Flight Safety Information January 20, 2017 - No. 016 In This Issue KingAir C-90 ACCIDENT (BRAZIL) NTSB: Pilot Certified 21 Days Before Lake Erie Plane Crash. CESSNA - 185F Skywagon Runway Overrun (New Zealand) Air safety board issues preliminary report on fatal Port of LA crash of Torrance Trump's Flight Prompts Delays, and Grumbles, at La Guardia Airport Brazil to remove aircraft from Antarctica more than two years after crash PIA becomes first Pakistani airline to fly Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Pilots needed Getting There: Jumbo jet interest shrinks Learn About New FAA Regulations for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems with Free Online Course Call for Abstracts of Technical Papers...ISASI 2017, San Diego CA ESASI SEMINAR 2017 - LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA GRADUATE RESEARCH STUDY SURVEY RESEARCH STUDY SURVEY Najeeb E. Halaby Graduate Student Fellowship KingAir C-90 ACCIDENT (BRAZIL) Date: 19-JAN-2017 Time: ca 13:45 Type: Beechcraft C90GT King Air Owner/operator: private Registration: PR-SOM C/n / msn: LJ-1809 Fatalities: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 Other fatalities: 0 Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair) Location: Mar de Paraty, Rio de Janeiro - Brazil Phase: Approach Nature: Executive Departure airport: Campo de Marte (MAE/SBMT), SP Destination airport: Paraty Airport (SDTK), RJ Narrative: A Beechcraft C90GT King Air crashed into the waters off Ilha Rasa, 2km from the runway of Paraty Airport. Five occupants are confirmed to have died. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=192954 ************** The crash cause is under investigation. Brazilian Corruption Investigator Killed In Plane Crash Brazil's Supreme Court Justice Teori Zavascki, pictured here in 2015, has died in a plane crash. He had been investigating corruption allegations against Brazilian politicians and business executives. Eraldo Peres/AP You would think the people of Brazil would be hard to shock after the turbulence that they have endured in the past few years, including a deep recession, and the impeachment of a president. But today's sudden death of a Supreme Court justice who was a pivotal player in an investigation into the huge Petrobras corruption scandal has come as a blow to the nation of such severity that the government has called for three days of national mourning. Judge Teori Zavascki was killed when the light twin-propellor plane he was traveling in crashed into the Atlantic, amid heavy rain. Officials reportedly said the aircraft had left an airport in São Paulo about 80 minutes earlier. The crash was near the aircraft's destination, the tourist town of Paraty, about 150 miles south of Rio de Janeiro. Zavascki, 68, was a leading participant in what's known in Brazil as the "Car Wash" investigation, a wide-ranging judicial probe into a contracts-for-kickbacks scam that revolves around the state oil company, Petrobras, and is engulfing a lengthening list of politicians and business executives. Dozens have so far been arrested, and former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been held for questioning. The driving force behind that investigation is a judge, Sergio Moro, whose determination to expose the largest corruption scandal in Brazil's modern history has made him a household name. Moro said in an email quoted by Reuters that he was "stunned" by the death of Zavascki, whom he called a "Brazilian hero." "Without him, there would be no Operation Car Wash," wrote Moro, "I hope that his legacy, of serenity, seriousness and firmness in enforcing the law, regardless of the interests of those involved, even the powerful, will not be forgotten." The mourning over Zavascki's death among Brazilians was coupled with considerable concern and speculation over the possible cause of the crash. "Justice Teori Zavascki had been strongly driving the #Carwash investigation in the Supreme Court. It is hard to believe this was a mere accident," tweeted the director of Brazil's National Association of Prosecutors, Alan Mansur. Zavascki was recently handling plea bargains by former executives from a construction conglomerate involved in the kickback scheme, Odebrecht. There's long been speculation that the evidence gleaned from these could potentially implicate a large number of Brazilian politicians. The recently-released testimony of one former senior Odebrecht executive repeatedly cited Brazil's President Michel Temer, and leveled allegations of illegal campaign financing. Temer denies these accusations which, though unlikely to topple his government, could prove destabilizing in the coming months. Temer responded swiftly to Zavascki's death with a TV address to the nation in which he spoke of his great sorrow at the judge's death, describing him as a "good man" and a symbol of national pride. http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/01/19/510663719/brazilian-corruption- investigator-killed-in-plane-crash Back to Top NTSB: Pilot Certified 21 Days Before Lake Erie Plane Crash The pilot of a plane that crashed into Lake Erie last month received his certification to fly that type of aircraft just 21 days before the fatal crash, according to the