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THE AVIATORS MODEL CODE OF CONDUCT is available at <www.secureav.com>.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The following persons are gratefully acknowledged for the suggestions, editorial
comment and/or other valuable assistance they provided to the Aviation Maintenance Technicians
Model Code of Conduct, Aviators, Glider Aviators, Light Sport Aviators, Seaplane Pilots, or
Student Pilots versions, translations, or to the over-all project. Of course, all reviewers do not
necessarily concur with all positions taken in the Code of Conduct materials. Thank you all!
Jorge Alonso
President & CEO, Crossflow Aero Corp.
Capt. Geronimo A. Amurao
President, Air Link Int’l Airways and President AOPA-Philippines
Hadi Azhari
Chairman, AOPA-Lebanon
Gary W. Allen, Esq.
Dir., Aviation & Admiralty Litigation, Torts Branch, U.S. Dept. of Justice
Boyd Anderson, CFI
Charter Pilot; Principal, Advantage Aviation
Jim Anderson
VP, AIG
Patti Andrews, CFI
West Valley Flying Club
Don Arendt
FAA
Phil Astley
Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Australian Government
Dave Atwood
Propulsion & Fuels System Branch, FAA Wm. J. Hughes Tech. Center
Randy Augustinak
Executive Director, Piper Owner Society
Keith Baird, Ph.D., AVPP
Heritage Prof. Asso.; Chair, Ethics Comm., Illinois Psychological Ass’n
Dan Baggett, O.D.
Private Pilot
Ofir Baharav
Divisional Sr. VP, Credence Systems Corporation
Zur Banner, CFI
Editor-in-Chief, Downwind Magazine
Vera K. Baum, PE
Student Pilot
Rick Beach
Cirrus Owners & Pilots Association
Hal Becker
VP, Air Boss & Consulting International
David J. Bents, Ph.D.
Glenn Research Center, NASA
Nancy Bink
Art Director, Women in Aviation Magazine
William R. Blackard, Jr., Esq.
Jacksonville, FL
E. Ron Blake
Commissioner, County of Santa Clara Airport Land Use Commission
Ira Blieden
Member, Greater Boston Soaring Club
Timm Bogenhagen
Ultralights, EAA
Fredric R. (Rick) Boswell, Ph.D.
Senior Director, Vesbridge Partners
George Braly
General Aviation Modifications, Inc.
Terry Brandt
Groen Brothers Aviation
Lee E. Branscome, Ph.D.
President, Climatological Consulting Corporation
Matthew W. Broughton, Esq.
Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore
Donald L. Brown
FAA
Steven J. Brown
NBAA; previously, Dep. Assoc. Admin’r for Air Traffic Services, FAA
Michael Buckland
Assistant Professor, Aviation, University of Alaska
Martin Buissonneau
Flight Training Standards, Transport Canada
Paul Burger, ATP
Safety Advocate
James M. Burin
Director of Technical Programs, Flight Safety Foundation
Mike Busch, A&P IA, CFI
Nat’l AMT of the Year 2008, The Savvy Aviator, Inc.
Chuck Byers
President & CEO, PCT LLC
Richard Bynum
Past-Pres., Malibu Mirage Owners & Pilots Association
Barry G. Byrd, Sr., MBA
FAA FAASTeam Program Manager, Airworthiness/Avionics
Michael J. Calabrese, ATP
Chair, Professional Standards, Committee, Air Line Pilots Association
Charles Cali, CFI
Manager, Sundance Flying Club
Larry Capots, ATP, CFII
West Valley Flying Club
Mary Ellen Carlin, CFI
West Valley Flying Club
Richard Carlson
Chairman, Board of Trustees, Soaring Safety Foundation
Carol Carpenter
Rainbow Aviation Services
Bruce Chadbourne, Ed.D.
Professor, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Cliff Chetwin
Regional Aviation Manager, National Park Service
James Ching-ting Young, MS, E.E. Unaffiliated
Alisdair Clark
BP International
Margaret Clark, CFI
West Valley Flying Club
Terry Claussen, ATP
US Airways
Sandra J. Clifford, CFI
Chief Pilot, Clinimetrics Research Associates, Inc.
