by Joe Godfrey | Feb 19, 2017 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers
Someone sent me a link this week for a video of a controlled blast triggering an avalanche. That started me thinking about some of my favorite cinematic explosions: Denzel Washington blowing up an oil tanker in “The Equalizer”, Jeremy Renner’s...
by Joe Godfrey | Jan 19, 2017 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers
As we enter our 5th year of Savvy Analysis Pro, we have – as the guy on TV says – seen a thing or two in terms of the Savvy Test Profile. We decided it was time for an update, and I thought this month’s Puzzler would be an ideal time and place to...
by Joe Godfrey | Dec 15, 2016 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers
Corroboration – evidence that supports a proposition that already has some supporting evidence – is an important component of engine data analysis. Corroboration can come from other data, or from the pilot who submits the analysis request. In analyzing the...
by Joe Godfrey | Nov 15, 2016 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers
I’ll admit stealing the title from Stephen Jay Gould’s work on paleontology. I’m a big fan of his writing and he left us far too soon. So what’s the connection to engine data? It’s a stretch, and it’s not my area of study, but...
by Joe Godfrey | Oct 15, 2016 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers
Recently I was talking with fellow pilots about flight diversions – things that pop up in flight that would cause you to change your plans and make a precautionary landing. We covered the obvious examples like fire and engine failure, then added control failure,...
