by Joe Godfrey | Feb 13, 2025 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers
If you applied the scientific method to troubleshooting a GA engine, problem, you’d isolate one variable, make an adjustment, and assess the results. But it’s not practical. In the real world with a mechanic shortage it’s hard enough to get shop time...
by Joe Godfrey | Jan 15, 2025 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers
It’s a January tradition to restate the mission of these Puzzlers. Our goal is to help pilots recognize data anomalies in real time to make good decisions about the safety of the flight, and help owners to make informed maintenance decisions. Last January Savvy began...
by Joe Godfrey | Dec 12, 2024 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers
The Wright Brothers were the first to fly on this date in 1903. Growing up in southwest Ohio, we didn’t give a lot of credence to those floating other versions of history. It was Orville and Wilbur at Kitty Hawk on December 17. Full stop. While we’re at...
by Joe Godfrey | Nov 14, 2024 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers
Recently, one of our clients upgraded his JPI 700 to a Garmin G3X. Our tech specialist Kurt changed the account configuration so the new data will use the correct parser. In his note to the client, Kurt said “you’ll now have a dizzying array of data...
by Joe Godfrey | Oct 16, 2024 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers
Is there a mirror image for Occam’s Razor? Seems like if we have a name for relying on the least complex explanation for a scenario, then we ought to have one for the most outlandish, unlikely, logic-defying explanation. For instance, recently we got engine data...