National Transportation Safety Board's preliminary report. The NTSB report issued Thursday night provides a timeline for the Dec. 29 crash, but does not indicate why the Cessna Citation 525 suddenly lost altitude and crashed just one minute after takeoff. Killed were Columbus businessman John Fleming, who was piloting the plane; his wife, Sue Fleming; their teenage sons, Jack and Andrew Fleming; their neighbor Brian Casey; and Casey's teenage daughter, Megan Casey, a student at the University of Wisconsin- Madison. The six were heading back to Columbus after attending a Cleveland Cavaliers game that evening. According to the NTSB report, the air traffic controller at Burke Lakefront Airport cleared Fleming for takeoff at 10:56 p.m. and instructed him to turn right and maintain an altitude of 2,000 feet. Fleming acknowledged the clearance. After takeoff, the controller told Fleming to contact departure control. Fleming didn't respond. The report said position data indicated the plane reached an altitude of approximately 2,925 feet, nearly 1,000 feet higher than what the air traffic controller had instructed. About five seconds later, the plane quickly descended. The final data point was recorded at 10:57 p.m., showing the plane's altitude at just 775 feet. Search and recovery efforts in the days and weeks that followed were hampered by weather and lake conditions, and were eventually called off on Tuesday. Airplane debris including the cockpit voice recorder was recovered. The NTSB said the recorder captured the entire flight and a committee in Washington will listen to and transcribe it for the investigation into the cause of the crash. Federal Aviation Administration records indicated Fleming purchased the plane in October and the most recent maintenance activity occurred on Dec. 17. The records also revealed Fleming did not become certified to fly the plane until Dec. 8 when he successfully completed the FAA practical test. His initial Cessna 525 training was done in the accident airplane. He then completed a simulator-based recurrent training course at FlightSafety International on Dec. 17. http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/ntsb-releases-preliminary-report-lake-erie-plane- crash-44909765 Back to Top CESSNA - 185F Skywagon Runway Overrun (New Zealand) Date: 20-JAN-2017 Time: ~11:30 NZDT Type: Cessna 185F Skywagon Owner/operator: Private Registration: ZK-DPF C/n / msn: 18502421 Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 Other fatalities: 0 Airplane damage: Substantial Location: Matiawa Farmstead, Kekerengu, Marlborough - New Zealand Phase: Landing Nature: Unknown Departure airport: Destination airport: Private airstrip Narrative: The aircraft experienced a runway overrun during a landing attempt to a rural airstrip at Kekerengu in the South Island. The airplane sustained substantial damage and three of the four occupants on board received undisclosed injuries https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=192957 Back to Top Air safety board issues preliminary report on fatal Port of LA crash of Torrance- built helicopter The recovered Robinson R22 Helicopter that crashed Jan. 4 is lifted off the barge and onto the dock at the Coast Station on Terminal Island. The broken rotor blade can be seen at the top center of the photo. (File photo by Chris Villanueva) A preliminary federal report probing the cause of a crash of a Torrance-built Robinson Helicopter that killed two at the Port of Los Angeles earlier this month said a section of the craft's main rotor blade was not recovered. The brief five-paragraph narrative, released Friday by the National Transportation Safety Board, said all major components of the helicopter - except for the "outboard section of a main rotor blade" - were found in about 18 feet of water in the wake of the Jan. 4 crash. "The fracture surface at the separation point was jagged and angular," the report concluded. Los Angeles-based attorney Ilyas Akbari of the firm Baum, Hedlund, Aristei and Goldman, which has handled several lawsuits against the company over fatal helicopter crashes, said those marks are consistent with several possible causes, including "mast-bumping." That's the term used when a helicopter's main rotor blade hits the main rotor drive shaft or "mast," causing the chopper to crash with often fatal consequences. "It is indicative of (the rotor blade) striking something," Akbari said of the telltale marks. "If it is mast-bumping, we will know by the markings on the blade." Robinson helicopters have come under scrutiny by several aviation regulatory authorities for a series of crashes, many of them fatal. In October, for instance, Robinson helicopters were placed on a New Zealand government watch list and several agencies stopped using them. Last month, published reports said Australia had issued an air worthiness directive after the pilot of Robinson Helicopter reported unusual vibrations and landed. A crack in the rotor blade was later discovered. The company has largely blamed the fatal crashes on pilot error rather than any design defects. Company owner Kurt Robinson did not return a message left Friday seeking comment. In the crash that occurred earlier this month, pilot