Bang For Your Buck I

by | Jul 17, 2017 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers

I have written about this before, but not in two years, and with lots of new clients and a couple of new Savvy services in that time, it seemed like a good time for a biennial review. The comedians are fond of saying, “Timing is everything.” I think the quality of the...

The Fat Lady Sings

by | Jun 15, 2017 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers

One of the first steps of engine data analysis is evaluating the reliability of the data. In recent Puzzlers we’ve seen probes that didn’t fail spectacularly, they just kept sending data that was almost believable, and could – if you saw it in...

You Need Coolin’

by | May 19, 2017 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers

Flying is full of great and memorable sounds. I’ll never forget how quiet the cockpit was after lifting off for my first solo – compared to hours of hearing my CFI issue verbal corrections or way-to-gos. It was just the engine and the air. I can...

Fiddly Bits

by | Apr 18, 2017 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers

If there were a TV show where I could watch A&Ps, or just plain owners, swinging wrenches on airplanes, I’d probably watch. I’d at least give it a look. Ice Pilots and Flying Wild Alaska and Airplane Repo tend more toward the challenges of...

Pi in the Sky

by | Mar 17, 2017 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers

How can rational numbers be so irrational? Actually, upon examination what we discover is that there’s usually a perfectly logical explanation for why an engine parameter is displaying its pattern. Even the impossible jumps from a failing probe have a logical...