NBAA 2018 To Be Bookended by Bizav Safety Forums

NBAA is planning to host a National Safety Forum and Single-Pilot Safety Standdown at its upcoming Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition in October in Orlando.  

To be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on October 15, the eve of BACE, the 10th-annual Single-Pilot Safety Standdown will provide an interactive learning environment with expert speakers and peer-to-peer discussions focusing on operational safety and risk mitigation. The forum is designed to help expand knowledge and skills of pilots involved in single-pilot operations. NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen, AOPA president and CEO Mark Baker, and EAA chairman and CEO Jack Pelton are among the speakers planned for this event. “We have a progressive and interactive program planned this year,” said NBAA Safety Committee chair David Ryan.

Meanwhile, the fourth-annual National Safety Forum will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on October 18, the final day of the convention. With a theme of “Safety Begins with You,” the forum will highlight the basics of maintaining skills and understanding automation in aircraft. In addition, it will cover the physiology and psychology that affects human performance, along with the relationship of leadership and professionalism in aviation safety. “Continuing with our town-hall format, the National Safety Forum will engage with operators on several topics, including airmanship, fitness for duty, and professionalism/safety leadership,” Ryan said.