Just a Thought…
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
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Flight Test Safety Fact, 20-04
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
Complexity, Cynefin, and Flight Test Safety
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
Flight Test Safety Fact, 20-03
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
global civil aviation authorities wander through the landscape of AI
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
Flight Test Safety Fact, 20-02
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
Introduction to Measurement Error
In flight test as in other disciplines, measurement and calculation result in different types of errors. Some of these errors are not systematic but are random. Often we call these measurement errors noise, and it is these errors that are
counting is hard, part 3
Last time, we left the reader with a question under the heading “Assess the frequency of potential outcomes.” This post tries to adequately answer that question. When I was sitting down in front of my book, I would count the
counting is hard, part 2
In the previous post on this topic, we suggested that counting is hard and used the example of counting words in a book. There are three heuristics for communicating uncertainty (3Q) that we will use to help us organize our
life's a beach
It’s January 2, and when I opened my email this morning, I saw this from Pete Donath, “retired” FTE and Flight Test Safety Committee Board of Directors member: “I had a nightmare (or two) last night…” That will get your