by Joe Godfrey | Sep 18, 2024 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers
When we started our engine data analysis service in 2014, I wondered if we would see seasonal patterns in the data. For instance, would we see more probe failures in the heat of the summer? Would we see more stuck valves in the colder months? Would we see more...
by Joe Godfrey | Aug 13, 2024 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers
We rolled out Savvy’s Borescope Initiative in January. In the ensuing 7 1/2 months users have uploaded over 65,000 images to the repository. If you’re still waiting to participate, or if this is news to you, check out Savvy’s Borescope Initiative....
by Joe Godfrey | Jul 11, 2024 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers
I’m brushing up my French for an upcoming trip and was reminded that Mayday comes from M’Aidez – Help Me. When I started flying in the ’70s the conventional wisdom from the old timers was “whatever you do don’t declare an...
by Joe Godfrey | Jun 9, 2024 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers
If an engine monitor probe or sensor is going to fail, would you rather have it just fail and be done with it, or have it be reliable some of the time and distracting some of the time? Neither has much appeal, but at least with the failure, you can skip the detective...
by Joe Godfrey | May 16, 2024 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers
Hockey playoffs are in full swing. It’s usually about this time of the year that I rewatch my favorite hockey movie “Miracle”, about the 1980 Olympics. So many great performances, including fellow pilot Kurt Russell as Herb Brooks, but none better...
