NTSB Volunteer Pilot Safety Seminar - Ashburn, VA

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I get these press releases from the NTSB and though this one might be of interest to some people here.

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[FONT=&quot] NTSB ADVISORY[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]National Transportation Safety Board[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Washington, DC 20594[/FONT]


[FONT=&quot]March 10, 2011[/FONT]

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[FONT=&quot]NTSB TO HOST VOLUNTEER PILOT SAFETY SEMINAR “STAND DOWN” AT [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]NTSB’S TRAINING CENTER [/FONT]

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[FONT=&quot]The National Transportation Safety Board, Angel Flight, and [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) will hold a [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]volunteer pilot safety stand down seminar at the NTSB [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Training Center in Ashburn, Virginia on March 25, 2011. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Below is the seminar’s agenda:[/FONT]


[FONT=&quot]Keynote Address: [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman, National Transportation [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Safety Board 9:00-9:30 am.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Sessions:[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]NTSB[/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Four NTSB accident briefs from investigations [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]involving volunteer pilots - Mr. Paul Cox, [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Senior Air Safety Investigator[/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Weather Issues - Mr. Don Eick, Meteorologist[/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]TWA800 lecture and viewing of the reconstruction [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]of the aircraft (2 sessions) - Dr. Paul Schuda, [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Director, NTSB Training Center[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot] FAA[/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Perspectives From the FAA - Ms. Susan Parson, [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Editor of ?FAA Safety Briefing? magazine[/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Safety Systems - Ms. Karen Arendt, FAA [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Washington FSDO FAAST Team Program Manager[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot] AOPA[/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Volunteer Pilots - Mr. Bruce Landsberg, [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]President of AOPA Foundation[/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Final Approach Fix Inbound - Mr. Jonathan [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Greenway, Chief Flight Instructor and Safety [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Director, Air Safety Institute [/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Topic To Be Determined - AOPA Legal (To Be [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Determined)[/FONT]


[FONT=&quot]Registration is free and limited to 200 participants. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Attendees must register on line at: abuys.com/pilotsafety. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Lunch is being provided courtesy of AOPA at no cost to [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]participants. [/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Information about the NTSB Training Center is available at: [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]www.ntsb.gov/TC/trainingcenter.htm.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Media contact: Keith Holloway, 202-314-6100 [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]hollowk@ntsb.gov [/FONT]