Editor’s note: I reached out to Sarah for comment on my STPA Deep Dive editorial, and unfortunately I used the wrong email address and didn’t provide enough time for a response. But when she finally did see my inquiry, Sarah
Last week, a fascinating discovery caught my eye. “Astronomers detect an ‘ultracool’ brown dwarf star burning at roughly 800 degrees, or cooler than a typical campfire; object is the coldest star on record still emitting radio waves”.1 These kinds of
It’s officially August, which means hot weather in the United States, a season that brings back many fond memories of summer fun. One of the things I loved as a kid was the joy of discovery, and that usually included
It’s almost summer, and things in this edition are heating up. Chia Rogerson shares a recap of the recent Flight Test Safety Workshop from Wichita, and the Textron team also earned top honors with their paper on stall testing of
The US is about to celebrate our Independence Day, which is an event that is part of our culture but also a sign that it’s peak growing season for corn and soybean and every other crop that drones are sensing
I once heard someone say that when you get your pilot certificate (or wings), you get issued two metaphorical buckets: A bucket full of luck and an empty bucket labeled “experience.” The object is to fill the latter one up before
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
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
This article first appeared in the May 2015 Flight Test News. The annual Flight Test Safety Workshop just wrapped up a week of presentations in Arizona. During that time, the FTSC presented the annual Tony Levier Flight Test Safety Award.