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Late Morning Concurrent Sessions: Emergency Response: Panelists

Late Morning Concurrent Sessions: Emergency Response: Presentation

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Mid Morning Concurrent Sessions: Human Factors: Human Error and Cockpit Automation: Presentation: Exploring Pilots' Experiences of Integrating Technologically Advanced Aircraft Within General Aviation

A prevalent misconception is that technologically advanced aircraft (TAA) –those with so-called glass cockpits– improved general aviation safety; consequently, scientific research proved that TAA have not improved aviati…

Mid Morning Concurrent Sessions: Human Factors: Human Error and Cockpit Automation: Presentation: Accident-Precipitating Factors for Crashes in Turbine-Powered General Aviation Aircraft

General aviation (14CFR Part 91) accounts for 83% of civil aviation fatalities. While much research has focused on accident causes/pilot demographics in this aviation sector, studies to identify factors leading up to the…

Mid Morning Concurrent Sessions: Consumer Perceptions in Aviation: Presentation: Effect of Passenger Weight Under-Estimations on Regional Aircraft Performance for the Most Obese States in America

Background: Obesity, at epidemic levels across the USA, has ramifications for safe aircraft operations. Increased passenger weight degrades aircraft performance and may lead to a loss of control.

Mid Morning Concurrent Sessions: Human Factors: Human Error and Cockpit Automation: Presentation: The Effect of a Midpoint Marking on Pilot Decision Making While Landing

The general aviation industry continues to experience landing overruns due in part to pilots touching down beyond the midpoint of the available runway.

Mid Morning Concurrent Sessions: Consumer Perceptions in Aviation: Presentation: From Customer Service to Self Service; the Decline of Passenger Satisfaction

This study will explore the ramification of the airline industry’s failure in strategic management, as they move away from a customer service oriented approach to one dependent upon the self-service of the consumer.

Mid Morning Concurrent Sessions: Consumer Perceptions in Aviation: Presentation: Deconstructing Legacy- Is Low-Cost the Business Model of the Future?

Deconstructing Legacy - Is Low-Cost the Business Model of the Future? The European Airline industry has been in turmoil for years. More than 20 years ago the national carriers were privatized and subsequently realigned t…

Mid Morning Concurrent Sessions: Human Factors: Human Error and Cockpit Automation: Presentation: Cognitive Processes and Challenges during Surprise on the Flight Deck

In today’s modern aircraft, both large transport category, smaller business jets and general aviation aircraft, the majority of flight time is spent at cruise where pilot decision making is light as compared to other pha…

Mid Morning Concurrent Sessions: Consumer Perceptions in Aviation: Presentation: Impact Factors for the National Annual Airline Quality Rating and A3iR Con

Mid Morning Concurrent Sessions: Panelists: State of the Helicopter Industry

Mid Morning Concurrent Sessions: Human Factors: Human Error and Cockpit Automation: Panelist

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Early Morning Concurrent Session: Aviation Management and Operations: Presentation: Determining the Runway Point-of-No-Return for Landing Roll Go-Around in Transport Category Airplanes

This research addresses the problem of the definition and calculation of the landing point-of-no-return (PNR) or, as it is sometimes called, commit-to-land (NTSB) point.

Early Morning Concurrent Session: Unmanned Aerial Systems Certification: Presentation: A Survey of sUAS Operator's FAA Regulation Knowledge

The popularity of small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) in the U.S. has expanded rapidly over the past several years. Operators in this fast growing field range from seasoned professionals with years of manned and unmanne…

Early Morning Concurrent Session: Aviation Management and Operations: Presentation: Analysis of Factors Related to True Airspeed (TAS) Calculation Utilizing the Handicap Procedure for the 2015 Women's Air Race Classic

In most post-WWII cross country air racing events, the “handicap” method of determining race scoring is utilized. A typical example is the Women’s Air Race Classic transcontinental annual competition.

Early Morning Concurrent Session: Leadership/Innovation/Aerospace Technology/Applications: Presentation: In Pursuit of Aviation Professionalism: Assessing Aviation Professionalism

This study examined aviation professionalism using Hall’s Professionalism Inventory (HPI) scale. Data were collected using mailed as well as online surveys as part of a Ph.D.

Early Morning Concurrent Session: Leadership/Innovation/Aerospace Technology/Applications: Presentation: Perception of safety culture for Air Traffic Controllers in Korea

Growing need for air travel in the Asia-Pacific has resulted in increased demand for aircraft services, airspace and runway congestion deepening.

Early Morning Concurrent Session: Aviation Management and Operations: Presentation: Increasing General Aviation Safety through Data Analysis

The incredible safety record experienced by commercial flight operations is in part related to their ability to analyze patterns in their flight operations data.

