Flight Test Safety Workshop – 2016 Call for Papers

January 5, 2016January 23, 2020 admin flight test Flight Test News, FTN, January 2016, SFTE

This article first appeared in the January 2016 Flight Test News.

Make plans now to attend the 2016 Flight Test Safety Workshop, from 2-5 May 2016, at the Crowne Plaza Melbourne, Florida. The theme of the workshop is “Flight Test Safety Issues with Fly-by-Wire aircraft and associated control systems”. Fly-by-Wire has become the norm for control systems today and will grow in years to come. Many aircraft currently under development, manned and unmanned, involve Fly-by-Wire control. Recent mishaps during flight test of these systems point to the potential for unique hazards and risks for flight test of these aircraft. The goal of this workshop is to identify and discuss these hazards and their associated risk to prevent or reduce the impact of flight test mishaps. It is time to direct our focus on the risks associated with flight testing these systems and share some of the more recent lessons learned. Presentations should be limited to 25 minutes. Please send paper/presentation proposals to the 2016 Flight Test Safety Workshop Chairman, Mr. Bob Hood via susan@setp.org. The deadline to book your room is Sunday, 10 April 2016. The deadline for abstracts is 12 February 2016 to allow time for appropriate consideration. A limited block of rooms is reserved for $105.00 per night. To book your hotel reservation, please call 321-777-4100 or visit http://www.setp.org/workshop/2016- flight-test-safety-workshop.html or http://flighttestsafety.org/workshops.

This article first appeared in the January 2016 Flight Test News.