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BASS 2019 – Presentations

THURSDAY TO FRIDAY, MAY 2-3, 2019

Thursday, May 2

0830 – 0850 | Opening Ceremonies

  • Speakers:
    • Mr. Mark Millam, Master of Ceremonies and Vice President, Technical, Flight Safety Foundation
    • Dr. Hassan Shahidi, President & CEO, Flight Safety Foundation

0850 – 0930 | Opening Keynote

  • Speaker:
    • Mr. John Duncan, Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Aviation Safety, Federal Aviation Administration

0930 – 0940 | FSF Business Advisory Committee Chair Address

  • Speaker:
    • Ms. Lisa Sasse, Chair, FSF Business Advisory Committee

0940 – 1000 | Industry Update – Recent Trends as they Apply to Business Aviation – NBAA Safety Committee Update

  • Speaker:
    • Mr. Mark Larsen, Senior Manager, Safety and Flight Operations, National Business Aviation Association

1030 – 1200 | Session 1 – Safety Leadership

1035 – 1105 | Modernizing Leadership Skills

  • Speaker:
    • Mr. Martin Egerth, Senior Product Manager Human Factors Training, Psychologist, Senior Human Factors Expert, Lufthansa Aviation Training GmbH

1105 – 1135 | Leadership – Single Pilot Operations

  • Speakers:
    • Mr. Thomas Howe, Aviation Safety Manager, Embraer Executive Aircraft
    • Mr. Brad McKeage, Vice President Flight Operations, Embraer Executive Aircraft
    • Mr. Phil Nardecchia, Head of Training, Embraer CAE Training Services
    • Mr. Jeremy Wright, Director of Safety, Airshare

1330 – 1500 | Session 2 – Aeromedical and Fatigue Issues
1335 – 1400 | Aero Medical Issues

  • Speaker:
    • Dr. Quay Snyder, President & CEO, Aviation Medicine Advisory Service

1400 – 1420 | Quantifying the Impact of Pilot Fatigue on SPIs in Flight Operations and Maintenance

  • Speaker:
    • Dr. Daniel Mollicone, CEO, Pulsar Informatics

1420 – 1440 | A Practical Guide to Staying Awake: Countermeasures to Combat Fatigue

  • Speaker:
    • Mr. Blain Stanley, FACTS Training Instructor, Aircare International

1530 – 1700 | Session 3 – Lessons from Recent Accidents
1530 – 1545 | Complacency – the Quiet Danger We Get Away With, Until We Don’t

  • Speaker:
    • Mr. Doug Downey, President, Convergent Performance LLC

1545 – 1615 | Resilience and Crisis Management in Aviation

  • Speaker:
    • Ms. Ellen Shew Holland, ARM, Strategic Risk Frameworks

1615 – 1645 | National Transportation Safety Board Case Study

  • Speaker:
    • Mr. James Silliman, Senior Air Safety Investigator, National Transportation Safety Board

Friday, May 3

0830 – 1000 | Session 4 – FOQA Programs and Safety Data
0830 – 0835 | Welcome Back and Opening Remarks

  • Speaker:
    • Mr. Mark Millam, Master of Ceremonies and Vice President, Technical, Flight Safety Foundation

0835 – 0905 | NATCA Update

  • Speaker:
    • Mr. Steve Hansen, Chairman, National Safety Committee, National Air Traffic Controllers Association

0905 – 0935 | FOQA Update (Additional presentation handout)

  • Speaker:
    • Mr. Fred Calvert, Director of Safety Assurance, Executive Jet Management

1030 – 1200 | Session 5 – Runway Safety

1035 – 1105 | Ramp Safety Issues

  • Speaker:
    • Mr. Terry Yeomans, Director IS-BAH, International Business Aviation Council

1105 – 1135 | Corporate Flight Operations Quality Assurance – Analysis of Runway Overrun Risk

  • Speaker:
    • Mr. Shelby Balogh, Data and Analytics Scientist, GE Aviation

1330 – 1500 | Session 6 – Training Related Issues

1335 – 1405 | Skills for the Future: Do Crews Have Them and Does Our Training Incorporate Them?

