Per erspect ctiv ive on the 2018 U 2018 U.S. Air Di Display S y Seas ason John Cudahy President/CEO International Council of Air Shows
Regulatory f forwar ard p progress • FAA Order 8900.1, first revision in nine years • ICAS Air Boss Recognition Program • Aerobatic Competency Evaluation/Practice Program • Dynamic Maneuvering display authorization • Emergency response requirements • Reorganization of FAA, centralization of air show function
Cultural fo forwa ward prog ogres ess • Lagging AND leading; reactive AND predictive Lagging = emergency response, dynamic maneuvering Leading = pilot interventions, Sacred 60 Minute Rule • Trust FAA are the regulators Industry provides subject matter experts Genuine partnership Essential to recent progress • Data collection Icarus (ICAS Confidential Reporting System) Incident Response Reporting System International Air Show Safety Team
Organizational/administrative forward p progress • Town hall-style Skype meetings each month • Automation of SAC application and processing • Provide emergency extraction information to all event organizers for all airplanes at their event • To be expanded in 2019 to include documents (pilot certificate, medical, display authorization card, etc.) • Announcement of all military announcing performance schedules earlier
But s t sti till ll much ch f for orward p prog ogress s to b o be m mad ade
North th A Amer erican A Air S Show Per erformer F Fatalit litie ies, 1 , 1988-2018 30-Year Average (1989-2018) = 3.8 20-Year Average(1999-2018) = 2.6 16 14 14 10-Year Average (2009-2018) = 2.0 12 12 11 5-Year Average (2014-2018) = 2.2 10 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Dan Buchanan Hang Glider June 2, 2018 Air Show Performance Mt. Home AFB, ID Hang Glider Accident Jon Thocker RV-8 October 12, 2018 Ai Show Performance Culpeper, VA Night Flying Disorientation
Major Stephen Del Bagno Lockheed F-16 April 4, 2018 Practice Session Creech AFB, Las Vegas, NV G-LOC following negative push/positive pull
Sti till m ll much f for orward p progress to b be e made • Accidents • Culture • Data collection • More consistent execution of processes • Implementation of long-anticipated Air Boss program • Transitioning to new FAA air show point person • Increased international cooperation
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