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for owners to learn and socialize with each other, meet with vendors, and talk with personnel from DAHER-SOCATA. The social events encouraged further discussions about flying and offered the means to develop friendships.”
McKee expressed his appreciation to the vendors who provided support and financial contributions for TBMOPA’s charitable foundation. In 2014, more than $100,000 was raised to provide, among other things, scholarships for disabled veterans to learn to fly through the non-profit Able Flight association.
Stéphane Mayer, DAHER- SOCATA’s President and CEO, joined a U.S.-bound TBM 900 ferry flight to attend the convention. He said the TBM 900’s recent introduction has raised interest throughout the aviation community, which was reflected in the presence of newcomers at this year’s event.
“These new attendees share the passion for aviation, and
are welcomed to join the TBM community,” he added. “Overall, the TBMOPA team’s excellent work once again resulted in a series of top- quality events for the organization’s annual conventions, which attract increasingly large audiences.”
Nicolas Chabbert, Senior Vice President of the DAHER-SOCATA Airplane Business Unit, said the 2014 TBMOPA convention was very well managed by the TBMOPA team, under the direction of Frank McKee, assisted by Bill Alberts and Andrew Knott.
“This 11th TBMOPA Convention continued the event’s ascension, and was remarkable by its professional organization and the camaraderie of the owners who attended,” Chabbert concluded.
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