  • Speaker:
    • Mr. Martin Egerth, Senior Product Manager Human Factors Training, Psychologist, Senior Human Factors Expert, Lufthansa Aviation Training GmbH

1405 – 1435 | What They Don’t Teach You in Ground School

  • Speaker:
    • Ms. Erika Armstrong, Director of Instructional Design, Advanced Aircrew Academy

1530 – 1710 | Session 7 – Emerging Safety Issues

1535 – 1605 | Results of Single-Pilot Cockpit R&D on Safety Tools and Decision Aids

  • Speaker:
    • Mr. John Helleberg, Group Leader, Human-Centered Flight Deck Research & Engineering, MITRE

1605 – 1635 | Lithium Ion Battery Education and Update

  • Speakers:
    • Capt. Boomer Bombardi, Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)
    • Capt. John Cox, CEO, Safety Operating Systems
Thursday, 5/2
8:30Am - 8:50Am
Opening Ceremonies
8:50Am - 9:30Am
Opening Keynote
9:30Am - 9:40Am
FSF Business Advisory Committee Chair Address
9:40Am - 10:00Am
Industry Update – Recent Trends as they Apply to Business Aviation – NBAA Safety Committee Update
10:30Am - 12:00Pm
Session 1 – Safety Leadership
10:35Am - 11:05Am
Modernizing Leadership Skills
11:05Am - 11:35Am
Leadership – Single Pilot Operations
1:30Pm - 3:00Pm
Session 2 – Aeromedical and Fatigue Issues
1:35Pm - 2:00Pm
Aero Medical Issues
2:00Pm - 2:20Pm
Quantifying the impact of pilot fatigue on SPIs in flight operations and maintenance
2:20Pm - 2:40Pm
A Practical Guide to Staying Awake: Countermeasures to Combat Fatigue
3:30Pm - 5:00Pm
Session 3 – Lessons from Recent Accidents
3:30Pm - 3:45Pm
Complacency – the Quiet Danger We Get Away With, Until We Don’t
3:45Pm - 4:15Pm
Resilience and Crisis Management in Aviation
4:15Pm - 4:45Pm
National Transportation Safety Board Case Study
Friday, 5/3
8:30Am - 10:00Am
Session 4 – FOQA Programs and Safety Data
8:30Am - 8:35Am
Welcome Back and Opening Remarks
8:35Am - 9:05Am
NATCA Update
9:05Am - 9:35Am
FOQA Update (Additional presentation handout)
10:30Am - 12:00Pm
Session 5 – Runway Safety
10:35Am - 11:05Am
Ramp Safety Issues
11:05Am - 11:35Am
Corporate Flight Operations Quality Assurance – Analysis of Runway Overrun Risk
1:30Pm - 3:00Pm
Session 6 – Training Related Issues
1:35Pm - 2:05Pm
Skills for the future: do crews have them and does our training incorporate them?
2:05Pm - 2:35Pm
What They Don’t Teach You in Ground School
3:30Pm - 5:10Pm
Session 7 – Emerging Safety Issues
3:35Pm - 4:05Pm
Results of Single-Pilot Cockpit R&D on Safety Tools and Decision Aids
4:05Pm - 4:35Pm
Lithium ion Battery Education and Update

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BASS 2019 – Presentations

THURSDAY TO FRIDAY, MAY 2-3, 2019

Thursday, May 2

0830 – 0850 | Opening Ceremonies

  • Speakers:
    • Mr. Mark Millam, Master of Ceremonies and Vice President, Technical, Flight Safety Foundation
    • Dr. Hassan Shahidi, President & CEO, Flight Safety Foundation

0850 – 0930 | Opening Keynote

  • Speaker:
    • Mr. John Duncan, Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Aviation Safety, Federal Aviation Administration

0930 – 0940 | FSF Business Advisory Committee Chair Address

  • Speaker:
    • Ms. Lisa Sasse, Chair, FSF Business Advisory Committee

0940 – 1000 | Industry Update – Recent Trends as they Apply to Business Aviation – NBAA Safety Committee Update

