Flight Safety Information June 25, 2019 - No. 127 In This Issue Pilots suing Boeing over 'unprecedented cover-up' NTSB investigates deadly Hawaii skydiving crash Incident: France B773 at Atlanta on Jun 23rd 2019, engine shut down in flight Incident: Indigo A20N at Jaipur on Jun 22nd 2019, engine shut down in flight due to suspected fuel leak Incident: British Airways A321 near London on Jun 23rd 2019, fumes in the cockpit Incident: Indigo A21N at Bangalore on Jun 21st 2019, magnetic chip detector indication Eurofighter Typhoon - Midair Collision (Germany) NTSB faults pilot 'mismanagement' in Asiana flight SLEEPING PILOT FLEW 78KMS PAST AIRPORT Air France Engine Failure forced Boeing 777 to make a hard emergency landing in Atlanta Japan outlaws flying drone aircraft while under the influence of alcohol Singapore probes drones at airport that disrupted 63 flights Airbus considering hybrid system for next-gen mainstream passenger jet Soyuz MS-11 returns station crew to Earth after 204 days in space GRADUATE RESEARCH SURVEY(1) GRADUATE RESEARCH SURVEY(2) 'Leading Change within a Safety Management System' AVIATION COMMUNICATION: STRATEGY AND MESSAGES FOR ENSURING SUCCESS AND PREVENTING FAILURES Join us in Washington, D.C., on July 15-18 for ALPA's annual...Air Safety Forum Pilots suing Boeing over 'unprecedented cover-up' More than 400 Boeing 737 Max pilots are suing the company over what they allege was an "unprecedented cover-up" of "known design flaws" in the plane, and over the financial losses they face as the plane remains grounded after two fatal crashes. A class-action lawsuit was filed against Boeing on Friday "for financial and other losses arising from the circumstances and grounding of the MAX fleet," according to the two law firmsrepresenting the pilots, based in Chicago and Australia. While they said that they could not yet calculate the size of pilots' losses, they "are expected to be in the millions of dollars," the law firms said. The 737 Max has been grounded around the world since March, after a second fatal crash involving the plane killed 157 people in Ethiopia. The first crash in Indonesia in October 2018 killed 189 people. The law firms said that this "adversely affected" pilots' income and gave them career uncertainty, and that they were filing the lawsuit during the Paris Air Show "to send a message to Boeing that its desire for aircraft sales must never again impact on aviation safety." In the court documents, the pilots allege that Boeing "engaged in an unprecedented cover-up of the known design flaws of the MAX, which predictably resulted in the crashes of two MAX aircraft and subsequent grounding of all MAX aircraft worldwide," according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). The suit says that the pilots "continue to suffer significant lost wages, among other economic and non-economic damages" since the fleet's global grounding. Boeing declined to comment when contacted by ABC, and did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider. The first pilot to file the suit, referred to as "Pilot X," claimed that the plane's automated anti-stall software, called MCAS, gave the plane "inherently dangerous aerodynamic handling defects." Pilot X is identified as a Canadian citizen and a 737 Max pilot, but according to the ABC has remained anonymous for "fear of reprisal from Boeing and discrimination from Boeing customers." The other pilots are described as being from a "major international airline," according to ABC. Pilot X also criticized Boeing for designing the MCAS system to rely on just one sensor, claiming that the "effective design causes the MCAS to activate based on the single input of a failed [angle of attack] sensor without cross-checking its data with another properly functioning AOA sensor." This MCAS was highlighted in preliminary reports into both crashes, which found that the pilots could not control it after the plane recorded erroneous AOA readings. Boeing maintains that the design of plane is safe, though it promises that an upcoming software update will make it "one of the safest airplanes ever to fly" when it is certified to fly again. The update will see the MCAS system work with data from two sensors. Boeing executives told reporters at the Paris Air Show that the plane's design, including relying on one sensor, met all regulatory requirements. Pilot X also criticized Boeing's communication with pilots, saying that Boeing "decided not to tell MAX pilots about the MCAS or to require MAX pilots to undergo any MCAS training" so that its airlines could start running "revenue-generating routes as quickly as possible." Boeing was also previously criticized by the American Airlines