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Information about GWBAA's annual safety standdown: 

2008 SAFETY STANDDOWN
 

From the start of NBAA’s President Ed Bolen’s opening remarks to the final wrap-up, all attendees’ feedback was very positive for GWBAA’s 2nd Annual Safety Standdown on April 8, 2008 at the NTSB Training Center in Ashburn, Virginia.  A full 99% of those present rated all the presenters as “excellent.”

Our thanks go out to all the volunteers and presenters who made it happen.

Our sponsors Bombardier, Bristol Associates, Chantilly Air, Dassault, Gulfstream, Landmark Aviation, Sharp Details, Signature Flight Support, Sky Group Associates, and Welsch Aviation also played a very large role in the success of the event and we thank them also.

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Bob Agostino, “father” of the national safety
standdown,  makes one of many good points during
his presentation to the GWBAA attendees
 

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Greg Feith, formerly with the NTSB and now an
aviation safety consultant, challenged attendees to
“not just learn something here for your individual
benefit, but to take what you have learned and
share it with others in your flight department”
 

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Jim Lumley (GWBAA’s Operations, Safety, and
Security Chair), center, with Greg Feith, left, and
Bob Agostino, right, during the 2nd Annual GWBAA
Safety Standdown
 

2007 SAFETY STANDDOWN

The March 8, 2007 Safety and Security Standdown was a resounding success by all measures. Eighty-five were in attendance and the feedback was very positive primarily due to the wonderful presenters and sponsors, and Jim Lumley’s organizational skills. In this month’s Aviation International News, Matt Thurber has done a great job of capturing the highlights of the event; his article can be found on page 58 of the print edition of AIN or online at: http://ain.gcnpublishing.com/content/news/single-news-page/article/standdown-addresses-safety-and-security/?no_cache=1&cHash=9bc68aafea.

Many thanks to the following companies for their support:

  • Bristol Associates, for lunch;
  • Bombardier, for sponsoring Bob Agostino as a speaker and contributing two tickets to the IRL (Inday car class) race in Richmond and an aircraft model as door prizes; 
  • Gulfstream, for the morning break and an aircraft model as a door prize;
  • Dassault Falcon, for the afternoon break and an aircraft model as a door prize;
  • ARINC, for printing;
  • Sky Group Associates and NBAA, as event supporters;
  • Signature Flight Support, for facility sponsorship; and
  • Flight Safety International, for event bags and and an aicraft model for a door prize.

The following presentations from the standdown are available:

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Bob Agostino, Bombardier's director, flight operations,
provided a thought-provoking and stimulating opening
presentation for those in attendance at March’s safety
and security standdown.
 

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GWBAA President Bob Blouin presents Susan Sheets,
Vice President of the Aero Club of Washington, with
a donation to the Aero Club Of Washington Foundation
during March’s safety and security standdown.
 

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