This seminar will focus on reducing the aviation accident rate through the enhancement of safety culture. Human factors influences on accident and incidents will also be discussed with an emphasis on the prevention of future occurrences.
The keynote speaker is Robert Sumwalt, current member of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). A pilot with more than 30 years of experience including 24 years as an airline pilot, Sumwalt was appointed to a two-year term with the NTSB as Vice Chairman in 2006 by President George W. Bush. He was then reappointed to the Board as a member for an additional five-year term by President Barack Obama in 2011. He has been involved with and led numerous airline safety programs and is co-founder of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) Critical Incident Response Program, which provides guidance to airline personnel involved in traumatic incidents. For more information about Mr. Sumwalt, http://www.ntsb.gov/about/bio_sumwalt.html
Daniel McCune is currently the University Safety Officer for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He is also the Chairman of the Safety committee for the University Aviation Association, and serves on several national Safety advisory committees. Mr. McCune retired from the United States Army after serving 27 years. Mr. McCune\u27s last flying position in the Army was a Citation Jet Captain at Dobbins Air Force Base. He has flown over 6500 accident free hours. He has flown a multitude of aircraft a few are: CE-560, King Air, Queen Air, C-182, UH-1 Helicopter