Christopher Reed and photographer Michael Justice were killed when an R22 based at Torrance Municipal Airport plummeted into the harbor as the pair were taking pictures of cruise ships. They were contracted by the Port of Los Angeles. Justice was well-known by editors and photographers at the Daily Breeze, where he had long worked as a freelance photographer. A celebration of life for Justice was held Friday at Ports O' Call in San Pedro. Akbari noted that while the R22 crash could have been caused by several different factors, including pilot error or maintenance issues, mast bumping was a possibility as well. "Mast bumping is always a red flag when you see these things going down," he said. http://www.dailybreeze.com/general-news/20170113/air-safety-board-issues- preliminary-report-on-fatal-port-of-la-crash-of-torrance-built-helicopter Back to Top Trump's Flight Prompts Delays, and Grumbles, at La Guardia Airport President-elect Donald J. Trump boarding his personal plane to fly to Washington at La Guardia Airport on Wednesday. Credit Victor J. Blue for The New York Times While President-elect Donald J. Trump was already disliked by many New Yorkers, he did not win any new fans in his hometown on Thursday when his flight to the inaugural festivities in Washington snarled air traffic at La Guardia Airport. The cascade of delays prompted by Mr. Trump's departure left New Yorkers wondering how his trips between the two cities might disrupt daily life once he is president. His motorcade arrived at the Queens airport shortly after 11 a.m., and television stations broadcast his takeoff in a Boeing 757 plane. More than a dozen planes were stopped near a runway. Adrian Benepe, the former city parks commissioner, was on one of the planes when the captain informed passengers that they were waiting on an important person and his entourage of dark S.U.V.s. "We sat on the tarmac in this gigantic queue for about an hour and a half," he said in a telephone interview. They left for Minneapolis around 11:45 a.m. Flying out of La Guardia Airport - an experience Mr. Trump and Vice President Joseph R. Biden both have likened to a third world airport - is difficult enough, Mr. Benepe said, but now he worried about broader travel problems during Mr. Trump's presidency. "I hope the president doesn't make a habit of commuting between New York and Washington," Mr. Benepe said. The delays prompted angry venting on social media. "Trump delays all flights at LGA (including me)," Allison Piwowarski wrote in a post on Twitter. "I thought hell started tomorrow?" Making the situation worse was the temporary closing of a runway at La Guardia for emergency pavement work around the same time, said Cheryl Albiez, a spokeswoman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport. The runway reopened around 11:45 a.m., she said, but the shutdown created a separate series of flight delays. The operations at the airport were briefly halted for Mr. Trump's flight, but the primary factor behind the delays was the runway maintenance, according to a federal aviation official who was briefed on the operations but was not authorized to discuss them publicly. The official declined to discuss plans for Mr. Trump's air travel as president citing security concerns. Around noon, Mr. Trump's plane landed at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. The president- elect exited the aircraft with Melania Trump, his wife, and left for a lunch at the Trump International Hotel in Washington. With Mrs. Trump and the couple's son Barron planning to stay in New York, it is not yet clear how often Mr. Trump will travel back and forth from the White House and what route he might take. A spokeswoman for Mr. Trump did not respond to a request for comment on Thursday about his future travel plans. But New Yorkers are already dealing with travel headaches near his home at Trump Tower in Manhattan, and some worried that things could get worse once he occupies the Oval Office. Some transportation experts have called for Fifth Avenue to be transformed into a street just for pedestrians and buses. Samuel I. Schwartz, a former city traffic commissioner, said it was unlikely Mr. Trump would fly into La Guardia Airport while he is president. The airport is known for having logistical constraints, he said, and Mr. Trump would probably fly to Kennedy Airport and take a helicopter to Lower Manhattan, as President Obama frequently did. Mr. Trump could then be taken by motorcade north to Trump Tower, leaving a wake of street closings in his path. "Starting tomorrow, the world will change for him, and he will not suffer in gridlock," Mr. Schwartz said. But for New Yorkers, gridlock seems inevitable. Rebecca Lentjes, 27, of Brooklyn, was flying into La Guardia Airport from St. Louis on Thursday when her plane was delayed because of Mr. Trump's trip. Ms. Lentjes said she was dozing on her flight when she heard the words "President-elect" and "Trump" over the intercom, and the crew said their plane could not land until his had taken off. She arrived in New York about an hour later than scheduled. Before she left the airport in a shared Uber ride, she and other passengers commiserated over their predicament. "Once I landed back on home turf, we were all saying he's already inconveniencing us," she said. "This is what the next four years are going to be like." https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/19/nyregion/trump-la-guardia-airport- delay.html?