The New Era of Vertical Lift – Collaboration in Safety Culture

Denotes a VIRTUAL SESSION

Portions of the conference will be livestreamed and accessible to attendees who have registered for the virtual portion of the conference.

8:00 am
Breakfast (provided for all in person attendees) Networking
9:00 am
Welcome: Randy Rowles, Founder, Helicopter Institute; and Francois Lassalle, CEO, HeliSGI, Indonesia
9:15 am
Overview and Introduction of VAST
John Franklin, Head of Safety Promotion, European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)
9:45 am
US Helicopter Safety Team 2022 – 2023 Priorities
Speaker: Nick Mayhew, Co-Chair
10:15 am
Keynote Speaker: Lirio Liu, Executive FAA's Director, Aircraft Certification
10:30 am
Panel Discussion: Worldwide VTOL Safety Improvement
Mel Johnson, FAA’s Director of Aircraft Certification Service’s Compliance & Airworthiness Division
John Franklin, European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)
Jim Viola, President & CEO, Helicopter Association International (HAI)
11:30 am
Networking Break
11:45 am
First Person Account: Surviving a Catastrophic Crash
Speaker: CDR Brian Wetzler, US Coast Guard, Retired
FAA WINGS credit eligible
12:45 pm
Networking Lunch (provided for all in person attendees)
2:00 pm
United States and European Helicopter Accident Statistics and Trends
Speakers: Lee Roskop, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
John Franklin, European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)
2:30 pm
Changing the Perception of Accident Investigators from Wearing Black Hats to White Hats
Speaker: Scott Shappell, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of the Human Factors and Behavioral Neurobiology at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
FAA WINGS credit eligible
3:30 pm
Networking Break
3:45 pm
Panel Discussion: How Do We Reduce Accidents and the Severity of Accidents?
Moderator: Bruce Webb, Airbus Helicopters
Speakers: Thomas Gogel, Airbus Helicopters
Phil Jennings, Milwaukee Regional Medical Center/Integra Aviation
Tony Randall, Bell
4:45 pm
Panel Q & A Discussion and Day One Closing Remarks
7:00 am
Breakfast (provided for all in person attendees) Networking
8:00 am
Welcome: Randy Rowles, Founder, Helicopter Institute
8:05 am
Human Factors, Areas of Responsibilities
Speaker: Albert Bouqet, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
FAA WINGS credit eligible
9:00 am
Risk-Based Approach to Safety. Air Tour Helicopter Industry. Flying Friendly Community Collaboration
Speakers: Christopher Young, Tour Operators Program of Safety & Pik West Insurance
Cliff Johnson, Research Engineer, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
FAA WINGS credit eligible
10:00 am
Networking Break
10:15 am
Avoiding Utility Wires: Low Altitude Operations
Speaker: Gordy Cox, Director of Operations, Redding Air Space
FAA WINGS credit eligible
11:15 am
Panel Q&A Discussion
11:45 am
Networking Lunch (provided for all in person attendees)
1:15 pm
Bird Strikes, ARAC
Speakers: Bradley Blackwell, Ph.D., Research Wildlife Biologist, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Travis DeVault, Ph.D., Associate Director for Research, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory at the University of Georgia
Thierry Couderc, Vice Chair, European Helicopter Association (EHA)
FAA WINGS credit eligible
2:15 pm
Sharing the Air with Drones
Speaker: John Meehan, FAAST Team, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Safety Team
FAA WINGS credit eligible
3:15 pm
Networking Break
3:30 pm
Avoid the Flow, Integrating Fixed Wing and Rotary Wing Aircraft
Speaker: Phil Jennings, Milwaukee Regional Medical Center/Integra Aviation
FAA WINGS credit eligible
4:00 pm
Regulatory Compliance Philosophy: Has it been working? How has it been received internationally?Speaker: Jeff Smith, Aviation Safety Inspector, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
5:00 pm
Panel Q&A Discussion
8:00
Welcome: John Franklin, European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)
8:05 am
Schweizer Helicopter Maintenance Course: What are the most prevalent issues and how to fix them?