Kevin L. Clover, J.D.
National Safety Program Manager, FAA
Larry W. Clymer
FAA
Bennett M. Cohen, Esq.
Attorney
David M. Coleal
Pres./COO, Cirrus Design Corp.
Richard L. Collins
Editor-at-Large, Flying
Linda J. Connell
Director, Aviation Safety Reporting System, NASA
Ruth Cook, CFI-G
Hollister Gliding Club
Ronald H. Cox
Founder, Aviation Training Management, Inc.
Bruce Crabtree
Principal, Conanicut Communications, Inc.
Robert B. Curtis, CFI-IA
Field Director, Seaplane Pilots Association
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Andrew DeMond
President, iFly
David Dempsey, MCFI, CFII, A/IGI
Master Instructor, American Aviation Network, LLC
Dale DeRemer, Ph.D., ATP, MCFI
Professor Emeritas, Aviation, University of North Dakota; PEB Member
Walter DeRosier
VP, General Aviation Manufacturers Association
William Dillon, ATP
Foothill Community College
Ben Dixon, Ph.D.
Department of Philosophy, United States Air Force Academy
Rick Durden, Esq.
Executive Director, LightHawk
Rudy Eden
Sr. Mrg., South Coast Air Quality Management District, SoCal
Adrian A. Eichhorn, ATP
Pilot, jetBlue
Yaron Efrat, Advocate, ATPL
Chairman, Israeli Association of General Aviation
Todd. Ellefson
Quicksilver Mfg. Inc.
Gary L. Evans, Esq., ATP
Coats & Evans, P.C.
Georg Fabricius, Esq.
Attorney (ret.); formerly, civilian employee with the U.S. Forces
Carrie Ferguson, A&P, IA
West Valley Flying Club
Paul C. Fiduccia, Esq.
President, Small Aircraft Manufacturers Association
Brian Finnegan, AME
Director, Professional Certification, PAMA/SAE Institute
Charles M. Finkel, Esq.
Magaña, Cathcart & McCarthy
George Firican
Regional Officer, European and North Atlantic Office, ICAO
John Flanery
Section Head, Aviation Licensing Group, CASA, Gov’t of Australia
Craig S. Foltz
Airline Captain, Pilot Mentor
Joe Foresto
FAASTeam Program Manager, FAA
Kenneth J. Frank, ATP
Chief Pilot, West Valley Flying Club
Hélène Frankel
President, AOPA-France
H. G. Frautschy
Executive Director, Vintage Aircraft Association
John de Frayssinet, Webmaster
Pilotfriend.com
John Frymer
Airport Manager, Whitman Airport, California
Paul Gallant
Airspace and Rules, Office of System Operations and Safety, FAA
Galen E. Geigley
President, Soaring Concepts, Inc., and Director, Powrachute
Garrett Gleim, CFII
Gleim Publications, Inc.
Irvin N. Gleim, Ph.D., CFII
Gleim Publications, Inc.
James Georgechen
Genuine Marine Ltd
Lauretta Godbey
AVP, Marketing, AVEMCO Insurance Company
Prof. Carlo Golda
University of Genoa; AOPA-Italy
Mark H. Goodrich, Esq.
Sr. Consultant, Aviation Consulting Enterprises Co.
Nimrod Goor
Principal, Precede Technologies
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Gentiling Goncalve, AGI
Palm Springs Pilots Association
Dave Graham, VP
Gobosh Aviation
Cary Green
Manager of Training, CAPT Program, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical U.
Greg Gremminger
Popular Rotocraft Association; Magni, USA
Mike Gross
Manager, Petaluma Airport, California
Prof. Jeffrey Gruber, A&P, IA, DME
Beth L. Haas, Esq.
Chair, PAMA Technical and Government Committee
Partner, Blank Rome LLP
Glyn Hall
Microlight Section of the AeroClub of South Africa
Wendy L. Hales, CFI
Pilot, Skywest Airlines
Paul Hamilton, CFI, DPE, AFI
Principal, Adventure Productions
Arthur W. Hankin, Esq.
