FTSC publishes sticker for workshop
The Flight Test Safety Committee printed stickers for the 2019 Flight Test Safety Workshop using the image featured here. David Kern shared a photo of the sticker during the workshop.
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Takeoff Field Performance at Gulfstream
The 2019 Flight Test Safety Workshop’s best paper award went to Takeoff Field Performance at Gulfstream, by Todd Abler, Clay Harden & Ben Luther of Gulfstream Aerospace. The paper and video will not be available, but the authors have shared
Flight Test Safety Fact, 19-06
In just a few short weeks the videos from the 2019 Flight Test Safety Workshop will be posted on the website. Until that time you can read a message from the Chairman about the Workshop, give feedback, or find out
Flight Test Safety Fact, 19-05
It’s almost time for the annual Flight Test Safety Workshop, and this issue highlights what’s in store. It also includes suggestions for making the most of your visit in Charleston with specific dining recommendations. If you are receiving this email,
the structure of flight test safety
Does the organizational chart affect flight test safety? At first glance, the question may seem trivial, but I believe the varied experience of our readers, of members of our societies, will prove that it is a complicated and nuanced topic
asking the right question about airshows – feedback 19-w15
Bart Henwood Aviation Safety Officer, NASA Armstrong Like all of you, I thought in general the article was very thought provoking. For airshows I think the real question is what level of planning and training is necessary to make this
Flight Test Safety Fact, 19-04
As promised, this month’s edition of the Flight Test Safety Fact includes an editorial by LCDR Kurt Pfeffer (USCG). “I had a brief chance to meet Tom Huff as he spoke to our class finishing up at USNTPS (June 2017)
aerial demonstration and flight test
Des Barker has studied the intersection of aerial demonstration and flight test for many years, and his most recent paper is Airshow Accidents and Incidents 2018. He reports: “I have just finished a three year research task and hope to
Red Flags – SFTE Tech Council Webinar
The Society of Flight Test Engineers Technical Council has studied flight test mishaps for several months and prepared a two-part webinar with findings and lessons learned. Part 1 of the webinar is 28 March from 1-2:30 pm (Eastern). Topics include
Flight Test Safety Fact, 19-03
In what we can only describe as “serendipity”, Flight Test Safety Committee chairman Tom Huff ran into Col Doug “Beaker” Wickert at a safety workshop in California, hosted by Northrop Grumman Corporation. That meeting set off a series of conversations