On Friday, January 30th we are excited to invite you to a meet-and-greet networking event with Jen Uchida. Jen is a fellow flight tester and is the immediate past president of SFTE International. Jen will be in Atlanta and would love to connect with you all over some food and drinks! We hope you can join us!
The Society of Experimental Test Pilots, in collaboration with the North Texas Chapters of AIAA, SFTE and Southwest Chapter of VFS is pleased to announce the Southwest Aerospace Symposium will be held on 27 March 2026 in Arlington, TX.
This year’s Symposium Co-Chairs are C.R. Davis (AF), SETP and James Sergeant, AIAA.
This is an official call for abstracts.
Each technical presentation selected is given a 30-minute slot, including 25 minutes for the technical presentation and 5 minutes for questions from the audience.
No proceedings are published for this Symposium therefore formal written papers are not required.
Those interested in presenting should submit an abstract by 4 February 2026 to:
The SFTE Wichita Chapter and SETP Central Section are hosting a local symposium on April 10, 2026 in Wichita, Kansas! Expect a full day of technical presentations.
There will also be a banquet on the evening of April 9th at a location to be determined. This will be a part of a separate calendar event to be posted soon!
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
The 17th Annual Central Section Symposium will be held 10 April 2026. This year’s Symposium Chairman is
Allen Herbert, Textron Aviation (M).
Location:
The Textron Aviation Activity Center
9710 E. Central Avenue
Wichita, KS 67206
This is an official call for abstracts. Each technical presentation selected is given a 30-minute slot (25 minutes for the technical presentation and 5 minutes for questions from the audience). No proceedings are published for this Symposium, therefore formal written papers are not required.
Those interested in presenting should submit an abstract by 12 March 2026 to Tammy@setp.org
2026 Flight Test Safety Workshop 5-6 May 2026 Fort Worth, TX
Call for Abstracts
The Flight Test Safety Committee, a joint committee of SFTE, AIAA, and SETP, is pleased to announce that the North American Flight Test Safety Workshop will be held 5-6 May 2026 in Fort Worth, Texas. This year's Workshop Chair is Tom Currie, Bell.
A Tutorial will be held on Tuesday 5 May followed by a Technical Tour. Technical presentations will be held on Wednesday 6 May followed by an Award Dinner where the Dave Houle Best Paper Award, Tony LeVier Flight Test Safety Award and the Hugh Dryden Flight Test Safety Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented.
This is an official call for abstracts.
For the technical presentation portion of the Workshop, we want to hear from testers on all subject matters.
Each technical presentation selected is given a 30-minute slot (25 minutes for the technical presentation and 5 minutes for questions from the audience). No proceedings are published for this Workshop, therefore formal written papers are not required.
Please send abstracts to the 2026 Flight Test Safety Workshop Chair via Susan@setp.org.
The deadline for abstracts is 4 February 2026 to allow time for appropriate consideration and inclusion in the program.
REMINDER: You do not have to be an SETP , SFTE, or AIAA Member to submit an abstract, so please share with your flight test colleagues.
Tutorial details and the registration site will be available soon!
Join the North Texas Chapter and the SETP Southwest Section on the First Friday of even-numbered months at the Flying Saucer Draught Emporium! more info...
The European Test and Telemetry Conference (ETTC) 2026 is a premier international platform for telemetry, test instrumentation, telecontrol, and data processing, held in collaboration with the SENSOR+TEST measurement fair in Nuremberg, Germany, from June 9–11, 2026. This edition focuses on the evolution of testing industries to keep pace with rapid technological shifts, specifically under the theme of "Transforming Test Methods and Facilities with New Global Market Technologies and AI." The conference has officially issued its Call for Papers, inviting experts to submit abstracts by February 9, 2026, on pivotal topics such as artificial intelligence and machine learning in telemetry, digital twins, 5G and LEO satellite communications, and the integration of new energy systems like hydrogen into testing infrastructures.
Join the North Texas Chapter and the SETP Southwest Section on the First Friday of even-numbered months at the Flying Saucer Draught Emporium! more info...
