Flight Safety Information April 10, 2014 - No. 074 In This Issue Helicopter Crashes on New Mexico Hospital Roof Sarasota company hopes its beacon will lead to missing Malaysian jet Two pilots on training flight killed in small-plane crash near Bethel Jet flight out of contact for 30 mins, causes panic, 2 pilots grounded (India) Philippines removed from US air safety blacklist Nepal air crash relatives call for risk warning for tourists PRISM SMS Israel orders $2 billion worth of US V-22 Osprey aircraft Solar-powered aircraft unveiled for round-the-world flight Calls for Application for...The ISASI Rudolf Kapustin Memorial Scholarship International Humanitarian Aviation Summit Upcoming Events Helicopter Crashes on New Mexico Hospital Roof A medical helicopter crashed Wednesday while trying to take off from a rooftop helipad at a hospital in Albuquerque, N.M., officials said. The chopper spun and crashed after dropping off a patient at the University of New Mexico Hospital at around 5.45 p.m. local time (7.45 p.m. ET), according to a report by NBC station KOB. The company that owns the helicopter, PHI Air Medical, released a statement saying the pilot and two crew suffered "very minor injuries." According to the statement, the helicopter crashed after it "experienced an unforeseen issue on takeoff resulting in the aircraft coming off of the helipad and onto the hospital rooftop, where the aircraft came to rest on its side." The hospital evacuated the floors directly beneath the scene of the crash as a precaution, KOB reported. All hospital staff and patients were safe. Images taken at the scene showed the yellow helicopter on the roof on its side surrounded by several firefighters and emergency personnel. The helicopter's tail section was damaged and could be seen protruding over the edge of the roof. It did not appear to be in danger of plummeting, but police cordoned off the area on the street below. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/helicopter-crashes-new-mexico-hospital-roof-n76396 Back to Top Sarasota company hopes its beacon will lead to missing Malaysian jet Dukane-Seacom, a subsidiary of Hollywood-based Heico Corp., says it believes its underwater locator beacons were used aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. Authorities have told Sarasota-based Dukane-Seacom that the company's underwater locator beacons were aboard the missing Malaysian Airlines jet. As the month-long search for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet focuses on signals detected in the Indian Ocean over the past few days, a company in Southwest Florida is especially transfixed. Authorities have told Dukane-Seacom, a Sarasota subsidiary of Hollywood-based Heico Corp., that it is most likely the manufacturer of the underwater locator beacons believed to be emitting signals that are reaching the end of their battery life. A Navy ship heard sounds on Saturday and again Tuesday that are consistent with the two so-called "black boxes" that record cockpit voice and flight-data information, authorities have said. Each recorder includes one beacon that is about four inches long and an inch in diameter. "I'm now optimistic that we will find the aircraft, or what is left of the aircraft, in the not-too-distant future," Angus Houston, the Australian official heading search efforts, told The Associated Press on Wednesday. "But we haven't found it yet, because this is a very challenging business." The beacons, sometimes called "pingers," are certified to last 30 days, but Dukane-Seacom president Anish Patel said they usually perform a few days longer. The signal starts to weaken quickly after 32 or 33 days, and typically does not last longer than 40 days, he said. "I think they've already seen the signals they received over the weekend were stronger than the ones they picked up last night," Patel said in an interview Wednesday. "If they get another day or two out of the unit, that would be great. Anything more than that would just be very, very fortunate." That means the search for Flight MH370, which disappeared March 8 after taking off from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is already on borrowed time. Officials hope that finding the recorders will help solve the mystery of why the plane flew off course and, according to satellite data, crashed in the southern Indian Ocean. Search teams are hoping to better-target a specific location before the batteries run out because other options would take much longer, the AP reported. The beacons do not emit GPS data; Patel said that function does not work under water. The locators use straightforward technology that is the least likely to fail. "At the end of the day, these units are designed to be as simple and as reliable as possible," he said. "This type of acoustic pinging has proven to be reliable in the past. The device is relatively simple and durable, and that's what you want. You don't want to add complexity . . . by adding that complexity, you add that risk." Starting next March, a new mandate from regulators in the United States and Europe will require the pingers to send signals for 90 days instead of 30, a change prompted by the high-profile disappearance of Air France Flight 447 over the Atlantic Ocean in 2009. Recorders from that jet were not recovered until 2011. "This is equipment of last resort," Patel said. "It's the last thing that you want to see operated on an aircraft because it means something catastrophic did happen. And