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66th Annual Symposium & Banquet

Meetings, Upcoming EventAugust 7, 2022

The Society of Experimental Test Pilots is pleased to announce that the registration site is open! What’s the SETP Annual Symposium & Banquet all about?! Click Here and watch this video to find out – then share with your colleagues!

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Cancelled: Hybrid Symposium on 6-7 October 2022 in Bangalore, India

Upcoming EventJuly 21, 2022

In view of conflicting schedules, SETP Indian Sections has decided to cancel the Flight Test Symposium in October 2022. We thank you for your guidance and support

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The airframe, undercarriage and entire flight control and avionics systems used for the aircraft had been developed indigenously.

DRDO conducts successful maiden flight of Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator

Industry newsJuly 11, 2022

The airframe, undercarriage and entire flight control and avionics systems used for the aircraft had been developed indigenously.

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Procurement of 15 indigenous Light Combat Helicopters approved

Procurement of 15 indigenous Light Combat Helicopters approved

Useful articlesApril 21, 2022

The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), which met under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, approved procurement of 15 indigenous Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) Limited Series Production (LSP) at the cost of ₹3,887 crore along with infrastructure sanctions worth ₹377 crore.

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Made-in-India Dornier 228 comes full circle with Northeast commercial ops launch

Made-in-India Dornier 228 comes full circle with Northeast commercial ops launch

Useful articlesApril 21, 2022

With the launch of the Dibrugarh-Pasighat flight on Tuesday, the Do-228 will be starting its second innings in the country’s northeast.

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IAF to order more advanced light combat copters

IAF to order more advanced light combat copters

Useful articlesApril 21, 2022

Impressed with the performance of the armed version of the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH), the Indian Air Force (IAF) is planning to buy more such copters for high-altitude operations in the Himalayas and the desert sector on the western front.

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1st SFTE India Chapter Symposium

EventsFebruary 19, 2022

Symposium-Brochure

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Flight Test Safety Fact Published for the Flight Test Safety Committee

Flight Test Safety Fact Published for the Flight Test Safety Committee

Featured, Industry newsFebruary 8, 2022

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.

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Call for Papers: AirVenture

Call For Papers: AirVenture 2022

EventsFebruary 8, 2022

AirVenture Oshkosh is the annual convention of the Experimental Aircraft Association. For 35+ years SETP has partnered with EAA to advance their mutual goal of education in pursuit of flight test safety. SETP members are encouraged to submit topics for presentation at AirVenture 2022.

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Spin Workshop at AFTPS

MeetingsJanuary 27, 2022

Election Of Officers: SETP Indian Section. 01 Oct 2021- 30 Sep 2022

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PM Modi hands over Light Combat Helicopters to IAF chief

PM Modi hands over Light Combat Helicopters to IAF chief

Useful articlesNovember 23, 2021

LCH is the only attack helicopter that can land and take off at an altitude of 5,000 m with a considerable load of weapons and fuel.

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Election Of Officers: SETP Indian Section

MeetingsSeptember 12, 2021

Election Of Officers: SETP Indian Section. 01 Oct 2021- 30 Sep 2022

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Last Flight of Col Austin James "Jim" Bailey, Jr., USMCR (Ret) (F)

Last Flight of Col Austin James “Jim” Bailey, Jr., USMCR (Ret) (F)

FeaturedJuly 13, 2021

The Society was saddened to learn of the “Last Flight” of Col Austin James “Jim” Bailey, Jr., USMCR (Ret) (F).

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Upcoming SETP Meeting: Beer Call

EventsJune 9, 2021

SETP – Indian Section is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/7166943238?pwd=bDhsdzlJcXhvOVJvbmtyelV6MTgxQT09 Meeting ID: 716 694 3238Passcode: Contact us for details

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Navy Inducts 3 Indigenously-Built Advanced Light Helicopters

Navy Inducts 3 Indigenously-Built Advanced Light Helicopters

Industry newsJune 9, 2021

Via NDTV ALH MK III helicopters feature an array of systems previously seen only on heavier, multi-role helicopters of the Indian Navy, the Navy statement said. Navy Inducts 3 Indigenously-Built Advanced Light Helicopters The three helicopters were inducted at Indian Naval Station Dega, Eastern Naval Command, Visakhapatnam New Delhi: The Indian Navy Monday inducted three…

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2021 European Flight Test Safety Workshop

