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Aviation Breakfast Breakout

www.oravi.org Gale ‘Jake’ Jacobs, Moderator

Dick VanGrunsven Founder & CEO Vans Aircraft

Wally Anderson, President Synergy Air

Henry Balensifer, Manager LEKTRO

Jeff Roberts, President & CEO Erickson Aviation

Chuck Allen, Executive Director SOAR Oregon

Mitch Swecker, Director Oregon Dept. Aviation

Kent Craford, CEO Alaska Seaplanes

Benny Benson, Owner Sisters Eagle Airport

Rep. John Huffman Oregon House

Sen. Betsy Johnson Oregon Senate

Panel Members

Format:3 minute introductionsAudience discussion / Q&A

Aviation Economic impact12,000 Jobs400 companiesAverage salary $62,00078 cities$2 Billion economic impact

Gale ‘Jake’ Jacobsjake@oravi.orgwww.oravi.org

100 Members – Non-profit ClusterManufacturers

OperatorsAirports

Traded sector

Representative MembersGarminColumbia HelicopterPrineville AirportInsituCentral Oregon CC.Brim AviationCentury WestRegal AviationVDOS GlobalNear Space Corp www.oravi.org/Members

Gale ‘Jake’ JacobsExecutive Director

-Annual Summits-Quarterly meetings-Networking-Economic Development-Legislative Representation

We Fly Higher Together

RV-4

RV-14

Richard (Van) VanGrunsvenengineering2@vansaircraft.comwww.vansaircraft.com

9,250 in the air in 45 countries10 aircraft model types65 full time employeesLargest kit plane manufacturer in the world

43 years in businessBased Aurora Airport

Dick VanGrunsvenFounder, CEO

Manufacture RV-12SLSA Light Sport Certified Aircraft66 delivered15 employeesVan’s partnershipBuilder training facility – Eugene airport

Wally Anderson wallyatsynergyair@gmail.comwww.synergyair.com

Wally AndersonPresident

Manufacturing electric vehicles since 1950. #1 towbarless tug in private aviationLeading towbarless tug for US regional airlines.Diesel/electric and hydrogen fuel cell prototypes developed

80 Employees70 Years in businessNearly 5,000 units soldUsed in 95 countriesBased at Astoria Airport

Henry Balensiferhbalensifer@lektro.com www.lektro.com

Henry BalensiferCommunications Manager

FirefightingConstructionTimberOil & GasRepair & Overhaul / ManufacturingEnergy Utility Line ConstructionGovernment Services

Worldwide operationsHeavy Lift HelicoptersS-64 Aircrane1,000 employees90 aircraft

Jeff Robertsjroberts@ericksonaviation.comwww.ericksonaviation.com

Jeff RobertsPresident & CEO

Chuck Allencallen@soaroregon.comwww.soaroregon.com

Chuck AllenExecutive Director

Growing the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Industry in OregonIndustry AdvocacyOutreachGrants

Oregon UAS Test Range ComplexNear Space at TillamookWarm SpringsPendleton

Industry ClustersPortland MetroCentral OregonColumbia River Gorge

Modal Aviation Portion of Oregon Transportation Plan28 State owned airports97 Public use airports360 private airports57 qualify for Federal Funding 90%Aviation BoardUAS involvement

HB 207525% Rural Air25% State Airports50% Grant match, Emergency, ED, Infrastructure

Mitch Sweckermitch.t.swecker@aviation.state.or.uswww.oregon.gov/aviation

Mitch SweckerDirector

Mission:Economic, Infrastructure, Safety

Rural air service considerations

9 passenger aircraftStructure for continued serviceNo TSAQuick turnaroundLocal involvementEmphasis on truly rural communities

Kent CrafordCEO

Kent Crafordkent@flyalaskaseaplanes.com.www.flyalaskaseaplanes.com

Benny BensonBbenson@EnergyneeringSolutions.comwww.sistersairport.com

Airport Improvements

Expansion plans

Sisters High School

Community Relationships

Businesses on Airport

Benny BensonOwner

Representative John Huffman (R)District 59 The Dalles

Successful 2015 legislationImpact of clusters in aviation

Synergy, jobs and supply chainDrones in Oregon

Rep. John HuffmanRep.JohnHuffman@state.or.uswww.oregonlegislature.gov/Huffman

Senator Betsy Johnson (D)District 16 Scappoose

Commercial Aviation in OregonTraded Sector Economic ValueLegislators listen to logic

Sen. Betsy JohnsonSen.BetsyJohnson@state.or.uswww.oregonlegislature.gov/johnson

Discussion and Questions

Gale ’Jake’ Jacobs

Dick ‘Van’ VanGrunsven

Wally Anderson

Henry Balensifer

Jeff Roberts

Chuck Allen

Mitch Swecker

Benny Benson

Rep. John Huffman

Sen. Betsy Johnson

Kent Craford

ww.oravi.org

Thank you for joining us

See you in the air!

Aviation Breakfast Breakout

www.oravi.orgWe Fly Higher Together

Oregon Aviation Industries ORAVI

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