  • Speaker:
    • Mr. Mark Larsen, Senior Manager, Safety and Flight Operations, National Business Aviation Association

1030 – 1200 | Session 1 – Safety Leadership

1035 – 1105 | Modernizing Leadership Skills

  • Speaker:
    • Mr. Martin Egerth, Senior Product Manager Human Factors Training, Psychologist, Senior Human Factors Expert, Lufthansa Aviation Training GmbH

1105 – 1135 | Leadership – Single Pilot Operations

  • Speakers:
    • Mr. Thomas Howe, Aviation Safety Manager, Embraer Executive Aircraft
    • Mr. Brad McKeage, Vice President Flight Operations, Embraer Executive Aircraft
    • Mr. Phil Nardecchia, Head of Training, Embraer CAE Training Services
    • Mr. Jeremy Wright, Director of Safety, Airshare

1330 – 1500 | Session 2 – Aeromedical and Fatigue Issues
1335 – 1400 | Aero Medical Issues

  • Speaker:
    • Dr. Quay Snyder, President & CEO, Aviation Medicine Advisory Service

1400 – 1420 | Quantifying the Impact of Pilot Fatigue on SPIs in Flight Operations and Maintenance

  • Speaker:
    • Dr. Daniel Mollicone, CEO, Pulsar Informatics

1420 – 1440 | A Practical Guide to Staying Awake: Countermeasures to Combat Fatigue

  • Speaker:
    • Mr. Blain Stanley, FACTS Training Instructor, Aircare International

1530 – 1700 | Session 3 – Lessons from Recent Accidents
1530 – 1545 | Complacency – the Quiet Danger We Get Away With, Until We Don’t

  • Speaker:
    • Mr. Doug Downey, President, Convergent Performance LLC

1545 – 1615 | Resilience and Crisis Management in Aviation

  • Speaker:
    • Ms. Ellen Shew Holland, ARM, Strategic Risk Frameworks

1615 – 1645 | National Transportation Safety Board Case Study

  • Speaker:
    • Mr. James Silliman, Senior Air Safety Investigator, National Transportation Safety Board

Friday, May 3

0830 – 1000 | Session 4 – FOQA Programs and Safety Data
0830 – 0835 | Welcome Back and Opening Remarks

  • Speaker:
    • Mr. Mark Millam, Master of Ceremonies and Vice President, Technical, Flight Safety Foundation

0835 – 0905 | NATCA Update

  • Speaker:
    • Mr. Steve Hansen, Chairman, National Safety Committee, National Air Traffic Controllers Association

0905 – 0935 | FOQA Update (Additional presentation handout)

  • Speaker:
    • Mr. Fred Calvert, Director of Safety Assurance, Executive Jet Management

1030 – 1200 | Session 5 – Runway Safety

1035 – 1105 | Ramp Safety Issues

  • Speaker:
    • Mr. Terry Yeomans, Director IS-BAH, International Business Aviation Council

1105 – 1135 | Corporate Flight Operations Quality Assurance – Analysis of Runway Overrun Risk

  • Speaker:
    • Mr. Shelby Balogh, Data and Analytics Scientist, GE Aviation

1330 – 1500 | Session 6 – Training Related Issues

1335 – 1405 | Skills for the Future: Do Crews Have Them and Does Our Training Incorporate Them?

  • Speaker:
    • Mr. Martin Egerth, Senior Product Manager Human Factors Training, Psychologist, Senior Human Factors Expert, Lufthansa Aviation Training GmbH

1405 – 1435 | What They Don’t Teach You in Ground School

  • Speaker:
    • Ms. Erika Armstrong, Director of Instructional Design, Advanced Aircrew Academy

1530 – 1710 | Session 7 – Emerging Safety Issues

1535 – 1605 | Results of Single-Pilot Cockpit R&D on Safety Tools and Decision Aids

  • Speaker:
    • Mr. John Helleberg, Group Leader, Human-Centered Flight Deck Research & Engineering, MITRE

