FPAW Annual 2013 - Las Vegas

October 23, 2013     

1:00 - 1:15 Welcome and Overview - Bruce Carmichael – NCAR, Steve Brown - NBAA

1:15 - 2:15 NTSB Weather Priorities – Melissa McCaffrey – AOPA, John Kosak – NBAA

2:30 - 3:30 Winter Weather Impacts – Cheri Haynes – XCELAR,  Josh Paurus – MSP Airport, Steve Howe – Vaisala, Roy Rasmussen (Remote) – NCAR, John McCarthy – AWA

3:45 - 4:45 Collaborative Decision Making: 2013 New York Action Plan and Motivation for Operational Bridging and the Aviation Weather Statement Kevin Johnston – FAA, Leo Prusak – FAA, Tom Lloyd – JetBlue)

4:45 - 5:00 Aviation Weather Requirements Working Group (ARWG) Report – Kevin Johnston – FAA, Roger Sultan – FAA

October 24, 2013

8:00 - 9:20 Weather Decision Making / Priorities for Improvement / Pilot-focus Session – (Elizabeth Blickensderfer – Embry Riddle, Rocky Stone – United Airlines, Tom Lloyd – JetBlue Airways, Joe Burns – United Airlines, Melissa McCaffrey - AOPA, Cheri Haynes - XCELAR, Joe Miceli – ADF

9:35 - 10:55 Thunderstorm Separation – Roger Sultan – FAA, Melissa McCaffrey – AOPA, Matt Tucker – NATCA, Beth Blickensderfer – Embry Riddle, James Pinto – NCAR

11:10 - 12:30 Turbulence – Bob Sharman (Remote) – NCAR, Tammy Farrar (Remote) – FAA, Melissa Thomas (Remote) – Delta Airlines, Steve Abelman (Remote) – FAA, Rocky Stone – United Airlines, Melissa McCaffrey– AOPA,  (Remote) – Delta Airlines

1:30 - 2:45 Quantification of Benefits of Aviation Weather – Mike Robinson – AvMet, Nick Stoer – Nick Stoer Associates, Rick Curtis – Southwest Airlines, Leo Prusak – FAA

2:45 - 3:00 NOAA Weather Modeling with the HRRR/RAP – Curtis Alexander – NOAA

3:15 - 4:15 ADDS User Discussion – (Bruce Carmichael – NCAR, Melissa McCaffrey – AOPA, Steve Abelman (Remote) – FAA, Bob Maxson (Remote) – NWS)