1967 5BFTS First Reunion Dinner. Table Plan

Table Plan for the First Reunion Dinner for RAF pilots who had trained at 5BFTS during WW2 held on October 14, 1967, at the Royal Aero Club, London

1967 5BFTS First Reunion Dinner. October 14. Des McGrath and George Hogarth

The First Reunion Dinner for RAF pilots who had trained at 5BFTS during WW2 was held on October 14, 1967, at the Royal Aero Club, London. This image is annotated “Now and then a laugh”. Des McGrath (Course 23) is on the left of the image next to George Hogarth (Course 3) who is in the centre of the image.https://commons.erau.edu/bfts-1967-dinner-images/1021/thumbnail.jp

Culture: Where Safety Begins

Session Presentations and Speakers: An Empirical View of NTSB Decisions in Aviation Safety Enforcement Cases: Some Preliminary Results Trevor Simoneau An Exploration of Security and Safety Culture in Nigeria’s Aviation Industry Ernest Ogbozor, Hana Marz, Katie Lopez, Jules Yimga, Nicholas DeGarmo, Mariateresa Sestito, João Souza Dias Garcia, and Albert Obi Effects of Trust and Fear on Aviation Maintenance Safety Culture Dothang Truong and Sang-A Lee Local Values, Global Standards: Understanding Aviation Safety Culture in the United Arab Emirates Ernest Ogbozor, Kathrine Lopez, Harrison Debrah, Cedric Leon, Michael Chrisman, Jules Yimga, Mariateresa Sestito, João Souza Dias Garcia, and Albert Obi The Need for Ethics and Good Leadership as the Foundation for Aviation SMS Programs: Have We Forgotten Something? Mark D. Miller and Mandira Gerrel

Innovation: Novel Approaches to Known Problems

Session Presentations and Speakers Innovation: Application of a Pilot Intervention Rating Scale to Aviation Safety Reporting System ReportsRobert Joslin Assessing the Mental Wellness of Professional Pilots and their Willingness to Seek Professional Help Bill Deng Pan and Flavio A. C. Mendonca Developing an Accident Investigation Mental Health Job Aid (AIMHJA): A Preliminary Report Aric Raus Wildlife Strikes to Aircraft Engines: Exploring Patterns and the Potential Role of Aircraft Lighting Flavio A. C. Mendonca, Daniel Pleffken, and Bill Deng Pa

1967 5BFTS First Reunion Dinner. October 14. Tony Linfield

The First Reunion Dinner for RAF pilots who had trained at 5BFTS during WW2 was held on October 14, 1967, at the Royal Aero Club, London. This image is annotated “Tony Linfield reminds”. Tony Linfield who was on Course 18 was the secretary.https://commons.erau.edu/bfts-1967-dinner-images/1005/thumbnail.jp

Pilots’ Perceived Cognitive Functions: The Effect of Mental Workload and Mindfulness on Prospective Memory Performance

Errors related to human factors remain a leading cause of aviation accidents, with many of these incidents being attributed to pilot performance. A key aspect of pilot performance might be prospective memory (PM), the ability to remember and execute future tasks at the appropriate time. The dynamic and high-demand environment of the cockpit presents significant challenges for pilots\u27 PM, particularly due to high mental workload and the constant need for multitasking. This study investigates the impact of perceived mental workload as consisting of cognitive, emotional, temporal, and performance demands dimensions, and mindfulness on pilots\u27 PM performance. A mindfulness scale specific to piloting was developed to assess its impact on the perceived PM performance of pilots and used alongside another frequently used mindfulness scale. Using a sample of 124 civil aviation licensed pilots, the study employed hierarchical regression models to assess the effect of mental workload, mindfulness, and piloting job-specific mindfulness on PM performance. Results reveal that general mindfulness and piloting job-specific mindfulness positively and significantly predict PM performance, explaining a considerable portion of the variance. The only significant mental workload dimension that was found to be a negative predictor of PM performance was cognitive demands. These findings underscore the importance of cognitive demands, general mindfulness, and piloting job-specific mindfulness affecting pilots\u27 PM performance, with implications for training and safety protocols in aviation

Li Yang, Organizer

Dr. Li Yang has been serving since 2019 as program director for the NSF CyberCorps and Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace programs, which seek to advance and bolster the U.S. cybersecurity education and workforce development. Prior to her tenure at NSF, Dr. Yang was a Guerry Professor and Director of the Information Security (InfoSec) Center at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC). Dr. Yang\u27s research encompasses network and information security, mobile security, big data analytics, massive data mining, bioinformatics, cybersecurity education, and engineering techniques for complex software system design.https://commons.erau.edu/avcysecworkshop-bios-2025/1002/thumbnail.jp

Dr. Alefiya Hussain, Participant

Dr. Alefiya Hussainis a principal scientist and deputy director of USC Center for Research in Space Technologies. She has 20+ years of expertise in networked and distributed systems for security and performance including ground and space systems. She has led several DARPA, NSF, DHS projects in artificial intelligence and machine learning, focused on cybersecurity for large and complex distributed systems. The topics include data engineering with analytics, data fusion, digital twin modeling ranging from simulation to testbed emulation of large systems. She also teaches graduate and undergraduate classes on these topics.https://commons.erau.edu/avcysecworkshop-bios-2025/1024/thumbnail.jp

Composition determination of terrestrial exoplanets

The exact composition of terrestrial exoplanets remains the subject of great interest, from informing chances of habitability to our theories of planetary formation. Such information is difficult to resolve for exoplanets. Mass and radius alone may be used to determine a set of probable compositions, however if one uses average densities for iron and silicate an inaccurate composition is calculated. To more accurately determine composition, one must apply the effects of compression and differentiation. In this project we apply the Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff equation and bulk modulus to accurately determine the possible compositions of terrestrial exoplanets

Eagle Pubs Open Textbook Panel

The Eagle Pubs Open Textbook Panel will feature four of our recent Eagle Pubs open textbook authors: Drs. Hugo Castillo, Jayendra Gokhale, Matthew J. Heath Van Horn, and Donna Roberts. Representing each of ERAU\u27s three campuses, these authors have created unique and dynamic textbooks that cover a variety of subjects. Most importantly, they\u27ve created textbooks that are free, accessible, and tailored to their courses. This panel will give attendees the chance to ask questions about Eagle Pubs open textbook publishing available through the ERAU Libraries, the textbook creation process, and learn more about each book through presentations and Q and A