China General Aviation Forum 2010

On June,, it was a particularly bright and beautiful day with a vast clear sky in Beijing. Here the China General Aviation Forum hosted by the China Civil Aviation Report, co-organized by the Luyanghu Modern Industrial Development Zone, sponsored by Capital Jet Company Limited and supported by the China Civil Aviation Science Popularization Foundation, was held in the King Wing Hot Spring International Hotel. With the same goal each year of developing China’s GA, this forum attracted more than 180 attendees of the GA industry from both locally and abroad to discuss the development and cooperation of China’s GA. This year the forum would last for two days with the theme “There are business opportunities everywhere.” Today, with an ever louder and louder demand for the opening of low altitude airspace in China, attendees of this forum were more active than before with a higher level of passion which lead to some splendid discussions. Tuesday, June 22 At 17:30, June 22nd, the meeting place in the King Wing Hot Sring International Hotel was very well arranged. It was decorated fully and in perfect order with the 7×4.8m main background board, a great number of company displays, and many kinds of refreshments. The attendees checked in and entered the meeting place. At 18:00 pm, with melodious music, the reception for the China General Aviation Forum 2010 kicked off. The 6-meter-long banner of the China Civil Aviation Science Popularization Foundation, the main sponsor of this forum, was hung right over the main background board. Mao Shunping, the Vice President of the China Civil Aviation Science Popularization Foundation delivered the welcoming remarks, which raised the curtain of this forum. Francis Chao, Publisher of China Civil Aviation Report said that we should certainly develop GA in China, and in the meantime, we should pay great attention to self-discipline in this industry. At this point we added a small meaningful link, that is, calling for the attendees to sign names on the self-discipline board, which read: “Industrial self-discipline in GA is the best guarantee to maintain flight safety. Let’s push forward industrial self-discipline together!” Mr. Mao Shunping, Vice President of China Civil Aviation Science Popularization Foundation, took the lead to sign on the self-discipline board. Then Zhao Qijiang, Chairman of Capital Jet Company Limited and Lin Mingyang, President of Textron China Inc., etc., all signed on the self-discipline board. Attendees got acquainted with each other over some red wine, appetizers and desserts. The reception provided a relaxed and positive atmosphere for all the guests to communicate and exchange business cards. Some guests were very happy to take photos with several friends. The happy reception was a perfect opening for the formal meetings of the next two days. Wednesday, June 23 From 8:30 am, on June 23rd, the attendees were radiant with happiness when entering the meeting place. The forum formally started at 9:00 am. This year’s forum was held in the form of a round table as a tradition and this was helpful for attendees to communicate breezily. Mao Shunping, the vice president of China Civil Aviation Science Popularization Foundation delivered the opening remarks. On behalf of president Bao Peide, he welcomed all the attendees, gave great support to this forum and thanked the host and co-organizer. Then Gao Yuanyang, the assistant of the mayor of Weinan City, Shaanxi Province delivered the welcome remarks and offered success for this forum! Wang Xia, the General Secretary of the China General Aviation Association, introduced the organization and construction of this association. Her introduction could be concluded to two facets. One was the development of this unit and the other was their working train of thought and key points. This association is a second-class association to China Air Transport Association (CATA). Later on, Mu Jun, the Civil Aviation Specialist of FAA Beijing gave a speech. He broadcasted a five-minute-short video and mainly introduced what was GA and how it was operated in the U.S.. In the video, John Allen, officer of Flight Standards Department of the FAA, introduced the GA development history in the U.S.; Mel Cintron introduced how to guarantee GA safety; Dennis Pratte introduced how to guarantee flight safety. Mr. Mu stressed that aviation safety and flight safety were very important and there were careful and strict rules in the U.S. and there were some materials which he was willing to share with whoever wanted them. Later on, Landon Loomis, Commercial Officer of the U.S. Embassy, Beijing made a splendid speech. He introduced the development of America’s GA and the function and role GA had played in the U.S.’s economic development. He said that in the U.S. GA had played a key role not only in increasing job opportunities and providing salaries but also in promoting economic growth. Therefore, he thought that it was necessary and a must for China to develop GA and GA would play a very promising role in many areas in China. Meanwhile, he stressed the role associations and organizations played in GA development process. Associations and organizations can influence states to make related policies and promote industrial development priorities. After several wonderful speeches, all attendees, full of enthusiasm, took a “family” photo. Then they enjoyed delicious refreshments sponsored by the Intersoft company. Later on, we had a meaningful activity. Every year at our forum, we at the China Civil Aviation Report praise and honor some person or unit that has contributed greatly to China’s GA to encourage China’s GA to march fearlessly onward though it is still in the developing stage. This year we chose AVIC Hongdu. The CJ-6 aircraft this company had produced had been put into mass production in 1962. Up till 1986, there were 1,796 aircraft produced by AVIC Hongdu. We hope there will be more GA aircraft made by China flying in the sky all over the world. Zeng Yong is now the chief designer of CJ-6 and he accepted the honor on behalf of AVIC Hongdu and all the attendees stood up to welcome Mr. Zeng Yong. Mao Shunping, the vice president of China Civil Aviation Science Popularization Foundation, represented the entire forum, awarded the trophy with “Enjoying honor from home and abroad and winning glory for our motherland” printed in it. On behalf of AVIC Hongdu, Mr. Zeng thanked the host of China Civil Aviation Report and all the attendees. Zhao Qijiang, President of Capital Jet Company Limited delivered a speech with the title of "Strive for Ten Years and GA Will Fly in the Sky like a Hawk". President Zhao said it was an honor to be invited to give a speech at this forum. Adhering to the spirit of sharing the same ambitions and purposes to carry forward the tradition, he was willing to share the experiences they had achieved in the GA industry these years and their outlook for the beautiful future during a time when GA industry was going to be fully opened. He