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| ARGUS 2019 TRAINING COURSES |
| Boeing to pay $100m to families of 737 Max aircraft victims |
| Incident: American MD82 at Dallas on Jul 3rd 2019, cabin did not pressurize |
| Incident: Swiss BCS3 at Zurich on Jul 3rd 2019, engine problem |
| Incident: British Airways B772 at London on Jul 3rd 2019, fumes in cockpit |
| EVAS - Cockpit Smoke Protection |
| Incident: Oman A333 at Mumbai on Jul 3rd 2019, engine shut down in flight |
| Aircraft landing with unstabilised approach in bad weather to attract punitive action: DGCA chief |
| Orlando airport doused in jet fuel when Norwegian plane made emergency landing |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Achieves Highest Level of Rigorous Aviation Safety Standard |
| Headwinds For Dickson As Next FAA Admin |
| Flight crew restrains 'God' aboard Delta flight, returns to Puerto Rico |
| Atlas Air CEO stepping down. It 'has nothing to do with that crash,' analyst says |
| Navy WAVE instructor taught instrument flying to WWII pilots, including her future husband |
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Boeing to pay $100m to families of 737 Max aircraft victims
US manufacturer faces dozens of lawsuits over accidents that killed 346 people
A family of victims of Lion Air flight JT 610 throw a flowers at the crash site a month after the accident.
US aircraft manufacturer Boeing has said it will pay $100m (£80m) to families and communities affected by the two crashes involving its 737 Max aircraft, in which 346 people were killed.
Boeing, which is facing dozens of lawsuits over the accidents, said some of the money would go towards the living expenses of the families of those involved in the fatal crashes and to alleviate any financial hardship they were facing.
The payouts, phased over several years, will be independent of any lawsuits relating to the accidents, Boeing said.
Relatives of passengers on a Lion Air flight that crashed off the coast of Indonesia in October 2018 have agreed to try to settle with the company through mediation but families of passengers killed in an Ethiopian Airlines crash just over four months later are waiting until more is known about the cause of the accident.
"The families and loved ones of those on board have our deepest sympathies, and we hope this initial outreach can help bring them comfort," said Boeing's chief executive, Dennis Muilenburg.
The $100m fund will also be spent on education and community programmes, as well as economic development in communities that have suffered, Boeing said in a statement.
The plane manufacturer promised to form partnerships with local governments and non-profit organisations "to address these needs".
The company said in April that it expects the crashes to cost it more than $1bn, as the firm cancelled its financial outlook for 2019 and scrapped plans to reward shareholders by offering to buy back some of their stock.
Muilenburg said at the time: "We have great sorrow for the families affected. This weighs heavily on us."
The 737 has been the bestselling jet series in Boeing's history, with more than 15,000 orders, about 5,000 of which were for the fourth-generation 737 Max.
But the model remains grounded around the world, having been taken out of service in March after the second fatal crash in four months.
Although investigations continue, MCAS, an automated anti-stall system, has been implicated in both crashes, amid concern it repeatedly pushed the nose of the aircraft down, despite the pilots' efforts. US safety regulators have since identified a further problem with the model and the generation of planes that preceded the 737 Max.
The Federal Aviation Administration has told airlines to check more than 300 737 aircraft, including 179 of the Max model, for improperly manufactured parts.
United Airlines, American Airlines and Southwest Airlines have all extended their bans on using the Boeing 737 Max to beyond August, after the warning from the US aviation regulator.
Boeing remains under investigation by regulators around the world over the fatal incidents.
But it has won support from International Airlines Group (IAG), the parent company of British Airways, which last month announced plans to buy 200 Boeing 737 Max aircraft, the first new sales deal since it was grounded.
IAG and Boeing revealed a "letter of intent" for the huge order logged at the Paris airshow, in a significant boost to the US manufacturer after its rival Airbus appeared to be stealing a march on it with big orders and the launch of a competing model.
The fleet of planes, a mixture of 737 Max 8 and Max 10 variants, would be valued at about $25bn at list prices but IAG said it had secured a substantial discount, likely to be more than usual considering Boeing's difficult circumstances.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jul/03/boeing-to-pay-100m-to-max-aircraft-crash-families
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Incident: American MD82 at Dallas on Jul 3rd 2019, cabin did not pressurize
An American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-82, registration N501AA performing flight AA-2363 from Dallas Ft. Worth,TX to Nashville,TN (USA) with 151 people on board, was climbing out of Fort Worth's runway 17R when the crew stopped the climb at 10,500 feet due to a problem with the cabin pressurization and descended to 9000 feet to work the checklists. The aircraft returned to Dallas for a safe landing on Fort Worth's runway 17R about 30 minutes after departure.
