Hilton Pensacola Beach Gulf Front
Pensacola, FL
3-6 May 2011

The Flight Test Safety Committee (FTSC) will be sponsoring the annual Flight Test Safety Workshop on 3-6 May 2011 at the Hilton Pensacola Beach Gulf Front, 12 Via de Lumna Drive, Pensacola Beach, FL 32561. This year the workshop is being held in conjunction with the 100th Anniversary of Naval Aviation. For more information regarding the 100th Anniversary of Naval Aviation and the planned festivities please click here.

The purpose of the Safety Workshop is to provide an open forum where flight test safety issues can be presented, discussed, and probed with other members and other disciplines within the flight test community. Rusty Lowry, USN Test Pilot School, is coordinating the event with the assistance of The Society of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP) and the Society of Flight Test Engineers (SFTE).

The theme of the workshop is “Last Flights”. The committee is currently requesting papers and presentations highlighting unique flight test aspects associated with "last flights", both planned and unplanned. Unique challenges may include aircraft limitations, pilot proficiency, team continuity, media distractions, life-limited components, funding, or any number of other issues found with a final flight in a flight test program. Submittals are encouraged from all areas of flight testing including experimental, research flights, developmental test efforts, rotary wing or fixed wing flight testing, or space flight. Presentations should be limited to 25 minutes and every effort will be made to group similar test programs together in each session to maximize the lessons learned from "Last Flights" presentations. Please send paper/presentation proposals to the 2011 Flight Test Safety Workshop Chairman, Mr. Rusty Lowry at Shawna@setp.org. If you should have any questions regarding submitting an abstract please contact Rusty Lowry at 301-757-5052. The deadline for abstract is 14 January 2011 to allow for appropriate consideration and inclusion in the program.

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hilton and has provided a special rate of $133.75 single/double per night + tax. YOUR RESERVATION MUST BE RECEIVED BY MONDAY, 11 APRIL 2011 TO GUARANTEE A ROOM AT THE SPECIAL RATE. Rates are subject to change after the cut-off date. Reservations can be made by calling 1-866-916-2999 and ask for group reservations. When making your reservation, let the hotel know you are with the Flight Test Safety Workshop.