introduced the company overview, the current situations of China’s GA and his company’s development plan and future outlook. He sincerely hoped to join hands with people in the GA industry to strive to push China’s GA to a new height. He would contribute his own and the company’s strength to the prosperity of GA in the world. At 12:00 O’clock, attendees enjoyed a gorgeous lunch sponsored by the Minsheng Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.. At 13:30 pm, the attendees returned to the meeting place on time to participate in the afternoon’s conference in high spirits. Firstly, Zhu Jiaye from Minsheng Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. introduced leasing and the aviation leasing business. He showed the overview and its business area of Minsheng Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. and he said they could help more companies buy and use business jets to fly in the sky. Ms. Daisy Peng, Marketing Manager of Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Beijing Office gave us a speech with the subject of Extensive Experience in Special Mission Aircraft. She said that extensive experience in mission aircraft includes weather modification, flight inspection, air ambulance, photographic mapping, remote sensing, intelligence & surveillance, maritime missions, flight training, etc.. Kevin Wu, Vice President of Business Development & Government Affairs delivered a speech with the topic General Aviation and Sustainable National Economy Growth. He said the GA’s contribution to building a harmonious society is creating considerable economic benefits. In pushing forward national economic development, early in 2006, GA had contributed 1% of the GDP for the U.S. and offered millions of job opportunities. This showed that GA had a huge latent function in China’s national economy development. He believed the main constraints of GA in China were unfavorable operating environment, underdeveloped GA infrastructure, and an underdeveloped supply ecosystem. The driving forces in GA growth were government functions, economic development, science & tech evolution. His speech was the first high tide of this forum. At about 16:30 pm, our forum held a prize raffle and then attendees enjoyed refreshments. After refreshments, Lu Xin, Marketing Manager of Eurocopter China gave us a key-note speech with the title General Aviation and Emergency Rescue. Manager Lu mainly introduced how helicopters could play a role in rescue activities. He believed helicopters were the core factor which ensured the rescue activities be operated with high efficiency and safety and anthropogenic factor would also play an important role in rescue activities. Xu Jiaqing, Deputy General Manager of Shanghai Sikorsky Aircraft Company gave us a speech with the title of General Aviation and Its Development. Firstly, he introduced the inspiration source of helicopters. Then he displayed GA’s important function in national economic development, including economic contribution, environmental protection, business contribution and emergency relief, etc.. Mr. Xu compared China’s GA with that of the U.S. and mentioned again there was a big gap between China’s GA and America’s. He said there were three major bottle necks for China GA development, that is, ATC and civil aviation regulations, lack of infrastructures and lack of aviation talents. He gave a few suggestions for China’s GA development. Later on, we started the portion which was held every year, that is, the “Free Flight” session (Q&A). The topic was Should China Build General Aviation “Top Down” or “Bottom Up”? Now the government is considering constructing a national aviation emergency relief system. According to traditional thought, the government will appropriate special money for special institutions to offer national emergency relief in appointed bases. This “top down” construction thought has an advantage of uniform equipments and a disadvantage of failing to cover most areas of China, so emergency relief sometimes may not be offered at the very first time. If the government agrees to pay for services and aircraft is operated by general folks, the “bottom up” operation model will cover most areas in China and emergency relief can be available at the very first sign of trouble. In this session, the atmosphere was unusually boisterous and many attendees wanted to view their opinions. The views from different attendees were all different and good views and the amount of advice were plentiful, adding much beauty to this session. After the “Free Flight” session (Q&A), it was about 17:00 pm and the first day’s meeting came to its end. Thursday, June 24 At 9:00 am, attendees entered the meeting place full of enthusiasm and the second day of this forum kicked off. Gao Yuanyang, the assistant to the mayor of Weinan City, Shaanxi Province delivered a key-note speech with the subject of Local Government’s Efforts & Functions for GA Development. In the beginning, Dr. Gao introduced GA development background and opportunities. Then he carefully introduced the GA industry chain and pointed out that GA was an industry area where local government can do many great things. He illustrated China’s GA development line map and mentioned some problems to be resolved. He researched GA development models of the U.S., Canada and Japan, pointing out there was no mature theory model for China’s GA development and China’s GA might refer to the GA development model in GA-developed countries. He believed “Operation First” should be the choice of China’s GA. Furthermore; he mentioned industry development rhythm and industry development supporting projects, etc.. Dr. Gao’s speech could be regarded as the high tide of this day. The next speaker was Li Weihua, Manager of Zhong Fei General Aviation Company. Mr. Li said there were opportunities and challenges for GA to develop in China. We should be brave to accept the challenges and grab opportunities to strive for a beautiful day. The speech of Dr. Carl Chen was another high tide of this forum. His topic was FAA Type Certification Process and an Insider’s View. Dr. Carl Chen was invited by Francis Chao from the U.S. and he is the only Chinese individual who has gained two FAA certifications for jet aircraft. Carl is one of the rare ones who can understand fully the FAA certification process. Dr. Chen said, one could only fly and sell aircraft in China if he had achieved the airworthiness certification in China and if one wanted to fly all over the world, he must achieve FAA certification. “All successful GA projects have to consider getting FAA Certification as the Highest Priority. FAA certification is one of the most hard-to-obtain certification in the world. FAA certification is ‘not difficult’; it is a very tedious process. FAA certification requires very thorough and detail planning prior to application and detail execution after application.” It was no doubt that Dr. Chen brought aircraft designers and sellers with the correct method for FAA certification. Qiyong