by Joe Godfrey | Apr 14, 2023 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers
In a prebuy exam, the logbooks are the most important item to review. If the logbooks check out ok, reviewing a set of borescope pictures is a good next step. If there are no dealbreakers so far, take a look at the engine data – at least for the last couple of...
by Joe Godfrey | Mar 17, 2023 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers
After ten years of reviewing engine data, it’s getting harder to hit us with something we haven’t seen before. This month we had the usual contingent of clogged injectors, weak spark and induction leaks. But we had a few scenarios that caused some head...
by Joe Godfrey | Feb 18, 2023 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers
As Savvy Analysis turns ten, I thought I would try and see if the data shows that more engine monitors and more data analysis over the last ten years contributed to fewer accidents attributed to mechanical failure. You would think so, right? Engine data should make it...
by Joe Godfrey | Jan 20, 2023 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers
When we started Savvy Analysis Pro ten years ago, we wondered how long it would take before deep learning and artificial intelligence would take over and push the human analysts to the curb. In those ten years, we’ve rolled out Report Cards, Trend Analysis,...
by Joe Godfrey | Dec 19, 2022 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers
Chapter 6 of the AIM covers emergency procedures, including the difference between distress – like fire, mechanical failure, oil on the windscreen, or structural damage – and urgency – like being lost, low on gas, encountering dangerous weather, or...