A replacement MD-83 registration N9681B reached Nashville with a delay of about 4 hours.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL2363/history/20190703/1415Z/KDFW/KBNA
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Incident: Swiss BCS3 at Zurich on Jul 3rd 2019, engine problem
A Swiss Bombardier C-Series CS-300, regstration HB-JCO performing flight LX-1028 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Dusseldorf (Germany) with 84 people on board, was climbing out of Zurich when the crew stopped the climb at FL180 due to a problem with one of the engines (PW1524G) and decided to return to Zurich. The aircraft entered a hold for the crew to work the checklists, the crew subsequently reported normal operations. The aircraft landed safely on Zurich's runway 34 about 45 minutes after departure and taxied to the apron.
The airline reported the crew observed irregularities with one of the engine valves. The flight needed to be postponed to the next day, the passengers were booked into a hotel at the airport.
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Incident: British Airways B772 at London on Jul 3rd 2019, fumes in cockpit
A British Airways Boeing 777-200, registration G-YMMU performing flight BA-119 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Bangalore (India), was climbing out of Heathrow when the crew donned their oxygen masks, stopped the climb at FL240 and decided to return to London reporting a technical issue and requesting priority. The aircraft descended to FL100, entered a hold over the English Channel and landed safely back on Heathrow's runway 09L about 70 minutes after departure.
Passengers reported the crew announced a technical issue, later indicated that they had fumes on the flight deck.
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Incident: Oman A333 at Mumbai on Jul 3rd 2019, engine shut down in flight
An Oman Air Airbus A330-300, registration A4O-DH performing flight WY-204 from Mumbai (India) to Muscat (Oman) with 206 people on board, was climbing out of Mumbai's runway 14 (runway 09/27 still closed, see: Accident: Spicejet B738 at Mumbai on Jul 1st 2019, overran runway on landing), when the crew stopped the climb at about FL210 due to an engine (Trent 772) failure, shut the engine down and returned to Mumbai for a safe landing on runway 14 about 30 minutes after departure.
The airport reported the aircraft returned on single engine.
The airline reported a technical malfunction prompting the return.
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Aircraft landing with unstabilised approach in bad weather to attract punitive action: DGCA chief
Grounded: Efforts are under way to retrieve a SpiceJet Boeing 737-800 aircraft that overshot the runway at the Mumbai airport amid heavy rainfall on Monday night.
The DGCA had in a communique on Tuesday asked airlines to make available sufficiently experienced crew in the cockpit and that crew rostering should factor in fatigue element associated with the operations during adverse weather conditions.
In a stern warning to airlines, the DGCA director general said on Wednesday that all aircraft should refrain from landing with "unstabilised approach" while experiencing adverse weather conditions and initiate a go around, non adherence to which will invite punitive action.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had in a communique on Tuesday asked airlines to make available sufficiently experienced crew in the cockpit and that crew rostering should factor in fatigue element associated with the operations during adverse weather conditions.
The circular, titled 'Monsoon Operations', comes as the main runway at Mumbai airport continues to remain shut after a SpiceJet plane from Jaipur veered off it while landing and got stuck in the adjacent grass area.
"We have also instructed heads of flight safety of airlines to include in their safety briefings to pilots, an express instruction to refrain from landing with unstabilised approach while experiencing adverse weather conditions and initiate a go around," Director General of Civil Aviation Arun Kumar said in his message.
He also said that safety cannot be compromised at any cost.
"All concerned are requested to strictly comply with the instructions. Non-adherence shall invite appropriate punitive action," he said.
A senior official at the DGCA told PTI that it is probing the incidents of planes overshooting runways.
Earlier in the day, a SpiceJet flight veered off its path on the runway while landing at Kolkata airport, damaging four lights.
On June 30, another SpiceJet plane from Bhopal veered off the runway at Surat airport due to heavy rainfall and wind. On the same day, an Air India Express flight moved away from the taxiway after landing and got stuck in soft ground at the Mangalore airport.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/aircraft-landing-with-unstabilised-approach-in-bad-weather-to-attract-punitive-action-dgca-chief/article28272066.ece
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Orlando airport doused in jet fuel when Norwegian plane made emergency landing
Fuel gushes from the rear edge of a Norwegian Air flight June 29, 2019 while making an emergency landing at Orlando International Airport. The flight, in a HiFly leased plane, had departed from Orlando in route to London when a hydraulic malfunction resulted in the pilot turning back to Orlando. Credit: Judy Watson Tracy. (Judy Watson Tracy / Courtesy photo)
A Norwegian Air plane that aborted an international flight spewed a substantial amount of fuel on a large area of Orlando International Airport during its emergency landing, which an aviation expert described as a rare and potentially dangerous occurrence.
The incident happened late Saturday night, triggered initially by warnings of a failed hydraulic pump. Federal authorities have since begun an investigation while airport officials are assessing costs for cleaning up runway and taxiway surfaces.
The Norwegian flight, using a 19-year-old leased aircraft, was well out across the Atlantic Ocean when it reversed course and returned to Florida. Passengers were on board for nearly five hours, or more than half the time they would otherwise have spent on a flight to London's Gatwick airport.
The returning flight was met by emergency vehicles, and passengers were held on the plane for an hour. Portions of the airport tarmac were closed temporarily so that crews could remove the spilled fuel.
Judy Watson Tracy was on that flight and from a window on the plane's right side photographed a fountain of jet fuel coming from the rear edge of the wing to the runway.
Charles Westbrooks, aeronautical science professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and a former airline pilot, said most pilots never experience having to dump fuel. Far more rare is spilling fuel at an airport, he said.
"It would not be done intentionally," Westbrooks said. "I can think of no reason why anyone would do that on purpose."
Neither Norwegian nor the company providing the leased Airbus 340 for the London flight, Hi-Fly of Portugal, would explain why the wide-body aircraft dumped fuel on the airport's runways and taxiways.
"As a standard safety practice, fuel was dumped prior to the safe landing of the aircraft at MCO, however there may have been some residual leakage from its wings," Norwegian spokeswoman Min Kim said.
A HiFly spokeswoman said there was "no emergency situation" from a hydraulic pump's "malfunction indication."
"The aircraft was on the initial phase for a long haul flight to Europe so fuel had to be dumped to bring the aircraft into adequate landing weight," Inês Pompeu dos Santos said.
The Federal Aviation Administration, confirming that it is investigating the aborted flight, said in a statement the "Norwegian Air 7058, Airbus A343, landed safely at Orlando International Airport at 9:53 p.m., June 29, after the pilot reported a loss of the aircraft's primary hydraulic system."
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Westbrooks said a plane such as the HiFly Airbus would dump as much as 30,000 gallons of jet fuel in order to shed weight for a safe landing.
Pilots try to dump fuel over water if possible or over a rural area. With the plane traveling at several hundred miles per hour, dumped fuel quickly atomizes into a fine mist or vapor.
Dumping it on a runway is another matter, Westbrooks said, especially if it accumulates beneath the plane.
"You potentially have 200 or 250 people sitting on top of a flammable substance and the engines are running," Westbrooks said. "I would not be comfortable with that at all."
Orlando airport authorities said the amounts of fuel dumped on runways and taxiways of the airport's west side "are still being determined but was of significant size."
They said airport leaders are unaware of such an incident occurring previously.
Contractors were called in for a cleanup and costs have not yet been determined, airport officials said.
The website FlightAware shows the airplane reached an altitude of 35,000 feet and was east of North Carolina's coast when it turned back to Orlando.
As the Airbus neared Florida's coast at Daytona Beach, it completed four, large circles while still over water, and then flew to Orlando International Airport.
Not clear is whether the aircraft was dumping fuel over the Orlando metro area as it approached the airport.
Norwegian began to alert passengers earlier this year that it was relying on leased aircraft that are older than the airline's newer Boeing 787 airplanes, which reportedly are in need of engine maintenance.
"We are contacting you to inform you that your flight will be operated by another Carrier," Norwegian Air said in a statement. "We understand that these changes are not ideal, but it was necessary for us to lease an aircraft from another Carrier in order to avoid a disruption to your flight.
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-ne-norwegian-dumps-fuel-orlando-airport-20190703-2exvt23hnjagpi7zw3xfvgvmvy-story.html
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Achieves Highest Level of Rigorous Aviation Safety Standard
Embry-Riddle students Tyler Rispoli, a flight instructor, and Sydney Pilling complete a pre-flight inspection on an aircraft. Both are members of the Eagles Flight Team
By passing the third and highest stage of a particularly challenging international safety-audit process - something no other university flight operation has done - Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has served its students well, said rising senior Tyler Rispoli.
"This new registration is a way of telling students, prospective students and their parents what Embry-Riddle is all about," said Rispoli, a flight instructor and member of the Eagles Flight Team. "Embry-Riddle goes the extra mile to ensure the safety of its students and employees. Our culture of aviation safety is unsurpassed."
The safety designation, known as "IS-BAO Stage III," reflects that Embry-Riddle consistently goes above and beyond safety requirements set forth by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), said Bob Joyce, director of Aviation Safety for the university's Daytona Beach Campus. The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC), headquartered in Montreal, Canada, determines whether a flight operation has met IS-BAO (International Standard Business Aircraft Operations) standards through a comprehensive audit process, he explained.
"The aviation safety culture at Embry-Riddle is driven by everybody working together, from leadership and faculty to flight instructors, mechanics and students," Joyce said. To achieve the highest level of IS-BAO registration, he added, Embry-Riddle had to demonstrate that it has a safety management system in place, effectively manages risk, and maintains a strong safety culture. Achieving Stage III registration involved a careful review of all documentation as well as auditor interviews with a wide range of personnel and students.
Rispoli, an Aeronautical Science major from Altoona, Penn., is working toward a career as a commercial pilot. He cited open lines of communication across Embry-Riddle's flight operation as key to maintaining the highest possible safety standards. Embry-Riddle is one of only a few flight training programs of its type to voluntarily take part in the FAA's Aviation Safety Action Program, or ASAP, which allows anyone who has a safety concern at any time to report it without fear of penalty or ridicule.