Li, General Manager of Shanghai Kingwing General Aviation Co., Ltd gave a splendid speech with the title Market Potential for Helicopter Business Flight in Yangtze River Delta. He pointed out there were strong economic strength and ideal consumption market in Yangtze River Delta. He appealed for a base network in Yangtze River Delta, breaking through airspace control, grabbing the opportunity of policy adjustment, pushing forward aircraft simplification and scale to greatly decrease operation cost so that operators and clients unite to achieve the win-win effect. Before lunch, we held another lucky raffle. At 12:00, attendees enjoyed a hearty lunch sponsored by IndUS Aviation, Inc. The first speaker in the afternoon was Yan Yu, Vice Director of Marketing Dept. of AVIC Hongdu. With the title N5 Serial Ag-aircraft Introduction, he mainly introduced the overview of AVIC Hongdu, N5A aircraft and N5B aircraft. James Gu, Deputy General Manager of FASCO gave a speech with the title Inspirations from Business Jets’ Historical Development in Shanghai. He said that FASCO was a participant and proposition of Shanghai’s business jets development. He introduced the general situation, course of development and experience of Shanghai’s business jets development. “Recalling the past aims at a better future outlook. We are willing to develop with all of you in the new round.” He said. The last speaker was Ram Pattisapu, MD, President of IndUS Aviation, Inc.. Mr. Ram Pattisapu explained what was sport aviation and why it was that important. In all developed countries, there are substantial basis of GA. He said that “General” aviation had not truly been for the “General” public but was perceived as the avocation for the rich. Because of the costs and the restriction of rules and regulations, even the lowest levels of GA are too high for us. “Younger pilots can enter aviation with low cost aircraft!” He said, “Light sport aircraft impacts greatly the growth of general aviation. Rapid GA growth through less restrictive regulations allow manufacturers greater freedom and efficiency, bringing new aviation technologies to market sooner.” He hoped. His dream was that the “General” public could fly aircraft to enjoy the fun of flying in the sky! At about 15:50, the ”Free Flight” session kicked off with the topic “How to avoid the opening of GA facing ‘chaos after market opening, and market dies down after government intervention’ ?” Seeing this topic, attendees said that both topics this forum had selected were very hot, issuable and representative. There was a common argument whether it was inevitable that GA would be opened and there must be chaos. The government should open more widely while strengthen supervision policy and pay attention to the policy effects. GA operators should also pay strict attention to self-discipline, manufacture good aircraft, reduce accidents, offer safe equipments and keep optimum competition. In China, it is not balanced not only the municipal development but also the economic development. Most people reside in the east. The east region is also the most developed and here most activities are held. Especially GA activities are all located in this region which covers only 20% of the country’s whole area. By rights, overseas, the places where GA is most developed are those where business aviation is less developed. Especially in the U.S., GA is used for connecting small areas. Therefore, some attendees recommended developing GA in developing areas which can not only be beneficial to local economy but also be convenient due to relative low costs. In fact, it is easy to succeed thanks to less competition. At about 16:40 pm, Deng Jian, Vice General Manager of Capital Jet Co., Ltd. delivered the closing speech. He said that this forum was a platform for GA colleagues to communicate and share information with each other and this year the forum was to gain an understanding of GA development in China, to evaluate how to “localize” GA here to make it become “acclimatized” to China. At last he thanked Francis Chao and all attendees on behalf of Capital Jet Co., Ltd. He hoped there would be opportunities for all to work together. Francis Chao, Publisher of China Civil Aviation Report, said the GA spring was coming and all colleagues in GA were happy while slighlty panicked as they didn’t know if GA would develop in China as they had expected to realize their dreams. In the end, he thanked Minsheng Financial Leasing Co., Ltd., Weinan Luyanghu Modern Industrial Development Zone, China Civil Aviation Science Popularization Foundation and especially all attendees! “Wish we see each other during Luyanghu International GA Festival! China GA Forum 2010 was a great success!”
 

On June,, it was a particularly bright and beautiful day with a vast clear sky in Beijing. Here the China General Aviation Forum hosted by the China Civil Aviation Report, co-organized by the Luyanghu Modern Industrial Development Zone, sponsored by Capital Jet Company Limited and supported by the China Civil Aviation Science Popularization Foundation, was held in the King Wing Hot Spring International Hotel. With the same goal each year of developing China’s GA, this forum attracted more than 180 attendees of the GA industry from both locally and abroad to discuss the development and cooperation of China’s GA. This year the forum would last for two days with the theme “There are business opportunities everywhere.” Today, with an ever louder and louder demand for the opening of low altitude airspace in China, attendees of this forum were more active than before with a higher level of passion which lead to some splendid discussions. Tuesday, June 22 At 17:30, June 22nd, the meeting place in the King Wing Hot Sring International Hotel was very well arranged. It was decorated fully and in perfect order with the 7×4.8m main background board, a great number of company displays, and many kinds of refreshments. The attendees checked in and entered the meeting place. At 18:00 pm, with melodious music, the reception for the China General Aviation Forum 2010 kicked off. The 6-meter-long banner of the China Civil Aviation Science Popularization Foundation, the main sponsor of this forum, was hung right over the main background board. Mao Shunping, the Vice President of the China Civil Aviation Science Popularization Foundation delivered the welcoming remarks, which raised the curtain of this forum. Francis Chao, Publisher of China Civil Aviation Report said that we should certainly develop GA in China, and in the meantime, we should pay great attention to self-discipline in this industry. At this point we added a small meaningful link, that is, calling for the attendees to sign names on the self-discipline board, which read: “Industrial self-discipline in GA is the best guarantee to maintain flight safety. Let’s push forward industrial self-discipline together!” Mr. Mao Shunping, Vice President of China Civil Aviation Science Popularization Foundation, took the lead to sign on the self-discipline board. Then