Society of Experimental Test Pilots

Society of Experimental Test Pilots The Society of Experimental Test Pilots is an international organization that seeks to promote air safety and contributes to aeronautical advancement.

05/28/2026

NEW Episode of "On Condition"
EP 77 - A Man's Gotta Know His Limitations

This month I continue my discussion with former Navy Test Pilot Eric "Pinto" Mitchell. We get into the tough question of knowing when you may no longer have "The Right Stuff".

Listen Now: https://flighttestsafety.org/ftsc-news/flight-test-safety-podcast-channel

You can check out the video version of this episode Here: https://youtu.be/56BZnvpZhdc

Eric Mitchell's bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-mitchell-918a2425/

FTSW Videocasts: https://flighttestsafety.org/2026-fort-worth-tx

The Society of Experimental Pilots is accepting abstracts for the 70th Annual Symposium & Banquet. For more info on submitting an abstract and hotel reservations, click Here: https://www.setp.org/symposium/meetings/annual-symposium-banquet/
You do not need to be an SETP Member to submit an abstract, so please share with your flight test colleagues. All SETP events are open to the public.

Available on iTunes, Spotify, Podbean, Pocket Casts, and Amazon Music: FTSCChannel

This Podcast is sponsored by Time2climb Training and Consulting https://www.time2climb.com/

SETP's 6th Annual Canadian Flight Test Symposium will be held on 29 May 2026 in Ottawa, Ontario.Visit the link for more ...
05/14/2026

SETP's 6th Annual Canadian Flight Test Symposium will be held on 29 May 2026 in Ottawa, Ontario.

Visit the link for more information and to register: https://secure.whoglue.net/setpadmin/event/default.cfm?EventUUID=E473EE5C-C955-7A9C-118A9E1F8A93FBA9&AcceptWaiver=yes

๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐›๐ฒ ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”.

04/28/2026

Congratulations to the SETP Fellows Class of 2026! Join us in celebrating these exceptional individuals as they attain one of the Societyโ€™s most distinguished honors. We look forward to recognizing their achievements at the 70th Annual Symposium & Banquet, taking place 23โ€“26 September 2026.

For additional event details and to secure your room please visit: https://www.setp.org/symposium/meetings/annual-symposium-banquet/

๐…๐„๐‹๐‹๐Ž๐–๐’ ๐‚๐‹๐€๐’๐’ ๐Ž๐… ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”
Claus Dalum
Andy Edgell
Joseph Edwards
Kevin Gross
Venu Kolal
Michael Masucci
Timothy McDonald
Andrew McFarland
Michael Meier
Klas Ohman
Rickey Simmons
Thomas Tilden
Mark Ward
Rhys Williams

The SETP Central Section and SFTE Wichita Chapter held the 17th annual joint symposium on April 10th at Beech Field in W...
04/22/2026

The SETP Central Section and SFTE Wichita Chapter held the 17th annual joint symposium on April 10th at Beech Field in Wichita Kansas. The Lloyd C. Stearman Award for best paper was given to Ed and Ryan Grabman of Bombardier for โ€œThe Safety Paradox.โ€ 25 Students from Wichita State University, Kansas State University โ€“ Salina and University of Missouri โ€“ Kansas City also attended the event.

Support for the event was provided by Textron Aviation, Bombardier, Cirrus Aircraft, Garmin, AvCon Industries and Northland Aviation.

As we close out an incredible week at Sun โ€™n Fun 2026, we are grateful for everyone who stopped by the SETP STEM booth t...
04/20/2026

As we close out an incredible week at Sun โ€™n Fun 2026, we are grateful for everyone who stopped by the SETP STEM booth to learn, build, test, and ask great questions. From hands-on paper airplane activities to conversations about aerospace and flight test, the week was a reminder of how powerful curiosity can be. Thank you to SETP, Gulfstream, our volunteers, and all the students and families who made it such a success.

One of the best parts of the SETP STEM booth is watching creativity take over. This young innovator came up with a cylin...
04/20/2026

One of the best parts of the SETP STEM booth is watching creativity take over. This young innovator came up with a cylinder paper airplane design that outperformed most of the traditional builds; a great reminder that experimentation, testing, and fresh thinking are what flight test is all about.

Hands-on learning at the SETP STEM booth: folding paper airplanes, testing ideas, and showing students how curiosity, ex...
04/16/2026

Hands-on learning at the SETP STEM booth: folding paper airplanes, testing ideas, and showing students how curiosity, experimentation, and iteration are at the heart of flight test.

04/16/2026

NEW Episode of "On Condition"
EP 76 โ€“ Pinto Talks Testing and a Contest

In this episode I will tell you about a contest to name the Flight Test Safety Committee's new AI search tool and we will hear from my guest former Navy test pilot Eric "Pinto" Mitchell who talks about weapons testing and high dynamic flying.

Listen Now: https://flighttestsafety.org/ftsc-news/flight-test-safety-podcast-channel

Eric Mitchell's bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-mitchell-918a2425/

You can view the video version of this podcast here: https://youtu.be/mBmP-z-_pfg

Send your AI tool name ideas to [email protected]

Registration for the North American Flight Test Safety Workshop on 5-6 May in Fort Worth, TX will close at 12pm CDT on 28 April.
More details on this workshop are available here: https://secure.whoglue.net/setp/event/default.cfm?EventUUID=7DEC18D0-A75C-AE6B-47621A9686B206FD

Available on iTunes, Spotify, Podbean, Pocket Casts, and Amazon Music: FTSCChannel

This Podcast is sponsored by Time2climb Training and Consulting ( https://www.time2climb.com/ )

A great day at the SETP STEM booth at Sun โ€™n Fun 2026. It was exciting to see so many students jump into hands-on activi...
04/15/2026

A great day at the SETP STEM booth at Sun โ€™n Fun 2026. It was exciting to see so many students jump into hands-on activities and explore the world of aviation, flight test, and aerospace. These events remind us why STEM outreach matters: todayโ€™s curiosity can become tomorrowโ€™s career.

The East Coast Symposium was held at the University System of Maryland at Southern Maryland (The Grand Hall) in Californ...
04/14/2026

The East Coast Symposium was held at the University System of Maryland at Southern Maryland (The Grand Hall) in California, MD on 10 April 2026.

LCDR Jonathan Parry, USN (M) was presented the Leroy Grumman Award for his presentation titled โ€œOld Thoughts, New Applications: Planning for Machine Learning Enabled Systems.โ€
(Pictured left to right) Mark Wilkening (AF), representing Northrop Grumman, LCDR Jonathan Parry, USN (M) and the MC, John Oโ€™Connor (F).

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Tuesday 7am - 3:30pm
Wednesday 7am - 3:30pm
Thursday 7am - 3:30pm
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