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333333333333 JJJJJJJJJJJ Lllll DDDD Bbbbbbb July - December 2013 July -December 20131 THE SOCIETY OF EXPERIMENTAL TEST PILOTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS President ................................................................................................. Kevin Prosser, Calspan Vice President................................................................................................Timothy Morey, Wyle Secretary ...............................................................................................Michael Wallace, Boeing Treasurer ..............................................................................................Todd Ericson, Col, USAF /egal 2I¿cer .................................................................................. Roderick Cregier, Col, USAF Executive Advisor ....................................................................................Doug Benjamin, Boeing President-Elect ..........................................................................Mark Stucky, Scaled Composites Technical Advisor ....................................................................................Patrick Duffy, JT3, LLC Technical Advisor ............................................................................................Greg Lewis, NTPS Canadian Section Representative .................................Maurice Girard, Bombardier Aerospace Central Section Representative .......................................................Dan Hinson, Cessna Aircraft East Coast Section Representative ...............................................................John Tougas, Boeing European Section Representative................................................. Jeremy Tracy, AgustaWestland Great Lakes Section Representative .....................................................Robbie Robinson, Textron Northwest Section Representative .......................................................................Ed Kolano, FAA Southeast Section Representative .........................................................David Wright, Col, USAF Southwest Section Representative ..........................................................Norm Driscoll, Designet West Coast Section Representative ...........................................Andrew McFarland, CAPT, USN Executive Director...................................................................................................Paula S. Smith CANADIAN SECTION CENTRAL SECTION Chairman ........................................... Dan Hinson Chairman ........................................Andy Litavniks Vice Chairman .................................Aaron Tobias Vice Chairman .........................................Jeff Peer Secretary ............................................. Steve Long Secretary .............................................Chuck Ellis Treasurer ............................................. Jeff Karnes Treasurer .......................................Maurice Girard Educational Outreach.......................Aaron Tobias EAST COAST SECTION EUROPEAN SECTION Chairman ........................................Gideon Singer Chairman ............................Tobias Van Esselstyn Secretary.........................................Brian Sandberg NORTHWEST SECTION Treasurer ........................................Scott Dornisch Educational Outreach........................Eric Mitchell Chairman ............................................. Ed Kolano Vice Chairman ...................... Jennifer Henderson Secretary .........................................Gerry Whites GREAT LAKES SECTION Treasurer .......................................... Leon Robert Educational Outreach..............Jennifer Henderson Chairman ....................................Robbie Robinson Vice Chairman .................................. David Glade SOUTHWEST SECTION Secretary ..................................................Eric Fitz Chairman ................................................Dan Wells Treasurer .............................................. Sam Ryals Vice Chairman ................................ Norm Driscoll Educational Outreach........................Gary Konnert Secretary ................................................ Jim Acree Treasurer ................................................ Jeff Trang SOUTHEAST SECTION WEST COAST SECTION Chairman .........................................David Wright Chairman ................................Andrew McFarland Vice Chairman .....................................Varun Puri Vice Chairman ...........................Andrew Thurling Treasurer ..........................................Ryan Sanford Secretary.........................................Glenn Graham Treasurer ......................................... ..Richard Zins Educational Outreach.............Timothy McDonald SETP COMMITTEES Flight Test Safety Committee Chairman ..................................................................Gerald Whites Membership Committee Chairman .............................................................................Eric Hansen 2014 Fellows Coordinating Committee Chairman ....................................................Steve Rainey Publications Committee Chairman ......................................................................... Allen Peterson Critical Incident Response Committee.........................................................................Billie Flynn Constitution/ SOP Committee.......................................................................................Greg Lewis 2 July - December 2013 SETP 2014 CALENDAR 7th Southeast Symposium 44th West Coast Symposium 21 February 2014 0DUFK Eglin AFB, FL Catamaran Resort, San Diego, CA 29th East Coast Symposium 4th Northwest Symposium 11 April 2014 25 April 2014 River’s Edge Conference Center at Naval The Museum of Flight, Seattle, WA Air Station - Patuxent River, MD Great Lakes Symposium Flight Test Safety Workshop 22 May 2014 12-15 May 2014 :ULJKW3DWWHUVRQ$)%%DQTXHW&HQWHU Hilton Savannah DeSoto, Savannah, GA Dayton, OH Central Section Symposium 46th European Symposium 13 June 2014 -XQH The Hotel at Old Town, Wichita, KS Luleå & Vidsel, Sweden 58th Symposium & Banquet 6HSWHPEHU Grand Californian Hotel & Spa Anaheim, CA COCKPIT is published by The Society of Experimental Test Pilots Address all correspondence to SETP Publications Chairman, 3RVW2I¿FH%R[/DQFDVWHU&DOLIRUQLD Statements and opinions advanced in technical papers and letters-to-the-editor are those of the authors and do not necessarily coincide with the tenets of The Society of Experimental Test Pilots. Letters to-the-editor are encouraged whenever there are dissenting opinions. Table of Contents: President’s Memo ............................................................................................................4 Editor’s Memo.................................................................................................................5 Technical Articles ........................................................................................................... 2014 Symposium Information ....................................................................................... New Members and Upgrades..........................................................................................51 Who...What...Where ...................................................................................................... .QRZ7KH&RUSRUDWH0HPEHU Section News ................................................................................................................. Scholarship Foundation News ....................................................................................... SETP Foundation News ................................................................................................. WK$QQXDO6\PSRVLXPDQG%DQTXHW5HSRUW ............................................................... 2013 Symposium Highlights.......................................................................................... Last Flights..................................................................................................................... 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I encourage all members to make time to attend at least one regional symposium this year. Just check out the “Symposia” tab on the SETP.org website to get more information on upcoming symposia. Kevin Prosser (AF) I also need to thank Doug Benjamin and his Board Calspan of Directors for handing me the stick with the Society SETP President ZHOOWULPPHGDQGKXPPLQJDORQJHI¿FLHQWO\'HVSLWH WKHVLJQLILFDQWFKDOOHQJHVWKDWWKH6HTXHVWHUWUDYHO UHVWULFWLRQVDQGDIXUORXJKWKUXVWXSRQWKH6RFLHW\RXUPLVVLRQRILPSURYLQJÀLJKWWHVW
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