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EP 48 – Battle of the X Pilots (Part 2)

Join me this month as I pick up with my good friend Jeff "Pigpen" Karnes for Part 2 of Battle of the X Pilots.  In this episode we talk about taking the X-32 and X-35 cross country.

Check out EP 44 - Battle of the X Pilots (Part 1) Here

X Country In An X Airplane - Download Paper Here

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EP 47 - The Tale of Aircraft 163666

A special Halloween themed episode again this year about another seemingly cursed aircraft.  This time an AV-8B Harrier.  Join me and my guest Col Kevin "Smells" Gross, USMC (Ret) as we recount the terrifying tale of aircraft 163666. 

And for a little more spooky humor check out this excerpt from the SETP Awards Banquet pre dinner entertainment "The Testy Zone"

 

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EP 46 - Are You Ready For the Bad Day? Part Two - Safe on Deck...Now What?

This month we will pick up where we left off with Marty Rollinger after his episode off the catapult in his F/A-18.  If you missed part one check it out first.

Marty Rollinger LinkedIn Page

Got an exciting aviation story to share, email me at ftsc@flighttestsafety.org

See you the last week in September in Anaheim for the SETP Annual Symposium and Banquet.

 

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EP 45 - Are You Ready For the Bad Day? Part One - The Water’s Getting Closer

How ready are you for the unthinkable to happen? This month we are joined by Marty Rollinger, former Marine F/A-18 pilot who shares a harrowing experience he had during pre-deployment carrier operations.  

Marty Rollinger LinkedIn Page

SETP Annual Symposium and Banquet Registration Link

 

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EP 44 - Battle of the X Pilots (Part 1)

In 2000 a fly off happened between the Boeing X-32 and the Lockheed Martin X-35 for a winner take all defense contract. This month I will connect with my long time friend and JSF teammate Jeff "Pigpen" Karnes and we will share our perspectives on flying the demonstrators, the role of test pilots early in a program and managing risk for that stage of the program. Part 1 of 3.

SETP Annual Symposium & Banquet Registration Link

What's the SETP Annual Symposium & Banquet all about? Find out with this Link!

 

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EP 43 - Signs of Danger

This month we have an episode recorded live at the Flight Test Safety Workshop last month.  My guests are the 150 attendees of the workshop. We have five visuals you might encounter on any given day that we will discuss applying everything we know about risk management.  You can find the slides I used HERE

 

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EP 42 – B-1 Flight Test Lessons Learned (Part 2)

This month I share some observations from the recent Flight Test Safety Workshop and we finish our Interview with Ken Katz who shares more lessons learned from the B-1 flight test program.

Ken's Bio

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EP 41 – B-1 Flight Test Lessons Learned (Part 1)

Register now for the Flight Test Safety Workshop HERE by 26 April 12pm PDT

This month we talk with Ken Katz about flight test lessons from the B-1 program. 

Ken's Bio

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EP 40 - This Is The Way. Applying Safety Every Day.

During my years of flying and flight test I learned a lot about safety and making decisions relative to risk.  But what good does any of that do me in everyday life?  Well, turns out it comes in handy.

Tell us about a way you apply flight safety to your everyday life.

Arrows In The Desert Video

Arrows Across America Website

EP 39 - What If?

This episode will recap the SETP Southeast Section Symposium at Flight Works Alabama in Mobile and hear from aviation legend Bob Hoover on essential test pilot skills.

Link to Tony Levier Award Criteria

Link to Flight Works Alabama

Link to SETP Oral History Videos

 

This Podcast is sponsored by Time2climb Training and Consulting