Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) Weather Summit

Workshop
Dec. 13, 2013
6:30 am MST
Washington, DC
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HEMS Weather Summit
At the request of the Federal Aviation Administration, theADDSdevelopment team created a tool specifically designed to show weather conditions for short-distance and low-altitude flights that are common for the helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) community.HEMS
8:30 – 10:30 Industry Presentation (Rex Alexander to Coordinate)
- HEMS Part 135 compared to other Charter Part 135 & 121 (Rex Alexander)
- HEMS Weather Accident Statistics (Tom Judge)
- HEMS Weather Tool Historical Perspective (Eric Lugger)
- HEMS Regulatory Requirements for Weather (Ed Stockhousen/Gerry Pagano) Weather Regulations, Advisory Circulars, LOA’s, MOU’s (Tom Judge)
- Economic Impact of the HEMS Weather Tool (Chris Eastlee)
- HEMS Weather Tool for other Aviation Operations (J Heffernan)
- HEMS Weather Tool Input Data (Rex Alexander)
10:45 – 11:45 FAA Presentation Part 1 (Roger Sultan and Steve Abelman to Coordinate)
- FAA Perspective on HEMS Tool (Jim Hartman)
- AFS OpSpecs (A021 and A010)/Exemptions/135.213 and interaction with NWS (Andy Pierce)
- AFS position/concerns on reliability and accuracy (Ellen Turcio)
- NWS/ANG Brief on reliability once on Operational ADDS (Cyndie Abelman)
- ANG Brief on limitations to the HEMS tool (Tom MacPhail)
1:00 – 2:00 FAA Presentation Part 2 (Roger Sultan and Steve Abelman to Coordinate)
- ANG Brief on FAA process to bring HEMS tool to Operational ADDS (Steve Abelman)
- AFS Brief on possible authorization requirements if HEMS tool is on Operational ADDS (Andy Pierce )
- ANG Brief regarding ongoing R&D (Steve Abelman )
- AFS Brief on Weather in the Cockpit (Roger Sultan)
2:00 – 3:00 NOAA Activities to Help Improve HEMS Safety (Cyndie Abelman to Coordinate)
- Real-time Mesoscale Analysis (RTMA) and Rapidly Updating Analysis (RUA) for HEMS (Mark Miller )
- Multiple-Radar / Multiple-Sensor (MRMS) for HEMS (Mark Miller)
- Enhanced Digital Aviation Services (Cammye Sims-Uskievich)
3:15 – 5:00 Open Discussion and Development of Action Items for the Community, Including Identification of Discussions Requiring Future Select Group Meetings Conclusions
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