Flight Safety Information August 6, 2013 - No. 161 In This Issue Embry-Riddle puts new safety devices in planes Plane veers off runway at Flying Cloud Airport (Minn.) 1 Dead in Hot Air Balloon Crash in Switzerland Incident: Air China A319 at Yiwu on Aug 4th 2013, aircraft sank into asphalt In brief: Korean airplane overshoots strip Think ARGUS PROS Lori Garver Leaving NASA for Air Line Pilots Association Industry Research Survey 5th Global Humanitarian Aviation Conference & Exhibition (5th GHAC) Embry-Riddle puts new safety devices in planes Angle of Attack indicators, like this one, are expected to help Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University student pilots learn to better control planes at low airspeeds. DAYTONA BEACH - Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has installed safety devices on all its aircraft to help student pilots learn to better control planes at low airspeeds. The move partially stems from recommendations by a Federal Aviation Administration's industry panel that looked at ways to reduce fatal loss-of-control accidents, including installing such devices known as Angle of Attack indicators. The small digital displays that were recently put into the cockpits of the university's 42 planes at the Daytona Beach campus and 19 at its Prescott, Ariz., campus will be both an educational and safety tool, administrators said. "Some of the accidents occurring (nationally) were loss of control because the crew didn't fly the airplane correctly at slow airspeeds. They stalled the airplane," said Ken Byrnes, chair of the flight department at Embry-Riddle's Daytona Beach campus. "This will help with educating pilots so they know when it may happen." The devices, which include sensors on the airplane's wing, are heavily used in the military. They continually communicate to the pilot with a grouping of colored lights, which increases the precision of the flight and builds confidence in student pilots. "It tells you how close you are to aerodynamically stalling the airplane at any given point. Stalling means you are not generating enough lift for the airplane to fly - at that point the airplane starts to drop," Byrnes said. "It's going to increase safety and have a big impact on (pilots') understanding of aircraft control at slow airspeeds." Tim Brady, dean of Embry-Riddle's college of aviation in Daytona Beach, said various national investigations have found that if planes had these devices the pilot may have recognized the condition and not lost control of the aircraft. "We want to give (students) one more tool to help them recognize the performance limitations of the airplane," Brady said. The new devices will give Embry-Riddle researchers the opportunity to gather detailed data and feedback about the controllability and maneuvering effectiveness of the university's aircraft. http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20130805/NEWS/130809708?Title=Embry- Riddle-puts-new-safety-devices-in-planes Back to Top Plane veers off runway at Flying Cloud Airport (Minn.) EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (KMSP) - The Eden Prairie Fire Department has confirmed that a plane went off the runway at Flying Cloud Airport on Monday morning. At approximately 8:50 a.m., the Embraer Phenom 300 aircraft, a corporate jet, was landing at the airport, traveled off the end of the runway and came to rest on Flying Cloud Drive. Two pilots were on board but no injuries were reported. Officials have not released information regarding the plane's origin or what caused it to land and travel off the runway into a fence. Due to the aircraft's position on the roadway, the southbound lanes of Flying Cloud Drive are closed at Pioneer Trail until further notice. Drivers are advised to use Pioneer Trail as an alternate route. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating the incident. www.myfoxtwincities.com/story/23046556/plane-veers-off-runway-at-flying-cloud- airport#ixzz2bBy7xfjI Back to Top 1 Dead in Hot Air Balloon Crash in Switzerland GENEVA August 6, 2013 (AP) - Swiss police say a hot air balloon carrying a vacationing American family has crashed near the western Swiss town of Montbovon, killing the father and seriously injuring his wife, two daughters and the pilot. Police in the canton (state) of Fribourg say the 55-year-old man died at the scene when the balloon fell 50 meters (165 feet) after it crashed into an electric power line while trying to land at 8:35 a.m. Tuesday after a two-hour flight from the town of Chateau- d'Oex. The police said his 55-year-old wife and their two daughters, aged 20 and 24, have life- threatening injuries and were evacuated by helicopter to a hospital. The 65-year-old pilot also was seriously injured and was taken to the hospital by ambulance. Authorities have opened an investigation. Back to Top Incident: Air China A319 at Yiwu on Aug 4th 2013, aircraft sank into asphalt while backtracking runway An Air China Airbus A319-100, registration B-2364 performing flight CA-4538 from Yiwu to Chengdu (China) with 74 passengers, was backtracking runway 02 around noon in heat and bright sunshine to position for departure when after crossing the runway threshold to turn around on the runway end safety area the main wheels began to sink into the asphalt of the paved surface effectively disabling the aircraft. The airport was closed until the passengers had disembarked and the aircraft had been moved back onto safe paved surface. By then the aircraft had sunk in by about 10 cm/4 inches. The airport suspects that the unusual heat paired with the extreme bright sunshine caused the asphalt of the runway end safety area to soften to the point where it couldn't support the 60 tons of the aircraft weight anymore. No Metars or local weather data are available. http://avherald.com/h?article=4666c0aa Back to Top In brief: Korean airplane overshoots strip TOKYO - Japanese television says a South Korean passenger jet overshot the landing strip at a northwestern airport but no one was hurt in the incident. Tokyo Broadcasting System reports that Korean Airlines Flight 763 could not come to a halt quickly enough Monday night at Niigata Airport on the northwestern coast of Japan's main island. It says the Boeing 737 came to rest with its front half in a grassy area and there were no injuries. The flight originated from Seoul's Incheon International Airport. TBS says at least 19 flights into Niigata were canceled this morning while an investigation continues. http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/aug/06/in-brief-korean-airplane-overshoots- strip/ Back to Top Back to Top Lori Garver Leaving NASA for Air Line Pilots Association NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver WASHINGTON -- NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver is stepping down Sept. 6 to take the top staff job at the Washington-based Air Line Pilots Association, SpaceNews has confirmed. A formal announcement is expected Aug. 6. Garver informed colleagues of her decision in an Aug. 5 email. "After quite an extensive decision process, I have decided to make a career change. I will be resigning from my position as NASA Deputy Administrator, effective September 6 and have accepted a new position in the private sector outside the space industry," Garver wrote. "NASA will be sending out a formal announcement tomorrow with all the details. It has been great working with you all these years and I'm sure that our paths will continue to cross." Garver, who has served as NASA's No. 2 official since July 2009, has spent most of her career working on space policy. She came to Washington in 1983 to work for then-U.S. Sen. John Glenn, the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth. After Glenn's failed 1984 presidential bid, Garver went to work for the National Space Society, rising to executive director, a job she held until joining NASA in 1996 as a policy adviser to then- NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin. After George W. Bush took office in 2001, Garver left NASA for the private sector, advising Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and the Planetary Society, among others, as a vice president at the Washington-based consulting firm DFI International (since renamed Avascent Group). Garver served as the lead civil space adviser to John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign as well as Hillary Clinton's 2008 run. When Barack Obama defeated Clinton in the Democratic primary, Garver switched camps and went on to lead Obama Presidential Transition Agency Review Team for NASA. President Obama nominated Garver and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden as a package in May 2009. A joint confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee followed on July 8. Nine days later, Garver and Bolden were sworn in together in a low-key ceremony at NASA headquarters. Garver is the fourth longest-serving NASA deputy administrator, behind Hugh Dryden, George Low and Alan Lovelace. As deputy, Garver championed various space privatization efforts, including the agency's Commercial Crew program. "It will be years before it is known what Lori did to help hold the ship of NASA together and point it away from the past," longtime space entrepreneur Dennis Wingo commented on NASAWatch.com, which first reported that Garver will be stepping down. http://www.spacenews.com/article/civil-space/36643lori-garver-leaving-nasa-for-air- line-pilots-association Back to Top Industry Research Survey: Dear Colleagues, The Paperless Aircraft Operations team, at International Air Transport Association (IATA), is currently conducting a research on current and future implementation of RFID technologies in Airline Technical Operations. In doing so, a survey has been designed to evaluate industry's priorities, needs and perceptions regarding RFID use in Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering. If you are an airline employee, please take a few minutes to answer IATA's RFID Survey (excel format), and send it to psc@iata.org before September 15th, 2013. Kindly note that this survey may not be accessible on iPad. The participants will receive a copy of the results. A detailed report can be available upon request. In addition, the results of the survey will be presented and discussed at IATA's 4th Think Tank meeting in Singapore from October 23rd to 25th, 2013. Please note that the IATA RFID guidelines are available to you. You may get a free PDF copy of IATA's publication on RFID guidelines here. With kindest regards from Montreal, Paperless Aircraft Operations Team Tel +1 514 874 0202, Ext. 3244 www.iata.org/paperless-ops International Air Transport Association 800, Place Victoria, P.O. Box 113 Montréal, Quebec, Canada, H4Z 1M1 www.iata.org Back to Top 5th Global Humanitarian Aviation Conference & Exhibition (5th GHAC) Dear Colleagues: Greetings from the World Food Programme the Largest Organization fighting Hunger worldwide The World Food Programme (WFP) is pleased to invite you to the 5th Global Humanitarian Aviation Conference & Exhibition (5th GHAC) on 9-11 October 2013 at the Four Seasons Hotel & Resort, Marrakesh-Morocco. The GHAC, which has become an annual global event, aims at assembling elite aviation innovators, decision-makers and accountable managers to discuss a broad spectrum of pressing aviation safety concerns affecting humanitarian air operations and emerging trends in the Aviation industry. As the largest humanitarian agency fighting global hunger, the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) is one of WFP's projects and the GHAC is spearheaded by WFP Aviation Safety Unit in coordination with WFP Aviation Service. The Conference has been supported by several Civil Aviation Authorities, national and international organizations, United Nations agencies, humanitarian organizations and various air operators. Particularly, the 5th GHAC will be under the auspices of the Government of Morocco and supported by Morocco's Directorate of Civil Aeronautics, Royal Air Maroc, United Arab Emirates Civil Aviation Authority, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the United States Federal Aviation Authority (FAA), Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) and the Middle East Business Aviation (MEBA), among others. As a mean to encourage participation and reduce financial burden on organizations, the event will be Free of Charge to all participants. Additionally, there will be an opportunity for large exhibition spaces. Interested organizations for exhibition should please contact sharjah.asu@wfp.org For more information and registration, please visit the conference's website at: www.annualghac.com We look forward to seeing you at the conference in our collective quest to promote aviation safety worldwide. Best Regards, Samir Sajet Regional Aviation Safety Officer, UAE World Food Programme Tel. Office Sharjah +971 (6) 557-4799 Fax Office Sharjah +971 (6) 557-4796 Mobile +971 (0) 50-656-1019 Email: samir.sajet@wfp.org Sharjah Airport Freezone, Building Y1 Office 84 P.O.Box: 120390 Sharjah, United Arab Emirates , UTC +4 Safety Works When People Work Together! Curt Lewis