Zhao Qijiang, Chairman of Capital Jet Company Limited and Lin Mingyang, President of Textron China Inc., etc., all signed on the self-discipline board. Attendees got acquainted with each other over some red wine, appetizers and desserts. The reception provided a relaxed and positive atmosphere for all the guests to communicate and exchange business cards. Some guests were very happy to take photos with several friends. The happy reception was a perfect opening for the formal meetings of the next two days. Wednesday, June 23 From 8:30 am, on June 23rd, the attendees were radiant with happiness when entering the meeting place. The forum formally started at 9:00 am. This year’s forum was held in the form of a round table as a tradition and this was helpful for attendees to communicate breezily. Mao Shunping, the vice president of China Civil Aviation Science Popularization Foundation delivered the opening remarks. On behalf of president Bao Peide, he welcomed all the attendees, gave great support to this forum and thanked the host and co-organizer. Then Gao Yuanyang, the assistant of the mayor of Weinan City, Shaanxi Province delivered the welcome remarks and offered success for this forum! Wang Xia, the General Secretary of the China General Aviation Association, introduced the organization and construction of this association. Her introduction could be concluded to two facets. One was the development of this unit and the other was their working train of thought and key points. This association is a second-class association to China Air Transport Association (CATA). Later on, Mu Jun, the Civil Aviation Specialist of FAA Beijing gave a speech. He broadcasted a five-minute-short video and mainly introduced what was GA and how it was operated in the U.S.. In the video, John Allen, officer of Flight Standards Department of the FAA, introduced the GA development history in the U.S.; Mel Cintron introduced how to guarantee GA safety; Dennis Pratte introduced how to guarantee flight safety. Mr. Mu stressed that aviation safety and flight safety were very important and there were careful and strict rules in the U.S. and there were some materials which he was willing to share with whoever wanted them. Later on, Landon Loomis, Commercial Officer of the U.S. Embassy, Beijing made a splendid speech. He introduced the development of America’s GA and the function and role GA had played in the U.S.’s economic development. He said that in the U.S. GA had played a key role not only in increasing job opportunities and providing salaries but also in promoting economic growth. Therefore, he thought that it was necessary and a must for China to develop GA and GA would play a very promising role in many areas in China. Meanwhile, he stressed the role associations and organizations played in GA development process. Associations and organizations can influence states to make related policies and promote industrial development priorities. After several wonderful speeches, all attendees, full of enthusiasm, took a “family” photo. Then they enjoyed delicious refreshments sponsored by the Intersoft company. Later on, we had a meaningful activity. Every year at our forum, we at the China Civil Aviation Report praise and honor some person or unit that has contributed greatly to China’s GA to encourage China’s GA to march fearlessly onward though it is still in the developing stage. This year we chose AVIC Hongdu. The CJ-6 aircraft this company had produced had been put into mass production in 1962. Up till 1986, there were 1,796 aircraft produced by AVIC Hongdu. We hope there will be more GA aircraft made by China flying in the sky all over the world. Zeng Yong is now the chief designer of CJ-6 and he accepted the honor on behalf of AVIC Hongdu and all the attendees stood up to welcome Mr. Zeng Yong. Mao Shunping, the vice president of China Civil Aviation Science Popularization Foundation, represented the entire forum, awarded the trophy with “Enjoying honor from home and abroad and winning glory for our motherland” printed in it. On behalf of AVIC Hongdu, Mr. Zeng thanked the host of China Civil Aviation Report and all the attendees. Zhao Qijiang, President of Capital Jet Company Limited delivered a speech with the title of "Strive for Ten Years and GA Will Fly in the Sky like a Hawk". President Zhao said it was an honor to be invited to give a speech at this forum. Adhering to the spirit of sharing the same ambitions and purposes to carry forward the tradition, he was willing to share the experiences they had achieved in the GA industry these years and their outlook for the beautiful future during a time when GA industry was going to be fully opened. He introduced the company overview, the current situations of China’s GA and his company’s development plan and future outlook. He sincerely hoped to join hands with people in the GA industry to strive to push China’s GA to a new height. He would contribute his own and the company’s strength to the prosperity of GA in the world. At 12:00 O’clock, attendees enjoyed a gorgeous lunch sponsored by the Minsheng Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.. At 13:30 pm, the attendees returned to the meeting place on time to participate in the afternoon’s conference in high spirits. Firstly, Zhu Jiaye from Minsheng Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. introduced leasing and the aviation leasing business. He showed the overview and its business area of Minsheng Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. and he said they could help more companies buy and use business jets to fly in the sky. Ms. Daisy Peng, Marketing Manager of Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Beijing Office gave us a speech with the subject of Extensive Experience in Special Mission Aircraft. She said that extensive experience in mission aircraft includes weather modification, flight inspection, air ambulance, photographic mapping, remote sensing, intelligence & surveillance, maritime missions, flight training, etc.. Kevin Wu, Vice President of Business Development & Government Affairs delivered a speech with the topic General Aviation and Sustainable National Economy Growth. He said the GA’s contribution to building a harmonious society is creating considerable economic benefits. In pushing forward national economic development, early in 2006, GA had contributed 1% of the GDP for the U.S. and offered millions of job opportunities. This showed that GA had a huge latent function in China’s national economy development. He believed the main constraints of GA in China were unfavorable operating environment, underdeveloped GA infrastructure, and an underdeveloped supply ecosystem. The driving forces in GA growth were government functions, economic development, science & tech evolution. His speech was the first high tide of this forum. At about 16:30 pm, our forum held a prize raffle and then attendees enjoyed refreshments. After refreshments, Lu Xin, Marketing Manager of Eurocopter China gave us a key-note speech with