_r=0 Back to Top Brazil to remove aircraft from Antarctica more than two years after crash January 20, 2017: A Hercules C-130 crashes while landing at an Antarctic airbase in 2014. 9RAW: Brazilian Airforce plane crashes in Antarctica in 2014 Members of the Brazilian air force are returning to the site of an Antarctic crash from more than two years ago to dismantle the remains of their Hercules C-130. The plane's engines and lubricants in the aircraft had already been removed to ensure they did not leak and cause any environmental impact to Antarctica - a condition of Brazil being a signatory to the Madrid Protocol. A Brazilian Air Force pilot crashed the rescue plane while landing at Teniente R Marsh Airport, Antarctica's northernmost airfield on King George Island, on 27 November 2014. In footage of the crash, a small explosion can be seen as the pilot attempts to brake while the plane skids off the runway. Snow surrounds the plane as it eventually comes to a stop. Removal of the plane will take an estimated 20 days, depending on weather conditions, according Chilean radio news service Cooperativa. All parts will be shipped back to Brazil with researchers from the Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station, who are being rotated. http://www.9news.com.au/world/2017/01/20/17/08/brazil-to-remove-aircraft-from- antarctica-more-than-two-years-after-crash Back to Top PIA becomes first Pakistani airline to fly Boeing 737-800 aircraft The narrow-body aircraft have a capacity of carrying 189 passengers in all-economy configuration. KARACHI (Web Desk) - The two Boeing 737-800 aircraft obtained by PIA on wet lease from a Turkish operator earlier this week are being put into operation from today (Friday). No other airline in Pakistan is currently using this aircraft, the PIA stated in a press release. The aircraft have been obtained for a period of three months and two more similar aircraft are expected to join PIA s fleet in the coming weeks. The decision of acquiring these aircraft has been taken in order to meet the immediate shortage of aircraft, which was created due to the grounding of four aged A-310 aircraft at the end of last year. The narrow-body aircraft have a capacity of carrying 189 passengers in all-economy configuration. The two aircraft would operate six flights today which include PK-316 (Karachi-Lahore), PK-317 (Lahore-Karachi), PK-306 (Karachi-Lahore), PK-307 (Lahore-Karachi), PK-380 (Karachi-Multan-Islamabad) and PK-319 (Islamabad-Karachi). http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/371306-PIA-becomes-first-Pakistani-airline-to-fly- Boeing- Back to Top Pilots needed The SUU Aviation program and SkyWest Airlines held an event to introduce students to the possible career paths through the aviation program in partnership with SkyWest. Students enjoyed pizza and giveaways while talking to people from SkyWest and flight instructors with the SUU Aviation program. The SUU Aviation program and SkyWest Airlines held an event to introduce students to the possible career paths through the aviation program in partnership with SkyWest. Students enjoyed pizza and giveaways while talking to people from SkyWest and flight instructors with the SUU Aviation program. Photo by Mitchell Quartz. Reaching for the sky has new meaning for students who attended the aviation career fair on Wednesday. SUU's aviation department is helping future pilots achieve their dreams through their career pathway program with SkyWest. SkyWest is in need of 1,000 new pilots every year for the next 10 years and they are asking SUU to provide about 200 of those pilots per year. Chandler Larsen, hiring and recruitment specialist for SkyWest says they are also willing to help students pay for their education, even if they are not hired. "After 500 (flight) hours and if you pass your interview and everything goes really well, then you receive $10 per flight hour up to 10,000 hours," Larsen said. "Then, all you have to do is complete a review at the end and then you can be interviewed by SkyWest." Students who start in the aviation program take general education classes to receive an associate's degree, in addition to flight classes and hands-on experience. David Dyches, deputy executive director of aviation at SUU said that there are two programs: rotary wing (helicopter) and fixed wing (airplane). "It's an associate's degree program currently, but the most important thing is the actual certification ... for the federal regulatory body, the FAA, that allows you to fly legally," Dyches said. "You're getting a degree, but you're also getting a certification." SUU has three hangars at the Cedar City airport, two for planes and helicopters and one for simulators. Richard Cannon, director of flight operations, said students will learn about history of aviation, the physics of how aircraft fly and how to actually operate and fly aircraft. "The flight side of it, you can kind of equate it to driving school where you have to go out and learn how to