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Sumwalt Renews Call For More Helicopter IFR

Former NTSB chairman says low-level IFR route structure "needs to move forward."

Robert Sumwalt is settling into his new role as a distinguished fellow in aviation safety and executive director of the new Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) Center for Aviation and Aerospace Safety, which aims to elevate aviation safety education and research.

By Mark Huber • Contributor

March 7, 2022

Former National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) member and chairman Robert Sumwalt began his tenure as a distinguished fellow in aviation safety and executive director of the new Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Center for Aviation and Aerospace Safety in January. Sumwalt was one of the NTSB’s longest-standing members, serving from 2006 to 2021 and holding the role as chairman since 2017. Prior to joining the NTSB, he spent 32 years as a pilot, including for Piedmont Airlines and US Airways, and also managed a corporate aviation department of a Fortune 500 energy company, amassing some 14,000 flight hours. While at US Airways, he served on the airline's flight operational quality assurance (FOQA) monitoring team. At Embry-Riddle, he intends to focus his attention on “three buckets” of interest, he told AIN.

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