Speaker: David Horton, President, Schweizer RSG
FAA AMT Wings credit eligible
9:00 am
Bell Helicopter Maintenance Course: What are the most prevalent issues and how to fix them?
Speaker: Bruno Santin, Product Support Engineer, Bell
FAA AMT Wings credit eligible
10:00 am
Networking Break
10:15 am
Airbus Helicopter Maintenance Course: What are the most prevalent issues and how to fix them?
Speaker: Cory Shippen, Technical Representative, Airbus Helicopters
FAA AMT Wings credit eligible
11:15 am
Leonardo Helicopter Maintenance Course: What are the most prevalent issues and how to fix them?
Speaker: Geoff Morales, Senior Maintenance Instructor
12:15 pm
Networking Lunch (provided for all in person attendees)
1:30 pm
Sikorsky Helicopter Maintenance Course: What are the most prevalent issues and how to fix them?
Speaker: Justin Ferris, Field Service Representative, Sikorsky Aircraft
FAA AMT Wings credit eligible
2:30 pm
Panel Q & A Discussion
3:00 pm
Networking Break
3:15 pm
Helicopter Dirty Dozen, Maintenance Errors
Speaker: James Dangerfield, FAASTeam Program Manager, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
FAA AMT Wings credit eligible
4:15 pm
Safety Culture Assessment in Aviation Maintenance
Virtual Speaker: Kylie Key, FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
4:45 pm
Panel Q&A Discussion
8:00 am
Welcome: Rex Alexander, Five – Alpha
8:05 am
Vertiports Engineering Brief and the Path Forward
Speakers: Robert Bassey, FAA
9:00 am
Electrical Compatibility, National Renewable Energy Laboratories
VIRTUAL SPEAKER: Joshua Portlock, Electric.Aero, Australia
9:50 am
Networking Break
10:00 am
Community Acceptance of VTOL: How to Approach this Issue?
Speaker: Nancy Mendonca, Deputy, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, Mission Integration Office, NASA
10:45 am
Q & A Panel Discussion
11:15 am
Networking Lunch (provided for all in person attendees)
12:45 pm
UAM From the Ground Up
Speaker: Keith DeBerry, COO NATA with Rex Alexander
1:15 pm
Improving Current Data Capture Regarding Airspace and Vertiport Locations. What Data do we Want to Capture?
Speakers: Andrew Goldsmith, Project Manager, Aviation Data Services
2:15 pm
Networking Break
2:30 pm
Safety Culture in a New Sector
Speaker: Colin Russel, Head of Safety, Lilium
3:30 pm
How will Hydrogen-Powered VTOL Work and What will Their Impact be on This Industry?
Speaker: Steve Hanvey, CEO and founder of HS Diversified Solutions
4:15 pm
Panel Q&A Discussion
7:00 am
Breakfast (provided for all in person attendees) Networking
8:00 am
Welcome: Francois Lassale, CEO, HeliSGI, Indonesia
8:05 am
SMS for Small Operators
Speakers: John Franklin, EASA
Colin Russell, Lilium
FAA WINGS credit eligible
9:00 am
Heliport Advisory CircularSpeaker: Robert Bassey, FAA
9:45 am
Networking Break
10:05 am
How to Use Technology to Improve Visibility
Speakers: Christopher Young, Executive Director of the Tour Operators Program of Safety (TOPS)
Cliff Johnson, Research Engineer, FAA
FAA WINGS credit eligible
11:00 am
Q&A Panel Discussion
11:30 am
Networking Lunch (provided for all in person attendees)
12:30 pm
eVTOL: State of the Industry Now and Where it’s Going in the Future
Moderator: Rex Alexander, Five – Alpha
Speakers: Ife Ogunleye, Joby Aviation
Collin Russell, Lilium
Darshan “Dash” Divakaran, US Air Force Research Lab, AFWERX
Pedro Carleial, Archer Aviation
1:30 pm
Organizations Priorities for the Next Year
Speakers:Peter Bunce, President and CEO, General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA)
James Viola, President and CEO, Helicopter Association International
Christian Müller, Chairman, European Helicopter Association
Mike Hirschberg, Executive Director, Vertical Flight Society
2:15 pm
Networking Break
2:30 pm
Regional Vertical Flight: Challenges and Successes
Speakers: Christian Müller, Chairman, European Helicopter Association
Erick Perez, Director of Technical and Operations, Airbus Helicopters
Loreto Moraga, Helicopter Safety Team, Chile, ACHHEL.org
3:30 pm
Rotorcraft Safety Concepts Panel Discussion – VAST Working Group Update
Speakers: Jorge Castillo, FAA
John Franklin, EASA
Tony Randall, Bell
4:15 pm
Q&A Panel Discussion