drive a car," Cannon said. "It's the same type of thing, just a lot more difficult because you're constantly using both feet and both hands all the time." Cannon worked a desk job before he decided to become a pilot. He said working a desk job was monotonous, and he tells students to find their passion and follow it. "It makes it really easy to go to work every day when your view, your vista, is something that people have as their screensavers," Cannon said. "You get to see that every day when you go out and fly, so it's pretty phenomenal." After students complete the aviation program at SUU, they have the opportunity to enter the SkyWest cadet program. Cadets are assigned a SkyWest pilot as a mentor who helps them get all of their flight hours, study for tests, learn the ins and outs of commercial flying and practice interviewing. "You're guaranteed an interview when you're a cadet, but there's no obligation to come work for us," Larsen said. "We'd love to have you as long as everything goes well. We'll take you if you know your stuff, and if you're training with us, you'll know your stuff." For more information, or to apply for the aviation program, visit suu.edu/aviation. http://www.suunews.com/news/2017/jan/19/pilots-needed/ Back to Top Getting There: Jumbo jet interest shrinks Boeing announced last year it could soon end production of the 747 planes. It's hard to believe it was 45 years ago when the first 747 carried passengers and KLM debuted its commercial service. The iconic jumbo jet has since carried millions in relative comfort and safety. But its days are now numbered. Boeing officials said last summer the company could end production of the 747 (with the possible exception of a pair of replacements for Air Force One, if President-elect Donald Trump's administration doesn't kill the plan). Even the much larger A-380, a double-deck Airbus, may have seen its sales peak. Airbus spent $25 billion to develop the world's largest passenger plane, but only 319 have been ordered (compared to more than 1,500 of the 747s). There are 125 that still have not been delivered, 60 of those destined for Emirates Airline. The A-380, which can carry more than 850 passengers, received just three new orders in 2015. Why are the jumbo jets losing favor? It's a matter of simple economics: They're too expensive to operate compared with newer planes like the smaller 787 and A-350. It takes a very busy travel corridor to fill an 800-seat airplane. Flying one jumbo instead of two smaller planes means fewer departure-time options for passengers. The A-380 makes sense for hub-and-spoke airlines like Emirates, which routes all its flights through Dubai for connections. But rival airlines can fly direct, city to city, up to 8,000 miles nonstop using the smaller jets. http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Getting-There-Jumbo-jet-interest-shrinks- 10862519.php Back to Top Learn About New FAA Regulations for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems with Free Online Course from Embry-Riddle Register for Massive Open Online Course for sUAS Operators, which begins Feb. 6 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - If you received a small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS), or drone, as a gift this holiday season, or if you want to stay updated on the latest FAA regulations for these aircraft, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is providing a free, two-week online course-Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) - Key Concepts for New Users. Registration for the course is now open. The Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) runs Feb. 6 to 19 and introduces novice sUAS users and seasoned aeronauts to numerous aspects of unmanned systems, as well as current and future applications. The MOOC also offers guidance on responsibly piloting aircraft in the National Airspace System (NAS). This course is taught by a team of UAS experts, led by Dr. Scott Burgess, Associate Professor at Embry-Riddle Worldwide's College of Aeronautics. Dr. Burgess has over 30 years of aviation expertise in both military and civilian aircraft, including helicopters and unmanned aircraft systems. "This post-FAA Part 107 course will focus participants toward regulations, safety of flight and flight planning considerations," said Burgess. "We have an outstanding team of faculty with private, commercial and government sector experts teaching on topics such as UAS integration, regulation, international operations, safety and systems. We will also harness the power of social media so participants can interface directly with each other and faculty." Students will learn the basic elements of safety, and airspace definitions and regulations so those individuals using the NAS understand and use best practices for reducing the risk of collisions between aircraft when operating a sUAS. This popular course, previously offered in 2016, has been updated to include the FAA's new 2016 regulations (FAA Part 107) for sUAS operators. For more information and to register go to Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) - Key Concepts for New Users. You may also download Embry-Riddle's free sUAS Consumer Guide, designed to assists