While you guys are duking it out over whether a trend exists with regard to stall accidents, I thought I'd just point out that at the rather large joint conference in Toronto next week, AIAA will host three sessions which may be enlightening. I've taken the liberty of posting the agendas for these sessions below. I would suggest that the existence of these sessions, and the amount of effort that has gone into the development of the papers to be presented, rather strongly supports BOAC's notion that a) this is a problem, and b) a lot can be done about it.
I'll be there, but I'm funded. Anyone else?
Aircraft Loss of Control I: The Problem and Technical Challenges:
2:00 PM-2:30 PM
AIAA-2010-8002. Loss of Control – Avoidance, Recognition and Recovery: Reducing the Leading Cause of Accidents J. M. Cox
2:30 PM-3:00 PM
AIAA-2010-8003. Accident Lessons for Stall Upset Recovery Training D. A. Crider
3:00 PM-3:30 PM
AIAA-2010-8004. Aircraft Loss-of-Control Accident and Incident Analysis C. M. Belcastro
3:30 PM-4:00 PM
AIAA-2010-8005. Loss-of-Control: Perspectives on Flight Dynamics and Control of Impaired Aircraft H. G. Kwatny; J. Dongmo; R. Allen; B. Chang; G. Bajpai No itinerary selected
4:00 PM-4:30 PM
AIAA-2010-8006. Human Factors of Aircraft Loss of Control Accidents S. Casner No itinerary selected
4:30 PM-5:00 PM
AIAA-2010-8007. Aircraft Loss of Control Causal Factors and Technical Challenges S. R. Jacobson
5:00 PM-5:30 PM
AIAA-2010-8008. Technical Challenges of Upset Recovery Training: Simulating the Element of Surprise J. S. Burki-Cohen
5:30 PM-6:00 PM
AIAA-2010-8009. Results of a Comprehensive In-Flight Simulation-Based Advanced Maneuver & Upset Recovery Training Study J. Priest
Aircraft Loss of Control II: Potential System Solutions
9:00 AM-9:30 AM
AIAA-2010-8139. Some Thoughts on Reducing the Risk of Aircraft Loss of Control D. Bateman
9:30 AM-10:00 AM
AIAA-2010-8140. Examination of Icing Induced Loss of Control and its Mitigations A. L. Reehorst; H. E. Addy; R. O. Colantonio
10:00 AM-10:30 AM
AIAA-2010-8141. Development and Implementation of a Model-Driven Envelope Protection System for In-Flight Ice Contamination D. R. Gingras; B. Barnhart; R. Ranaudo
10:30 AM-11:00 AM
AIAA-2010-8142. Future Concepts for Preventing Aircraft Loss-of-Control Accidents C. M. Belcastro; S. R. Jacobson
11:00 AM-11:30 AM
AIAA-2010-8143. Validation and Verification of Future Integrated Safety-Critical Systems Operating Under Off-Nominal Conditions C. M. Belcastro
Aircraft Loss of Control III: Upset Simulation and Training
2:00 PM-2:30 PM
AIAA-2010-7791. What Really Can Be Done in Simulation to Improve Upset Training? S. K. Advani; J. A. Schroeder; B. Burks
2:30 PM-3:00 PM
AIAA-2010-7792. Simulation Modeling for Off-Nominal Conditions - Where Are We Today? G. H. Shah; J. V. Foster; K. Cunningham
3:00 PM-3:30 PM
AIAA-2010-7793. Improvement of Stall-Regime Aerodynamics Modeling for Aircraft Training Simulations D. R. Gingras; J. N. Ralston
3:30 PM-4:00 PM
AIAA-2010-7794. Developing Scenarios for Research into Upset Recovery Simulation L. ****e; M. Grigorev; V. Biryukov; E. Groen
4:00 PM-4:30 PM
AIAA-2010-7795. Approach to Stall Training in Simulators D. Carbaugh
4:30 PM-5:00 PM
AIAA-2010-7796. Training to Prevent Upset J. Drappier
5:00 PM-5:30 PM
AIAA-2010-7797. Ground Based Simulation of Airplane Upset Recovery Using an Enhanced Aircraft Model F. Liu ; P. R. Grant
5:30 PM-6:00 PM
AIAA-2010-7798. Effectiveness of Sustained G Simulation in Loss of Control and Upset Recovery Training S. Glaser; P. Comtois
AIAA-2010-8141. Development and Implementation of a Model-Driven Envelope Protection System for In-Flight Ice Contamination D. R. Gingras; B. Barnhart; R. Ranaudo
10:30 AM-11:00 AM
AIAA-2010-8142. Future Concepts for Preventing Aircraft Loss-of-Control Accidents C. M. Belcastro; S. R. Jacobson
11:00 AM-11:30 AM
AIAA-2010-8143. Validation and Verification of Future Integrated Safety-Critical Systems Operating Under Off-Nominal Conditions C. M. Belcastro