pilots, who chastised company executives in November, after the first crash, for not telling them about the MCAS system. "These guys didn't even know the damn system was on the airplane, nor did anybody else," one pilot told Boeing executives. Other pilots have also come forward to seek money from Boeing over the grounded jets as uncertainty remains over when the US Federal Aviation Administration will certify the update and allow the 737 Max to fly again. Southwest Airlines' pilots union will seek compensation from Boeing, CNBC reported, over lost wages and legal costs for complying with the Department of Justice's investigation. The Department of Justice investigation into how the plane was certify to fly is one of a number of federal and Congressional investigations into the plane and how the FAA gave it the green light. Boeing also faces a slew of lawsuits from families of victims around the world, and faces a growing number of airlines demanding compensation from Boeing as they cancel flights over the grounded plane and face delays to the deliveries of more planes. Pilot X is also making an out-of-court claim against the FAA, the law firms said, and they will "file a lawsuit against the United States for the FAA's negligence in certifying the MAX by Christmas Eve of 2019" if that response is inadequate. https://www.aol.com/article/news/2019/06/24/pilots-suing-boeing-over- unprecedented-cover-up/23755589/ Back to Top NTSB investigates deadly Hawaii skydiving crash HONOLULU (AP) - The Latest on a plane crash in Hawaii that killed 11 sky divers (all times local): The National Transportation Safety Board says it will examine repair and inspection records on the skydiving plane that crashed and killed 11 people on Oahu's North Shore. The NTSB's Jennifer Homendy told reporters at the crash site Sunday that those and other records will all become part of the investigation and final report. The same plane sustained tail damage in a California accident in 2016. A preliminary report is expected in 10 to 14 days. Homendy said the plane was equipped to carry 13 people, but that weight and balance checks need to be conducted before each flight. She said the airplane banked shortly after takeoff and crashed inverted. No one aboard survived, making it the deadliest civil aviation incident since 2011. The airport remains closed during the investigation. https://www.yahoo.com/news/latest-police-hawaii-crash-victims-192422779.html Back to Top Incident: France B773 at Atlanta on Jun 23rd 2019, engine shut down in flight An Air France Boeing 777-300, registration F-GZNJ performing flight AF-681 from Atlanta,GA (USA) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) with 330 people on board, departed Atlanta's runway 27R and was in the initial climb when the crew declared Mayday reporting the left hand engine (GE90) had failed, the crew levelled off at 3000 feet and requested a left turn to return to runway 27R. A runway inspection reported seeing no debris on the runway. The aircraft landed safely back on runway 27R about 15 minutes after departure. After landing the crew requested emergency services to check their left hand engine to make sure there was no oil or other leak from the engine. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Atlanta 24 hours after landing back. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/AFR681/history/20190623/2045Z/KATL/LFPG http://avherald.com/h?article=4c99b17b&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: Indigo A20N at Jaipur on Jun 22nd 2019, engine shut down in flight due to suspected fuel leak An Indigo Airbus A320-200N, registration VT-IVK performing flight 6E-998 from Mumbai to Jaipur (India), was descending towards Jaipur when the crew received fuel quantity indications prompting them to suspect a fuel leak on the left hand engine (PW1127G). The crew shut the engine down and continued for a safe landing on Jaipur's runway 09. The airline reported the fuel quantity indication of the #1 engine was fluctuating, the crew worked the checklists for a suspected fuel leak and shut the engine down. A single engine landing occurred. No fuel leak was found, a fault with the fuel quantity indication was rectified and the aircraft returned to service. The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Jaipur for about 46 hours before returning to service. http://avherald.com/h?article=4c99adcd&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: British Airways A321 near London on Jun 23rd 2019, fumes in the cockpit A British Airways Airbus A321-200, registration G-EUXG performing flight BA-851 from Warsaw (Poland) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was descending towards London when the crew donned their oxygen masks reporting fumes in the cockpit. