On Condition: The Flight Test Safety Podcast

This year’s Flight Test Safety Workshop hit on a lot of great concepts, lessons and ideas.  You can check them out in the link below.  There was a common theme through several of the talks and that is how culture affects our decisions and our attitude towards safety.  I will also discuss an accident from half a century ago that had a lasting impact on aviation. View the accident report with the link below. Workshop Presentation Videocasts: https://flighttestsafety.org/2025-greensboro-nc [https://flighttestsafety.org/2025-greensboro-nc] Link to the Accident Report : https://web.archive.org/web/20150220195809/http://lessonslearned.faa.gov/UAL718/CAB_accident_report.pdf [https://web.archive.org/web/20150220195809/http:/lessonslearned.faa.gov/UAL718/CAB_accident_report.pdf]    This Podcast is sponsored by Time2climb Training and Consulting [https://www.time2climb.com/]

This month I will give some quick feedback from the Flight Test Safety Workshop and continue my discussion with Trigger on the beginning of F-35 flight operations outside the test world. You can download Trigger’s bio HERE [https://flighttestsafety.org/images/Saunders_BIO_Apr25.pdf] View the Workshop videocasts HERE [https://flighttestsafety.org/2025-greensboro-nc]   This Podcast is sponsored by Time2climb Training and Consulting [https://www.time2climb.com/]

We talk a lot about preparing for the first flight of a new aircraft but what about preparing for the first flights for an organization?  This month I talked with retired US Navy Captain Mike "Trigger" Saunders about preparing for initial flight operations of the F-35 at Eglin AFB.  You can download Trigger’s bio HERE [https://flighttestsafety.org/images/Saunders_BIO_Apr25.pdf]   This Podcast is sponsored by Time2climb Training and Consulting [https://www.time2climb.com/]

This month we wrap up our discussion on CRM at least for now with my Guest Eric Kinney from the FAA.  Our history segment takes a look back at an interesting time at Edwards AFB where the order of the day was SET RECORDS! You can find Eric's bio HERE [https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-kinney-91597b12/] It's time to register for the Flight Test Safety Workshop. Find more information HERE [https://secure.whoglue.net/setp/event/default.cfm?EventUUID=DC7B95E7-E4A8-2D6D-00A0B3802431CEF1].   This Podcast is sponsored by Time2climb Training and Consulting [https://www.time2climb.com/]

This month I continue my look at Crew Resource Management with a discussion about CRM and the Flight Test Community.  My guest Rod Huete will talk about work he did developing CRM training for flight testers.   Direct Download Link of Rod's Paper [https://flighttestsafety.org/images/TE_CRM_SETP_Paper_1993.pdf] Link to view Rod's Video "Intro to T and E CRM" [https://vimeo.com/1060582361/bd5d5e2a31?share=copy]   This Podcast is sponsored by Time2climb Training and Consulting [https://www.time2climb.com/]