What are the chances that important things are happening so fast in our industry, and in so many places around the world, that you missed one of them? One example is the VTOL Proposed Means of Compliance, a document EASA
Broadly speaking, three things happened with the Saturn V and its payload during an Apollo mission. 1. Launch — building momentum very slowly. 2. Second stage — ejecting whatever was expendable to focus remaining valuable resources on what was important. 3. Command Module — precisely navigating
A flight test technique (FTT) is a tool for answering common or frequently asked questions in flight test. It is a maneuver building block consisting of procedures for accomplishing the maneuver together with an objective and metrics. FTTs are the
Have you subscribed to the podcast yet? Most of us can walk a mile in 15 minutes. If you are cooped up at home doing telework, you probably need to anyway, so why not listen to the podcast while you do. Please
For years I’ve waxed and waned in my effort to keep a journal. For most of that time, I was afraid to mar the page, pristine in its beauty. The commitment required to leave an indelible mark on the unblemished
I truly hope this newsletter finds you well. Everyone feels the effects of the crisis that has gripped the world, and as you probably know, the FTSC has postponed the Workshop in Denver until 2021. You can find out more
Ben Luther and Jeff Canclini The 2019 Flight Test Safety Workshop featured a number of papers in the field of risk science, including a presentation of Douglas Wickert’s paper, which had earned him honors at SETP’s Symposium. Risk science has
Have you subscribed to the Flight Test Safety Podcast? You can find instructions inside this month’s newsletter. We’d like your feedback on the podcast as well as suggestions for future episodes. Also this month, Ben Luther and Jeff Canclini share
EASA released its Artificial Intelligence Roadmap 1.0 this past week on 7 Feb 2020. Aside from the observation that “roadmap” seems like an ill-fitting analogy for an industry based in the cloud, I wonder what took them so long. If
Have you submitted your presentation proposal for the Flight Test Safety Workshop? The deadline is closer than you think–you can read the call for papers inside this edition of the Flight Test Safety Fact. You will also find details about the