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Embry-Riddle Hosts 2009 National Training Aircraft Symposium: Safety Management Systems and NextGen Performance-Based Operations

Daytona Beach, Fla., Feb. 27, 2009 -- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will convene the 2009 National Training Aircraft Symposium (NTAS 2009) March 16-19 on its Daytona Beach campus. The theme of the annual event is “Preparing Students for the Future: Safety Management Systems and NextGen Performance-based Operations.”

The first day of the symposium, which is sponsored by Embry-Riddle’s College of Aviation at Daytona Beach, will show exhibits by leading manufacturers of training airplanes, flight training devices, and support products. The second and third days will feature lectures, panels, and workshops on Safety Management Systems and NextGen air traffic management -- two topics that are critical elements for career preparation of future aviation professionals.

“Efficiency and innovation in aviation education is important for cost containment in high-quality programs,” says Tim Brady, dean of the College of Aviation. “This year we will show two new concepts to educators from our peer institutions: a method to provide hypoxia education in our new Normobaric Lab and the inclusion of Virtual Air Traffic Control in our flight training devices.”

For more information about NTAS 2009 or to register or exhibit at the event, go to http://ntas.erau.edu or contact Stephanie Moore at (386) 226-6836.

Agenda:

Monday, March 16

Registration and reception (5-7 p.m.)

Tuesday, March 17 -- Theme: Aircraft and Training Support Developments

Symposium overview by Tim Brady, dean, College of Aviation, and Peter Morton, director of special projects, College of Aviation

Panel 1: What’s new in traditional training aircraft -- Representatives from Cessna, Cirrus, Diamond, and Liberty

Presentation: “Adding Virtual ATC to simulation,” by Dan Macchiarella, associate professor of aeronautical science, Embry-Riddle, and John Frasca, vice president, Frasca International Inc.

Panel 2: What’s new in light sport aircraft and a new twin-engine aircraft at Embry-Riddle -- Representatives from Cessna, Evektor, Remos, and Tecnam

Panel 3: What’s new in simulation, training management systems, and services -- Representatives from CAPACG, Fidelity Flight Sim, Frasca, Redbird Flight Sim, Simflightronics and Sim Standards, and Talon Systems

Presentation: “Normobaric hypoxia education,” by Glenn Harmon, assistant professor of aeronautical science, Embry-Riddle, and Shaun Wallace, sales manager, Colorado Altitude Training

Exhibits by original equipment manufacturers

Wednesday, March 18 -- Theme: Safety Management Systems (SMS)

SMS panel charge: Alan Stolzer, professor of applied aviation sciences, Embry-Riddle

Panel 1: SMS in airline operations -- Speakers include Jim Dow, chief of flight training and examinations, Transport Canada

Panel 2 (super panel workshop): Educators share best practices in SMS education and practice

SMS plenary discussion: Embedding SMS in collegiate curricula and labs

Tours of Aviation Physiology Normobaric Lab and Virtual Air Traffic Simulation at Embry-Riddle

Banquet:
• Welcome to Embry-Riddle: John Johnson, president, Embry-Riddle
• Keynote speech: “Educating for the Air Traffic Management Environment of the Future”

Thursday, March 19 -- Theme: NextGen Performance-Based Operations

NextGen technologies panel charge: Steven Hampton, associate dean for research, Embry-Riddle College of Aviation

Panel 1: NextGen technologies in airline operations

  • Daytona Beach NextGen Test Bed: Wade Lester, NextGen program manager, Embry-Riddle
  • NextGen: the end state and transition period
  • NextGen demonstration projects: Steven Hampton
  • NextGen education: academic and laboratory ideas
Panel 2 (super panel workshop): Educators share best practices in NextGen education

NextGen plenary discussion: Embedding NextGen in collegiate curricula and labs

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the world’s largest, fully accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace, offers more than 30 degree programs in its colleges of Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, and Engineering, educating more than 34,000 students annually in undergraduate and graduate programs. Doctoral programs in aviation and in engineering physics are pending approval by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) for the University to offer programs at the doctoral level. Embry-Riddle educates students at residential campuses in Prescott, Ariz., and Daytona Beach, Fla., through the Worldwide Campus at more than 130 campus centers in the United States, Europe, Canada, and the Middle East, and through online learning. For more information, visit www.embryriddle.edu.