that's why it's so important that it work every time that it's called upon, because we help bring closure to that catastrophe." Victor Mendelson, Heico's co-president and president of the company's electronic technologies group, said employees feel a mixture of pride in their product and sorrow that it had to be used at all. "I'm proud that something we make will help, one, bring closure to the families, and two, hopefully will help the process of solving the mystery, which will in turn benefit aviation and a lot of people," Mendelson said. "I really wish it never had to be used, but it's good to know that what we make works and serves the purpose for which it is intended." Heico, a niche technology company with corporate headquarters in Hollywood and an office in Miami, acquired Dukane-Seacom in 2009. Mendelson said the parent company agreed in principle to buy the smaller firm that made the locator beacons in the week after Air France Flight 447 crashed. "What attracted us to Seacom was the critical and niche nature of the business," he said. "We felt that it was a device that would continue to be required on aircraft and there was probably an increasing need." The company was formerly located in St. Charles, Ill., but moved to join another Heico subsidiary, Radiant Power Corp., in a transition that was completed earlier this year. With 91 employees, the company manufactures about 100 beacons on any given day; Patel, also president of Radiant Power, said the company is the market leader in aviation-locator beacons. Dukane-Seacom beacons have been involved in major airline crashes in shallow water, where the debris field was more easily found. "If the debris field is the haystack, the unit is the needle," Patel said. "Here, you had to find the needle before you found the haystack." http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/04/09/4049904/sarasota-company-hopes-its- beacon.html#storylink=cpy Back to Top Two pilots on training flight killed in small-plane crash near Bethel Scene of the Hageland Aviation crash near Three Step Mountain in Southwest Alaska Two pilots were killed when a small commercial plane crashed southeast of Bethel late Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. Officials said Hageland Aviation pilots Derrick Cedars, 42, and Greggory McGee, 46, were on a training flight when the Cessna 208 Caravan they were flying crashed in the Three Steps Mountain area about 30 miles southeast of Bethel. The crash occurred about 3:56 p.m., officials said, and a local pilot spotted the burning wreckage about two and a half hours later. No passengers were on the plane. In a statement, Ravn Alaska, Hageland's parent company, described the weather conditions as "calm and clear." A team led by the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the crash. Cedars, of Bethel, was hired by Hageland in 2002 and was the company's lead pilot in Bethel, according to Steve Smith, a spokesman for Ravn Alaska. McGee, of Anchorage, was a new employee, Smith said. He and his wife recently moved to Anchorage from Oklahoma City, said the Rev. Michael Burke, the rector of St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Anchorage, where the couple were members. Early Wednesday morning, Burke wrote an email to the congregation about the crash. McGee's wife, Jocelyn Shealy McGee, is an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Alaska Anchorage. "I think people are very shocked and saddened," Burke said. "This was a very, very talented pilot, a very wonderful man. Just a great heart for people and for service." Cedars, married with two children, attended UAA and "was a great friend and a great colleague," said Anna Simmons, who co-owned a real estate business and several properties with Cedars. In a phone call from Texas, Simmons said her husband, who works at Hageland Aviation and had flown with Cedars for years, was on his way to Alaska to help with memorial arrangements. Ravn Alaska said in a statement that the president of Hageland Aviation, Jim Hickerson, met with McGee's wife Tuesday night and was on his way to meet Cedars' family Wednesday morning. "When you have a family as close as ours at Hageland Aviation, you hope you never receive this sort of news," Hageland said in the statement. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of Greggory and Derrick as well as all those who have had a chance to work with them." Authorities were first told the plane was overdue about 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, said Megan Peters, a spokeswoman for the Alaska State Troopers. Shortly after, a local pilot who had flown to the Three Step Mountain area to look for it saw the burning wreckage near a fishing weir. In response, the Alaska Army Guard in Bethel sent out a Black Hawk helicopter carrying local firefighters and troopers, Peters wrote. The responders found a "large debris field" at the crash site and willow trees charred and burned, she said. The remains of the pilots were found in the wreckage, Peters said. She said troopers planned to return to the site Wednesday to assist in recovery efforts. Troopers said in a statement later that logistical issues prevented them from doing so and they would make another attempt Thursday. Troopers were working to get transportation to the crash site, Peters said. The National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation into the crash. An investigator with the NTSB office in Anchorage was en route to the site