The Award!
For the fifth time one individual from the test pilot community was honored for his 
contributions in making a high risk profession safer. The 2011 award went to Des Barker for his contributions in Airshow Display Safety. Des Barker has written numerous safety articles and a book "Zero Error Margin"
The ceremony was held on the evening of Thursday, November 10th, 2011.
The award honors the achievements regarding flight test safety of late chief test pilot Gérard Guillaumaud.
Gerard lost his life in a tragic flutter accident during a highspeed pass in front of potential customers on November 29th, 2006. It is exactly this kind of accident which the Salzburg workshop addresses: product demonstration with prototype aircraft!
Whether flying displays for an excited crowd or on your home field in front of potential customers - there is a potential for loosing the pilot and a prototype aircraft.
Previous EFTSW-Award Recipients
- 2007 Dr. Dieter Reisinger (London)
- 2008 Gerard Temme (Amsterdam)
- 2009 Patrick Svatek (Vienna)
- 2010 Billie Flynn (London)
- 2011 Des Barker (Salzburg)
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Flight_Test_Safety_Award
Below see the 2010 award recipient Billie Flynn (second from right) handing over the award to the 2011 recipient Des Barker (second from left)! The award sponsor Ms. Heidi Biermeier is on the left, FTSC president Maurice Girard on the right.