a wide variety of users, especially novices, to evaluate options for purchase, appropriate to their skill and experience levels, while introducing key metrics for future consumer sUAS comparison. For additional information on this and other specialized industry training online courses, please contact Gary Burke, Worldwide Director of the Office of Professional Education, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, 600 S. Clyde Morris Blvd., Daytona Beach, FL 32114.Email: training@erau.edu; Phone (386) 226-7232. About UAS at Embry-Riddle Embry-Riddle was one of the first schools in the nation to offer a degree in UAS and today has the nation's largest UAS degree program. The University offers: a Bachelor of Science in Unmanned Aircraft Systems Science at the Daytona Beach, Florida and Prescott, Arizona Campuses; a Bachelor of Science in Unmanned Systems Applications through the Worldwide Campus; a Master of Science in Unmanned & Autonomous Systems Engineering at the Daytona Beach Campus; and a fully online Master of Science in Unmanned Systems through its Worldwide Campus. Embry-Riddle is also a co-founder of the ASSURE Coalition (Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence), a Federal Aviation Administration Center of Excellence in Unmanned Aircraft Systems. MEDIA CONTACT: James Roddey, Director of Communications, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla.; (386) 226-6198; james.roddey@erau.edu. ABOUT EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the world's largest, fully accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace, is a nonprofit, independent institution offering more than 80 baccalaureate, master's and Ph.D. degree programs in its colleges of Arts & Sciences, Aviation, Business, Engineering and Security & Intelligence. Embry-Riddle educates students at residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Fla., and Prescott, Ariz., through the Worldwide Campus with more than 125 locations in the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, and through online programs. The university is a major research center, seeking solutions to real-world problems in partnership with the aerospace industry, other universities and government agencies. For more information, visit www.embryriddle.edu, follow us on Twitter (@EmbryRiddle) and facebook.com/EmbryRiddleUniversity, and find expert videos at YouTube.com/EmbryRiddleUniv. Back to Top Call for Abstracts of Technical Papers ISASI 2017, San Diego CA August 22 - 24. 2017 The International Society of Air Safety Investigators (ISASI) will hold their 48th annual seminar at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina from August 22 - 24, 2017. This year's theme is: "Investigations - Do They Really Make a Difference?" Abstracts of Technical papers are invited to address the theme in conjunction with other contemporary matters on aviation safety investigation, including recent case studies, new investigation methods and aviation safety trends or developments. For those interested in presenting a paper, submissions of abstracts are due by March 15, 2017. Abstracts should include a title and up to 300-word summary of the main points of the proposed paper. Please also include your name(s), affiliation, position, and a brief resume. Submissions, or any inquiries regarding submissions, are to be sent to: isasi2017abstracts@gmail.com The panel reviewing the submitted abstracts will consider criteria such as the quality of the paper for relevance to the seminar theme and air safety investigation. They will also endeavour to ensure that a broad range of topics are covered during the seminar. Decisions on the selected abstracts will be made by the April 15, 2017 and details on the required format of the final presentations will be issued at that time. Presenters will be required to submit their papers by July 15, 2017. Up to date information on ISASI 2017 can be found at www.isasi.org Back to Top ESASI SEMINAR 2017 - LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA The European Society of Air Safety Investigators (ESASI) will hold their annual seminar in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on the 19 and 20 April 2017. Further details, and previous seminar programmes, can be found at www.esasi.eu . ESASI would welcome proposals for presentations to be given during the 2017 seminar, which should last a maximum of 25 minutes with a further 5 minutes for questions. Presentations should address issues relating to air safety investigations; particular areas of interest are: * challenges faced by air safety investigators, * the environment, and culture, that air safety investigators operate in, * practical experience of applying investigation techniques, * new techniques to aid the investigation, * topical case studies. Details of proposed presentations should be sent to Brian McDermid, by 31 January 2017, at presentations@esasi.eu. The ESASI committee will select the presentations in early February 2017. Back to Top GRADUATE RESEARCH STUDY SURVEY My name is Ian Fyfe-Green and I am undertaking a Doctorate of Business Administration with the University of Portsmouth Business School. The aim of my research is to assess the impact of regulatory