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CONTENTS

Air Safety Through Investigation
Journal of the International Society of Air Safety Investigators
FEATURES Volume 54, Number 1

Publisher Frank Del Gandio
4 Do We Need an Annex 13 for Commercial Space Accidents? Editorial Advisor Richard B. Stone
By Joseph M. Sedor, Chief, Major Investigations, the NTSB—The author suggests that with Editor J. Gary DiNunno
the growth of global commercial and governmental space vehicle launches more mishaps Design Editor Jesica Ferry
may become inevitable and perhaps space flight safety professionals will require interna- Associate Editor Susan Fager
tionally recognized rules and procedures similar to Annex 13.
ISASI Forum (ISSN 1088-8128) is published quar-
8 Video-Based Flight Data Reconstruction terly by the International Society of Air Safety
By Dr. Marcus Bauer, Managing Director, iwiation—The author observes that traditional Investigators. Opinions expressed by authors do
safety investigation data may not always be available. He notes that video footage from wit- not necessarily represent official ISASI position
nesses with their mobile phones or from security cameras is becoming more prevelent and or policy.
can be effectively used to recontruct flight data, aircraft attitude, descent rate, and ground Editorial Offices: Park Center, 107 East Holly Ave-
speed. nue, Suite 11, Sterling, VA 20164-5405. Telephone
14 Why Did the Helicopter Collide with Trees? 703-430-9668. Fax 703-430-4970. E-mail address,
isasi@erols.com; for editor, jgdassociates@
By Koji Fukuda, Deputy Investigator for Aircraft Accidents, Japan Transport Safety starpower.net. Internet website: www.isasi.org.
Board—The author describes a novel accident investigation approach using drone and ISASI Forum is not responsible for unsolicited
video images, sound recordings, and reenacting the flight path with another helicopter of manuscripts, photographs, or other materials.
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19 Competency-Based Education: A Framework for a lope. ISASI Forum reserves the right to reject,
More Efficient and Safer Aviation Industry delete, summarize, or edit for space con-
By Dr. Flavio A.C. Mendonca, Ph.D., Assistant Professor; Dr. Julius Keller, Ph.D., Assistant siderations any submitted article. To facilitate
Professor; and Dr. Brian Dillman, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Aviation and Transporta- editorial production processes, American Eng-
lish spelling of words is used.
tion Technology, Purdue University—The authors examine how evidence-based training
can help identify, develop, and evaluate the pilot competency requirements to safely operate Copyright © 2021—International Society of Air
in a commercial air transport environment. Safety Investigators, all rights reserved. Publica-
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24 Analyzing Large and Complex Image Collections sion. ISASI Forum registered U.S. Patent and
By Floris Gisolf, Dutch Safety Board Investigator and Data Analyst for the Maritime De- T.M. Office. Opinions expressed by authors do
partment; Zeno Geradts, Senior Forensic Scientist at the Netherlands Forensic Institute not necessarily represent official ISASI position
of the Ministry of Security and Justice at the Forensic Digital Biometrics Traces Depart- or policy. Permission to reprint is available upon
ment; and Marcel Worring, Computer Science Professor, University of Amsterdam—The application to the editorial offices.
authors review the Dutch Safety Board’s Flight MH17 investigation and the considerable
amount of images that had to be sorted, catalogued, and saved or rejected. They consider Publisher’s Editorial Profile: ISASI Forum is print-
ed in the United States and published for profes-
methods and proceudres that could have made the process more efficient and may be useful sional air safety investigators who are members
in future investigations. of the International Society of Air Safety Inves-
tigators. Editorial content emphasizes accident
DEPARTMENTS investigation findings, investigative techniques
and experiences, regulatory issues, industry ac-
cident prevention developments, and ISASI and
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the Artemis missions designed to return humans to the lunar surface. As com-
mercial space missions are on the rise in the United States and other nations,
the question for ISASI: Do we need a space annex to provide international
space safety procedures and investigation authority similar to Annex 13 here on
Earth? (See page 4.) Fused photo of a super moon by Gary DiNunno.
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