the title General Aviation and Emergency Rescue. Manager Lu mainly introduced how helicopters could play a role in rescue activities. He believed helicopters were the core factor which ensured the rescue activities be operated with high efficiency and safety and anthropogenic factor would also play an important role in rescue activities. Xu Jiaqing, Deputy General Manager of Shanghai Sikorsky Aircraft Company gave us a speech with the title of General Aviation and Its Development. Firstly, he introduced the inspiration source of helicopters. Then he displayed GA’s important function in national economic development, including economic contribution, environmental protection, business contribution and emergency relief, etc.. Mr. Xu compared China’s GA with that of the U.S. and mentioned again there was a big gap between China’s GA and America’s. He said there were three major bottle necks for China GA development, that is, ATC and civil aviation regulations, lack of infrastructures and lack of aviation talents. He gave a few suggestions for China’s GA development. Later on, we started the portion which was held every year, that is, the “Free Flight” session (Q&A). The topic was Should China Build General Aviation “Top Down” or “Bottom Up”? Now the government is considering constructing a national aviation emergency relief system. According to traditional thought, the government will appropriate special money for special institutions to offer national emergency relief in appointed bases. This “top down” construction thought has an advantage of uniform equipments and a disadvantage of failing to cover most areas of China, so emergency relief sometimes may not be offered at the very first time. If the government agrees to pay for services and aircraft is operated by general folks, the “bottom up” operation model will cover most areas in China and emergency relief can be available at the very first sign of trouble. In this session, the atmosphere was unusually boisterous and many attendees wanted to view their opinions. The views from different attendees were all different and good views and the amount of advice were plentiful, adding much beauty to this session. After the “Free Flight” session (Q&A), it was about 17:00 pm and the first day’s meeting came to its end. Thursday, June 24 At 9:00 am, attendees entered the meeting place full of enthusiasm and the second day of this forum kicked off. Gao Yuanyang, the assistant to the mayor of Weinan City, Shaanxi Province delivered a key-note speech with the subject of Local Government’s Efforts & Functions for GA Development. In the beginning, Dr. Gao introduced GA development background and opportunities. Then he carefully introduced the GA industry chain and pointed out that GA was an industry area where local government can do many great things. He illustrated China’s GA development line map and mentioned some problems to be resolved. He researched GA development models of the U.S., Canada and Japan, pointing out there was no mature theory model for China’s GA development and China’s GA might refer to the GA development model in GA-developed countries. He believed “Operation First” should be the choice of China’s GA. Furthermore; he mentioned industry development rhythm and industry development supporting projects, etc.. Dr. Gao’s speech could be regarded as the high tide of this day. The next speaker was Li Weihua, Manager of Zhong Fei General Aviation Company. Mr. Li said there were opportunities and challenges for GA to develop in China. We should be brave to accept the challenges and grab opportunities to strive for a beautiful day. The speech of Dr. Carl Chen was another high tide of this forum. His topic was FAA Type Certification Process and an Insider’s View. Dr. Carl Chen was invited by Francis Chao from the U.S. and he is the only Chinese individual who has gained two FAA certifications for jet aircraft. Carl is one of the rare ones who can understand fully the FAA certification process. Dr. Chen said, one could only fly and sell aircraft in China if he had achieved the airworthiness certification in China and if one wanted to fly all over the world, he must achieve FAA certification. “All successful GA projects have to consider getting FAA Certification as the Highest Priority. FAA certification is one of the most hard-to-obtain certification in the world. FAA certification is ‘not difficult’; it is a very tedious process. FAA certification requires very thorough and detail planning prior to application and detail execution after application.” It was no doubt that Dr. Chen brought aircraft designers and sellers with the correct method for FAA certification. Qiyong Li, General Manager of Shanghai Kingwing General Aviation Co., Ltd gave a splendid speech with the title Market Potential for Helicopter Business Flight in Yangtze River Delta. He pointed out there were strong economic strength and ideal consumption market in Yangtze River Delta. He appealed for a base network in Yangtze River Delta, breaking through airspace control, grabbing the opportunity of policy adjustment, pushing forward aircraft simplification and scale to greatly decrease operation cost so that operators and clients unite to achieve the win-win effect. Before lunch, we held another lucky raffle. At 12:00, attendees enjoyed a hearty lunch sponsored by IndUS Aviation, Inc. The first speaker in the afternoon was Yan Yu, Vice Director of Marketing Dept. of AVIC Hongdu. With the title N5 Serial Ag-aircraft Introduction, he mainly introduced the overview of AVIC Hongdu, N5A aircraft and N5B aircraft. James Gu, Deputy General Manager of FASCO gave a speech with the title Inspirations from Business Jets’ Historical Development in Shanghai. He said that FASCO was a participant and proposition of Shanghai’s business jets development. He introduced the general situation, course of development and experience of Shanghai’s business jets development. “Recalling the past aims at a better future outlook. We are willing to develop with all of you in the new round.” He said. The last speaker was Ram Pattisapu, MD, President of IndUS Aviation, Inc.. Mr. Ram Pattisapu explained what was sport aviation and why it was that important. In all developed countries, there are substantial basis of GA. He said that “General” aviation had not truly been for the “General” public but was perceived as the avocation for the rich. Because of the costs and the restriction of rules and regulations, even the lowest levels of GA are too high for us. “Younger pilots can enter aviation with low cost aircraft!” He said, “Light sport aircraft impacts greatly the growth of general aviation. Rapid GA growth through less restrictive regulations allow manufacturers greater freedom and efficiency, bringing new aviation technologies to market sooner.” He hoped. His dream was that the “General” public could fly aircraft to enjoy the fun of flying in the sky! At about 15:50, the ”Free Flight” session kicked off with the topic “How to avoid the opening of GA facing ‘chaos