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on Heathrow's runway 09L. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Heathrow about 28 hours after landing. A number of flights assigned to the A321 needed to be downgraded and a number of passengers to be rebooked onto other flights as result. The aircraft had experienced another two fume events in June, see Accident: British Airways A321 near Copenhagen on Jun 8th 2019, fumes on board and Incident: British Airways A321 at Sofia on Jun 15th 2019, fumes in cockpit. http://avherald.com/h?article=4c99bc26&opt=0 Back to Top Back to Top Incident: Indigo A21N at Bangalore on Jun 21st 2019, magnetic chip detector indication An Indigo Airbus A321-200N, registration VT-IUD performing flight 6E-2031 from Delhi to Bangalore (India), reached the top of descent into Bangalore at FL350 when the crew received an engine (PW1133G) magnetic chip detector indication. The crew worked the related checklists and continued for a safe landing on Bangalore's runway 27 about 25 minutes later. The aircraft remained on the ground in Banglore for about 13 hours, then was ferried to Delhi, where the engine was replaced. http://avherald.com/h?article=4c99ac8f&opt=0 Back to Top Eurofighter Typhoon - Midair Collision (Germany) Date: 24-JUN-2019 Time: c. 14:00 LT Type: Eurofighter Typhoon Owner/operator: Luftwaffe TLG73 Registration: C/n / msn: Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 Other fatalities: 1 Aircraft damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair) Location: S of Nossentiner Hütte, Müritz region - Germany Phase: Unknown Nature: Military Departure airport: Rostock-Laage Airport (RLG/ETNL) Destination airport: Rostock-Laage Airport (RLG/ETNL) Narrative: Two German Air Force Eurofighters of the TLG73 "Steinhoff" from Rostock-Laage, collided midair and crashed. Both pilots ejected. There was forest fires and a large contingent of rescuers at the scene of the accident. One of the pilote survived and landed in a tree. The other was killed. "Together with a third Eurofighter they were flying an Air Combat Mission," the German Air Force said. "The pilot of the third Eurofighter observed the collision and reported that two parachutes descended to the ground." https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/226509 Back to Top NTSB faults pilot 'mismanagement' in Asiana flight By Joan Lowy and Martha Mendaoza WASHINGTON (AP) - Asiana Flight 214's pilots caused the crash last year of their airliner carrying more than 300 people by bungling a landing approach in San Francisco, including inadvertently deactivating the plane's key control for airspeed, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded Tuesday. But the board also said the complexity of the Boeing 777's autothrottle and auto flight director - two of the plane's key systems for controlling flight - contributed to the accident. Materials provided to airlines by Boeing that fail to make clear under what conditions the autothrottle doesn't automatically maintain speed were also faulted. The 777 has been in service 18 years and is one of the world's most popular wide- bodied airliners, especially for international travel. Until last year's accident, it had not been involved in a single fatal crash. https://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/ntsb-faults-pilot-mismanagement-in- asiana-flight/article_e58ed221-5b58-5b1a-acc9-f49537d0607f.html Back to Top SLEEPING PILOT FLEW 78KMS PAST AIRPORT The aircraft's flight path. Image: ATSB A sleeping pilot who flew almost 80kms past his destination had been awake for 24 hours and was acutely fatigued, an investigation has found. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau said the early-morning incident highlighted the need for pilots to assess their level of fatigue before and during flights. The pilot of the Piper PA-31-350 was the only person on board the plane on a freight run between Devonport in Tasmania and King Island on November 8, 2018. As the aircraft reached top of descent into King Island, the pilot started to feel tired and quickly fell asleep. Air traffic controllers tried to contact him several times before he woke and advised he was turning back to King Island. The plane had been on autopilot and had overflown the island by 78kms to the north- west. The aircraft landed without incident but after talking with the aircraft operator the pilot then flew from King Island to Melbourne's Moorabbin Airport to complete his shift. The pilot had landed in Devonport from Moorabbin after midnight and had started a three-hour rest break about 2 am but had been unable to sleep. It