flight operations quality assurance (FDM/ FOQA) is introduced in one sector and then over time becomes standard across the entire industry.” Hill believes VAST will further this process.
“When you introduce two different worlds in the hopes of extracting a common standard or consensus, you may not get the exact product you’re looking for,” he says. “We’d like to think that VAST can help common sense prevail by providing a source for trusted information and a forum for discussion. VAST can help people understand the reasons why standards differ, and then maybe, through that dialogue, we can arrive at harmonized standards.” Another VAST initiative could be the
world’s first international meeting on vertical aviation safety. Every two years, the FAA hosts the International Rotorcraft Safety Conference. Te coronavirus pandemic shifted that event to a virtual format for 2020, but the conference may return as a live event in 2022. “We think VAST would be the optimal
organization to promote [the conference], as well as play a key part in the content devel- opment and delivery, which would focus on all aspects of vertical aviation,” says Hill, adding that VAST would serve up a working group of international safety stakeholders to make that happen. For those who want to support VAST in
its efforts to improve safety in the global VTOL community, Hill advises them to “think globally and act locally” by joining their regional safety team or one of the many organizations that partner with VAST (see the list of VAST partners on p. 34, or visit
vast.aero/the-team). Some of these groups are organized around a particular mission set, such as air tours or law enforcement; others represent the helicopter industry in a particular region or country. “Te local level is where volunteers can have
the most impact,” says Hill. “And after your local organization has developed a great safety resource that targets an identified safety issue, please send it to VAST so we can share it with the global industry. Trough VAST, those resources can help pilots, operators, and maintenance technicians all over the world.”
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