HM-1 – Spring 2017 Meeting Location: Bell Helicopter, Fort Worth, Texas Tuesday 28 March to Thursday 30 March 2017 Brian Tucker

Fun Facts Dallas-Fort Worth “Metroplex”: Largest inland metropolitan area in the US Population 7.1 million; area of 9,286 square miles (24,100 km2) One of the fastest-growing metropolitan area in the US (+1 million residents since 2000) Economy Home to the world’s tenth-largest gross metropolitan product (GMP) DFW Airport Tenth-busiest airport in the world (passenger volume) Services over 200 destinations (one of only 7 airports in the world with that distinction) Lots to see and do: http://www.dfwandbeyond.com/ http://www.dfw.com/2010/12/16/379530/visitors-guide-dallas-fort-worth.html

Transportation Ground transportation Renting a car is the preferred option in DFW. However, Bell Helicopter is easily accessed from the Trinity Railway Express (TRE) rail line which connects Downtown Dallas and Downtown Fort Worth (the “Bell” station). http://www.trinityrailwayexpress.org/index.html If interested, please contact me for more details on public transit in DFW.

For the end of March, weather is pleasant: Average High Temperature: 74 ° F / 23 ° C Average Low Temperature: 52 ° F / 11 ° C

Hotels Several hotels close to Bell (10-15 min drive): Towneplace Suites (3.5 miles) Courtyard by Marriott (4.4 miles) Hyatt Place (4.1 miles) Homewood Suites (4.3 miles) A little farther away: Sheraton (Arlington) (8.1 miles) Holiday Inn (Arlington) (8.1 miles) Hilton Garden Inn (9.6 miles) Very nice, but not very close: Omni Fort Worth (13 miles; or 36 minutes by train) Staybridge Suites (15.1 miles) Not listed – Hyatt Regency, Grand Hyatt available at DFW Airport.

Meeting Location DFW Airport Bell Helicopter Bell Helicopter A short drive (13 miles) from DFW airport. https://goo.gl/maps/pjceFs3odsw Easy access from hotels in the “mid-cities” (Hurst, Euless, Bedford, North Richland Hills) as well as the north side of Arlington. Train access via Trinity Railway Express from downtown Fort Worth, Dallas. DFW Airport Bell Helicopter

Meeting Location Enter Here Park Here Train Station Meeting to be held on Bell Helicopter Campus – at New Headquarters: http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2 014/04/07/a-look-inside-bell-helicopters- new-corporate.html http://www.turnerconstruction.com/experi ence/project/681C/bell-helicopter- headquarters Check-in at main lobby; short walk to large main conference room. Two break-out rooms also reserved. Will have to provide security details in advance – name, address, citizenship Proof of Identification (e.g., passport, driver’s license) required. Enter Here Park Here Train Station

Tour Options At Bell Helicopter (things I can help with): Training Academy (flying aircraft and maintenance trainers; sorry, they don’t give rides) Flight Simulators Lab facilities Not on the list – flight test facility was not approved… Not at Bell Helicopter (would require additional help): Lockheed F-35 final assembly line (west side of Fort Worth) Various aviation museums