Category – Airplane
Aircraft Certification is a Human Endeavor
On May 11, 1997, an IBM supercomputer named Deep Blue defeated world chess champion Garry Kasparov in a six game chess match. This was a historic moment for supercomputing. A…
Overview of ASTM F44 Committee on General Aviation
The ASTM F44 Committee on General Aviation maintains the ASTM standards that are used as MOC (Means of Compliance) for the United States FAA 14 CFR Part 23 amendment 64…
The FAA Dynamic Regulatory System is Here
Within the first week of my working career at an airplane manufacturer, I learned my first aviation quote which is attributed to Donald Douglas – “When the weight of the…
A Brief History of Fatigue Management Programs
In the early 2000s, I had the distinct pleasure of working with several long time Cessna engineers who had started their careers in the mid-1960s. I worked with two of…