Flight Test Safety Fact, 20-08
Welcome back. I needed the break and thank you all for your patience as FTSF took a month off in July. The pace of life is starting to pick back up and accelerate as we head downhill on the back half of
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EASA issues VTOL Means of Compliance Proposal
On 25 May, EASA published document number MOC SC-VTOL Issue 1, “Proposed Means of Compliance with the Special Condition VTOL” on their website. Comments are due by July 24, and I hope our readers will take time to look it
Flight Test Safety Fact, 20-06
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
Life is Like a Saturn V
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
What is a Flight Test Technique?
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
Flight Test Safety Fact, 20-05
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
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
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