Wednesday morning, said Clint Johnson, head of the NTSB's Alaska region office. The NTSB will be joined at the crash site Wednesday by a representative from Ravn Alaska, a Federal Aviation Administration investigator in Bethel and a Cessna aircraft investigator, Johnson said. On Nov. 29, a Hageland Aviation Cessna 208 crashed near the village of St. Marys in Southwest Alaska. The NTSB is also investigating that crash, which killed four people and injured six. http://www.adn.com/2014/04/09/3417156/two-pilots-on-training-flight.html#storylink=cpy Back to Top Jet flight out of contact for 30 mins, causes panic, 2 pilots grounded (India) A Jet Airways flight from London to Mumbai sparked panic after the aircraft remained out of contact for almost 30 minutes while it was flying over German airspace, barely five days after the mysterious disappearance of a Malaysian Airlines flight last month. Both the pilots who operated the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on Flight 9W-117 registered as VT-JEG were grounded after the incident on March 13 which was being construed as serious, official sources said today. The number of passengers on board the aircraft was not known but it has a seating capacity of 312 passengers. The sources said a probe by Indian aviation regulator DGCA found that the pilots overlooked increasing the speaker volume after removing the headsets resulting in a break in communication for almost 30 minutes. The pilots in their official deposition said they had removed their headsets. Both pilots of were taken off the roster for two weeks during the investigations into the "serious" incident, the sources said. The incident created a panic situation for German air traffic control DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH which later shot off a complaint to Directorate General of Civil Aviation(DGCA). Simultaneously, Jet Airways' Permanent Inquiry Board also inquired into the incident. DGCA officials who launched an immediate probe after the complaint by the German agency also summoned Jet's operations officers for a meeting in Mumbai late last month. The pilots had not responded to the Air Traffic Control callouts while the plane was over the German airspace for almost 30 minutes, they said. As per the routine practice, German ATC immediately informed the airline which sent an SMS to the cockpit via the ACARS (Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System) fitted in the aircraft. The pilots responded to the SMS and apologised to the German ATC for not responding earlier, the sources said. ACARS is a digital datalink system for transmission of short messages between aircraft and ground stations via airband radio or satellite. Jet Airways has sent their probe report to DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung, which had sought it within ten days. The sources said DGCA was awaiting a response from the German ATC to effect a closure to the investigation and the case. "Based on the investigation report, Jet Airways has ensured strict disciplinary action towards the concerned pilots. The report has been sent to the German authorities for closure," the Jet Airways spokesperson said, adding, "At Jet Airways, we endeavour to maintain the highest standards of safety for our guests, at all times." http://www.deccanherald.com/content/398155/jet-flight-contact-30-mins.html Back to Top Philippines removed from US air safety blacklist FAA decision comes after the European Union in July 2013 lifted its own ban on Philippine carriers after they upgraded their aviation safety standards The US Federal Aviation Administration has removed the Philippines from its air safety blacklist, Manila said today, opening the door for its airlines to expand services to the United States. The FAA decision comes after the European Union in July 2013 lifted its own ban on Philippine carriers after they upgraded their aviation safety standards. "From one major achievement to another in a span of less than two years, the country has made great strides in enhancing its aviation industry to one that is at par with the best in the world," Transportation Secretary Joseph Abaya said in a statement. The upgrade will have a significant impact on the country's economy, boosting tourism, trade and business relations, he added. The FAA put the Philippines on its "Category 2" blacklist in 2008, saying it had failed to comply with international safety standards. This resulted in Philippine carriers being banned from expanding services to the United States. The EU in 2010 banned all Philippine carriers from flying to Europe for similar reasons. Philippine aviation agencies have been raising their standards to get off the US and EU blacklists, reforming the aviation administration and increasing the monitoring of airlines and aircraft. A letter from the FAA, released by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, praised "the hard work completed by your government on the safety oversight system". The FAA website said it had raised the Philippines from a "Category 2" rating back to "Category 1" following a March 2014 review which found that the government now complies with International Civil Aviation Organisation standards. Philippine Airlines, the only Philippine carrier with flights to the US, had been allowed to continue services but under heightened FAA surveillance. As a result of the safety upgrade, other Philippine carriers can now fly to the United States while PAL can add routes