change on aviation risk management, with a specific objective to understand how best to manage this change without inducing error. As part of this research I have developed a survey that will help to answer my research questions, and I hope that around 1000 people across the aviation industry will complete these questions about their experiences. The survey takes around 10 minutes to complete, and consists of a number of questions on aviation, with a final question about the individual for context. Participation in this study is completely voluntary, and I neither need a name or any identifying details; all reasonable steps will be taken to ensure confidentiality. At no point will anyone be able to identify an individual from the responses to the multiple choice questions. If there are any questions about the survey, please contact me at my university email address of ian.fyfe-green@myport.ac.uk Thank you in advance for your valuable insights, I am extremely grateful for any assistance you can provide in facilitating the widest distribution, and in answering the questions themselves. The survey is hosted by QuestionPro, an independent research firm, to field your confidential survey responses. Please click on this link to complete the survey: Start Survey Best Regards Ian Fyfe-Green Back to Top RESEARCH STUDY SURVEY Hello, I'm Dr. Tim Holt and I'm currently the Program Chair for Aeronautics and an Associate Professor with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, AZ. In this position I'm responsible for faculty, curriculum, course updates, course alignment, etc... Furthermore, I teach undergraduate courses in aeronautics, safety, unmanned systems, and airport management for the Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics program. To this day, there are no reported statistics of general aviation pilots that have survived hypoxia during normal flight operations. More often than not there are tales of pilots getting themselves into a hypoxic situation and not surviving; rarely do people hear of those that survive. This leaves the aviation community unsure of the common circumstances that these pilots find themselves that create a hypoxic state, as well as whether or not that reported the occurrence to the proper establishments. The data collected from this survey issued to general aviation pilots, will hopefully give insight as to how best to prevent these occurrences from happening, as well as promote a healthy safety culture to report these events. It is with this in mind that we decided to embark on this research study. This survey is completely anonymous and individual responses will not be recorded. It should only take 5-10 minutes to complete. The link to the survey will provide you the Informed Consent and contact information of the researchers involved in the study. Thank you in advance, it's truly appreciated. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GAHYPOXIA Back to Top Najeeb E. Halaby Graduate Student Fellowship The Najeeb E. Halaby Graduate Student Fellowship was established by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) to shape the next generation of aviation researchers, honoring the late Najeeb Elias Halaby, an eminent aviator and administrator, for his vision and more than five decades of extraordinary contributions to aviation (http://www.ral.ucar.edu/halabyfellowship.pdf). The Fellowship The recipient of a Najeeb E. Halaby Graduate Student Fellowship will spend three months (in 2017 or early 2018) in residence with NCAR's Aviation Weather Research Program, which Mr. Halaby was instrumental in establishing in the 1980s. As the nation's leader in addressing aviation weather research, NCAR plays a unique role in meeting user needs by transferring research results to operations through its Research Application Laboratory (http://www.ral.ucar.edu/). The Fellow will conduct research broadly aimed at improving the integration of weather into decision support tools for enhanced mitigation of weather sensitivities (e.g., weather impact avoidance) and management of air traffic. The Fellowship will provide: * a monthly stipend for three months, including temporary living expenses * round-trip travel expenses to and from Boulder, CO * travel to a conference to present results * page charges for one publication of key results Eligibility and Application The Halaby Fellowship targets graduate students (late Masters or early PhD level) enrolled in an aviation-relevant department or program of a domestic or international university. Interested candidates should have advanced research skills, far-reaching vision, and dedication to get things accomplished. Consideration for this Fellowship will be given to candidates based on the following submitted material: * Curriculum vitae * Proposal (maximum five pages) presenting the research to be conducted at NCAR, the anticipated outcome of that, and how the proposed effort ties into the candidate's ongoing graduate research project(s) * Contact information for three references (one of which should be the student's primary advisor) NCAR will accept applications for the Halaby Fellowship each year. Email Applications by February 28, 2017 to halabyfellowship@ucar.edu Curt Lewis