Volunteer Pilot Safety Seminar will be hosted by NTSB.

National Transportation Safety Board Mar 14, 2011

Press Release Summary:

NTSB, Angel Flight, and Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) will hold volunteer pilot safety stand down seminar at NTSB Training Center in Ashburn, VA on March 25, 2011. Agenda will include keynote address by NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman as well as 3 sessions by NTSB, 2 by FAA, and 3 by AOPA. In addition to accident briefs, sessions will address weather issues, TWA800 (lecture and reconstruction), FAA perspectives, safety systems, and volunteer pilots.

Original Press Release:

NTSB to Host Volunteer Pilot Safety Seminar "Stand Down" at NTSB'S Training Center

The National Transportation Safety Board, Angel Flight, and Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) will hold a volunteer pilot safety stand down seminar at the NTSB Training Center in Ashburn, Virginia on March 25, 2011. Below is the seminar's agenda:

Keynote Address:
Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman, National Transportation
Safety Board 9:00-9:30 am.

Sessions:

NTSB

Four NTSB accident briefs from investigations involving volunteer pilots - Mr. Paul Cox, Senior Air Safety Investigator

Weather Issues - Mr. Don Eick, Meteorologist

TWA800 lecture and viewing of the reconstruction of the aircraft (2 sessions) - Dr. Paul Schuda, Director, NTSB Training Center

FAA

Perspectives From the FAA - Ms. Susan Parson, Editor of FAA Safety Briefing magazine

Safety Systems - Ms. Karen Arendt, FAA Washington FSDO FAAST Team Program Manager

AOPA

Volunteer Pilots - Mr. Bruce Landsberg, President of AOPA Foundation

Final Approach Fix Inbound - Mr. Jonathan Greenway, Chief Flight Instructor and Safety Director, Air Safety Institute

Topic To Be Determined - AOPA Legal (To Be Determined)

Registration is free and limited to 200 participants.
Attendees must register on line at: abuys.com/pilotsafety.
Lunch is being provided courtesy of AOPA at no cost to participants.

Information about the NTSB Training Center is available at: http://www.ntsb.gov/TC/trainingcenter.htm.

Media contact: Keith Holloway, 202-314-6100
hollowk@ntsb.gov