1605 – 1635 | Lithium Ion Battery Education and Update

  • Speakers:
    • Capt. Boomer Bombardi, Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)
    • Capt. John Cox, CEO, Safety Operating Systems
Thursday, 5/2
8:30Am - 8:50Am
Opening Ceremonies
8:50Am - 9:30Am
Opening Keynote
9:30Am - 9:40Am
FSF Business Advisory Committee Chair Address
9:40Am - 10:00Am
Industry Update – Recent Trends as they Apply to Business Aviation – NBAA Safety Committee Update
10:30Am - 12:00Pm
Session 1 – Safety Leadership
10:35Am - 11:05Am
Modernizing Leadership Skills
11:05Am - 11:35Am
Leadership – Single Pilot Operations
1:30Pm - 3:00Pm
Session 2 – Aeromedical and Fatigue Issues
1:35Pm - 2:00Pm
Aero Medical Issues
2:00Pm - 2:20Pm
Quantifying the impact of pilot fatigue on SPIs in flight operations and maintenance
2:20Pm - 2:40Pm
A Practical Guide to Staying Awake: Countermeasures to Combat Fatigue
3:30Pm - 5:00Pm
Session 3 – Lessons from Recent Accidents
3:30Pm - 3:45Pm
Complacency – the Quiet Danger We Get Away With, Until We Don’t
3:45Pm - 4:15Pm
Resilience and Crisis Management in Aviation
4:15Pm - 4:45Pm
National Transportation Safety Board Case Study
Friday, 5/3
8:30Am - 10:00Am
Session 4 – FOQA Programs and Safety Data
8:30Am - 8:35Am
Welcome Back and Opening Remarks
8:35Am - 9:05Am
NATCA Update
9:05Am - 9:35Am
FOQA Update (Additional presentation handout)
10:30Am - 12:00Pm
Session 5 – Runway Safety
10:35Am - 11:05Am
Ramp Safety Issues
11:05Am - 11:35Am
Corporate Flight Operations Quality Assurance – Analysis of Runway Overrun Risk
1:30Pm - 3:00Pm
Session 6 – Training Related Issues
1:35Pm - 2:05Pm
Skills for the future: do crews have them and does our training incorporate them?
2:05Pm - 2:35Pm
What They Don’t Teach You in Ground School
3:30Pm - 5:10Pm
Session 7 – Emerging Safety Issues
3:35Pm - 4:05Pm
Results of Single-Pilot Cockpit R&D on Safety Tools and Decision Aids
4:05Pm - 4:35Pm
Lithium ion Battery Education and Update

Mr. Mark Millam

/ VP Technical
Flight Safety Foundation

Dr. Hassan Shahidi

/ President and CEO
Flight Safety Foundation

Capt. Conor Nolan

/ Chair
Flight Safety Foundation Board of Governors

Ms. Nancy Rockbrune

/ Head, Safety Management
International Air Transport Association (IATA)

Capt. I-KO Chen

/ Vice President, A340/A330 Check Pilot, Corporate Safety Officer
China Airlines

Capt. Mike Gillen

/ Vice Chair, Flight Safety Foundation International Advisory Committee, and Senior Manager, Fleet Standards B-737
United Airlines

Dr. Julia Behrend

/ Head of Safety Research
Air France

Mr. Tay Tiang Guan

/ Deputy Director General
Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS)

Chin-Bin Cheng

/ Ph.D.
Tamkang University

Capt. Bill Curtis

/ Flight Safety Foundation International Advisory Committee Member, and Head of Aviation
Presage Group

Dr. Martin Smith, Ph.D

/ Founder and CEO
Presage Group Inc.

Mr. David Anderson

/ Managing Director, BARS Program
Flight Safety Foundation

Dr. Quay Snyder, M.D., MSPH

FSF Business Advisory Committee Member / President and CEO
Aviation Medicine Advisory Service

Mr. Mark Millam

/ VP Technical
Flight Safety Foundation

Dr. Hassan Shahidi

/ President and CEO
Flight Safety Foundation

Capt. Conor Nolan

/ Chair
Flight Safety Foundation Board of Governors

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