2026 WAA Safety Day – May 19
Meet the Speakers & Register Today
The Westchester Aviation Association is pleased to announce its 10th Annual Safety Day, “Mindset & Mission: A Culture of Readiness,” and the opening of registration for this year’s event. The event will take place on May 19, 2026 at Whitby Castle: 330 Albany Post Road, Rye, NY 10580 between 8AM and 5:00PM. |
The event will feature the following speakers and discussions:
- Captain Russ “Boss” Bartlett, US Navy (Retired). Captain Bartlett led the Blue Angels in 2003 and 2004 and will speak on “Leadership and Life Lessons From Blue Angel One”
- Lt. Col. PK “Prince” Osahor, USAF, from the 106th Rescue Wing, NYANG, and his colleagues, who will present on “After The Ditching: What Rescuers Wish Pilots Knew”
- Timothy Wade, FlexJet’s Director of Environmental, Health and Safety, and Jennifer Pickerel, President of Aviation Personnel International, speaking on “See Something, Say Something, Fix Something: Creating An Aviation Culture Of Safety Ownership And Trust”
- John Starace, Airside Operations Manager at Westchester County Airport, and Kevin Honan, Director of Product Development at Nimbl, will provide a look at “Behind The Sirens: Emergency Response At HPN”
Also at Safety Day, WAA will award the 2026 Bill Weaver Memorial Scholarships.
With special thanks to Tradewind, Performance Flight, and Darcy Aviation; three of our partners in the scholarship process.
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