European Flight Test Safety Award
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The European Flight Test Safety Award was created after the fatal accident of test pilot Gérard Guillaumaud
by his fiancée Heidi Biermeier. The regulations of the award state that recipients must be individuals who made significant contributions in the area of safety within flight testing.
at the award dinner concluding the 1st European Flight Test Safety Workshops. The workshop is hosted by the Flight Test Safety Committee of Society of Experimental Test Pilots
(SETP) and of Society of Flight Test Engineers (SFTE). The recipient is nominated by a jury, consisting of two flight test experts and the founder of the award, Ms. Heidi Biermeier.
There is also an annual North American Flight Test Safety Workshop.
Gérard Guillaumaud
Gérard Guillaumaud , was a French Air Force test pilot.Guillaumaud was born in France and was a graduate of the National Test Pilot School in Mojave, California....
by his fiancée Heidi Biermeier. The regulations of the award state that recipients must be individuals who made significant contributions in the area of safety within flight testing.
Award Ceremonies
The award was first granted in October 2007 in LondonLondon
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at the award dinner concluding the 1st European Flight Test Safety Workshops. The workshop is hosted by the Flight Test Safety Committee of Society of Experimental Test Pilots
Society of Experimental Test Pilots
The Society of Experimental Test Pilots is an international organization that seeks to promote air safety and contributes to aeronautical advancement by promoting sound aeronautical design and development; interchanging ideas, thoughts and suggestions of the members, assisting in the professional...
(SETP) and of Society of Flight Test Engineers (SFTE). The recipient is nominated by a jury, consisting of two flight test experts and the founder of the award, Ms. Heidi Biermeier.
There is also an annual North American Flight Test Safety Workshop.
Recipients
- 2007 Dipl.-Ing.Engineer's degreeAn engineer's degree is an advanced academic degree in engineering that is conferred in Europe, some countries of Latin America, and a few institutions in the United States....
Dr.-Ing.Doktor-IngenieurThe Dr.-Ing. is the German engineering doctorate degree, comparable to the Doctor of Engineering, Doctor of Science and Doctor of Science ....
Dieter W. Reisinger, MScMSC- Computers:* Mario Strikers Charged* Microsoft Common Console Document, file for the Microsoft Management Console* Microelectronics Support Centre* Microsoft Corporation* MIDI Show Control* Message Sequence Chart...
(Austrian AirlinesAustrian AirlinesAustrian Airlines is the flag carrier airline of Austria, headquartered in Office Park 2 on the grounds of Vienna International Airport in Schwechat, Wien-Umgebung and a subsidiary of Deutsche Lufthansa AG. Together with regional subsidiary Tyrolean Airways and charter arm Lauda Air, it operates...
) - 2008 Gérard Temme of CertiFlyer B.V.
- 2009 Patrick L. Svatek, (Flight test engineerFlight test engineerA Flight Test Engineer is an engineer involved in the flight testing of prototype aircraft or aircraft systems.-Overview:The Flight Test Engineer generally has overall responsibility for the planning of a specific flight test phase, which includes preparing the test plans in conjunction with other...
at NAVAIR, now USNTPS Patuxent River) - 2010 Billie Flynn, (Experimental Test Pilot) Lockheed Martin,
- 2011 General (retrd.) Des Barker (CSIR), author of the book "Zero Error Margin - Airshow Display Flying Analyzed"
Workshop Locations and Theme
- 2007 London
- 2008 Amsterdam
- 2009 Vienna "First Flight"
- 2010 London
- 2011 Salzburg "Displaying Prototype Aircraft - Risks and Preparation"