Conference Day One: Tuesday 25th January 2011

08.30 – 09.00 Registration & Coffee

09.00 – 09.10 Chairman ’s Opening Remarks

Dr Peter Gray
Senior Research Fellow in Air Power Studies
University of Birmingham

09.10 – 09.50 Insight From One Of The First MRTT Operators In The World: OPERATING MULTI-ROLE TANKER TRANSPORT AIRFRAMES: A CANADIAN CASE STUDY

  • Background and overview of the Canadian CC-150T Polaris programme
  • Coping with asset shortages whilst transport airframes undergo conversion
  • Operating an MRTT craft; mission planning and managing AAR/Transport requirements
  • Practical utility of MRTT airframes; do the theoretical benefits match with the reality?
  • The future of the CC-150T: Boom vs. Probe & Drogue, defensive suites and additional airframes?

Lt Col Robert Coulthard
Director Air Requirements 2
Canadian DND

09.50 – 10.30 World’s Largest Refuelling Squadron Discusses Recent Operational Experience: 340th EXPEDITIONARY AIR REFUELLING SQUADRON: LESSONS FROM COMBAT OPERATIONS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN

  • Outline of the operations conducted by the 340th Expeditionary Air Refuelling squadron
  • Limitations of working with an ageing airframe
  • Lessons learned from recent operational experiences
  • Identifying requirements and conclusions

Lt Col Michael B. Frymire
340TH Expeditionary Air Refuelling Squadron
US Air Force

10.30 – 11.00 Morning Networking Break

11.00 – 11.40 Operational Experience Of The United States Air Force Special Operations Command

  • Operations With The C-130 And Its Variants
  • Receiver And Tanker Operations, Including Helicopter/tiltrotor Refuelling
  • Operational Experiences And Lessons Learned

Lt Col Kelly Passmore
Commander 67th Special Operations Squadron
US Air Force Special Operations Command

11.40 – 12.20 The Largest AAR Training School In The World: KC-135 AIRCREW TRAINING: FINDING THE BEST COMBINATION OF SIMULATOR AND JET TRAINING

  • Overview: Simulator training versus aircraft training
  • Air Force Formal Training Unit transformation: The last three years
  • Maintaining safe and effective crew force into the future

Lt Col Jonathan Tamblyn
Commander 54th Air Refuelling Squadron
US Air Force

12.20 – 13.30 Networking Lunch

13.30 – 14.10 Refuelling At The Sub-Tanker Level: F/a-18 Buddy Refuelling

  • Buddy refuelling; niche requirement or vital capability?
  • Training fighter pilots for “tanking”
  • Technical limitations of the buddy system
  • Lessons learned from recent operations

Doreen Behmke
PMA 201 ADPM Fuel Containment
US Naval Air Systems Command

14.10 – 14.50 Developing New Capabilities: Usmc’s Kc-130j Harvest Hawk

  • Overview Of KC-130 Mission Sets – Refuelling, Delivery, Expeditionary Ops And More
  • Creating An AAR Gunship: The History And Requirements Behind The Harvest Hawk
  • Harvest Hawk Capabilities And Future Procurement Interests

Capt Clarke Groefsema
Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron-1
United States Marine Corps

14.50 – 15.20 Afternoon Networking Break

15.20 – 16.00 Increasing Aar Flexibility: Kdc-10 Avionics Case Study

  • Understanding the urgent operational requirement for new avionics in the Netherlands KDC-10 fleet
  • Modifying the cockpit, identifying available solutions, and the modification process
  • Analysis of flight testing and delivery into service
  • Conclusions, recommendations, and lessons learned

Col Bert Beuker
Head of Military Aircraft Certification
Netherlands MoD

16.00 – 16.40 A Look At Adding Winglets To The Us Air Force Tanker Fleets

  • Winglet overview and experience in the commercial market place
  • Impact of adding winglets on tanker fuel consumption and performance
  • Business case assessment for KC-135R/T and KC-10A fleets
  • Impact of adding winglets on base infrastructure, training and flight operations

Dan Norton
Senior Management Systems Analyst
RAND

16.40– 16.50 Chair’s Close And End Of Day One

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