was his first shift after five days of planned leave but he had not modified his normal sleep pattern prior to starting nightshift and had been awake for about 24 hours. Investigators found the pilot's fatigue was at a level known to affect performance and his performance would still have been affected even if he had been able to sleep during the rest period. In addition to urging pilots to assess fatigue levels, the ATSB advised those starting night operations to modify their usual sleep routines to ensure they were adequately rested. It also called on operators to consider the risks of allowing a pilot to continue operating directly after a fatigue-related incident without corrective management. "Just as it is the pilot's responsibility to use rest periods to get adequate sleep and to remove themselves from duty if they feel fatigued, it is also incumbent on operators to implement policies and create an organisational culture where flight crew can report fatigue and remove themselves from duty in a supportive environment," ATSB executive director transport safety Nat Nagy said. https://www.airlineratings.com/news/sleeping-pilot-flew-78kms-past-airport/ Back to Top Air France Engine Failure forced Boeing 777 to make a hard emergency landing in Atlanta Air France flight 681 was scheduled to leave Atlanta at 4.35pm local time on Sunday and took off an hour and 12 minutes late for a 4397 mile flight to Paris CDG in France. Shortly after taking off the captain of the Boeing 777-328 (ER) declared an emergency and immediately returned the 8-year-old plane with Registration F-GNZJ to Atlanta. The emergency was declared after one of the two engines of this passenger aircraft malfunctioned during take-off. Usually, planes need to dump fuel when landing with a full tank, but due to the imminent emergency, the captain decided to make a very hard landing instead. The plane was met with a fleet of fire trucks and emergency vehicles but was able to taxi to the gate safely Passengers tweeted how thankful there are to the pilot and staff to avoid a disaster on this French airliner. A passenger on American Airlines flight AA358 took off on a parallel runway with AF681. He told eTN: I saw fire and smoke shoot from the left engine on their climb - the plane then leveled off and began to appear to lose altitude. I took a photo of the aircraft shortly before I saw the fire and then I began to film the aircraft as long as I could. Air France issued the following statement: Air France confirms that the crew of flight AF681, operating between Atlanta and Paris- Charles de Gaulle, made the decision to return to Atlanta shortly after take-off due to a technical problem. This decision was made in accordance with the manufacturer's procedures, company instructions, and the precautionary principle. The plane landed normally at 18:10 local time. A technical inspection is in progress. Flight AF681 was canceled. Air France staff are mobilized to take care of customers at the Atlanta station and offer them routing solutions to Paris. Air France regrets the inconvenience of this situation and stresses that the safety of its customers and crews is its utmost priority." https://www.eturbonews.com/256339/air-france-engine-failure-forced-emergency- landing-in-atlanta/ Back to Top Japan outlaws flying drone aircraft while under the influence of alcohol A revision to Japan's Civil Aeronautics Law will make it illegal by the end of September 2019 to fly a drone while under the influence of alcohol. YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan - It will soon be illegal to fly drones while under the influence of alcohol in Japan, something that was already prohibited on U.S. military facilities, according to American and Japanese officials. The ban will come into force by the end of September as part of a June 19 revision to Japan's Civil Aeronautics Law, officials from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism said last week. "It is necessary to tighten operational rules on unmanned aircraft to prevent accidents and quickly respond when accidents happen as unmanned aircraft have grown in popularity," the ministry said in a news release. The new rules, which apply to drones weighing more than 7 ounces, don't affect American personnel operating drones on military bases, Japanese officials said. However, Federal Aviation Administration rules that ban drinking and droning apply to flights over the bases, said Kaori Matsukasa, a spokeswoman for Yokota's 374th Airlift Wing. Japan's new rules don't set a blood alcohol limit for drone operators but state that those flying them improperly when intoxicated face up to a year in prison with hard labor or a fine of up