scalpels not spears
Words should be scalpels not spears. I want us–the people in this community, the readers of these articles and newsletters–to disagree. In fact, this is one of my core values, one of the things I want to spread. Conflict can
Month: January 2019
feedback 19-w04
Troy Soileau, an AFIT student, wrote to say this: “I personally don’t know how to get involved with the Flight Test Safety Committee, but I am eager to hear about possibilities.” I proposed three concrete actions as the next steps
safety planning using applied systems theory
In February 2016, Daniel “Mirf” Montes published his doctoral dissertation, “Using STPA to Inform Developmental Product Testing.” In it, he explains that STPA is “an engineering approach that identifies explicit causal scenarios for accidents.” In particular: “I developed a method
feedback 19-w03
“I love it. It inspired me. “This feels like something I’d like to engage in. I’d like to try to attend the Charleston Flight Test Safety Worship in May 2019. I’m thinking whether there’s a recent topic I could propose
Abort!
“Ten seconds,” I said. “Nine.” “…eight.” “…seven.” The silence pounded in my ears. “Six…five…four…” I could think of nothing else but the digital ticking of the clock in the heads up display (HUD), right in front of me. I don’t
what problem are you trying to solve?
Someone asked this question: “what problem are you trying to solve?” That’s not an easy question to answer without the appropriate context. The list of notes and references below all contain “pain points” or examples of organizations doing it better,
flight test safety papers
I want to, and intend to, provide commentary on these papers, but for now too many people have told me, “I never heard about that one.” Risk Awareness: A New Framework for Risk Management in Flight Test Systems Theoretic Process
24 Dead in 15 Accidents
The numbers vary slightly depending on who reports them and what accidents we categorize as “flight test,” but the data send the same message. Tom Huff, Flight Test Safety Committee Chairman, reported these facts during the 2018 Flight Test Safety
Flight Test Fact, 19-01
Recently, I heard a long-time USAF member of SETP say, “I never heard about the Flight Test Safety Committee.” I was speechless. This newsletter is the first step in fixing that problem, but there is another part of that problem
call for topics
Updated 20190104. Future articles and call for topics or submissions. Flight Test Fact 19-01, a newsletter published for the Flight Test Safety Committee (coming to an email inbox near you in January 2019) Reach Everyone – a qualitative statement of