"The culture of safety at Embry-Riddle makes it clear that if you ever come upon a safety issue or just something you think could be improved, you can step up and take matters into your own hands," Rispoli said. "Everyone is responsible for safety and everyone's concerns are heard. As a student, that's a lesson I'm taking to heart and plan to use later on in life."
Dr. Ken Brynes, chair of the Flight Department on the university's Daytona Beach Campus said, "At Embry-Riddle, our number one focus and priority is always safety. There is no doubt that the IS-BAO protocols and registration process have helped us significantly mature our safety management system over the years. As a result, our flight training operation is safer and our safety culture is stronger. We are very proud that we have attained Stage III IS-BAO registration."
Embry-Riddle's Daytona Beach Flight Department earned Stage I IS-BAO registration in May 2015. Stage II was achieved in November 2017. Joyce said the university was notified of its Stage III registration in June 2019.
The department's fleet currently includes 62 Cessna aircraft and 10 Diamonds. Training is supported by 12 flight-training devices and one full-motion simulator. Flight Data Monitoring Analysis technology lets Embry-Riddle leadership see in real-time what's happening from the moment a plane takes off, until it lands. These data make it possible to continuously fine-tune safety protocols and spot issues before they become problems.
"At any given time, we have close to 1,300 students in training and more than 200 instructors as well as 30 Airframe & Powerplant certificated technicians," Byrnes said, "and our flight operation's safety record far exceeds the industry average."
"I'm so proud of our Flight Department personnel for truly embracing safety management systems as the way we operate," said Dr. Alan Stolzer, dean of the College of Aviation. "We have the finest professionals in the business of flight training and education, and we strive to get even better on a daily basis."
https://news.erau.edu/headlines/embry-riddle-aeronautical-university-achieves-highest-level-of-rigorous-aviation-safety-standard
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Headwinds For Dickson As Next FAA Admin
It's been more than four months since former Delta Air Lines executive Steve Dickson was nominated to take over for Dan Elwell at the FAA. But The New York Times is reporting that Senate Democrats on the Commerce Committee are "looking into claims that Mr. Dickson was involved in retaliating against a pilot who raised safety concerns, with some senators now suggesting he may be unfit for the [FAA] job."
The story surfaced in early June via CNN, and suggests that Dickson may have sent a Delta pilot who had reported safety concerns "to a psychiatrist," which had the effect of removing her from flight duties. Dickson defended the evaluation as a "sound course of action."
Regardless of the politics, the delay in confirming a new FAA Administrator comes at an arguably difficult time for the agency. It is under severe scrutiny after allegations that the Boeing 737 MAX's MCAS software was not vetted properly and that the traditional system of checks and balances broke down.
Previously, AOPA President and CEO Mark Baker said that "Steve Dickson is a solid choice to lead the FAA. His in-depth knowledge of our aviation system, keen awareness of general aviation as well as the challenges before us make him the right choice to lead the agency. I am hopeful the Senate will move to confirm Mr. Dickson as quickly as possible." Elwell has been the FAA's Acting Administrator since January 2018.
https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/headwinds-for-dickson-as-next-faa-admin/
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Flight crew restrains 'God' aboard Delta flight, returns to Puerto Rico
(Reuters) - Delta Air Lines flight attendants restrained a passenger on a flight from Puerto Rico to New York after he shouted "I am God!" and claimed he would save the world, forcing the plane to return to the airport in San Juan, Puerto Rican police and the airline said on Wednesday.
Delta credited passengers with helping subdue the man who "became unruly on board."
Puerto Rican police then took custody of a man identified as Carlos Ramirez, 30, and the case was taken over by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, police said in a statement.
The suspect "was aggressive and shouted 'I am God! San Juan is going to disappear tomorrow. I came to save the world and I am going to end terrorism,' and he also tried to enter the main cabin," the statement said.
The cockpit door remained closed and secured throughout the incident, Delta said.
"Delta applauds the quick action and professionalism of the crew of Delta flight 579," the airline said. "The flight attendant crew swiftly restrained the individual with help from some customers."
The flight ultimately arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport two hours late, Delta said.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-puertorico-flight/flight-crew-restrains-god-aboard-delta-flight-returns-to-puerto-rico-idUSKCN1TY29B
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Atlas Air CEO stepping down. It 'has nothing to do with that crash,' analyst says.
Cargo airline Atlas Air pilots pressure the company after recent close calls due to pilot error
Cargo airline Atlas Air is under pressure from its pilots after several close calls due to pilot error that have happened recently.
The president and CEO of Miami International Airport's biggest cargo airline is stepping down from his role.
Bill Flynn will terminate his 13-year tenure at the helm of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings in January 2020 and become chairman of the company's board. His successor, current chief operating officer John Dietrich, will take over as president immediately and CEO in 2020. A spokesperson for the company said the change in leadership has been in the works since last year.
