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| The Orange County Convention Center was a busy place during this year’s NBAA conference. | The NBAA presence was displayed proudly on the front lawn of the Orange County Convention Center for the 2003 conference. | Colorful banners announced the NBAA convention’s theme, “100 Years of Flight”. |
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| There were more than 25,000 registered participants in the 2003 NBAA convention and 1,000 exhibitors. EAA’s Countdown to Kitty Hawk exhibit was made possible by Eclipse Aviation. | EAA’s reproduction Wright Flyer was the centerpiece of the convention, being the first thing convention participants saw when they entered the hall. |
Just as at other tour stops, Microsoft’s Wright Flyer simulator cradles were a big hit among the crowd of NBAA. |
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| People who wanted to know more about how the engine and plane were built stopped by to watch a video of Steve Hay, one of the manufacturers of the reproduction Flyer engine. | Convention participants enjoyed some leisure time in EAA’s Countdown to Kitty Hawk exhibit while they tried out Microsoft’s Flight Simulator 2004. | The stage in EAA’s Countdown to Kitty Hawk exhibit hosted presentations by such notables as Lane Wallace, west coast editor for Flying magazine, and Amanda Wright Lane, great grand-niece of Orville and Wilbur Wright. |
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| Jerry Leonard, of The Wright Experience, the company contracted to build EAA’s reproduction Flyer, talks to a convention participant about the intricacies and details of the plane. | ||
