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.