"It has been a great privilege to lead the company through this period of tremendous growth, and strengthen our position as a leader in global aviation outsourcing," said Flynn in a statement released by the company Tuesday. "I am proud of our dedicated and experienced employees, and the business we have built as a team."
A spokesperson for the company said the move is unrelated to the safety concerns among the airline's pilots. In 2017 pilots confronted Flynn and Dietrich at an annual meeting in Miami about their concerns related to the lack of experience among new pilot recruits, according to a recording of the meeting obtained by the Miami Herald.
In February, an Atlas plane crashed outside of Houston after leaving MIA, killing all three pilots on board.
Kevin Sterling, managing director and senior analyst of Seaport Global Securities LLC, called the change a "natural transition."
"This change has nothing to do with that crash," Sterling said. "This is business as usual."
Dan Wells, an Atlas pilot and president of the pilot's union, agreed. "We don't see it as some seminal event," he said. "If this was a new guy from outside, that would be something to talk about, about changing things. I see this as shuffling of the chairs at this point."
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, formed in 2001, is the parent company of four cargo airlines - Atlas Air, Polar Air, Southern Air and Titan Aviation Leasing. Since 2010, the company's fleet has grown from 29 planes to 114, boosted by Amazon and Department of Defense contracts. The company made $270 million in profit in 2018.
Pilots say the Atlas training program has not kept up with the dearth in cockpit experience, creating an unsafe environment as the company continues to expand. The pilots' union and the company have been trying to negotiate a new contract since 2016.
The National Transportation Safety Board continues to investigate the February crash. The NTSB so far suspects pilot error was the cause, according to the Wall Street Journal.
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/tourism-cruises/article232243242.html
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Navy WAVE instructor taught instrument flying to WWII pilots, including her future husband
Salem resident Chris Schiess, 95, served during World War II with the Navy WAVES. She recently flew with the Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation. Capi Lynn, Statesman Journal
Her father emigrated from Norway when he was 16 and served in the U.S. Army during World War I.
Her husband was a U.S Navy fighter pilot during World War II.
One son served in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam era. Another flew combat missions for the U.S. Air Force during the Persian Gulf War. A grandson is an Air Force pilot on active duty.
Chris Schiess is proud of their military service, although she downplays her role in the family's legacy.
She served in WWII, too, in the Navy.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Eleanor Jean Christiansen was a Link Trainer operator with the WAVES - Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service.
She still has her tailor-made dress blue uniform jacket, faintly stamped E.J. Christiansen on the lining. She didn't like her given name and went by Chris in the Navy, and it stuck.
The Link Trainer was a flight simulator - often called the "Blue Box" - used to train pilots and other airmen for instrument flying conditions. It was key to the Allied victory during World War II, with more than 500,000 U.S. pilots trained on Link simulators.
"I had the most interesting job in the Navy," the 95-year-old Salem resident said, "especially for how young I was."
She was 20 when she enlisted, one of about 84,000 WAVES who volunteered for duty. They didn't serve overseas, but they were heroines on the homefront.
They made combat victories possible, rigging parachutes, operating control towers, working on aircraft engines, deciphering code and producing munitions.
Chris trained pilots, including her future husband.
Hard-to-get assignment
Her parents ran a mom-and-pop grocery store in Redfield, South Dakota. Chris had plans to go to college nearby, but then the war broke out and "there was nobody left in South Dakota," she said.
She took a government job placement test after graduating from high school, then went to work for the Federal Communications Commission in Washington, D.C. Among the highlights of her stay was standing on the steps of the Jefferson Memorial while it was under construction.
The woman she worked for joined the WAVES, but Chris wasn't old enough.
She returned home around the time her brother-in-law, stationed at a naval air base in Minnesota, was killed in a flight training accident.
Chris Schiess served in the Navy WAVES from 1944 to 1946.
Through other Navy pilots who came to pay their respects, she learned more about the WAVES and about the Link Trainer.
"I knew then that was what I wanted to get into," she said. "It was the best billet and one of the hardest to get."
A recruitment brochure described it this way: "This WAVE instructs an Aviation Cadet in a Link Trainer. Today, he's flying on instruments in a plane that never leaves the ground. Tomorrow, this instruction will bring him back alive."
The minimum age to enlist was 20. Once old enough, she and a friend hopped a ride to Aberdeen, about 45 miles away, on a grocery delivery truck and volunteered their service.
Boot camp was in New York City, where the Navy took over the Hunter College campus for its recruit training facility. The women were indoctrinated in Navy history, rules and regulations, and then given their assignments.
"Because of my experience with the FCC, I was afraid of getting put in office work, and I can't even type," Chris said, doubting her request for Link training would be granted with only a high school education.
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Blue Box difficult to fly
Chris was surprised when she received her assignment for LITIS, or Link Instrument Training Instructors School at the Naval Air Station in Atlanta, Georgia. Most women selected for the program had at least two years of college or were teachers.