after market opening, and market dies down after government intervention’ ?” Seeing this topic, attendees said that both topics this forum had selected were very hot, issuable and representative. There was a common argument whether it was inevitable that GA would be opened and there must be chaos. The government should open more widely while strengthen supervision policy and pay attention to the policy effects. GA operators should also pay strict attention to self-discipline, manufacture good aircraft, reduce accidents, offer safe equipments and keep optimum competition. In China, it is not balanced not only the municipal development but also the economic development. Most people reside in the east. The east region is also the most developed and here most activities are held. Especially GA activities are all located in this region which covers only 20% of the country’s whole area. By rights, overseas, the places where GA is most developed are those where business aviation is less developed. Especially in the U.S., GA is used for connecting small areas. Therefore, some attendees recommended developing GA in developing areas which can not only be beneficial to local economy but also be convenient due to relative low costs. In fact, it is easy to succeed thanks to less competition. At about 16:40 pm, Deng Jian, Vice General Manager of Capital Jet Co., Ltd. delivered the closing speech. He said that this forum was a platform for GA colleagues to communicate and share information with each other and this year the forum was to gain an understanding of GA development in China, to evaluate how to “localize” GA here to make it become “acclimatized” to China. At last he thanked Francis Chao and all attendees on behalf of Capital Jet Co., Ltd. He hoped there would be opportunities for all to work together. Francis Chao, Publisher of China Civil Aviation Report, said the GA spring was coming and all colleagues in GA were happy while slighlty panicked as they didn’t know if GA would develop in China as they had expected to realize their dreams. In the end, he thanked Minsheng Financial Leasing Co., Ltd., Weinan Luyanghu Modern Industrial Development Zone, China Civil Aviation Science Popularization Foundation and especially all attendees! “Wish we see each other during Luyanghu International GA Festival! China GA Forum 2010 was a great success!”
 

On June,, it was a particularly bright and beautiful day with a vast clear sky in Beijing. Here the China General Aviation Forum hosted by the China Civil Aviation Report, co-organized by the Luyanghu Modern Industrial Development Zone, sponsored by Capital Jet Company Limited and supported by the China Civil Aviation Science Popularization Foundation, was held in the King Wing Hot Spring International Hotel. With the same goal each year of developing China’s GA, this forum attracted more than 180 attendees of the GA industry from both locally and abroad to discuss the development and cooperation of China’s GA. This year the forum would last for two days with the theme “There are business opportunities everywhere.” Today, with an ever louder and louder demand for the opening of low altitude airspace in China, attendees of this forum were more active than before with a higher level of passion which lead to some splendid discussions. Tuesday, June 22 At 17:30, June 22nd, the meeting place in the King Wing Hot Sring International Hotel was very well arranged. It was decorated fully and in perfect order with the 7×4.8m main background board, a great number of company displays, and many kinds of refreshments. The attendees checked in and entered the meeting place. At 18:00 pm, with melodious music, the reception for the China General Aviation Forum 2010 kicked off. The 6-meter-long banner of the China Civil Aviation Science Popularization Foundation, the main sponsor of this forum, was hung right over the main background board. Mao Shunping, the Vice President of the China Civil Aviation Science Popularization Foundation delivered the welcoming remarks, which raised the curtain of this forum. Francis Chao, Publisher of China Civil Aviation Report said that we should certainly develop GA in China, and in the meantime, we should pay great attention to self-discipline in this industry. At this point we added a small meaningful link, that is, calling for the attendees to sign names on the self-discipline board, which read: “Industrial self-discipline in GA is the best guarantee to maintain flight safety. Let’s push forward industrial self-discipline together!” Mr. Mao Shunping, Vice President of China Civil Aviation Science Popularization Foundation, took the lead to sign on the self-discipline board. Then Zhao Qijiang, Chairman of Capital Jet Company Limited and Lin Mingyang, President of Textron China Inc., etc., all signed on the self-discipline board. Attendees got acquainted with each other over some red wine, appetizers and desserts. The reception provided a relaxed and positive atmosphere for all the guests to communicate and exchange business cards. Some guests were very happy to take photos with several friends. The happy reception was a perfect opening for the formal meetings of the next two days. Wednesday, June 23 From 8:30 am, on June 23rd, the attendees were radiant with happiness when entering the meeting place. The forum formally started at 9:00 am. This year’s forum was held in the form of a round table as a tradition and this was helpful for attendees to communicate breezily. Mao Shunping, the vice president of China Civil Aviation Science Popularization Foundation delivered the opening remarks. On behalf of president Bao Peide, he welcomed all the attendees, gave great support to this forum and thanked the host and co-organizer. Then Gao Yuanyang, the assistant of the mayor of Weinan City, Shaanxi Province delivered the welcome remarks and offered success for this forum! Wang Xia, the General Secretary of the China General Aviation Association, introduced the organization and construction of this association. Her introduction could be concluded to two facets. One was the development of this unit and the other was their working train of thought and key points. This association is a second-class association to China Air Transport Association (CATA). Later on, Mu Jun, the Civil Aviation Specialist of FAA Beijing gave a speech. He broadcasted a five-minute-short video and mainly introduced what was GA and how it was operated in the U.S.. In the video, John Allen, officer of Flight Standards Department of the FAA, introduced the GA development history in the U.S.; Mel Cintron introduced how to guarantee GA safety; Dennis Pratte introduced how to guarantee flight safety. Mr. Mu stressed that aviation safety and flight safety were very important and there were careful and strict rules in the U.S. and there were some materials which he was willing to share with whoever wanted them. Later on, Landon Loomis, Commercial Officer of the U.S. Embassy, Beijing made a splendid speech. He introduced the development of America’s