Partner, Blank Rome LLP
Randy Hansen
Government Relations Director, EAA
Ray Hawco, Lic. Theo., MA
Director, Canadian Owners and Pilots Association
Prof. Joseph C. Hawkins
Dep’t of Aerospace, Middle Tenn. State Univ.; Director, AMTSociety
Tom Hendershot
Executive Director, AMTSociety International Headquarters
Gordon C. Henrie, MCFI
Aviation Author and Lecturer
Gary Hicks
Executive Director, Aviation Insurance Association
Jane Hill, Esq.
Barrister-at-Law, UK
JoAnn Hill, MCFI
VP, National Association of Flight Instructors
G. A. “Sandy” Hill, MCFI
VP, National Association of Flight Instructors
Lars Hjelmberg
Executive Director, Hjelmco Oil; AOPA-Sweden Representative
Jack Hocker
FAA, San Jose FSDO
Ronald Lee Hofer, Esq.
Dougherty, Clements & Hofer
Ken E. Hoffman, CFI
Chairman of the Board, National Association of Flight Instructors
Frank Hofmann, CFI
Secretary, COPA and IAOPA Representative to ICAO
Mason Holland
Board of Directors, Cirrus Pilots and Owners Association
Curtis A. Holscraw
Manager, Emissions Division, Office of Energy and Environment, FAA
Dale Hooper
Executive Vice President, USUA
John Hopkins
Manager, Aircraft Maintenance, Experimental Aircraft Association
Dennis H. Hoskins, Ph.D.
Senior Scientific Associate, ExxonMobil
John Hovan
EAA Ultralight Council
John R. Howard
Manager, San Jose FSDO
Timothy Howard
Strategic Account Manager, Jeppesen
Jack Howell
Dir., Air Navigation Services, ICAO
Chuck Hubbard
VP, Falcon Insurance Agency
Trey Hughes
Executive Director, Mooney Aircraft Pilots Association
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Adam Hunt
VP, Canadian Owners and Pilots Association
David R. Hunter, Ph.D.
Program Scientist, FAA
David I. Huntzinger, Ph.D., CSP
Korean Air
Nicole Jakaby, MPH
Envtl. Health & Safety Compliance Specialist, Santa Clara County, CA
Jeremy R. Jankowski
Captain, Chautauqua Airlines
Robert Januzzi
Aviation Safety Inspector – Operations, FAA
Mark Jensen, ATP
Captain, Comair Delta Connection
Bart Jones
Chief Test Pilot, The New Piper Aircraft, Inc.
Jeffrey S. Kahn, Esq.
Counsel to charitable flight organizations
Lev Kalman, Esq.
Blank Rome LLP
Curtis E. A. Karnow, Esq.
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, LLP
Jim Kellett, CFIG
Director, Soaring Society of America; Capt., CAP
Mickey Kellum
Aviation Field Inspector, ExxonMobile
Kimberly Kiefer, JD, LL.M.
U.S. Dept. of Justice
John King
King Schools
Martha King
King Schools
Greg Klein, A&P
Lake Area Technical Institute
J. Paul Kling, CFI
Commander, USNR
Pat Knight, MCFI
Designated Pilot Examiner, and Aviation Safety Counselor
Gary Knudson
Aviation Safety Consultant, Cal. DOT, Division. of Aeronautics
Doug Koenigsberg
SkyRanger Aircraft Company, Inc.
Amy Koranda
National Air Transportation Association
David Kowalski
Publisher, PIPERS and CESSNA OWNER Magazines
Janine L. Kraemer
Environmental Specialist, Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection
Todd Krawczy
Director of Airway Manual Services, Jeppesen
Steve Krog
Director, Vintage Aircraft Association
Linton S. Kypta, CFI
Flight Simulation Laboratories, NASA Ames Research Center
Amy Laboda, MCIF
Editor-in-Chief, Aviation for Women
Donald N. LaFleur
General Manager, Rotary Air Force
Bruce Landsberg
Executive Director, AOPA Air Safety Foundation
Donald R. Lee, CFI, DPE
President, Alaska Floats; Chief Pilot, Talkeetna Aero Services
HaeWoon Lee
President, AOPA-Korea
Robert Lenox, ATP
Commissioner, Airports Commission, Santa Clara County, CA
Jim Lerner, Ph.D.
