyle hopes to move his family to Alaska in 2024 after the birth of their fourth child.
We wish him well as he goes to support missionary aircraft throughout the world.
FAA Photos
Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus FSDO Inspectors
FAA Inspectors (L to R)
Paul Gillenwater- Airworthiness FPM GL07 (Columbus)
Mark Auer- Ops FPM GL07 (Columbus)
Joe Schott- Airworthiness FPM GL05 (Cincinnati)
Mike Emmerich- Ops FPM GL25 (Cleveland)
Arny Wolfe- Airworthiness FPM GL25 (Cleveland)
Jason Forshey- Ops FPM GL05 (Cincinnati)
Eastland Career Center Volunteers
Eastland Career Center Aviation Instructor Alex D'Ettorre posees with the student volunteers who returned on spring break to help set up and tear down for the symposium. They aslo attended the symposium to help with logistics. We want to thank them for thier help and the Center for the use of their beautiful new Technologies Center for the Symposium.
Central Ohio Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (COPAMA)
COPAMA President Charles Jenkins and Secretary Gene Sprang man the COPAMA raffle table. Other COPAMA members in attendance were Steve Brown, Bill Otte and Lowell Dowler.
Thanks to all the vendors who provided prises and certificates for the raffel which brought in $693.00 to add to the $6009.11 proceeds of the symposium. Checks for $3004.56 will go to the E.C.C. Antonio Vincent Rosa Memorial and COPAMA Scholarship Funds.
Antonio was a 17 year old aviation student at E.C.C. from Pickerington who was walking to work on Thursday August 12th, 2021 and tragically hit by a truck while crossing Refugee Rd. A Go-Fund-Me page created at the time of his death raised over $20,000.
Engineering Technologies Center
Eastland Career Center
4465 S. Hamilton Road,
Groveport, Ohio 43125
Many Thanks to all the vendors that attended and helped to make it happen!
2023 Vendor List
| Break Sponsor | Satcom Direct | John Salame |
Vendor gallery and booth photos
Many thanks to the Food Trucks which provided lunch!
Find these and other Street Food Trucks on the StreetFoodFinder App!
OAMS 2022 Preplanning!
On December 15th, FAA Safety Inspector Paul Gillenwater led a discussion with COPAMA board members, other FAASTeam Inspectors from Cleveland and Cincinnati FSDOs, Eastland Career Center Instructor Alex D'Ettorre and Instructors Deem and Everett from C.S.C.C. Aviation Maintenance Technology to discuss holding the 2022 Ohio Aviation Maintenance Symposium at that sight. The Symposium date will be March 15th at the Eastland Career Center which is located at 4465 S. Hamilton Road, Groveport, Ohio 43125.
The change of venue addresses costs and COVID issues and gives exposure of the Aviation Maintenance Community to the students at E.C.C. engaged in their Aviation Pathways Program. Many past vendors have already signed on as Booth Displays and Presenters at the event.
E.C.C.'s Aviation Pathways Program exposes their students to Piloting, Maintenance, A.T.C., Airport Management and Drone training to pass the Part 107 UAS Certification. They get a well rounded idea of aviation so they can decide which career path to choose after High School graduation.
The Symposium will be held in their Engineering Technologies Center recently opened in August 2021. Along with the Aviation program which provides training for up to 30 Junior and Senior students from affiliated regional High Schools, the building houses Welding, Pre-Engineering, Computer Controlled Manufacturing, and other technical courses for High School and Adult continuing education classes in the evening.
The Center will be on Spring Break so acres of parking are available along with local restaurants and planned food trucks for lunch. Attendees should plan thier choice of food source or bring their lunch.
We will update our website with information when plans are finalized. Here is link to the Eastland Fairfield Career and Technical Schools which Eastland and Fairfield Career Centers combine to form.
Eastland Career Center Aviation Pathways Program
This page was last updated on 01/17/24.