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Title:
New England Safety Team - The Gear Malfunction that Saved my Life
Topic:
Learn Who is Responsible for the Airworthiness of the Aircraft and the Distinct Roles of Maintainers
Date and Time:
Tuesday, May 19, 2026, starting at 19:00 Eastern Daylight Time (16:00 PDT; 17:00 MDT; 18:00 CDT; 13:00 HST; 15:00 AKDT; 16:00 Arizona; 23:00 GMT)
Speaker(s):
William Paquin, Melanie Folcik Barillaro
Brief Description:

William Paquin is our guest speaker for this event, bringing loads of experience to our screens to discuss airworthiness and lessons from maintenance incidents from first hand situations. Learn about who is responsible for the airworthiness of aircraft, the distinct roles of maintainers and what you should be alert about during pre-flights. Bill will share his experience of why he is so grateful to have survived a potentially fatal situation.

Join us for an engaging conversation based on a real life scenario from Bill himself. This is a session that is not to be missed! Learn about the importance of the being vigilant in and out of the flight deck and the strong importance of learning more about maintenance than just basic systems. There will be live Q&A with our panelists and guest speaker. Tune in to join this unique discussion.

Select Number:
EA61142072
Webinar Information

This is a Webinar offering. In order to register, you must click this Zoom registration link or paste it in your browser: https://faavideo.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_nW2JKG5HTYuT37KwC-veOA


Seating:
Check Additional event Information below for possible registration requirements.
Sponsoring Division:
FAASTeam
Contact Information:
Melanie Folcik Barillaro
Phone: (202) 746-6139
melanie.a.folcik.barillaro@faa.gov
Additional Event Information & Acknowledgement of Industry Sponsor(s):

William "Bill" Pauqin hold a MS in Management and a BS in Aviation Science.  

He has fulfilled roles in aviation such as assistant chief flight instructor and assistant chief pilot.  He has performed as a teacher/lecturer, college professor/lecturer, charter company check airman and a Flight and Ground instructor. He has worked as an Airline company flight and ground instructor and a Sim support pilot.

Bill has worked in safety and operations as an ASAP event review committee member and a maintenance test pilot.

In his free time, Bill loves spending time with his family (wife, son and dog!) skiing, flying and traveling.

We are honored to have Bill on this event.

Credit Applicability:
Basic WINGS
1 Credit for Basic Knowledge Topic 1
AMT
1 Hour Total for AMT
FAASTeam Project Information:
National Project:
Safety Promotion Outreach for Pilots
Additional Event Documents:
bullet  EA61142072F.pdf