Convention Preview (pdf) - Helicopter Association International

Understanding TFRs and NextGen
March 5, 2013 || 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm || Flight Operations
Instructor: Howard Sapp, manager, NextGen
integration, Federal Aviation Administration
This session is a basic course for understanding
temporary flight restrictions (TFRs) and a
brief description of what the Federal Aviation
Administration’s NextGen holds for the helicopter
community.
WAAS/LPV and Low-Level
Helicopter IFR Routes
March 6, 2013 || 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm || Flight Operations
Instructors: Craig Lunaas, instrument flight
procedure validation evaluator, Hickok and
Associates, Inc.; Paul Austin, lead pilot, check airman,
Metro Aviation, Inc.; Frank Erdman, Dartmouth-
Hickok Advanced Response Team
Improvements in helicopter instrument flight
rules (IFR) GPS criteria, avionics, and systems
currently allow IFR operations to near-minimums of
instrument landing systems ... to a helipad! While
transitioning between multiple GPS approaches,
helicopters can also utilize low-level IFR routes,
extending the IFR season. Lower minimums and
low-level routes are different than pilots are used
to, however. To operate them safely requires special
planning, training, and operations.
Maintenance/Technical Issues
Fuel: The Lifeblood of Your Aircraft
March 5, 2013 || 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm || Maint./Tech. Issues
Instructor: Walter Chartrand, training manager,
Aviation Training Academy
This session will present a comprehensive seminar
on fuel specifications, proper receipt procedures,
and field quality-control tests to ensure that onspecification,
clean, and dry product is delivered
to your aircraft. Attendees will also learn about
fuel specifications from ASTM International, along
with standard industry practices for the receiving
of aviation fuels. Pilots, mechanics, and facility
operations personnel will come away with an
understanding of the safety issues when working
with and around aviation fuels.
Helicopter HUMS Case Studies
March 6, 2013 || 10:00 am – 11:00 am || Maint./Tech. Issues
Instructors: Murdock Welborn, field service engineer
product specialist, condition-based maintenance
systems, Honeywell Aerospace; and Rob Richardson,
marketing and product manager, health and usage
monitoring systems, Honeywell Aerospace
This session will present information on the history,
implementation, and value of health and usage
monitoring systems (HUMS), including analysis and
findings of real case studies, the benefits of flight
data monitoring on decision making, the impact of
human factors, and the business case for improved
maintenance and safety.
How to Manage Your Condition-
Based Maintenance Program
March 6, 2013 || 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm || Maint./Tech. Issues
Instructor: Daniel Green, aviation vibration data
analyist, Chevron North American; member, IHST
JHSIT HFDM Industry Working Group and HUMS
Project Team
Members of the International Helicopter Safety
Team Joint Helicopter Safety Implementation
Team Helicopter Flight Data Monitoring Industry
Working Group’s HUMS Project Team will provide
a brief introduction to helicopter vibration,
vibration analysis, the concept of condition-based
maintenance (CBM), as well as the history of its use.
More importantly, the presenters will reveal why
CBM is an essential part of a maintenance program,
how to properly manage a CBM program, and how
it can positively impact the safety culture of an
organization.
Human Factors: Your Role in
Accident Prevention
March 5, 2013 || 8:30 am – 9:30 am || Maint./Tech. Issues
Instructor: Cathy Landry, president, Northrop Rice
When working on the maintenance or operation of
an aircraft, we hold the responsibility of maintaining
a safe environment for ourselves, our fellow
workers, and the people who are transported in
those aircraft. With an understanding of human
factors, each individual can be more aware of his or
her environment and those issues that could impact
safety, thereby taking an active role in accident
prevention.
Rotor Blade Preventive Maintenance
March 6, 2013 || 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm || Maint./Tech. Issues
Instructor: Dana Kerrick, vice president, IAC Ltd.
This is an interactive class where the subject material
is designed to assist both novice and experienced
pilots and mechanics in detecting and addressing
rotor blade problems before they become a safety
issue.
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Convention Preview HELI-EXPO 2013