Scientist, California EPA, Air Resources Board
Steve Lister
VP, Aircraft Logs.com
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Gary Livack
FAA
Julie Lynn
Pilot, Jet Blue
Jim Lauerman
Chief Aviation Underwriter, AVEMCO; PEB Member
Earl Lawrence
VP, Government and Industry Relations, Experimental Aircraft Ass’n
Thomas Leahy, ATP
Captain, Northwest Airlines
Michael Lenz
FAA, General Aviation Certification and Operations Branch
Bruno Lips
President, AOPA-Switzerland
A. J. “Lucky” Louque III, A&P IA
2009 Nat’l AMT of the Year, GM Air Salvage of Dallas
Douglas C. Macnair
VP of Government Relations, Experimental Aircraft Association
Tony Malvárez
Information Systems Manager, Aerotecnica, S.A., Caracas
Nyle Mameesh
Private Pilot
Alice Mansell, Esq.
U.S.A.F.A. Civil Air Patrol (CAP)
Dominique Marais, CFI, ATP
Chief Flight Instructor, West Valley Flying Club
Richard D. Marks, Esq., ATP
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Bob Martens
FAA (Ret.)
Dave Martin
President, Oregon Pilots Association
Robert Matthews, Ph.D.
Senior Analyst, Office of Accident Investigation, FAA
Lourdes Maurice, Ph.D.
Chief Scientist, FAA Office of Environment and Energy
Capt. Daniel E. Maurino
International Civil Aviation Organization
Geoff McCammon
Marketing Manager, Avemco
Larry D. McCarroll, ATP
CEO, CAPACG, LLC
David S. McCredie
Piper-McCredie Agency, Inc., Past-Pres., Aviation Insurance Association
Jeanne McElhatton, CFI
Aviation Safety Analyst, ASRS (ret.)
Ellis R. McElroy
Business Manager, Capstone Program, FAA
Arlynn McMahon, CFI, ATP
Training Center Manager and VP, Aero-Tech, Inc.
Matthew McMillan
Environmental Protection Specialist, FAA
Doug Mcnair
VP, Government Relations, Experimental Aircraft Association
Scott D. Meacham, ATP
President, CAP Aviation Consulting Group, LLC
Burk Mees, CFI
Charter Pilot, Instructor, and Author
Jerry Mehlhaff, Jr.
Vice President, American Champion
Louis M. Meiners, Jr., CPA, JD
Pres., Advocate Consulting
Elizabeth Anne Micallef
President, AOPA-Malta
Charles Miller, Esq.
General Counsel, VP Risk Management, GreenLine Systems, Inc.
Carol Might, Esq.
Air Traffic Security Coordinator, Federal Aviation Administration
Linda Monahan, CFII
West Valley Flying Club
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Jeremy Monnett
CEO, Sonex Aircraft, LLC
Ben Morrow
EAA Ultralight Council
R.C. Morton
Federal Aviation Administration (Ret.)
William Hugh Murray
Private Pilot and Executive Consultant, TruSecure Corp.
Rol Murrow
Executive Director, The Wolf Aviation Fund
Jim Myers, CFI
Training Center Manager, SIMCOM
Courtney H. Nason
Nason Associates, Inc.
Kelly Nelson
Associate Editor, EAA Publications
Paul New, A&P IA
2007 Nat’l AMT of the Year, Pres., Tennessee Aircraft Services
David B. Newill
Sr. Executive, Marketing & Strategy, Rolls-Royce Corporation
Richard N.V. Norat, J.D.
Aviation Safety Inspector [Operations], FAA
R. Lance Nuckolls
Aviation Safety Analyst, ASF-840, GA and Commercial Div., FAA
Henry Ogrodzinski
President & CEO, National Association of State Aviation Officials
John W. Olcott
President, General Aero Company and President (emeritus), NBAA
Ian Oldaker
Nathan Oldham
Chair, OSTIV Train. & Safety Panel; Chair, Flight Train. & Safety
Comm., SAC
President, AirGyro Aviation
Dale Odernheimer
Product Manager, Jeppesen Airway Manual Service
Constance R. Orzechowski
Captain, USAF; Department of Philosophy, USAFA
Nancy M. Ostrove, Ph.D.
