FAA experts to participate at VAST

Safety experts from the Federal Aviation Administration will be participating in the three-day Vertical Aviation Safety Team Global Conference taking place Oct. 4-6 in Hurst, Texas.

As listed below, FAA safety experts will be participating on panels and with presentations during the entire event.

Tuesday, Oct. 4

• Panel on Worldwide VTOL Safety Improvement – Lirio Liu – FAA Executive Director, Aircraft Certification
• U.S. and European Accident Trends – Lee Roskop – FAA Aviation Safety Coordinator

Wednesday, Oct. 5

• Air Tours and a Risk-Based Approach to Safety – Cliff Johnson – FAA Research Engineer, System Safety
• Sharing the air with Drones – Phil Dixon – FAASTeam Program Manager
• Regulatory Compliance Philosophy – Jeff Smith – FAA Aviation Safety Inspector
• Helicopter Dirty Dozen and Maintenance Errors – James Dangerfield – FAASTeam Program Manager
• VTOL Performance Criteria – David Webber – FAA Flight Test Engineer
• Data Capture and Vertiport Locations – Chris Criswell – FAA Manager of Airport Data and Airspace

Thursday, Oct. 6

• Heliport Advisory Circular – Robert Bassey – FAA Airports Design and Construction Engineer
• Using Technology to improve Visibility – Cliff Johnson – FAA Research Engineer, System Safety
• Panel on Rotorcraft Safety Concepts – Jorge Castillo – FAA Manager, Strategic Rotorcraft Policy

This press release was prepared and distributed by the Federal Aviation Administration.