to about $2,800. The revision also bans dangerous operation of drones such as plunging aircraft above crowds and making loud noises. It requires that operators prevent drones crashing into other aircraft and that they perform safety checks before flying them; and it establishes an accident investigation process. In May, Japan enacted a law that banned remotely piloted aircraft from flying over or within 300 meters - just under 1,000 feet - of U.S. or Japanese military bases. Unauthorized drones had buzzed American military facilities in Japan 70 times in 2018, a spokesman for U.S. Force Japan said in March. "The unauthorized flight of small, unmanned aircraft systems over military bases and airfields in Japan poses a considerable risk to the safety and security of the people who live and work on those installations, as well as the local communities around these installations," Air Force Col. John Hutcheson said at the time. https://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/japan-outlaws-flying-drone-aircraft-while-under- the-influence-of-alcohol-1.587432 Back to Top Singapore probes drones at airport that disrupted 63 flights Drones buzzing around Singapore's Changi Airport have caused 63 flights to be delayed or diverted in the past week, triggering an investigation and raising questions about the motives of the offenders. The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore said Tuesday that 18 flights at the airport were delayed and seven were diverted the night before "due to bad weather and unauthorized drone activities." It had earlier confirmed drones were seen flying near the airport last Tuesday and Wednesday. That caused the intermittent closure of a runway, delaying 37 flights and diverting one arriving plane to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. "A multi-agency team including the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, Changi Airport Group, Singapore Armed Forces and the Singapore Police Force was activated for the search and locate operations," the regulator added. Investigations are ongoing. No details on the number of drones involved and the perpetrators have been provided by the authorities. Shortly after news broke of the drone activity at the airport, Singapore's defense ministry posted a photograph of a soldier pointing a jammer gun at a "rouge drone" on Facebook. While the photo wasn't taken at Changi, it hinted at the anti-drone technologies that may be used to track down offenders. Drones are largely controlled by operators via a radio control link, on a frequency that's similar to Wi-Fi. A jammer gun temporarily disables this connection. "In absence of a control link, most drones are designed to switch into 'fail-safe' mode, and may either attempt to return to its original location or immediately land," said Foong Shaohui, an associate professor who researches unmanned systems at the Singapore University of Technology and Design. "It would be possible to identify the operators by analyzing the information stored in the drone" such as pictures and flight data, he added. Some observers said the incursions, which happened on two occasions and less than a week from each other, could signal the involvement of more sophisticated groups. Mark Yong, chief executive of Garuda Robotics, took the vast media coverage on the dangers of flying drones around the airport into account. "Since this is a repeat event... there is a good chance that this is not an accidental airspace intrusion or an ignorant drone operator," he said. Unauthorized drone activity is dangerous around airports because of the risk of collision with planes that are taking off and landing. Drones cannot be flown within 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) of airports or military bases in Singapore without a permit. The offence carries a maximum penalty of a year's jail term and a fine of 20,000 Singapore dollars. Changi Airport is among the world's busiest. It handled a record 65.6 million passengers last year, but its executives have named rising fuel prices and trade tensions as challenges going forward. https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/wireStory/singapore-probes-drones-airport-disrupted- 63-flights-63925245 Back to Top Airbus considering hybrid system for next-gen mainstream passenger jet Hybrid technology isn't just for cars or trucks. Anywhere there's waste heat or kinetic energy that can be recaptured-which means virtually every mode of transportation- there's an opportunity for hybrid tech to make the entire mission more fuel-efficient. Such is also the case for big passenger jets. According to the Los Angeles Times, Airbus is looking into the possibility of going