October 23, 2008
8:15 AM - 10:00 AM -- First Morning Session
8:15 - 8:35 AM
Opening Remarks
Tony Haffer, Meteorologist-In-Charge, NWS Forecast Office, Phoenix AZ
8:40 - 9:00 AM
Statistical Relationships of Weather and GA Accidents - [PPT - 1.9MB]
Jody James, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, NWS Forecast Office, Lubbock TX
9:05 - 9:25 AM
Winter Weather Hazards and Innovative Support Services - [PPTX - 10.0MB]
Ken Widelski, Aviation Program Leader, Lubbock TX
9:30 - 9:50 AM
Better Use of TAFs - [PPT - 0.7MB]
Leslie Wanek, Aviation Program Leader, NWS Forecast Office, Phoenix AZ
10:20 AM - 11:30 AM -- Second Morning Session
10:20 - 10:40 AM
Aircraft Icing - [PPTX - 2.2MB]
Jamie Gudmestad, Aviation Program Co-Leader, NWS Forecast Office, Midland TX
10:45 - 11:05 AM
Flight Hazards of Mountain Waves & Wind Events - [PPTX - 3.5MB]
Stan Rose, Aviation Program Leader, NWS Forecast Office, Pueblo CO
11:10 - 11:30 AM
Operational Turbulence and Innovative Forecast Technology - [PPT - 8.2MB]
Capt. William Ryerson, Training Flight Cmmdr., 25th Op. Wx. Sqdrn., Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson AZ
12:30 PM - 2:10 PM -- First Afternoon Session
12:30 - 1:15 PM
Aviation Exercise – You Make the Call - [PPTX - 12.2MB]
Gregory Harris, Meteorologist, NWS Center Weather Service Unit, ZAB ARTCC, Albuquerque NM
1:20 - 1:40 PM
FAAST Team Website/WINGS Program
Robert Morris, FAA Flight Standards District Office, Scottsdale AZ
1:45 - 2:05 PM
Aviation Weather Center Products and Services Evolution - [PPT - 3.4MB]
Pat Murphy, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, NWS Aviation Weather Center, Kansas City MO
2:45 PM - 4:30 PM -- Second Afternoon Session
2:45 - 3:05 PM
NextGen Overview: A Roadmap to Initial Operating Capability - [PPT - 6.0MB]
Steve Abelman, Aviation Focal Point, Science and Plans Branch, NWS Office of Science and Technology, Silver Spring MD
3:10 - 3:30 PM
Translating Forecast Data for Traffic Flow Management - [PPT - 3.0MB]
Michelle Duquette, Senior Multi-Discipline System Engineer, MITRE Center for Advanced Aviation System Development, College Park MD
3:35 - 3:55 PM
Weather Radar Imagery Interpretation in the Cockpit - [PPTX - 3.0MB]
Dr. Curtis James, Dept. of Meteorology, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott AZ
4:00 - 4:20 PM
FAA Academy Program & Services - [PPT - 0.9MB]
Tom DuLong, Meteorologist-In-Charge, NWS FAA Academy, Oklahoma City OK
October 24, 2008
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM -- First Morning Session
8:05 - 8:35 AM
Southwest Airlines Meteorology Program (WVSS, etc) - [PPT - 0.5MB]
Brian Collins, Meteorologist, Southwest Airlines, Dallas TX
8:40 - 9:00 AM
NWS Aviation Forecast Verification Statistics - [PPT - 0.1MB]
Chuck Kluepfel, NWS Meteorologist, Performance Branch, NWS Office of Climate, Water & Weather Services, Silver Spring MD
9:05 - 9:25 AM
NAM-WRF Model and Turbulence Associated with the Sub-Tropical Jet Stream - [PPT - 0.4MB]
Doug Behne, Meteorologist, NWS Aviation Weather Center, Kansas City MO
9:30 - 9:50 AM
AMDAR & ACARS - [PPT - 2.7MB]
David Helms, Physical Scientist, NWS Office of Science and Technology, Programs and Plans Division, Science Plans Branch
10:20 AM - 12:00 PM -- Second Morning Session
10:20 - 11:05 AM
NWS AvnFPS Conditional Climatology - [PPT - 2.2MB]
Andrew Rorke, Aviation Program Leader, Oxnard CA
11:10 - 11:30 AM
Use of Aviation Weather Center Products & Services
Pat Murphy, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, NWS Aviation Weather Center, Kansas City MO
11:35 - 11:55 AM
Application of Short Range Ensemble Forecasts to Convective Aviation Forecasting - [PPT - 12.4MB]
David Bright, Techniques Development Meteorologist, NWS Storm Prediction Center, Norman OK
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM -- Afternoon Session
1:00 - 1:45 PM
Aviation Exercise - You Make the Call - [PPT - 10.9MB]
Matt Lorentson, Meteorologist-In-Charge, NWS Center Weather Service Unit, ZAB ARTCC, Albuquerque NM
1:50 - 2:10 PM
NWS IEMChat - [PPT - 4.1MB]
Faith Borden, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, NWS Forecast Office, Las Vegas NV
2:15 - 2:35 PM
NOAA/NWS Challenges in the NextGen Era - [PPT - 8.0MB]
Steve Abelman, Aviation Focal Point, Science and Plans Branch, NWS Office of Science and Technology, Silver Spring MD
2:35 - 2:45 PM
Closing Remarks
Matt Lorentson, Meteorologist-In-Charge, NWS Center Weather Service Unit, ZAB ARTCC, Albuquerque NM
Poster Presentations
AWC Flight Path Tool Features
Lance Tripoli, Aviation Focal Point, NWS Forecast Office, El Paso TX
Usability of Weather Decision Aids in General Aviation
Dr. Brian Peacock, Serena Lackey, ERAU, Dept. Safety Science, Phoenix AZ
Site Specific TAF Amendment Criteria
Cammye Sims, Aviation Focal Point, NWS Forecast Office, New Braunfels TX
COMET Distance Learning Aviation Course (DLAC) 2
Tom Dulong, MIC, NWS FAA Academy, Oklahoma City OK