Early Morning Concurrent Session: Aviation Management and Operations: Presentation: The Results of Non-Compliance with Checklist Use and Control Checks in the BED Runway Overrun Crash

Early Morning Concurrent Session: Leadership/Innovation/Aerospace Technology/Applications: Panelists

Early Morning Concurrent Session: Unmanned Aerial Systems Certification: Panelists

Continental Breakfast

Registration and Help Desk

Dinner on Your Own

Early Evening Session: Undergraduate Poster Display and Competition Results

Early Evening Session: Graduate/Faculty Poster Display and Competition Results

Early Evening Session: Graduate/Faculty/Industry Poster Competition

Early Evening Session: Undergraduate/Graduate/Faculty/Industry Poster "Show and Tell"

Early Evening Session: Reception with appetizers (ticketed and cash bar)

Graduate/Faculty/Industry Poster Set Up

Late Afternoon Concurrent Sessions: Training and Education: Presentation: Aviation Management Education Study (AMES): Two Years in Review

The Aviation Management Education Study (AMES) is a longitudinal effort consisting of a series of research papers covering various facets of aviation education as it pertains to managers in the field and hiring of indust…

Late Afternoon Concurrent Sessions: Training and Education: Presentation: Degree Program Capstones: Applicability and Effectivenes

Degree Program Capstones: Applicability and Effectiveness For many years, educational institutions have been using a Capstone experience as a means of documenting student performance and assessing degree programs.

Late Afternoon Concurrent Sessions: Training and Education: Presentation: Pilot Study: Secondary Aviation/Aerospace Education Organization Design Survey

The modern world operates a global economy, which relies heavily on the aviation industry for efficient and effective transportation of passengers and goods.

Late Afternoon Concurrent Sessions: GSIS Symposium: UAS Collaboration & Research Opportunities: Presentation: Adaptation of Forward Military Airspace Management Systems for Civilian UAS Emergency Services Operations

Potential use of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to save lives, improve safety, and protect property has generated preliminary research in three major areas of the fire service, including aviation, structure and wildland …

Late Afternoon Concurrent Sessions: GSIS Symposium: UAS Collaboration & Research Opportunities: Presentation: Human-Computer-Interface for Geo-Fencing in Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems

The use of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) has increased significantly in the past year. Geographic fencing (geo-fence) is software built into most medium-cost consumer sUAS.

Late Afternoon Concurrent Sessions: Training and Education: Presentation: Factors Affecting the Effectiveness of Simulation on Flight Training

Factors affecting the effectiveness of simulation on flight training. Jennah C. Perry and Jonathan M. Gallimore Flight simulation is commonly used to enhance flight training.

Late Afternoon Concurrent Sessions: GSIS Symposium: UAS Collaboration & Research Opportunities: Panelist

Late Afternoon Concurrent Sessions: Integration and Development of Virtual Reality/Simulation

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Early Afternoon Concurrent Panel Sessions: Commercial Space Industry Snapshot: Presentation: Small Catapult-Assisted Horizontal-Launch Reusable RBCC SSTO Spaceplane for economical short-duration LEO access

This article discusses the conceptual design, flight trajectory calculations, and utilization of the possible future horizontally-launched reusable Single-Stage-to-Orbit (SSTO) spaceplane for small payload short-duration…

Early Afternoon Concurrent Panel Sessions: The Evolution and Future of the Aircraft Maintenance Industry: Presentation: Hindrances to SMS Implementation in Aviation Maintenance Organizations

In the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Flight Plan, published for fiscal years 2009-2013, the FAA documents the promotion of Safety Management Systems (SMS) as one of its goals.

Early Afternoon Concurrent Panel Sessions: Commercial Space Industry Snapshot: Presentation: 2015 Commercial Space Industry Snapshot as seen through the eyes of the International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight (ISPCS)

The International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight (ISPCS) is a nonprofit independently run annual event, that has taken place these past 11 years, whose speakers capture the growth and diversification o…

Early Afternoon Concurrent Panel Sessions: GSIS Symposium: UAS Tomorrow

Early Afternoon Concurrent Panel Sessions: Diversity & Its Impact on an Industry-wide Employment Shortage

Early Afternoon Concurrent Panel Sessions: The Evolution and Future of the Aircraft Maintenance Industry: Panelists

Early Afternoon Concurrent Panel Sessions: Virtual Poster Presentations

Early Afternoon Concurrent Panel Sessions: Commercial Space Industry Snapshot: Panelists

02. American Aviation Consumers' Willingness to Fly While the Pilot Monitoring Performs Non-Flight Activities during Cruise Flight