The SETP & SFTE Indian Sections organised a joint event on 02 Jun 2023 to welcome the 45th Flight Test Course which passed out from Indian Air Force Test Pilots School (IAFTPS), ASTE, Bangalore on 19 May 2023. The course consisted of 10 Pilots and 04 Aeronautical Engineers.
Ten Test Pilots and fourFlight Test Engineers of the 45th Flight Test Course graduated from the Air Force Test Pilots School (AFTPS) in Bangalore yesterday, after successfully completing 47 weeks of a rigorous and multi-discipline training curriculum. AFTPS is integral to the Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment (ASTE), and is among the eight recognised Test Pilot Schools globally.
The 14th edition of the Aero India airshow will be held in Bengaluru from February 13-17. The event will include a significant trade fair of the aerospace and defence sectors, as well as involvement from international think tanks. The event will support the goal of Make in India in addition to boosting the local aviation…
On January 4, 2001, Wing Commander Rajiv Kothiyal successfully flew the first flight of the Technology Demonstrator TD-1. Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee subsequently named the aircraft the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) “Tejas,” which means “Radiance” in the ancient Indian language of Sanskrit. The Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) programme has made substantial progress in…
In This Issue: Your Words Matter – How we talk when we disagree (outside of the cockpit/control room) is part of culture we haven’t mastered.
2D Risk Matrix – Rod Huete presents an op-ed about subjective probability and the 2D risk matrix from FAA order 4040.26C
Turbo Talk – Turbo shares insight regarding the necessity to implement lessons learned and makes a plug for the FTSW.
The Society was saddened to learn of the “Last Flight” of Col Austin James “Jim” Bailey, Jr., USMCR (Ret) (F).
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 the first is empty. This month, we ask you to consider “Lucky, or Good?” That…
The Society was saddened to hear that Michael Collins (F) took his Last Flight on 28 April 2021. Mike was born in Rome, Italy, on October 31, 1930. He graduated from Saint Albans School in Washington, D.C. and received a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York,…
Air Marshal PM Ramachandran (4973) F(P) PVSM AVSM SC VM took his last flight on 06 May 2021 What does one say when one loses a father figure, a revered boss, guide, mentor, and a very dear friend. Air Marshal Palamadai Muthuswamy Ramachandran was all of that. In his long and illustrious career, he rose…
On January 20, 2021, Air Vice Marshal Ajit Lamba (Retd) would have turned 85. And, as during several birthdays especially in the last few years, he had planned to gift himself some special moments. Doing something he was passionate about — flying.