hybrid with the replacement for one version of its most mainstream jetliners, the narrow-body A320neo. A hybrid passenger plane might use electric propulsion at the wings and a single jet engine at the rear. Operationally, it would save the electric boost for takeoff and landing, when it's needed either as peak power or as an extra measure of safety. To put this in perspective, diesel-hybrid trains already in use today cut carbon emissions by 50 percent or more while removing much of the dirty stuff-the particulate emissions and other criteria pollutants-emitted when the train is accelerating at lower speeds out of urban areas. With diesel trains falling out of favor, they're seen as an alternative where overhead lines or track conduits can't easily be placed. Zunum range-extended electric regional jet - concept design Airbus isn't the only one, either. In an arena of companies vying for smaller form factors of electric flight, larger standouts include Zunum, a venture aiming for all-electric regional jets, with funding from JetBlue and an offshoot of Boeing. And NASA is also working on a hybrid airplane engine. The Airbus hybrid could be ready by 2035 and might be a little slower than existing models, suggested the LA Times report, which originated with internal sources at Airbus. But it would go a long way toward achieving that company's goal of reducing CO2 by 75 percent by 2050. https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1123715_airbus-considering-hybrid-system- for-next-gen-mainstream-passenger-jet Back to Top Soyuz MS-11 returns station crew to Earth after 204 days in space June 24, 2019 - A Russian cosmonaut and astronauts from the United States and Canada have returned to Earth after spending more than 200 days on board the International Space Station. Oleg Kononenko with the Russian space agency Roscosmos, Anne McClain of NASA and Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques landed aboard Russia's Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft on Monday (June 24). Lowered by parachute and slowed by braking thrusters, the capsule touched down southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan on the steppe of Kazakhstan at 10:47 p.m. EDT (0247 GMT or 8:47 a.m. local time on June 25). The landing brought to a close the crew members' 204-day mission, which saw Kononenko, McClain and Saint-Jacques serve on the space station's 58th and 59th expedition crews. The trio arrived at the orbiting laboratory on Dec. 3, 2018. "It takes about 3.5 hours between undocking from the space station to landing in Kazakhstan. It's been described as a roller coaster or a washing machine - dynamic, but also a precise and highly choreographed process," wrote McClain on Twitter about a week before coming home. Kononenko, McClain and Saint-Jacques began their return to Earth at 7:25 p.m. EDT (2325 GMT), when their Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft separated from the space station's Poisk module on schedule. Their departure left behind cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin of Roscosmos and NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Nick Hague to begin Expedition 60. A new three-person crew, including Aleksandr Skvortsov of Rocosmos, NASA astronaut Drew Morgan and Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency, are scheduled to launch on Soyuz MS-13 to the space station on July 20. On the ground in Kazakhstan, Kononenko, McClain and Saint-Jacques were met by Russian recovery forces, together with representatives and medical teams from NASA and the Canadian Space Agency. The three Soyuz MS-11 crewmates appeared to be in good spirits as they began adjusting to gravity while undergoing brief medical checks. "It's really amazing how the human mind and body can adapt to new environments. How the once incredible can become so normal," wrote McClain on Twitter on Thursday (June 20), four days before her return to Earth. "I encourage all humans to do something out of your comfort zone that forces you to adapt. You'll be pleasantly surprised of your capabilities." Over the past six months, the Expedition 58/59 crew members helped conduct hundreds of science experiments and oversaw the arrival and departure of several resupply ships. They were also in place to receive the first U.S. commercial crew spacecraft, SpaceX's Crew Dragon, on its uncrewed demo mission. McClain and Saint-Jacques had some fun with the Crew Dragon's zero-g indicator, a Celestial Buddies' Planetary Pal Earth plush toy, which McClain dubbed "Little Earth." She and Saint-Jacques took turns photographing the doll around the space station and then sharing the images on Twitter to a great