Opening Statement
- NTSB Board Member Kitty Higgins - (PDF, 30.04 KB)

Current and Future Unmanned Aircraft Systems Application
- Andrew Hahn, NASA Langley Research Center - (PDF, 495 KB)

Panel: Regulatory Issues
Moderator: Dan Bartlett, NTSB

- Current National Airspace System (NAS) requirements
- Roadmap and rulemaking for large and small UAS applications
- Public verses civil use

Presenters:

• Doug Davis, FAA Unmanned Aircraft Program Office - (PDF, 469 KB)
  

QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION

Panel: Integration of UAS into the National Airspace System
Moderator: Dan Bartlett, NTSB

- Air Traffic Control (ATC) procedures and training for manned and unmanned aircraft, data links and lost link emergency procedures
- Concurrent use of manned and unmanned aircraft in proximate airspace

Presenters:

• Ardy Williams, FAA Unmanned Aircraft Program Office
• Lt. Col. Charles Kowitz, U.S. Air Force Safety Center - (PDF, 560 KB)
• Darren Gaines, National Air Traffic Controllers Association - (PDF, 121 KB)
• Lt. Col. Dallas Brooks, Department of Defense/Policy Board and Federal Aviation - (PDF, 1.75 MB)
• Capt. Ellis Chernoff, Air Line Pilots Association - (PDF, 230 KB)
• Bruce Tarbert, FAA Unmanned Aircraft Program Office - (PDF, 146 KB)

QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION

Panel: Current Certificate of Authorization Operations and Lessons Learned
Moderator: Dana Schulze, NTSB

- Safety requirements
- Public use operations: safety policy and oversight
- Accidents, incidents, and resulting lessons learned

Presenters:

• Brent Cobleigh, NASA - (PDF, 1.22 MB)
• Randy Stewart, Department of Energy - (PDF, 529 KB)
• Maj. Gen. Michael Kostelink (Ret.), U.S. Customs and Border Protection
• Janet Dobbs, Interagency Committee for Aviation Policy - (PDF, 332 KB)
• Capt. Thomas Runyan, Houston Police Department - (PDF, 783 KB)

QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION

Panel: Perspectives of Other National Airspace Systems Users
Moderator: Dan Bartlett, NTSB

- Impact of UAS on manned aircraft operations
- Safety concerns
- Mitigation strategies

Presenters:

• Mont Smith, Air Transport Association - (PDF, 258 KB)
• Capt. Ellis Chernoff, Air Line Pilots Association
• Melissa Rutinger, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association - (PDF, 431 KB)

QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION

Panel: UAS Equipment Design Standards, Airworthiness, and Maintenance
Moderator: Steve Magladry, NTSB

- Design requirements and standards
- Determining design airworthiness
- Manufacturing quality
- Maintenance programs

Presenters:

• Thomas Bachman, AAI Corporation - (PDF, 1.92 MB)
• James Martin, Boeing Company - (PDF, 534 KB)
• Frank Grimsley, U.S. Air Force - (PDF, 306 KB)
• Alfredo Ramirez, Northrop Grumman - (PDF, 1.88 MB)
• Sam Richardson, General Atomics - (PDF, 3.26 MB)
• Bernard Acker, U.S. Army - (PDF, 226 KB)
• Peter Heasley, U.S. Navy - (PDF, 1.52 MB)

QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION

Panel: Human Factors
Moderator: Dr. Evan Byrne, NTSB

- Pilot selection, certification, and training
- Human – machine interface
- Teamwork/communication and coordinatio

Presenters:

• Mark Pestana, NASA Flight Research Cente - (PDF, 4.1 MB)
• Dr. Nancy Cooke, Arizona State University - (PDF, 991 KB)
• Dr. Kevin Williams, FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute - (PDF, 1.27 MB)
• Dr. Glen MacPherson, U.S. Air Force - (PDF, 1.22 MB)

QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION

Panel: Case Study: NASA's Ikhana Fire Mission
Moderator: Dan Bartlett, NTSB

- Safety planning and preparation
- Lessons learned

Presenters:

• Brent Cobleigh, NASA - (PDF, 4.58 MB)
• Julie Stewart, U.S. Forest Service - (PDF, 18.01 MB)
• John Mann, FAA Air Traffic Control - (PDF, 1 MB)
• Ardy Williams, FAA Air Traffic Western Service Area

QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION