14:00 – 17:00 Workshop A: Prioritisation and Determination of Restoration Works - Inspection and Maintenance

• Reviewing airfield pavement distresses and maintenance procedures
• Determining inspection procedures having regard to ICAO regulations and guidance
• Prioritising restoration works using standard pavement management procedures including the use of life extension options
• Reviewing site investigations for and design of airfield restoration works with case study examples
• Analysing material specification and developments including recycling techniquesz

Led by:

John Cook
Head of Airfield Pavement Section
Ministry of Defence UK

About your workshop leader:

John has been specialising in airfield pavement engineering for over 30 years. For the last 20 years he has been in his present post as Head of Airfield Pavements for the UK MODs Defence Estates leading a small team responsible for airfield maintenance inspections and also technical standards for design, construction and maintenance of airfield pavements on MOD airfields. For the last 10 years he has been Chairman of a European CEN (Committe European de Normalization) Airfield Pavement Working Group (within Technical Committee 227) concerned with harmonization of airfield pavement material standards in Europe. In 2003 he was a member of the Pavement Sub-group of the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) Aerodrome Operations and Services Working Group responsible for producing recommendations for improving the ICAO ACN/PCN load classification system.

09:00 – 12:00 Workshop B: NASA Runway Friction Testing and Measurement Workshop

• Defining the relationship between tire friction performance and runway/ roadway pavement texture
• Describing current texture measuring techniques and devices
• Information provided on CFME’s available for runway and roadway evaluations
• Reviewing various aircraft/ground vehicle test programs with DVDs
• NASA Involvement in tire/pavement friction performance and test facilities are discussed and illustrated with DVD’s
• Determining future R & D efforts recommended for NASA, FAA, CAA, ICAO, ASTM and FHWA

Led by:

Tom J. Yager
Distinguished Research Associate
NASA

About your workshop leader:

Thomas J. Yager is a retired senior research engineer at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. He earned his bachelor’s degree in engineering science from the University of Portland in Portland, Oregon in June 1963, two weeks prior to starting work at NASA Langley. His NASA career has involved many evaluations of aircraft landing gear systems in tests at the Aircraft Landing Dynamics Facility and a variety of instrumented aircraft ground handling performance studies. He was the NASA Program Manager for the Joint Winter Runway Friction Measurement Program. He has authored or co-authored over 140 technical reports, articles and presentations describing the results of his studies. Tom has been recently given the title of Distinguished Research Associate in order to complete two research reports.

14:00 – 17:00 Workshop C: Airfield Markings, the Other Visual Aid

The biggest safety challenge for the aviation industry is not in the air but on the ground. Improvements in procedures and the introduction of new technology can improve runway safety. Investing in equipment, training and getting painted surfaces to a point where they can be maintained properly may increase initial costs, but the long-term expenses can decrease over time. This workshop aims to look at the best practices to use enhanced markings to improve pilot awareness.

• Introduction - Overview
• Airfield Marking Handbook
• Standards, Functions and Elements
• Surface Preparation - Adequately preparing the surface for the application of airfield markings
• Paint Removal

Led by:

Donna Speidel
President
Sightline

About your workshop leader:

Donna Speidel has been working in the pavement marking industry for over 30 years and exclusively on airports since 1999. Having worked with lines on pavement for so long, she notices things about them that the majority of people never sees, let alone thinks about. Runway incursions continue to be a problem, and the FAA has taken steps to improve the visibility of airfield markings as one of the initiatives to reduce their occurrence. By funding the “Best Practices Airfield Marking Handbook” research, the FAA has recognized that the process of applying markings to airfield pavements should be better defined. Sightline consults for airports, engineers, applicators, and insurance carriers to improve the effectiveness of markings on airfields, enhance safety, reduce maintenance costs, and limit airport liability due to poor markings.