2025 Ohio Aviation Maintenance Symposium
Eastland Career Center - Monday, March
24th 2025
2025 OAMS Training Schecule
COPAMA Close of Operations in 2025
Information from this years Ohio Aviation Maintenance Symposium Event!
The 2025 Ohio Aviation Maintenance Symposium was another big success. Here are the photos and other information about the event!
Over 200 were pre-registered through the FAASTeam website with and estimated 275
in total attendance. Attendees were from all three Ohio FSDOs, Cincinnati
GL05, Columbus GL07 and Cleveland GL25.
We want to thank all the vendors, presentors and the Eastland Career Center,
the E.C.C. Student
and
COPAMA volunteers who helped with the symposium.
Special 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.
Opening Session conducted by Inspector Paul Gillenwater
Michael Absten presents $244.00 check from 2024 Motors and Rotors Event to Steve
Brown for
COPAMA Scholarship Fund.
Bob Schwartz from MMS accepts Scholarship check from Steve Brown for 5 Apprentices.
COPAMA Boardmember Steve Brown presented the check for 2625.00 to MMS Director of Training, Bob Schwartz for MMS Aviation's Apprentices, Matthew Woods, Dale Liff, Tyler Sensenig, Sharee Sensenig and Ben Winsley. The scholarship funds will pay for 3 computer written tests each now costing $175 for the completion of their 30 month training and AIrframe and PowerPlant Certificates.
We wish them well as they go to support missionary aircraft throughout the world.
FAA Photos
Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus FSDO Inspectors
2025 Columbus FSDO Inspectors GL07
Inspectors Paul Gillenwater, Todd Caruso, Bill Cummins, Alex D'Ettorre, Jon Jefferies, Joe Korecz, Krystal Nabors, Aaron Patterson, Lionell Portis Nathan Poare, FSDO Manager Kevin Tyree, Mike Watkins , John Welsh and Brittany Witzberger.
2025 Cincinnati FSDO Inspectors GL05
Inspetors Joe Culbertson, Stan Faske, Jason Forshey, and Robert Wagers
Aviation Safety Inspector Mike Millard GAO AFS-830
2024 Cleveland FSDO Inspectors GL25
Inspectors Ron Schwachenwald, Tomast Bokotey, Steven Truesdale and Arnold (Arnie) Wolfe
2025 Eastland Career Center Volunteers
Much thanks Aviation Instructor Matt McGregor and the student volunteers who returned on spring break to help set up and tear down for the symposium. They also attended the symposium to help with logistics. We want to thank them for their help and the Eastland Career Center for the use of their beautiful Technologies Center for the Symposium.
Central Ohio Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (COPAMA)
COPAMA President Charles Jenkins, his son Sagan man the COPAMA raffle table. Other COPAMA members in attendance were Gene Sprang, Steve Brown and Lowell Dowler.
Thanks to all the vendors who provided prises and certificates for the raffel which brought in $587.00 to add to bring total proceeds of the symposium to $4093.53. Checks for $2046.76 will go to the E.C.C. Antonio Vincent Rosa Memorial and COPAMA Scholarship Funds.
Antonio's Aviation Legacy Memorial for Antonio Rosa
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. Please click on the link above to visit the memorial website!
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!
2025 Vendor List
| Break Sponsors |
Morning Sponsors - The AD Toolbox - T-Data - TBX
Afternoon Sponsor - Standard Aero
Vendor gallery and booth photos
OAMS 2025 Vendors
Aero Battery Inc.
Aerospace Turbin Rotables, Inc
Airforms LLC
Airwolf Aerospace LLC
Concord Battery
Eagle Fuel Cells
Hartzell Engine Technologies - Hartzell Props
Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics
Preferred Airparts LLC
Saint-Gobain Mobility Aerospace
Spirit Aeronautics
Standard Aero
Tempest Aero Group
Tool Testing Lab
Tritex Corporation
Tronair Inc
uAvionix
Weldon Pump
West Star Aviation
Zip Chem Products
Many thanks to the Food Trucks which provided lunch!
Find these and other Street Food Trucks on the StreetFoodFinder App!
OAMS 2025 Preplanning! The COPAMA close of operations in 2025!
In December 2024, FAA Safety Inspector Paul Gillenwater led a discussion with COPAMA board members, other FAASTeam Inspectors from Cleveland and Cincinnati FSDOs, Eastland Career Center Instructor Matt McGregor and Instructors Deem and Everett from C.S.C.C. Aviation Maintenance Technology to discuss the 2025 Ohio Aviation Maintenance Symposium. The Symposium date selected was March 24th at the Eastland Career Center which is located at 4465 S. Hamilton Road, Groveport, Ohio 43125.
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 which has hosted the Symposium for the last 2 year. 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 3 food trucks for lunch. Attendees had thier choice of food source or to bring their lunch.
COPAMA Close of Operations in 2025
After much deliberation, the COPAMA Board came to unnaimous vote concerning the continuation of COPAMA as a Non-Profit organization. Since we have ongoing commitment to a few student awardees till next June 31st, the Board will meet again at that time to finalize the close of operations. The 2 members, Lowell Dowler and Gene Sprang, who were not seeking reelction will remain on the board through closing.
Next year's Symposium will not include us and our website and email services will terminate at the end of this year. The FAA will distribute information about timing and location of next year's Symposium so look for their email notices or visit the FAASTeam Safety page for Event notices and other training opportunities.
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