Once she completed training, she hoped to get to see another part of the country, but was assigned to the U.S. Navy Bureau of Aeronautics near Washington, D.C.
"That was really disappointing to me," Chris said. "I was sick about it."
At Bu-Aer there were two Link Trainers, which were made of wood and shaped like a cockpit with full instruments and controls. Each was connected to a base with several sets of air-driven bellows and a vacuum pump to create movement and simulate flight.
Local aviation buffs may have seen one at Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum. That Link was donated to the McMinnville museum in 2000 and then restored.
More than 500,000 pilots were trained on a Link flight simulator like this one on display at Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in McMinnville. This Link Trainer was donated to the museum in 2000 and restored.
Across from a Blue Box would be an instructor's desk, where a WAVE like Chris would communicate with the pilot using a radio, giving signals and voice commands. In front of her would be a large map table, a duplicate display of the pilot's flight instruments, and a motorized marker on the map called "the crab" plotting the pilot's track.
The pilot was tasked with navigating from one radio station to another and then to a control tower for landing.
The instructor would give a series of Morse codes identifying the station and determining which quadrant the pilot would enter. She also had controls to alter wind direction and speed.
Chris had opportunities to fly the Blue Box herself.
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She regularly did "Charlie patterns," a series of maneuvers including four straight legs and four turns with transitions, climbs and descents. Doing it was less stressful for her because she wasn't truly being tested.
"I probably wasn't the best at it," she said. "I had problems with the turning motor when I was in school."
Most of the pilots who came through at Bu-Aer were experienced, but had to log so many hours a month on the Link Trainer.
"Everybody hated the Link. It was hard to fly," she said. "But they had to have it."
Most of them were "too old to date," she added. But there were plenty of opportunities to fly with some of them when she was off duty.
Making a home in Salem
Chris finished her tour at the Naval Air Station in Jacksonville, Florida, where one young pilot caught her eye.
They didn't hit it off the first time they met, though, with him in the Blue Box and her at the instructor's desk.
"I gave him the wrong signal," she said. "He made me write it down as operator error.
"He was into himself, but I knew he was attracted to me, and I was attracted to him."
Edward O. Schiess served on the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Essex with Air Group 83 in the Pacific. He primarily flew the Vought F4U Corsair in combat.
"He was good," Chris said, "and brave."
Her late husband, who retired as a lieutenant commander, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, seven Air Medals, the Presidential Unit Citation and several other decorations.
They married in 1946 after she mustered out of the Navy. He stayed in the reserves for 20 years.
After the war, the couple settled in Salem. Ed worked for United States Steel, retiring as the Pacific Northwest sales manager, and Chris was a stay-at-home mom, raising their six children.
They pooled their savings to pay $5,000 cash for their first house in West Salem.
"Those were the best years," said Chris, who has 15 grandchildren and 16 grandchildren.
Memories of her time with the WAVES were stirred recently during a flight courtesy of the Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation. Several local veterans from Bonaventure senior living facilities soared over the Salem skies on back-to-back days.
Chris needed help getting into the cockpit from pilot Christopher Culp of Jefferson, but once there looked right at home, although she could have used a booster seat. She was 5-foot-1 when she entered the service.
"I loved it," she said after her 20-minute flight in the Stearman airplane. "I felt like I was flying in my LINK Trainer. It was perfect, but he could have banked more so I could see more."
https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2019/07/03/salem-navy-woman-taught-instrument-navigation-flying-wwii-pilots-blue-box/1551914001/
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GRADUATE RESEARCH SURVEY(1)
I am a retired pilot and I am finishing my PhD in business. My dissertation is on the different leadership styles pilots have and how they influence safety.
I do feel there is a massive lack of research in aviation on how important the different leadership styles are and their influence on safety. Although multiple industries are studying the outcomes of different leadership styles in different aspects of business, aviation is not. Therefore, I feel my research will truly help the industry. Any assistance here would be a huge contribution to aviation.
Below is the link to my research survey for your review:
Regards,
Carlos Guillem
469-688-3174
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GRADUATE RESEARCH SURVEY(2)
Dear Pilots,
My name is Lakshmi Vempati. I am a doctoral candidate in the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University PhD in Aviation program, and I am working on my dissertation under the guidance of Dr. Scott Winter. We are interested in understanding pilot perspectives for operating in unmanned aircraft system (UAS) integrated airspace and airports. You can help this research by participating in this electronic questionnaire. The study is anticipated to take approximately 15 minutes to complete.
In order to participate, you must be 18 years of age, and a current civilian pilot with any rating, and experience level who has flown within the last six months. Participants will have an opportunity to participate in the drawing to win a DJI Tello Quadcopter Drone.
If you have any questions regarding the study, or the questionnaire in particular, please contact the researcher, Lakshmi Vempati, at vempatil@my.erau.edu or the dissertation committee chair, Dr. Scott Winter, at winte25e@erau.edu.
