The council covers all matters relevant to flight testing Electric aircraft and VTOL aircraft (verticraft).
To get on the email list for meeting reminders and reports, contact Chair Al Lawless <sfte@alawless.com> or text 336-422-1093 more info...
The CRM Escape Room is back! This groundbreaking new training on Crew Resource Management (CRM) topics, which was a smash success at the 2024 Seattle Symposium in October, is being offered exclusively to Seattle Chapter members during a special encore presentation.
Put your teamwork skills to the test! Participants are given classroom instruction on CRM principles and best practices, and then a team of 4-8 people are locked in a flight test-themed escape room and must use their wit, skill, and the principles of CRM to solve puzzles and escape.
The sessions will be held on Saturday, April 5, 2025. If you'd like to join us, click the button below to reserve your spot! We are asking for a $20 payment for reservations (an 80% discount!), which will be used to offset the cost of providing the training. more info...
SFTE Wichita Chapter will be hosting a table at the SWE Engineering Expo at the Century II Expo Hall on Saturday, April 5 from 9am-3pm. It is a free come-and-go event with hands-on STEM related activities for kids grades K-8. There are usually about 2000 kids that attend this event. Organizations host tables that kids visit to learn something about STEM. The kids will spend just a few minutes at each table and choose which tables they visit.
We will be helping kids make straw rockets at our table. This video shows an example: https://youtu.be/aTd2f59TSVo . SFTE will supply all materials, templates, and instructions. The kids will build their own rocket and practice launching it (with straws). They can then tweak their design and try it again, just like in Flight Test!
We are looking for 3 volunteers to work each shift during this event (more than 1 shift is ok too!): Shift 1 is 8-11am and includes set up; Shift 2 is 11am-1pm; Shift 3 is 1-3:30pm. Volunteers will help the kids make and launch their rockets. Please sign up using the link below by March 21. Volunteers will receive more detailed information about a week before the event.
The Society of Experimental Test Pilots 16th Annual Central Section Symposium will be held on Friday, 11 April 2025 in the Olive Ann Room at the Textron Aviation Activity Center (address below). The Symposium will include a continental breakfast, all day technical sessions and a luncheon. There will also be an evening social from 6:00pm-9:00pm on Thursday evening, 10 April 2025 at the YaYa's Euro Bistro (address below). Allen Herbert (M) of Textron Aviation is the Chairman for this event.
ATTENTION: YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE AN SETP MEMBER TO ATTEND THIS SYMPOSIUM SO PLEASE FEEL FREE TO DISTRIBUTE THIS SYMPOSIUM INFORMATION AMONGST YOUR PEERS.
10 APRIL – EVENING SOCIAL:
YaYa's Euro Bistro
8115 E 21st Street N, Wichita, KS 67206
6:00pm-9:00pm
This event includes a full buffet style dinner by YaYa's Euro Bistro, a complimentary drink provided by the Wichita SFTE Chapter and a cash bar. The fee to attend this is $30.00 per person.
11 APRIL - TECHNICAL SESSIONS:
Friday's technical sessions will be held in the Olive Ann Room at the Textron Aviation Activity Center, 9710 E. Central Avenue, Wichita, KS 67206. A continental breakfast will be available at 7:30am with the technical presentations beginning at 9:00am. The registration fee is $30.00, which includes the technical sessions, continental breakfast and the luncheon.
Technical presentations to be announced soon.
LUNCHEON:
Guest speaker - Gary Thatcher, Bode Aviation
THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER IS 3 APRIL 2025 12:00pm PDT! PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED AS WE CANNOT GUARANTEE ACCOMMODATIONS AT THE DOOR.
Location
Technical Sessions
Olive Ann Room
The Textron Aviation Activity Center
9710 E. Central Avenue
Wichita, KS 67206
Thursday Evening Social
YaYa's Euro Bistro
8115 E 21st Street N, Wichita, KS 67206
Contact Information
The Society of Experimental Test Pilots
P.O. Box 986
Lancaster, CA 93584
661-942-9574
setp@setp.org
Refund Policy
The deadline for refunds or cancellations is Thursday, 3 April 2025 12:00pm PDT. THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER IS 3 APRIL 2025 12:00pm PDT! PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED AS WE CANNOT GUARANTEE ACCOMMODATIONS AT THE DOOR.
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 6 & 7 May 2025 in Greensboro, NC.
The council covers all matters relevant to flight testing Electric aircraft and VTOL aircraft (verticraft).
To get on the email list for meeting reminders and reports, contact Chair Al Lawless <sfte@alawless.com> or text 336-422-1093 more info...
The council covers all matters relevant to flight testing Electric aircraft and VTOL aircraft (verticraft).
To get on the email list for meeting reminders and reports, contact Chair Al Lawless <sfte@alawless.com> or text 336-422-1093 more info...
The council covers all matters relevant to flight testing Electric aircraft and VTOL aircraft (verticraft).
To get on the email list for meeting reminders and reports, contact Chair Al Lawless <sfte@alawless.com> or text 336-422-1093 more info...
The council covers all matters relevant to flight testing Electric aircraft and VTOL aircraft (verticraft).
To get on the email list for meeting reminders and reports, contact Chair Al Lawless <sfte@alawless.com> or text 336-422-1093 more info...
The council covers all matters relevant to flight testing Electric aircraft and VTOL aircraft (verticraft).
To get on the email list for meeting reminders and reports, contact Chair Al Lawless <sfte@alawless.com> or text 336-422-1093 more info...
The Flight Test Safety Committee, a joint committee of SFTE, AIAA, and SETP, is pleased to announce that the European Flight Test Safety Workshop will be held 4 and 5 Nov 2025 in Trieste, Italy
The council covers all matters relevant to flight testing Electric aircraft and VTOL aircraft (verticraft).
To get on the email list for meeting reminders and reports, contact Chair Al Lawless <sfte@alawless.com> or text 336-422-1093 more info...
The council covers all matters relevant to flight testing Electric aircraft and VTOL aircraft (verticraft).
To get on the email list for meeting reminders and reports, contact Chair Al Lawless <sfte@alawless.com> or text 336-422-1093 more info...
