This article first appeared in the April 2017 Flight Test News. Congratulations to Eileen Bjorkman, former member of the SFTE Board of Directors (2014-2016). On March 16, 2017, the University of Washington Press published The Propeller und the Bed: A
by Richard Starke This article first appeared in the April 2017 Flight Test News. This article first appeared in the April 2017 Flight Test News.
This article first appeared in the April 2017 Flight Test News. Registration is open for the Flight Test Safety Workshop: http://flighttestsafety.org/workshops. The Flight Test Safety Committee (FTSC) will hold the North American Flight Test Safety Workshop from 2-4 May 2017
This article first appeared in the April 2017 Flight Test News. Several members correctly identified last month’s mystery aircraft as the 1913 Benoist XIV, a small American biplane built as a proof of concept to support the first heavier-than-air airline
This article first appeared in the April 2017 Flight Test News. The following image appeared on twitter on Friday, March 24th, courtesy of Flight Global’s Stephen Trimble, an internal memo from Kelly Johnson giving advice for preparation of briefing slides.
by Panos Vitsas This article first appeared in the April 2017 Flight Test News. Within the last few weeks I had the chance to meet in person with two past Presidents and active members of the SFTE, Peter Scheidler and
From the VP Corner Kelly Johnson’s PowerPoint Tips Mystery Aircraft Registration for Safety Workshop SFTE Board of Directors Secretary Calls for Scholarship Applications and Donations The Propeller under the Bed: A Personal History of Homebuilt Aircraft Download Flight Test News
This article first appeared in the April 2016 Flight Test News. The Tech Council held their monthly teleconference on 16 March 2016 at 12:00 PM Eastern. Meetings are held monthly on the third Wednesday, and any member may call in.
by Lauren McKay This article first appeared in the April 2016 Flight Test News. SFTE’s Patuxent River Chapter has completed a number of accomplishments over the past year in an effort to revive the chapter and strengthen the flight test
by Mark Mondt This article first appeared in the April 2016 Flight Test News. The 15-08 edition of the FTN started a conversation about professional development and leadership. That column motivated these thoughts from Mark Mondt, Secretary of SFTE’s Board