Dir., Div. of Drug Marketing, Advertising and Communication, FDA
Hermann Fernandes Pais
COPA-Brazil
Susan Parson
Special Assistant, FAA
Ram Pattisapu, MD
President, Indus Aviation; President, AOPA-India
Eric Pearson, Esq.
Argue Pearson Harbison & Myers, LLP.
Thomas A. Peghiny
President, Flight Design, USA, EAA Hall of Fame Inductee, 2002
Ric Peri
Vice President, Aircraft Electronics Association
Rich Perkins, CFI
Lt. Col. USAF (Ret.); Principal, Attitude Aviation
Ken Petche
US EPA
Todd L. Petersen
Petersen Aviation, Inc.
M. Claude Perreault, Esq.
Notaire, Québec
Andrée “Dody” Perrin
Claus Bak Petersen, M. Sc.
Administrateur Relations Internationales, AOPA France
Chairman, AOPA-Denmark
Gregg A. Pike, Esq.
CTC Services – Aviation (LAD Inc.)
Kevin Pinger, A&P, IA
West Valley Flying Club
Thomas W. Pomeroy, MBA
Entrepreneur & Business Consultant
Bert Postma
Director, Stanford Flying Club, Stanford University
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Prof. David Powell, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Timm Preusser, Ph.D., CFII, MCFI
Bus. & Strategy Consultant; Dir., COPA; Dir., Darmstadt Flying Club
Kevin Psutka
President, Canadian Owners and Pilots Association
James E. Pyles
National FAASTeam Outreach Manager, FAA
Dave Quale, A&P IA
Chief Aircraft Mechanic, Aviation Program, S. Dakota State University
Michael Radomsky, CFI
President, Cirrus Owners & Pilots Association; PEB Member
Phil Randall
FAA Assistant National FAASTeam Manager (AFS-8A)
Lars S. Rasmussen
Danish Gliding Ass’n; Satair Hardware A/S, Denmark
Gordon Reade, CFII
West Valley Flying Club
George E. Reed, Ph.D.
Asso. Prof., University of San Diego
Bill H. Rhodes, Ph.D.
Lt. Col., U.S. Air Force Academy (Ret.); PEB Member
Brian Riley
VP of Government Affairs, General Aviation Manufacturers Association
Vincente C. Rivera, Jr., ATP
Chairman Emeritus, AOPA- Philippines
Martin Robinson
CEO, AOPA-United Kingdom
Doug Rodante
President, GreenFlight International
Andrea Rodriguez
Manager, AERC Recycling Solutions
Torea Rodríguez, CFI
West Valley Flying Club
Ray Rohr
Standards Mgr., Int’l Business Aviation Council, Ltd.
Cyndi Roth
Director Marketing and Communications, Mooney Airplane Company
Mesissa Rudinger
VP, Regulatory Affairs, AOPA
Mark Rumizen
Reciprocating Engines/Fuels Specialist, FAA ANE-110
Amy Unruh
Unruh Technologies
Rusty Sachs, JD, MCFI
Executive Director, National Ass’n of Flight Instructors; PEB Member
Sam Sampath, Ph.D.
Bernie Sanders
Kim Santerre
Lyle H. Schaefer
Mgr. and Sr. Fellow on Combustion, Pratt & Whitney, Canada
Exec. Nat’l Chairman, Airline Pilot’s Association International
Editor, Light Plane Maintenance
Consultant, Aviation Expert Services
Viviane C. Schaller
Community Volunteer
Dorothy Schick, MCFI
National association of Flight Instructors
Barry Schiff, MCFI
Editor at Large, AOPA Pilot
Christian Schleifer
Department of Airworthiness and Certification, Austro Control GmbH
Andrew Schmertz
Executive Producer, 2flytv
David Schwarz
Senior Program Analyst, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Jeff Schweitzer, Ph.D.