response. McClain, Saint-Jacques and Kononenko also conducted spacewalks. McClain and Saint- Jacques ventured outside together to run power and network cables on what was McClain's second and Saint-Jacques first extravehicular activity (EVA). Kononenko added two more spacewalks to his previous three, including an EVA to cut into and inspect the site of a pressure leak in the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft. "We tried to perform all of the tasks that were assigned to us," said Kononenko during a brief change of command ceremony held on Sunday (June 23) on board the space station. "All crew members were participating in our spacewalks, we all were performing a lot of experiments, a good amount of repair work has been performed as well, and we were really lucky to work together." Expedition 58/59 was Kononenko's fourth stay on the International Space Station. He has now logged more than 737 days off Earth, ranking him sixth in the world for the most time accumulated in space. McClain and Saint-Jacques completed their first space mission. Saint-Jacques now holds the record for the longest single spaceflight by a Canadian astronaut. Departing their landing site, Kononenko, McClain and Saint-Jacques will be flown by Russian helicopter to the Kazakh town of Karaganda for a welcome ceremony before Kononenko departs for Star City, near Moscow, and McClain and Saint-Jacques board a NASA jet for the flight back to Johnson Space Center in Houston. Soyuz MS-11 was the 57th Russian Soyuz spacecraft to fly to the International Space Station. It traveled a total of 86.4 million miles (139 million kilometers) over the course of 3,264 orbits of Earth. http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-062419a-soyuz-ms11-landing.html Back to Top GRADUATE RESEARCH SURVEY(1) Dear Pilots, My name is Lakshmi Vempati. I am a doctoral candidate in the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University PhD in Aviation program, and I am working on my dissertation under the guidance of Dr. Scott Winter. We are interested in understanding pilot perspectives for operating in unmanned aircraft system (UAS) integrated airspace and airports. You can help this research by participating in this electronic questionnaire. The study is anticipated to take approximately 15 minutes to complete. In order to participate, you must be 18 years of age, and a current civilian pilot with any rating, and experience level who has flown within the last six months. Participants will have an opportunity to participate in the drawing to win a DJI Tello Quadcopter Drone. If you have any questions regarding the study, or the questionnaire in particular, please contact the researcher, Lakshmi Vempati, at vempatil@my.erau.edu or the dissertation committee chair, Dr. Scott Winter, at winte25e@erau.edu. Please find the electronic questionnaire at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LVPilotSurvey Please feel free to forward the link to other pilots who you think might be interested in participating. Sincerely, Lakshmi Vempati, Doctoral Candidate ERAU PhD in Aviation Back to Top GRADUATE RESEARCH SURVEY(2) Dear Participants, You are being asked to participate in a research study to develop a trust in air traffic controllers scale. This study is expected to take approximately 5 minutes of your time. In order to participate, you must be a resident of the United States, at least 18 years old, and a certified pilot. Participation in this study is voluntary, and you may choose to opt out of the study at any time. If you choose to opt out, your data will be immediately destroyed. We appreciate your consideration and time to complete our study. Please click on or copy and paste the URL below: https://forms.gle/DmMB9fXSupVa5oTGA For more information, please contact: Brad Baugh, Ph.D. in Aviation Student baughfd0@my.erau.edu We appreciate your interest and participation! Back to Top Back to Top ISASI 2019 is pleased to announce that the technical program is now posted on the seminar website at www.isasi2019.org Choose the "Program" page and "Program Review" for the most up to date information. It will be necessary for you to click on the program icon to open the full program. Dates to remember: July 28 - Final date for registration for the MH 17 Master Class. Please register for the seminar first and then contact Daan Zwart at D.Zwart@vnv.nl for more information. July 28 - Final date for Early Bird pricing. August 4 - Deadline for hotel reservations. After this date we will not be able to guarantee the seminar rate. We look forward to seeing many of you in The Hague! Back to Top Join us in Washington, D.C., on July 15-18 for ALPA's annual Air Safety Forum Curt Lewis