Remembering Richard L. Collins

by | May 15, 2018 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers

Last October I mentioned Eastern Airlines flight 401, which crashed into the Everglades in 1972 because all three crew members were fixated on a failed landing light. I first read about the importance of that flight, and so many others, by reading books and columns by...

Two Factor Authentication

by | Apr 21, 2018 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers

Strong passwords, frequently changed passwords, biometric scans and two factor authentication are some of the technologies developed to keep information accessible to those who should have it, and away from those who shouldn’t. Every time I have to track down my...

March Madness

by | Mar 14, 2018 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers

I just filled out my bracket for this month’s college basketball tournament. If you live outside the US, or you don’t follow sports, it’s an annual ritual where American sports fans try and guess which of 64 teams will win every game over the course...

Olio

by | Feb 16, 2018 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers

Sometimes the data that I gather to write about has an obvious theme. Sometimes I sort of manhandle them into a common theme. This month, it’s more of a collection of independent cases. First up is data from a Cirrus SR22 with a Continental IO-550-N and data...

Failure Is An Option

by | Jan 21, 2018 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers

One of the most famous and inspirational sayings in aviation and aerospace is “failure is not an option.” If you like the Ron Howard movie Apollo 13, chances are you’d like the book – or the Audible version – about the American space...