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Safety group addressing substance-abuse issue

The Flight Safety Foundation Corporate Aviation Committee held a workshop in October about instituting a pilot-friendly drug- and alcohol-abatement program

By David A. Lombardo • Contributor

February 1, 2007

The Flight Safety Foundation Corporate Aviation Committee held a workshop in October about instituting a pilot-friendly drug- and alcohol-abatement program in corporate flight departments. According to Dr. Quay Snyder, president of Aurora, Colo.-based Virtual Flight Surgeons, the outcome of the meeting was that there will be a publication on how to institute such a program, a presentation at an upcoming Corporate Aviation Safety Seminar and a seminar at the next NBAA meeting.

Snyder, who is involved with the development of the program, is also a NATCA aeromedical advisor and ALPA/APA associate aeromedical advisor. The subject is timely due to recent negative industry-related events that have been highly publicized in the media.

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