Magazine Editor, Malibu Mirage Owners & Pilots Ass’n; VP, Interlinx
Larry Shapiro
Jorgenson-Lawrence Aircraft Sales & Management
Curtis Shaw, CFI
Curtis Shaw Aircraft Sales
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John J. Sheehan
Secretary General, IAOPA
Menahem “Hemi” Shmul
Aviator
Steve Silverman
President, ICARUS Instruments
Mark Silvern, Esq.
Legal Consultant
John Simanski, Esq.
The St. Paul Companies
Terri Sipantzi, CFI
Precision Windsports, Inc.
Shawn A. Skaggs
San Jose FSDO
Victor Sloan
President, Victor Aviation & NorCal Piper, Inc.
James W. Smith
Managing Dir., Baines Simmons Americas
Josh Smith, CFI
Club Manager, West Valley Flying Club; PEB Member
Scott M. Spangler, VP
Editor in Chief, EAA Publications
Martin Spitta, CPL, CFI
Prof. Translator; Managing Dir., Eloquia Language School, Frankfurt
Scott Stauter, CFII
West Valley Flying Club
Robert Stenevik
VP Operations and Maintenance, Commemorative Air Force
Donald H. Stedman, Ph.D.
Brainerd Phillipson Prof. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, U. of Denver
Don Steinman, ATP
Captain, America West; PEB Member
Drew Steketee
President/CEO, The BE A PILOT Program, GA Team 2000, Inc.
G. Douglas Stewart
President, Aircraftlogs.com
Doug Stewart, MCFI
2004 National CFI of the Year; DSFI, Inc.
Rich Stowell, MCFI-A
Rich Stowell’s Aviation Learning Center, Santa Paula Airport, CA
Darrell Strachan
President, LAC Avionics, Inc.
Michelle Tessier
Suffolk University Law School
Fred Thomas, CFII
Chief Pilot, Sundance Flying Club
Jon Thornburgh, CFI, DPE
Aviation Writer
Scott Toland
Aero Sports Connection
James Tomaszewski
President, Shareyourflight.com
Fred Towers
John R. Toy
Lucy Tsui Lai-yeung, E. Egr.
Dr. Ing. Giulio Cesare Valdonio
Dispatcher, Universal Weather and Aviation, Inc.
FAA FAASTeam Program Manager
Hong Kong Aircrew Officers Association
AOPA-Italy
J.W. Vandeventer, PhD, CPM, MCFI
President, Kontor International, LLC
Art Vartanian
President, Peninsula Avionics
Ben Visser
Aviation Fuels And Lubricants Expert And Columnist
Michael Volk
President, Seaplane Pilots Association
Glen Walker
Director, Worldwide Customer Operations, New Piper Aircraft, Inc.
Martin R. Walker
FAA
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Denise Waters, A&P, CFI
President, Association for Women in Aviation Maintenance
Martin Weaver, Gold Seal Instr.
FAA ASI (Ret.), Army Master (Ret.)
Avelyn Welczer, CTC
Managing Principal, YALI Creations
Jay C. White
President, California Pilots Association
Peter Whiting
North West Yachts
Scott Wilcox
Editor in Chief, Emeritus, Ultralight Flying Magazine
Sharon Wilcox
Editor in Chief, Ultralight Flying Magazine
David Wiley, MCFI, DPE, A&P(IA)
Columbia Seaplane Pilots Association
Richard G. Wilsher, CITP, ISMS
Private Pilot
William H. Wimsatt, Esq.
Magana, Cathcart & McCarthy; Past Pres., Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association
Lloyd Winawer, Esq.
Partner, Goodwin Proctor LLP
Walter B. Windus, PE, CFI-A, A&P
VP, Seaplane Pilots Association
Jeff Witwer, Ph.D.
President, Carbon Neutral Airplane
Chad Woken
Energy & Environmental Research Center, U. North Dakota
James Woodford
Director of Maintenance, Commemorative Air Force
Robert A. Wright
Director of Flight Training, Eclipse Aviation
Stephen Wu, Esq.
CEO, InfoSec Law Group
Christopher Zanette
President, Zanette Aircraft Insurance Center
Jon Ziulkowski
Principal Investigator & Chief Investigator, Swift Enterprises, Ltd.
Also, the assistance of the NASA Ames Aviation Safety Reporting System for database reports is gratefully
acknowledged.
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