Please find the electronic questionnaire at:
Please feel free to forward the link to other pilots who you think might be interested in participating.
Sincerely,
Lakshmi Vempati,
Doctoral Candidate
ERAU PhD in Aviation
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Title: Airline Manager, Regulatory Compliance
POSITION PURPOSE
Manages one or more safety areas such as the Company's Internal Evaluation Program (IEP) or Safety Management System (SMS). Provides independent and objective assessments of operational divisions to ensure adherence to federal regulations, company policies and procedures, code-share partner internal evaluations, IOSA and DOD Standards.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Oversees the development and ongoing safety risk management processes for all operational divisions
- Develops and maintains safety manuals and required training.
- Participates in regular meetings that review safety related information that impact each department.
- Validates regulatory correspondence status; and prepares weekly reports for Senior Management.
- Participates in Codeshare Aircraft Ground Damage investigations. Conducts investigations of all Company inducted aircraft ground damages. Coordinates with the finance department to recover damage costs from vendor and reports aircraft ground damage statistics.
- Participates in regulatory update meetings with the Company and the Federal Aviation Administration.
- Interfaces with Codeshare partners in safety meetings.
- Manages the Internal Evaluation Program including evaluations of all operational divisions and Internal IOSA audits. Develops and maintains a schedule of audits and evaluations.
- Updates the safety implementation plans, training plans and details gap analysis for the company.
- Attends safety related conferences to provide input on best practices for safety for the company.
- Develops and maintains an annual budget for the Internal Evaluation Program and the Safety Management System areas.
- Fosters the Company's core values and culture throughout the work environment.
- Screens, interviews and hires potential associates. Coaches and provides leadership, direction, motivation and supervision of direct reports. Appraises performance, provides performance feedback, takes corrective actions and oversees training and development of staff.
- Performs various other duties as required.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability necessary to perform this job.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent with at least 3 years of previous Internal Evaluation, Quality Assurance, or Safety Management System experience.
- Knowledge of the Code of Federal Regulations, specifically Titles 14 and 49 and associated regulatory material.
- Knowledge in aviation safety programs including, but not limited to: Safety Management System (SMS), System Safety, ATOS and IOSA.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications is a must.
PREFERRED EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor's degree in Aviation or related field with at least 5 years of previous experience.
- Previous supervisory experience.
- Airframe and Powerplant, Dispatcher License and/or Pilot Certificate.
- Auditor Certification and Training; CQA, ISO, CASE and IOSA Auditor.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
REASONING/PROBLEM SOLVING ABILITY
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
DECISION MAKING
Makes decisions daily on use of resources, performance and budgets. Decisions could require additional expenditure of resources if not sound decisions.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Able to move about the work environment.
Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, talk and hear.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
Typically not exposed to extreme environmental conditions.
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
Ability to travel up to 25% of the time, including overnight and weekend travel.
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Position:
Group Safety Manager - Operational Safety (Flight Data Development)
Reports to:
Group Safety Manager - Operational Safety (Flight Data)
Department:
Group Safety and Operational Risk Management
Understudy and support Group Safety Manager - Operational Safety (Flight Data) to manage all aspects of the Group's FDC operations relating to the acquisition, processing and analysis of flight data. The incumbent will succeed the role of GSM-OS (FD) in mid-2020.
Key Responsibilities
- Understudy and deputise Group Safety Manager - Operational Safety (Flight Data Analysis) as per GSMOS-FD's terms of reference.
- Oversee the FDA supporting activities pertinent to the introduction (EIS) of the new aircraft types across CX/KA/LD.
- Support CFEA AMS project.
- Provide support to Maintenance Control to minimise operational disruption.
- Manage the review of daily detection of significant events and coordinate the callbacks and the maintenance follow up with Maintenance Control.
- Ensure the materials, such as data, plots and videos, provided to requesters are accurate and in the standard in accordance with PPM.
- Monitor the serviceability of the flight data recording and downloading system and liaise with IT and OEM for any anomaly.
- Use of CEFA FAS and Insight Animation to build sophisticated videos for investigations and trainings.
- Manage the daily activities of the Flight Data Monitoring Program (FDMP) in accordance with the published agreements.
- Conduct Flight Data analysis in support of Air Safety Reports (ASRs) & Mandatory Occurrence Reports (MORs) and prepare summaries for the company Safety Database.
- Conduct Flight Data analysis in support of accident and incident investigations.
- Contribute to the FDAP and Flight Data Analysis Review Committee process.
- Continually develop and maintain the Flight Data Animation Systems.
- Maintain and develop Flight Analysis Profile (FAP) and logical frame layouts (LFL) in cope with the requirements.
- Undertake Flight Data related projects as directed by HGSS/GSM-OS (FD).
- Member of the CX/KA Flight Data Analysis Review Committee (FDARC).
- Alternate Chairman of the Air Hong Kong Flight Data Analysis Review Committee (FDARC-LD).
