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Hosted by Art Tomassetti, the Flight Test Safety Committee produces monthly podcasts to share valuable, relevant, and helpful information across our audience of SETP, SFTE and AIAA members and anyone who is interested in safety. Each podcasts contains information from the latest issue of our digital publication the Flight Test Safety Fact and include a special topic of the month (presentations from Symposia, interviews, panel discussions and much more). The FTSC is officially chartered by the Society of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP) Foundation. This Podcast is sponsored by Time2climb Training and Consulting: http://www.time2climb.com
Episodes

Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
EP 29 - Bell V-280 Lessons Learned
Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
This month we talk with Mat McMenemy and Don Grove from Bell about Lessons Learned on the Bell V-280 program and in our look back in history we talk about Neil's Cross Country Flight.
Matt McMenemy is the Verification Manager for Bell on the V-280 / Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program.
Don Grove is the Military Chief Pilot for Bell and lead test pilot on the V-280 Valor program.
Bell V-280 Links
V-280 Valor website: https://www.bellflight.com/products/bell-v-280
Following Historic Development and Flight Test Program Bell V-280 Valor Focuses on FLRAA Competition.
This Podcast is sponsored by Time2climb Training and Consulting

Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
EP28 - Comments, Cudas, and Crossing the Ocean
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
In our January podcast, I asked for feedback on the pros and cons of simulator mission rehearsals and operationalizing lessons learned. This month I will share some listener feedback along with another real world example of putting flight test skills to practical use.
Criteria for the Tony LeVier Flight Test Safety Award.
This Podcast is sponsored by Time2climb Training and Consulting

Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
EP27 - Rise of the Valkyrie - First flight of the XB-70
Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
This month we expand our look back in aviation history on the anniversary of the last flight of the XB-70 Valkyrie. We will talk about this amazing aircraft and hear from the pilot who flew the first flight.
This Podcast is sponsored by Time2climb Training and Consulting

Friday Jan 14, 2022
EP26 - Simulator Mission Rehearsals
Friday Jan 14, 2022
Friday Jan 14, 2022
This month we will take a stroll to the lake while we discuss the value of rehearsing flight test missions in a simulator linked to a control room. Great Idea- sure, Common Lesson Learned- absolutely, written into policy or mandated in requirements...well...
Listen and share your thoughts with us at Chairman@flighttestsafety.org
#flighttestsafety #FTSCchannel
This Podcast is sponsored by Time2climb Training and Consulting

Friday Dec 03, 2021
EP25 - A Chat With Sting (Part 2)
Friday Dec 03, 2021
Friday Dec 03, 2021
This month we head back to Trader Sam's and finish our chat with Mike "Sting" Wallace as he reflects on flight testing, lessons learned and his time as President of SETP. #flighttestsafety #FTSCchannel
This Podcast is sponsored by Time2climb Training and Consulting

Tuesday Nov 23, 2021
EP24 - A Chat With Sting (Part 1)
Tuesday Nov 23, 2021
Tuesday Nov 23, 2021
This month we catch up on location in Southern California with Mike "Sting" Wallace as he reflects on flight testing, lessons learned and his time as President of SETP. #flighttestsafety #FTSCchannel
This Podcast is sponsored by Time2climb Training and Consulting

Tuesday Oct 19, 2021
EP23 - Risk and High Visibility Events: Listener Feedback
Tuesday Oct 19, 2021
Tuesday Oct 19, 2021
This month we are trying something new. An episode built almost exclusively from listener feedback on our topic of High Visibility Events and the unique risks that go along with them. #flighttestsafety #FTSCchannel
Super Bowl 30 Halftime Show Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHohGSKfgQ0
NASA Shuttle Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aC5WlFtkig.
NASA Paper https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/19800012832/downloads/19800012832.pdf
This Podcast is sponsored by Time2climb Training and Consulting

Tuesday Sep 21, 2021
EP22 - Risk and High Visibility Events (Part 2)
Tuesday Sep 21, 2021
Tuesday Sep 21, 2021
This month we continue our interview with Rich Lee as he talks about some of the unique challenges and surprises flying a helicopter into a football stadium for the Super Bowl 30 Halftime Show. #flighttestsafety #FTSCchannel
Check out the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHohGSKfgQ0
Rich Lee's Bio located on this page as a direct download: http://flighttestsafety.org/ftsc-news
This Podcast is sponsored by Time2climb Training and Consulting

Thursday Aug 12, 2021
EP21 - Risk and High Visibility Events (Part 1)
Thursday Aug 12, 2021
Thursday Aug 12, 2021
This month we take a look at the risk involved in high visibility events. And what better high visibility event than a Super Bowl halftime show watched my millions of people. Join my guest Rich Lee and I as we discuss his experience landing a helicopter during the Super Bowl 30 halftime show.
Have a thought on Risk and High Visibility events? Send it to us at Chairman@flighttestsafety.org
Check out the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHohGSKfgQ0
Rich Lee's Bio located on this page as a direct download: http://flighttestsafety.org/ftsc-news
This Podcast is sponsored by Time2climb Training and Consulting

Tuesday Jul 20, 2021
Tuesday Jul 20, 2021
This month we finish our interview with CAPT Jim Wetherbee, USN (Ret) and NASA Astronaut talking about trigger steps, questions he pondered with his space shuttle crew like "How do we prevent all errors?" and discuss using lessons learned. Also, This Week in Aviation look-back, upcoming events, and more!
You can find CAPT Wetherbee's bio and link to his website below.