GA and the function and role GA had played in the U.S.’s economic development. He said that in the U.S. GA had played a key role not only in increasing job opportunities and providing salaries but also in promoting economic growth. Therefore, he thought that it was necessary and a must for China to develop GA and GA would play a very promising role in many areas in China. Meanwhile, he stressed the role associations and organizations played in GA development process. Associations and organizations can influence states to make related policies and promote industrial development priorities. After several wonderful speeches, all attendees, full of enthusiasm, took a “family” photo. Then they enjoyed delicious refreshments sponsored by the Intersoft company. Later on, we had a meaningful activity. Every year at our forum, we at the China Civil Aviation Report praise and honor some person or unit that has contributed greatly to China’s GA to encourage China’s GA to march fearlessly onward though it is still in the developing stage. This year we chose AVIC Hongdu. The CJ-6 aircraft this company had produced had been put into mass production in 1962. Up till 1986, there were 1,796 aircraft produced by AVIC Hongdu. We hope there will be more GA aircraft made by China flying in the sky all over the world. Zeng Yong is now the chief designer of CJ-6 and he accepted the honor on behalf of AVIC Hongdu and all the attendees stood up to welcome Mr. Zeng Yong. Mao Shunping, the vice president of China Civil Aviation Science Popularization Foundation, represented the entire forum, awarded the trophy with “Enjoying honor from home and abroad and winning glory for our motherland” printed in it. On behalf of AVIC Hongdu, Mr. Zeng thanked the host of China Civil Aviation Report and all the attendees. Zhao Qijiang, President of Capital Jet Company Limited delivered a speech with the title of "Strive for Ten Years and GA Will Fly in the Sky like a Hawk". President Zhao said it was an honor to be invited to give a speech at this forum. Adhering to the spirit of sharing the same ambitions and purposes to carry forward the tradition, he was willing to share the experiences they had achieved in the GA industry these years and their outlook for the beautiful future during a time when GA industry was going to be fully opened. He introduced the company overview, the current situations of China’s GA and his company’s development plan and future outlook. He sincerely hoped to join hands with people in the GA industry to strive to push China’s GA to a new height. He would contribute his own and the company’s strength to the prosperity of GA in the world. At 12:00 O’clock, attendees enjoyed a gorgeous lunch sponsored by the Minsheng Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.. At 13:30 pm, the attendees returned to the meeting place on time to participate in the afternoon’s conference in high spirits. Firstly, Zhu Jiaye from Minsheng Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. introduced leasing and the aviation leasing business. He showed the overview and its business area of Minsheng Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. and he said they could help more companies buy and use business jets to fly in the sky. Ms. Daisy Peng, Marketing Manager of Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Beijing Office gave us a speech with the subject of Extensive Experience in Special Mission Aircraft. She said that extensive experience in mission aircraft includes weather modification, flight inspection, air ambulance, photographic mapping, remote sensing, intelligence & surveillance, maritime missions, flight training, etc.. Kevin Wu, Vice President of Business Development & Government Affairs delivered a speech with the topic General Aviation and Sustainable National Economy Growth. He said the GA’s contribution to building a harmonious society is creating considerable economic benefits. In pushing forward national economic development, early in 2006, GA had contributed 1% of the GDP for the U.S. and offered millions of job opportunities. This showed that GA had a huge latent function in China’s national economy development. He believed the main constraints of GA in China were unfavorable operating environment, underdeveloped GA infrastructure, and an underdeveloped supply ecosystem. The driving forces in GA growth were government functions, economic development, science & tech evolution. His speech was the first high tide of this forum. At about 16:30 pm, our forum held a prize raffle and then attendees enjoyed refreshments. After refreshments, Lu Xin, Marketing Manager of Eurocopter China gave us a key-note speech with the title General Aviation and Emergency Rescue. Manager Lu mainly introduced how helicopters could play a role in rescue activities. He believed helicopters were the core factor which ensured the rescue activities be operated with high efficiency and safety and anthropogenic factor would also play an important role in rescue activities. Xu Jiaqing, Deputy General Manager of Shanghai Sikorsky Aircraft Company gave us a speech with the title of General Aviation and Its Development. Firstly, he introduced the inspiration source of helicopters. Then he displayed GA’s important function in national economic development, including economic contribution, environmental protection, business contribution and emergency relief, etc.. Mr. Xu compared China’s GA with that of the U.S. and mentioned again there was a big gap between China’s GA and America’s. He said there were three major bottle necks for China GA development, that is, ATC and civil aviation regulations, lack of infrastructures and lack of aviation talents. He gave a few suggestions for China’s GA development. Later on, we started the portion which was held every year, that is, the “Free Flight” session (Q&A). The topic was Should China Build General Aviation “Top Down” or “Bottom Up”? Now the government is considering constructing a national aviation emergency relief system. According to traditional thought, the government will appropriate special money for special institutions to offer national emergency relief in appointed bases. This “top down” construction thought has an advantage of uniform equipments and a disadvantage of failing to cover most areas of China, so emergency relief sometimes may not be offered at the very first time. If the government agrees to pay for services and aircraft is operated by general folks, the “bottom up” operation model will cover most areas in China and emergency relief can be available at the very first sign of trouble. In this session, the atmosphere was unusually boisterous and many attendees wanted to view their opinions. The views from different attendees were all different and good views and the amount of advice were plentiful, adding much beauty to this session. After the “Free Flight” session (Q&A), it was about 17:00 pm and the first day’s meeting came to its end. Thursday, June 24 At 9:00 am, attendees entered the meeting place full