- Alternate CX Representative and Member of the Proprietary Operational Data (POD) Group.
Requirements
Skills
- Broad operational knowledge and experience in the functions of the organization (e.g. training management, aircraft operations, air traffic management, aerodrome operations, and maintenance organization management)
- Sound knowledge of safety management principles and practices
- Team-leading
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Well-developed interpersonal skills
- Computer literacy
- Ability to relate to all levels, both inside and outside the organization
- Ability to work unsupervised
- Good analytical skills
Knowledge
- Relevant aviation, engineering or technical undergraduate degree
- Good understanding of flight and engineering operations
- Possession of SMS Qualification is desirable
- Good understanding of statistics and data mining technique
- Good understanding on Information Technology
Experience
- Minimum 5 years relevant work experience in airline or related industry.
- Minimum 3 years in management role.
Key Competencies
- Setting Direction
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- Leading and Engaging Teams
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- Driving Business Performance and Change
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- Developing and Recognising Others
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Position:
Group Safety Manager - Operational Safety (Flight Operations)
Reports to:
Head of Group Safety and Security
Department:
Group Safety and Operational Risk Management
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the primary point of reference (GSORM) on matters relating to Operational Safety (Flight Operations [FOP] / Engineering [ENG] / Ground [GRD] - ASD/CSD).
- Maintain close liaison with the FOP/ENG/GRD SMS coordinators.
- Participate in CX and KA Operational Safety Committees.
- Run the HKCAD OPS MOR meeting (CX).
- In conjunction with GSM-Risk & OHS, produce risk profiles of common operational events (FOP/ENG/GRD).
- Conduct proactive analysis of other operator's incidents and investigation reports (i.e. Industry Watch), including recommendations to ensure that the Group has appropriate defences and systems in place to avoid similar events.
- Conduct and facilitate the operational risk assessment (SIRA) as per the engagement level as defined.
- Conduct routine review (including assessment review and closure) of safety reports (ASR, GSR) submitted to GSORM.
- Track the safety actions arising from investigations / routine safety assessments and ensure they are implemented / closed in a timely and satisfactory manner.
- Maintain the GSORM Operational Team / Accident Reaction Kits in a high state of readiness to support any ad-hoc investigation and event follow-up.
- In HGSS's absence or delegation, lead the Group's Company Accident Investigation Team (CAIT) in the event of an accident or serious incident, in accordance with the GSORM Accident Investigation procedures.
- Manage the investigation of incidents, serious incidents and accidents, and other selected occurrences within the Group.
- Represent the Group Airlines as an Accredited Representative, or as part of the accredited representative team, in any accident investigation conducted by a regulatory authority, into an accident or serious incident involving a Group or LD aircraft.
- Contribute to the safety promotion program (in conjunction with GSORM Resilience Excellence Team) and provide continuous input to the safety publications.
- Facilitate safety-training programs and briefings as required.
- Liaise with regulatory agencies as required on matters pertaining to operational safety.
- Ensure the services delivered by the section, stipulated in the Operational Services Agreement (OSA) with Cathay Dragon (KA) and Air Hong Kong (LD), are provided.
- Standardize / coordinate of operational safety activities within the section.
- Update the Operational Safety Team's related sections in the Group Safety Management Policy and Procedures manual.
- Coach and develop Assistant Manager Group Operational Safety - FOP.
- Undertake safety duties or projects as directed by GMGSORM or HGSS.
Requirements
Skills
- Strong knowledge and experience in flight operations.
- Broad operational knowledge and experience in the functions of the organization (e.g. training management and quality assurance).
- Strong analytical skills with a solid background in data analysis.
- Strong leadership orientation, cross-section team-working, planning and communication skills.
- Excellent command of English (both spoken and written).
- Good command of Chinese (both spoken and written) is desirable.
- Strong computer literacy.
- Ability to work unsupervised.
Knowledge
- Tertiary qualification in safety related field.
- SMS, Aviation Accident Investigation and Quality Assurance Qualification.
- Sound knowledge of safety & risk management principles and practices.
- Experience in safety, auditing and compliance.
- Good knowledge in operational environment and standards related to safety is desirable.
Experience
- Flight crew experience is a must.
- Minimum 7-10 years relevant work experience in airline industry or related industry.
- Minimum of 5 years in a managerial role in safety.
- Setting Direction
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- Leading and Engaging Teams
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- Driving Business Performance and Change
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- Developing and Recognising Others
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ISASI 2019 is pleased to announce that the technical program is
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seminar website at
Choose the "Program" page and "Program Review" for the most up to date
information.
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the full
program.
Dates to remember:
July 28 - Final date for registration for the MH 17 Master Class.
Please register
for the
seminar first and then contact Daan Zwart at
July 28 - Final date for Early Bird pricing.
August 4 - Deadline for hotel reservations. After this date we will not be able
to
guarantee the seminar rate.
We look forward to seeing many of you in The Hague!
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