EASA Rotorcraft and VTOL Symposium

VTOL Session // Day 2

The EASA Rotorcraft and VTOL Symposium is a unique forum to discuss the latest developments for rotorcraft from a safety perspective. This Symposium is the opportunity when Authorities, Industry, Operators, Pilots, Safety Investigators, Researchers to share and exchange ideas. (free of charge)

Time	Topic	Speaker
VTOL Session
10:00–10:10	Welcome and presentation of the agenda of the day	Clément Audard, EASA
10:10–10:35	Safety Performance Indicators (SPIs) for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM)	John Vincent, IFA
10:35–11:00	Is Modularity an Enabler for eVTOLS, or are eVTOLs Enabling Modularity?	Luca Medici, Leonardo Company S.p.A
11:00–11:15	Complimentary networking coffee break
11:15–11:40	Are eVTOL Aircraft Inherently More Susceptible to the Vortex Ring State Than Conventional Helicopters?	Richard E. Brown, Sophrodyne Aerospace
11:40–12:05	Fitness for Purpose and Absence of Unintended Function in Machine Learned Avionics Components	Ramanujam Kalale, Daedalean
12:05–12:15	Questions and Answers
12:15–13:15	Lunch break (not provided)

13:15–13:40	Restoring Practical IFR Certification to Single Engine Rotorcraft	John T. Bouma, Bell
13:40–14:05	Mixed Reality Solutions for Helicopters Pilot Training,	Joel Flinois, Thales Training and Simulation
14:05–14:30	Co-creation for Safety	Fabi Riesen, VRM
14:30–14:50	Self-Training Tools "Flight Physics"	Charles Hebeka, Airbus Helicopters
14:50–15:00	Complimentary networking coffee break
15:00–15:30	VAST and ESPN-R achievements and Workshop introduction	John Franklin, EASA, and Bernd Osswald, Airbus Helicopters, Michel Masson, EASA and Joost Vreeken, NLR, ESPN-R Coordinators
15:30 - 17:00	Workshop on Inadvertent entry into IMC (IIMC)	Facilitators: John Franklin and Michel Masson, EASA and Bernd Osswald, Airbus Helicopters Panellists: Tim Fauchon, BHA, Claude Vuichard, VRASF, Bruce Webb, Airbus Helicopters, Jonathan Greenall and Balearic Helicopters
15:30 - 16:10	IIMC event with lessons learned	Stefan Busterst, Polizei Hessen – introduced by Bernd Osswald and Michel Masson
16:10 - 17:00	Panel discussion and interaction with the audience