2021 European Flight Test Safety Workshop

EventsJune 6, 2021

2021 European Flight Test Safety Workshop Dates: 12-14 October 2021 Royal Air Force Club London Theme: “Improving Flight Test Safety Through Enhanced Safety Risk Management.” Call for Presentations The Workshop tutorial will explore effective safety risk management (SRM) to include contemporary definitions and available references that may or may not be familiar to test teams.…

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2021 Flight Test Safety Virtual Workshop – Registration Open

EventsJune 5, 2021

FTSC Virtual Workshop 27 May 2021 The Flight Test Safety Committee will hold a one day virtual Workshop on 27 May 2021. The session will include a Tutorial with Technical Presentations and run from 7:00am – 1:30pm PDT (10:00am – 4:30pm EDT) with breaks scheduled throughout. High-performing organizations recognize that a Safety Management System (SMS)…

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65th SYMPOSIUM & BANQUET

EventsMay 20, 2021

THE SOCIETY OF EXPERIMENTAL TEST PILOTS 65th SYMPOSIUM & BANQUET The Disneyland Hotel Anaheim, California 27-30 October 2021 CALL FOR PAPERS Since 1957, professionals in the international flight test community have gathered amongst friends and colleagues at the annual “S&B” to discuss new and emerging concepts and share lessons learned in the pursuit of enhanced…

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Flight Test Safety Fact, 21-05

Featured, Useful articlesMay 8, 2021

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…

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Michael Collins

Obituary : Michael Collins

FeaturedMay 8, 2021

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,…

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Tribute to Air Marshal PM Ramachandran

FeaturedMay 8, 2021

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…

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Air Vice Marshal Ajit Lamba (Retd)

And, God gets a co-pilot in AVM Ajit Lamba

FeaturedDecember 31, 2020

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.

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Aero India 2021

EventsDecember 26, 2020

Aero India, an exhibition is organized every alternate year. Aero India 2021 is the 13th edition of Aero India being organised at Bengaluru, Karnataka from 03 – 05 February 2021.

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Testers Dinner

EventsDecember 26, 2020

Testers Dinner at ASTE Officers mess
Date & Time: 05 February 20201 @ 2000 hrs
Primary sponsor Wg Cdr M Arjun

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Brig Gen Charles E. Yeager, USAF (Ret) (F)

“Last Flight” of Brig Gen Charles E. Yeager, USAF (Ret) (F)

FeaturedDecember 20, 2020

The Society was saddened to learn that Brig Gen Charles E. Yeager, USAF (Ret) (F), took his “Last Flight” on 7 December 2020. He was 97. Born on 13 February 1923, General Yeager is renown as a World War II fighter pilot ace and quintessential test pilot

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Featured Article: Society of Experimental Test Pilots - India

Flight Test Safety Committee Podcast Channel – New December Episode!

Useful articlesDecember 20, 2020

This month we talk to a panel of testers from Edwards AFB who are testing autonomy, autonomous vehicles and AI today

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Handling Qualities Evaluation

Handling Qualities Evaluation at the USAF Test Pilot School

Useful articlesSeptember 27, 2020

A contradiction lies at the core of handling qualities evaluations: The most complex subsystem of the handling qualities loop is both the least understood and most familiar system. This subsystem is, of course, the human body.

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SETP Virtual Symposium: 24-25 Sept

EventsSeptember 23, 2020

The Society of Experimental Test Pilots is pleased to announce the Virtual Symposium 24 – 25 September 2020.

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Why Has India Opted For Indigenous LCH Helicopters Over AH-64E Apache To Fight China?

Industry newsSeptember 23, 2020

Developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), IAF has ordered 30 more LCH. “It is the lightest attack helicopter in the world, designed and developed by HAL to meet the specific and unique requirements of the Indian Armed Forces, reflecting the crucial role of HAL in Atmanirbhar Bharat.

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For Mountain War Against China, Is India’s LCH Helicopter Superior To America’s AH-64E Apache?

Industry newsSeptember 23, 2020

India has deployed attack helicopters to a disputed region in the Himalayan mountains. But India isn’t sending its new U.S.-made AH-64E Apache s, arguably the most lethal attack helicopter in the world.

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HAL’s Light Utility Helicopter passes high-alt Himalayan trials

Industry newsSeptember 8, 2020

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s (HAL) indigenously developed Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) demonstrated high-altitude capability in hot and high weather conditions in the Himalayas.

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India’s Light Utility Helicopter completes high-altitude trials in the Himalayas

Industry newsSeptember 8, 2020

Indian state-owned company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) announced on 9 September that its Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) recently demonstrated its capability to operate in hot weather and high altitudes after successfully completing 10 day of trials in the Himalayas.

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