Flight Test Safety Committee

The Flight Test Safety Committee (FTSC) was formed jointly in November 1994 by members of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP), the Society of Flight Test Engineers (SFTE) and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). These and numerous additional organizations presently comprise the FTSC. The purpose of the FTSC is to initiate and sustain a flight test related safety organization intended to promote flight safety, reduce the risk of mishap, promote risk reduction management and continually improve the profession's communication and coordination.
About FTSC

Status of the Flight Test Safety Database

The NASA/FAA Flight Test Safety Database is back online and is useable, however, there are a couple of glitches. 

For the unregistered users: Once you select a THA,  the buttons at the bottom of the page to “save” and “save FAA” are available as usual, but the buttons to “”print” or “Print FAA” are inoperative.  Work is in progress to fix this.

For the registered users, the DATA SUBMISSION button on the left column is operative but incomplete, there is no way to submit a new THA or revise  an existing THA.  Work is in progress to fix this.

In the meantime, THAs can be submitted as a word document to Glenn Graham This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

https://ftsdb.grc.nasa.gov/

New Podcast Episode - EP21 - Interview with Rich Lee – With Everyone Watching, Risk and High Visibility Events (Part 1)

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...

Check out the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHohGSKfgQ0

Rich Lee's Bio: (Direct Download Link)


Listen Now! http://flighttestsafety.org/ftsc-news/flight-test-safety-podcast-channel
Available on iTunes, Spotify, Podbean, and Google Play: FTSCChannel

New Podcast Episode - Talk With CAPT Jim Wetherbee, USN (Ret), Author and Commander for 5 Space Shuttle Missions (Part 2)

Flight Test Safety Committee Podcast Channel – New Episode - Talk With CAPT Jim Wetherbee, USN (Ret), Author and Commander for 5 Space Shuttle Missions

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 so find us on your favorite podcast site.

You can find CAPT Wetherbee's bio and link to his website below.

Jim Wetherbee Bio & Website


Listen Now! http://flighttestsafety.org/ftsc-news/flight-test-safety-podcast-channel
Available on iTunes, Spotify, Podbean, and Google Play: FTSCChannel

Flight Test Safety Fact 21-07

The US is about to celebrate our Independence Day, which is an event that is part of our culture but also a sign that its peak growing season for corn and soybean and every other crop that drones are sensing all over the world (if you believe the headlines).  Both of those things appear prominently throughout this issue in conversations about culture. 

If you are keeping track of fashion trends, you’ll find one parenthetical about Turbo’s provocative clothing, but more importantly, there is also a trip down memory lane for Turbo… twenty years since Mission X.  Curious: look inside this edition for Turbo Talk.

You’ll also find some notes from our most recent podcast and a link to videos from the Flight Test Safety Workshop. 

Hopefully, the extra time off should give you time to digest everything in this issue, on the website, and maybe even to send us a email.

Sincerely,

Mark Jones Jr.
Editor

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