April 22, 2010
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM -- First Morning Session
8:00 - 8:05 AM
Opening Remarks
Leslie Wanek, Meteorologist and Aviation Program Leader, NWS Forecast Office, Phoenix AZ
8:05 - 8:20 AM
Fred Gibbs, Safety Programs/Pilot Education Director, Arizona Pilots Association ARTP CFII-SMEL, Flagstaff, AZ
8:25 - 8:55 AM
Uncertainties in the Aviation Environment: Learning to Think Critically in the Cockpit
[PPT - 1.2MB]Dr. Mary Niemczyk, College of Technology and Innovation, Air Transportation Program Head, Arizona State University, Mesa AZ
9:00 - 9:20 AM
Fred Gibbs, Safety Programs/Pilot Education Director, Arizona Pilots Association ATP CFII-SMEL, Flagstaff, AZ
9:25 - 10:00 AM
Jody James, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, NWS Lubbock, TX
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM -- Second Morning Session
10:15 - 10:45 AM
Jeff Osiensky, Deputy Chief Environmental & Scientific Division, Alaska Regional Meteorologist (RAM)
10:50 - 11:20 AM
Dr. Curtis James, Department of Meteorology, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott AZ
11:25 - 11:45 AM
Ryan Solomon, Meteorologist, NWS Aviation Weather Center, Kansas City, MO
12:50 PM - 2:30 PM -- First Afternoon Session
12:50 - 1:10 PM
A Preview of Polarimetric Radar Products for Aviation
[PPT - 7.4MB]Ken Drozd, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, NWS Forecast Office, Tucson AZ
1:15 - 1:35 PM
Dawn Fishler, Meteorologist and Aviation Program Leader, NWS Forecast Office, Reno NV
1:40 - 2:00 PM
Cross-Section Developments for Operational Use in Aviation Meteorology
[PPT - 12.5MB]Capt. Brian Yates, Davis-Monthan AFB, Flight Commander, Training and Standards, 25th Operational Weather Squadron, Tucson, AZ
2:05 - 2:25 PM
Utilizing NASA SPoRT Products to Assist Pilots in Hazardous Flying Conditions
[PPT - 11.5MB]Brian Guyer, Meteorologist, NWS Albuquerque, NM
2:45 PM - 4:00 PM -- Second Afternoon Session
2:45 - 3:05 PM
Effective Use of NWS TAFs, Forecast Discussions, & Web Products
[PPT - 24.5MB]Valerie Meyers, Meteorologist, NWS Forecast Office, Phoenix AZ
3:10 - 3:30 PM
Ryan Solomon, Meteorologist, NWS Aviation Weather Center, Kansas City MO
3:35 - 3:55 PM
Overview of Center Weather Service Unit (CWSU) Products & Services
[PPT - 6.9MB]Michael Langevin, Meteorologist, NWS Center Weather Service Unit, ZLA ARTCC, Los Angeles CA
Closing Remarks
Leslie Wanek, Meteorologist and Aviation Program Leader, NWS Forecast Office, Phoenix AZ
April 23, 2010
8:00 AM - 9:45 AM -- First Morning Session
8:00 - 8:05 AM
Opening Remarks
David Craft, Meteorologist and Aviation Program Co-Leader, NWS Forecast Office, Albuquerque NM
8:05 - 8:45 AM
Southwest Airlines Meteorology Program & Use of NWS Forecast Products
[PPT - 3.5MB]Rick Curtis, Chief Meteorologist, Southwest Airlines, Dallas TX
8:50 - 9:15 AM
Dan Shoemaker, Meteorologist and Aviation Program Leader, NWS Fort Worth TX
9:20 - 9:40 AM
Chuck Kluepfel, NWS Meteorologist, Performance Branch, NWS Office of Climate, Water & Weather Services, Silver Spring MD
9:55 AM - 11:20 AM -- Second Morning Session
9:55 - 10:15 AM
US Airways Perspective on Decision Support & Use of NWS Forecast Products
Matt Eggers, Director Phoenix Tower/Operations, US Airways, Phoenix, AZ
10:20 - 10:40 AM
Joe Jurecka, Meteorologist and Aviation Program Leader, NWS Forecast Lubbock TX
10:45 - 11:15 AM
Utilizing Localized Aviation MOS Program (LAMP) for Improved Forecasting
[PPT - 8.3MB]Judy Ghirardelli, Meteorologist, NWS Meteorological Development Laboratory, Silver Springs MD
12:45 PM - 1:20 PM -- First Afternoon Session
12:45 - 1:05 PM
Summer Dust Storms in Phoenix, Arizona: Station Climatology & Classification of Synoptic Scale Patterns
[PPT - 1.5MB]Craig Shoemaker, Meteorologist, NWS Forecast Office, Tucson AZ
1:10 - 1:30 PM
El Paso High Wind Event: Aviation Decision Support Services
[PPT - 11.7MB]Lance Tripoli, Meteorologist and Aviation Program Leader, NWS Forecast Office, El Paso TX
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM -- Second Afternoon Session
1:45 - 2:05 PM
Cammye Sims, Meteorologist, NWS Aviation Services Branch, Silver Springs MD
2:10 - 2:30 PM
COMET's Distance Learning Aviation Course (DLAC) Program Overview & Future
[PPT - 0.4MB]Warren W. Rodie, Aviation Meteorologist, Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology, Education, & Training (COMET), Boulder CO
2:35 - 2:55 PM
Victor Murphy, Southern Region Headquarter Climate Services Program Manager, Fort Worth TX
Hot Topics in the NWS Aviation Program - Open Discussion
Scott Birch, Western Region Aviation Meteorologist (RAM), Salt Lake City UT
Victor Murphy, Southern Region Headquarter Climate Services Program Manager, Fort Worth TX
Jeff Osiensky, Deputy Chief Environmental & Scientific Division, Alaska Regional Meteorologist (RAM)
Cammye Sims, Meteorologist, NWS Aviation Services Branch, Silver Springs MD
Closing Remarks
David Craft, Meteorologist and Aviation Co-Program Leader, NWS Forecast Office, Albuquerque NM
Poster Presentations
Mountain Wave Signatures
Jody James, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, NWS Lubbock TX
Todd Lindley, Meteorologist and Aviation Program Leader, NWS Lubbock, TX
Samuel Larsen, 2008 NOAA Ernest F. Hollingsworth Undergraduate Scholar, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, AZ and NWS Aviation Services Branch (ASB) Intern, Silver Spring, MD
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