and increase flight frequencies. The United States is seen as a key market for Philippine airlines which have long sought to expand operations to that country. http://www.business-standard.com/article/international/philippines-removed-from-us-air-safety- blacklist-114041000636_1.html Back to Top Nepal air crash relatives call for risk warning for tourists Timothy Oakes "loved adventure but he loved his family more", his widow told the inquest in Warrington Relatives of seven Britons killed in an air crash in Nepal have called for tourists to be warned about "the risks involved" in flying there. All 19 people on board died when a plane, belonging to Nepal's SITA Air, crashed shortly after taking off from Kathmandu in September 2012. Killed in the crash Timothy Oakes, 57, from Winwick near Warrington Vincent Kelly, 50, and his brother Darren, 45, from Lostock, Bolton Stephen Holding, 60, from Stoke-on-Trent Raymond Eagle, 58, from Macclesfield Christopher Davey, 51, from Northampton Benjamin Ogden, 27, who lived in London Seven people from Nepal and five from China also died An inquest at Warrington Coroner's Court passed a verdict of accidental death on the Britons who died. The coroner called for tour operators in Nepal not to use local airlines. Angela Gaunt, from Warrington, whose husband Tim Oakes died in the tragedy, told Tuesday's inquest he would not have taken the flight had he been aware of Nepal's air safety record. "He loved adventure but he loved his family more," she said. Airlines blacklisted She said the families have spent "a long and emotional 18 months" working with others to understand why the plane crashed. According to the Aviation Safety Network, there have been more than 30 fatal air crashes in Nepal since the 1950s, killing more than 700 people. The EU has put all of the country's airlines on a blacklist and banned them from flying to the EU on safety grounds. Firefighters put out flames on tail wreckage The plane came down only a few minutes after taking off from Kathmandu Maggie Holding, from Stoke-on-Trent, whose husband Steve was killed in the crash, said the pain she felt seeing the burning plane on TV "will never leave me". "British travel companies selling flight packages in Nepal have a duty to inform their clients fully about the risks involved," she said. The coroner at the inquest, Nicholas Rheinberg, said he will write to the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) asking them to tell tour operators in Nepal not to use local airlines. ABTA said once they will "take appropriate action" once it has received the coroner's recommendations. Aircraft 'overloaded' "Many tour operators providing trips to and within Nepal will not be members of ABTA and also many travellers to the country will be making their own arrangements, often once they arrive in the country," their statement continued. They "strongly advise" independent travellers thinking of taking a domestic flight within Nepal to read the Foreign Office's aviation safety section before choosing an airline to fly with. The inquest heard from investigators from the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB), who went to Nepal in 2012. A commission investigating the cause of the crash concluded it might have happened because the aircraft was overloaded. It said the plane crashed because "the drag was greater than the power available", as a result of which the "aircraft decelerated in the critical phase of ascent lowering the required thrust". Solicitors Irwin Mitchell, who have been acting for some of the relatives, said they have secured an admission of liability from tour package provider Explore Worldwide Ltd in relation to the tragedy. Jim Morris said: "We still have to reach agreement as to the fair value of our clients' claims for the loss of their loved ones." Explore Worldwide said that under the Package Travel Regulations, tour operators are liable for all the services provided to customers as part of their holiday package, including flights. Their statement added: "Explore takes responsibility for the actions of SITA, its chosen Nepalese carrier, and therefore legal liability for the crash." The company said that it had removed from sale all tours using Nepalese carriers as soon as the EU placed them on their black list. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-26958798 Back to Top Back to Top Israel orders $2 billion worth of US V-22 Osprey aircraft Jerusalem - Israel has announced that it will order $2 billion of the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey planes. The purchase will be on a "deferred payment plan." The "deferred payment plan" might be compared to a layaway provision. The payment will kick in when Israel convinces the U.S. to make the purchase part of a future aid program probably after Sept. 2018 when the present aid package expires. Up until that time Israel would pay interest and fees but not the principal on the loan. The former ambassador to Israel said that it is reasonable for Israel to assume that it has the support in Congress to eventually receive the planes as part of the US aid to Israel program. The V-22 Osprey is a tiltrotor aircraft that has the capacity to take off and land vertically as a helicopter (VTOL) and also short takeoff and landing abilities (STOL). The aircraft combines the abilities of a conventional helicopter but with the longer range and high-speed cruising abilities of a more conventional aircraft. The Osprey program has been