of enthusiasm and the second day of this forum kicked off. Gao Yuanyang, the assistant to the mayor of Weinan City, Shaanxi Province delivered a key-note speech with the subject of Local Government’s Efforts & Functions for GA Development. In the beginning, Dr. Gao introduced GA development background and opportunities. Then he carefully introduced the GA industry chain and pointed out that GA was an industry area where local government can do many great things. He illustrated China’s GA development line map and mentioned some problems to be resolved. He researched GA development models of the U.S., Canada and Japan, pointing out there was no mature theory model for China’s GA development and China’s GA might refer to the GA development model in GA-developed countries. He believed “Operation First” should be the choice of China’s GA. Furthermore; he mentioned industry development rhythm and industry development supporting projects, etc.. Dr. Gao’s speech could be regarded as the high tide of this day. The next speaker was Li Weihua, Manager of Zhong Fei General Aviation Company. Mr. Li said there were opportunities and challenges for GA to develop in China. We should be brave to accept the challenges and grab opportunities to strive for a beautiful day. The speech of Dr. Carl Chen was another high tide of this forum. His topic was FAA Type Certification Process and an Insider’s View. Dr. Carl Chen was invited by Francis Chao from the U.S. and he is the only Chinese individual who has gained two FAA certifications for jet aircraft. Carl is one of the rare ones who can understand fully the FAA certification process. Dr. Chen said, one could only fly and sell aircraft in China if he had achieved the airworthiness certification in China and if one wanted to fly all over the world, he must achieve FAA certification. “All successful GA projects have to consider getting FAA Certification as the Highest Priority. FAA certification is one of the most hard-to-obtain certification in the world. FAA certification is ‘not difficult’; it is a very tedious process. FAA certification requires very thorough and detail planning prior to application and detail execution after application.” It was no doubt that Dr. Chen brought aircraft designers and sellers with the correct method for FAA certification. Qiyong Li, General Manager of Shanghai Kingwing General Aviation Co., Ltd gave a splendid speech with the title Market Potential for Helicopter Business Flight in Yangtze River Delta. He pointed out there were strong economic strength and ideal consumption market in Yangtze River Delta. He appealed for a base network in Yangtze River Delta, breaking through airspace control, grabbing the opportunity of policy adjustment, pushing forward aircraft simplification and scale to greatly decrease operation cost so that operators and clients unite to achieve the win-win effect. Before lunch, we held another lucky raffle. At 12:00, attendees enjoyed a hearty lunch sponsored by IndUS Aviation, Inc. The first speaker in the afternoon was Yan Yu, Vice Director of Marketing Dept. of AVIC Hongdu. With the title N5 Serial Ag-aircraft Introduction, he mainly introduced the overview of AVIC Hongdu, N5A aircraft and N5B aircraft. James Gu, Deputy General Manager of FASCO gave a speech with the title Inspirations from Business Jets’ Historical Development in Shanghai. He said that FASCO was a participant and proposition of Shanghai’s business jets development. He introduced the general situation, course of development and experience of Shanghai’s business jets development. “Recalling the past aims at a better future outlook. We are willing to develop with all of you in the new round.” He said. The last speaker was Ram Pattisapu, MD, President of IndUS Aviation, Inc.. Mr. Ram Pattisapu explained what was sport aviation and why it was that important. In all developed countries, there are substantial basis of GA. He said that “General” aviation had not truly been for the “General” public but was perceived as the avocation for the rich. Because of the costs and the restriction of rules and regulations, even the lowest levels of GA are too high for us. “Younger pilots can enter aviation with low cost aircraft!” He said, “Light sport aircraft impacts greatly the growth of general aviation. Rapid GA growth through less restrictive regulations allow manufacturers greater freedom and efficiency, bringing new aviation technologies to market sooner.” He hoped. His dream was that the “General” public could fly aircraft to enjoy the fun of flying in the sky! At about 15:50, the ”Free Flight” session kicked off with the topic “How to avoid the opening of GA facing ‘chaos after market opening, and market dies down after government intervention’ ?” Seeing this topic, attendees said that both topics this forum had selected were very hot, issuable and representative. There was a common argument whether it was inevitable that GA would be opened and there must be chaos. The government should open more widely while strengthen supervision policy and pay attention to the policy effects. GA operators should also pay strict attention to self-discipline, manufacture good aircraft, reduce accidents, offer safe equipments and keep optimum competition. In China, it is not balanced not only the municipal development but also the economic development. Most people reside in the east. The east region is also the most developed and here most activities are held. Especially GA activities are all located in this region which covers only 20% of the country’s whole area. By rights, overseas, the places where GA is most developed are those where business aviation is less developed. Especially in the U.S., GA is used for connecting small areas. Therefore, some attendees recommended developing GA in developing areas which can not only be beneficial to local economy but also be convenient due to relative low costs. In fact, it is easy to succeed thanks to less competition. At about 16:40 pm, Deng Jian, Vice General Manager of Capital Jet Co., Ltd. delivered the closing speech. He said that this forum was a platform for GA colleagues to communicate and share information with each other and this year the forum was to gain an understanding of GA development in China, to evaluate how to “localize” GA here to make it become “acclimatized” to China. At last he thanked Francis Chao and all attendees on behalf of Capital Jet Co., Ltd. He hoped there would be opportunities for all to work together. Francis Chao, Publisher of China Civil Aviation Report, said the GA spring was coming and all colleagues in GA were happy while slighlty panicked as they didn’t know if GA would develop in China as they had expected to realize their dreams. In the end, he thanked Minsheng Financial Leasing Co., Ltd., Weinan Luyanghu Modern Industrial Development Zone, China Civil Aviation Science Popularization Foundation and especially all attendees! “Wish we see each other during Luyanghu International GA Festival! China GA Forum 2010 was a great success!”