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2009 SAFETY STANDDOWN
GWBAA
will hold its Third Annual Safety Standdown on Thursday, May 7, 2009 at the National Transportation
Safety Board (NTSB) Training Center in Ashburn, VA. GWBAA has confirmed Captain Alfred C. Haynes (of United
Airlines flight 232) as the keynote speaker. It was twenty years ago this year that Captain Haynes and
his crew, against all odds, crash landed a United DC-10 into Sioux City, Iowa with no hydraulics and 184 survivors.
Captain Haynes' presentation is not just for pilots, but for
flight attendants, maintenance personal, dispatchers, air traffic controllers, emergency crews and others. His
75 minute presentation will captivate, inspire and motive you.
Other speakers and topics include: Jim Burin, Flight Safety Foundation - “Aviation Safety Challenges” Bob Hobbi, ServiceElements - “Customer Service Tools for
Surviving the Current Environment” John Rahilly,
Former VP at Dassault Falcon Jet - “Aviation Maintenance - Obtaining the Best Pricing and Highest Quality” Dr. Paul Schuda,
NTSB - “TWA Flight 800 Briefing”
The
standdown will also include an opportunity to see the reconstructed portion of the fuselage of TWA flight 800.
The program will start at 9am, but please join us at 8am for breakfast sponsored by Merone's Catering.
The
standdown is eligible for credit towards NBAA's Certified Aviation Manager (CAM) qualification.
For directions
to the NTSB Training Center, visit http://www.ntsb.gov/tc/trainingcenter.htm.
The cost of the Safety Standdown is $50 and includes a continental breakfast, lunch (sponsored by Bombardier)
and breakout sessions.
The registration form is now available at http://www.gwbaa.com/standdownregistration2009.pdf. The form can be submitted by email or coventional means, along with payment by check. To instead pay by credit
card or PayPal, use the link below (but please still remember to submit the form!). For more information contact Jim
Lumley, GWBAA Safety Chairman, at (443) 534-1219.
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.
Bob Agostino, “father” of the national safety
standdown, makes one of many good points during
his presentation
to the GWBAA attendees
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”
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:
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.
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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