costly and subject to considerable debate. To complete the planned production numbers it will cost over $50 billion. Critics complain that the costs of the Osprey are far above that of helicopters with comparable capabilities in some cases about twice the cost. The CH- 53E helicopter costs about $35 million per unit while the Osprey is about $60 million according to Michael O'Hanlon. The deal will no doubt help the US military-industrial complex. As an Israeli source puts it: The Israeli procurement of the tilt-rotor plane could influence other players in the defense procurement industry to take the gamble on the transforming plane, said the report, as well as net the US economy more than $1 billion. The US has already provided Israel with six Ospreys as part of its present aid program. http://digitaljournal.com/news/world/israel-orders-2-billion-worth-of-us-v-22-osprey- aircraft/article/380193#ixzz2yUFEqsmM Back to Top Solar-powered aircraft unveiled for round-the-world flight It's going to be a slow and sleepy flight for the pilots After 12 years of research and testing, the Swiss engineering team Solar Impulse has unveiled the craft that will take a round-the-world- trip powered solely by photovoltaic power cells. Solar Impulse 2 Coming soon to a skyline near you "A vision counts for nothing unless it is backed up by action," said Bertrand Piccard, founder of Solar Impulse. "With 8 world records for Solar Impulse 1, the first solar aircraft capable of flying during the night, crossing two continents and flying over the United States, we have shown that clean technologies and renewable energies can accomplish the impossible." The Solar Impulse 2 aircraft has a wingspan of 72 meters (236 feet), slightly larger than a Boeing 747, but weighs just 2,300kg (5,000lb). About a third of that payload is batteries to store the energy harvested by the 17,248 solar cells, each 135 microns thick, spread across its massive wings. The four 17.5hp electric motors that will power the craft's propellers account for much of the rest of Solar Impulse's weight. All this leaves precious little room for luxuries. The pilot will sit in the single reclinable seat (which doubles as a toilet) in a 3.8 cubic meter cabin that lacks heating or air conditioning, and will experience temperatures ranging from 40°C to -40°C. As the plane is capable of flying indefinitely under its own power, the team said that human frailty is its biggest handicap. "Solar Impulse 2 will have virtually unlimited autonomy, and now we need to make sure the pilot is as sustainable as his aircraft," said André Borschberg, CEO of the Solar Impulse team. "This is why the round-the-world flight will be as much a human as a technological feat." Solar Impulse 2 in hanger The pilot is this craft's weakest link It's certainly going to be rough on the pilot. Solar Impulse 2 will have a cruising speed of under 50mph and will spend the daylight hours of its flight ascending to around 8,000 meters above the ground using solar power. At night the aircraft will run on battery power and slowly drift down to around 1,500 meters before climbing again at dawn. To save weight there's no full autopilot, either. The limited computing power aboard can keep the aircraft flying level in the right direction, but should the plane's attitude shift in-flight, vibrating bracelets on the pilot's wrists will signal an alert to get a human back on the controls. As such, the aircraft will need to make stops every few days to allow for pilot changeovers. But for the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean crossings, one pilot will have to keep Solar Impulse 2 flying for over a week without respite. After flight testing in May, the aircraft will undergo final tweaking before setting off in March 2015 from the Middle East and flying to India and then China. After crossing the Pacific - the longest leg of the flight - the aircraft will cross the US and the Atlantic before swooping through Southern Europe back to its starting point. So what, you might think. Solar Impulse 2 isn't exactly a commercially viable aircraft, given that its carrying capacity is pitiful and the airframe has a top speed of 86mph under ideal conditions. But the spinoffs generated by the build process could prove very profitable indeed. The airframe, for example, is made of a new kind of carbon fiber developed by the team that weight just 25 grams per square meter - three times as light as standard printer paper. The solar powered motors are a record-breaking 94 per cent efficient, while the wafer-thin photovoltaic cells convert the Sun's rays with 23 per cent efficiency. Whether or not the aircraft makes it on its epic trip is, at this point, somewhat immaterial. While a personal triumph for the two pilots, the real benefits of stretching what is possible from an engineering standpoint have already been realized. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/09/solarpowered_aircraft_unveiled_for_roundtheworld_flight/ Back to Top Calls for Application for The ISASI Rudolf Kapustin Memorial Scholarship DEADLINE for filling application 15 April, 2014 The 2014 ISASI Seminar will be held in the Stamford Hotel in Glenelg, near Adelaide, Australia 13-16 October 2014. INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF AIR SAFETY INVESTIGATORS 2014 The ISASI Rudolf Kapustin Memorial Scholarship (In memorial to all ISASI members who have died) Purpose: To encourage and assist college-level students interested in the field of aviation safety and aircraft occurrence investigation. Funding: The ISASI Rudolf Kapustin Memorial Scholarship fund will be established through donations and will provide an annual allocation of funds for the scholarship if funds are available. Eligibility: Applicants must be enrolled as full time students in a recognized (note ISASI recognized) education program, which includes courses in aircraft engineering and/or operations, aviation psychology, aviation safety and/or aircraft occurrence investigation, etc., with major or minor subjects that focus on aviation safety/investigation are eligible for the scholarship. A student who has received the annual ISASI Rudolf Kapustin Memorial Scholarship will not be eligible to apply for it again. Administration of the Fund: The President of ISASI will appoint a two person committee to be executors and administrators of the fund. The ISASI Treasurer will oversee all expenditures. The Scholarship Fund Committee will check that the education program is at a recognized school and applicable to the aims of the Society, assess the applications and determine the most suitable candidate. Donors and recipients will be advised if donations are made in honor of a particular individual. Annual Scholarship: Funded attendance at ISASI Annual Seminar An award of $2000 will be made to each student who wins the competitive writing requirement, meets the application requirements and will register for the ISASI annual seminar. ************ The award will be used to cover costs for the seminar registration fees, travel, and lodging/meals expenses. Any expenses above and beyond the amount of the award will be borne by the recipient. ISASI will assist with coordination and control the expenditure of funds. In addition, the following are offered to the winner(s) of the scholarship. 1. A one year membership to ISASI 2. The Southern California Safety Institute (SCSI) offers tuition-free attendance to ANY regularly scheduled SCSI course to the winner of the ISASI Scholarship. This includes the two-week Aircraft Accident Investigator course or any other investigation courses. Travel to/from the course and accommodations are not included. More information at http://www.scsi-inc.com/ 3. The Transportation Safety Institute offers a tuition free course for the winner of the Scholarship. Travel to/from the course and accommodations are not included. More information is available at http://www.tsi.dot.gov/ 4. The Cranfield University Safety and Accident Investigation Centre offers tuition-free attendance at its 5-day Accident Investigation course which runs as part of its Masters Degree program at the Cranfield campus, 50 miles north of London, UK. Travel to/from the course and accommodation are not included. Further information is available from www.csaic.net/ Application requirements: 1. A full time student who meets the Eligibility requirement stated above and has been enrolled for a duration of one year 2. The student is to submit a 1000 (+/- 10%) word paper in English addressing "the challenges for air safety investigators" 3. The paper is to be the students own work and must be countersigned by the student's tutor/academic supervisor as authentic, original work 4. The papers will be judged on their content, original thinking, logic and clarity of expression 5. The essay and application must be submitted in a format that can be opened by Microsoft Word. 6. The student must complete the application form with their paper by April 15, 2014 and submit it to ISASI by mail, fax, oremail to isasi@erols.com. ISASI contact information - Ann Schull, International Office Manager 107 E. Holly Avenue, Suite #11 Sterling, VA 20164 703 430 9668 (Main) 703 430-4970 (FAX) Some advice to those applying: 1. Late submissions are not advisable 2. Handwritten applications are not advisable 3. Make sure to include your email address as indicated above ****************** Application Form 2014 INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF AIR SAFETY INVESTIGATORS The ISASI Rudolf Kapustin Memorial Scholarship (In memorial to all ISASI members who have died) Name: Date: Address: Course enrolled for: Year /Subjects Studied: Academic Institute: Address: Email: Telephone number: Student Signature:_____________________________________________________________ Tutor/Academic Supervisor title and signature:________________________________________ 1000 Word Paper ""the challenges for air safety investigators" NOTE: Students who wish to apply for the scholarship should visit www.isasi.org or send email to isasi@erols.com. The ISASI office telephone number is 1-703-430-9668. www.isasi.org Back to Top Back to Top Upcoming Events: Middle East Air Cargo and Logistics Exhibition & Conference 2014 April 9-10, 2014 Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) http://cargomiddleeast.com Flight Safety Foundation Business Aviation Safety Summit 2014 April 16-17, 2014 San Diego, CA http://flightsafety.org/files/doc/2014FSF_Prospectus.pdf Airport Show Dubai May 11-13, 2014 Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC) www.theairportshow.com/portal/home.aspx International Humanitarian Aviation Summit 12-14MAY Toledo, Spain wfp.org National Safety Council Aviation Safety Committee Annual Conference Savanah, GA - May 14-15, 2014 Contact: tammy.washington@nsc.org http://cwp.marriott.com/savdt/artexmeeting/ Asia Pacific Aviation Safety Seminar 21-22 May 2014, Bangkok, Thailand http://bit.ly/APASS2014 Curt Lewis