When we hear the phrase “Safety Management System,” we tend to picture larger operators such as airlines and big charter companies. The fact is that the four pillars contained in the SMS concept are scalable-even if you’re a one-person flight training organization. You’re likely even carrying out one or more of the elements of an SMS.
Join FAA Aviation Accident and Analysis Investigator Andy Olvis and learn about why SMS is relevant to smaller operators, what the major elements of SMS are, and some simple ideas for implementation.
This month's MentorLIVE is sponsored by AVEMCO.
Charles "Andy" Olvis is an Aviation Accident and Analyst and Investigator with the FAA's division of Aircraft Accident Investigation and Prevention. He is charged with serving as the liaison between the NTSB and FAA on accidents and incidents, serving as the FAA Investigator-In-Charge for notable investigations, planning and conducting accident analytical studies, and maintaining the integrity of FAA investigations.
Olvis holds a BS in Professional Aeronautics and a Master of Aeronautical Science with dual specializations in Aerospace Operations and Aerospace Management, both from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He has served as an air crewman and air traffic controller in the United States Marine Corps, a Senior Investigator with the NTSB's Division of Aviation Safety, and as a faculty member at both Texas State Technical College and Baylor University.
He is the recipient of the NTSB Chairman's Award as well as multiple group awards for major accident investigations.
Aaron Dabney earned his Flight Instructor certificate in 2009, and has been an active instructor ever since. He has provided more than 5,000 hours of instruction in more than 30 models of aircraft, mentoring pilots from their first hour through becoming accomplished instructors themselves, and all points in between.
Dabney grew up in an aviation family. His maternal grandfather Joe was a World War II fighter pilot, and much of his childhood was spent in the family J-3 Cub with his grandfather or his uncle Mark. Aaron completed his first solo in that Cub in 1999 and is now its caretaker.
Aaron is a 6-time NAFI Master Flight Instructor, owns a small flight school, and has served as an adjunct lecturer for Baylor University's Aviation Sciences program since 2010. He serves on NAFI's Board of Directors and serves in several volunteer roles including coordinating MentorLIVE
Aaron lives in Waco, Texas with his wife of 20 years Alisa.
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