1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:12,300 --> 00:00:14,244 Really what we're trying to get is 3 00:00:14,244 --> 00:00:16,300 adaptive , critical thinking , 4 00:00:16,300 --> 00:00:18,710 engineers that can go on all different 5 00:00:18,710 --> 00:00:21,560 types of aircraft platforms , systems 6 00:00:21,570 --> 00:00:23,681 and be able to think about , how do I 7 00:00:23,681 --> 00:00:25,903 take this problem , How do I figure out 8 00:00:25,903 --> 00:00:28,070 what the risks are and how do I go out 9 00:00:28,070 --> 00:00:30,070 and safely securely effectively and 10 00:00:30,070 --> 00:00:31,737 efficiently test the system . 11 00:00:36,220 --> 00:00:38,164 So over the course of the year the 12 00:00:38,164 --> 00:00:40,387 students fly in 80 different curriculum 13 00:00:40,387 --> 00:00:42,550 sorties . I'm gonna highlight four of 14 00:00:42,550 --> 00:00:44,550 them for you and they're a build up 15 00:00:44,550 --> 00:00:46,717 throughout the year . The first one is 16 00:00:46,717 --> 00:00:48,772 called Airborne Test conduct intro , 17 00:00:48,772 --> 00:00:50,828 it's on a C 12 and really what we're 18 00:00:50,828 --> 00:00:53,050 working on there is crew coordination , 19 00:00:53,050 --> 00:00:55,217 communication and collection of data . 20 00:00:55,217 --> 00:00:57,383 This is my first time . Okay , great . 21 00:00:57,383 --> 00:00:59,910 Okay , so well today in the C 12 we're 22 00:00:59,920 --> 00:01:01,698 gonna be introducing our Junior 23 00:01:01,698 --> 00:01:04,200 students their first flight in the C12 24 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:06,422 as a team should be a good time . A lot 25 00:01:06,422 --> 00:01:08,589 of planning has gone into it mainly on 26 00:01:08,589 --> 00:01:10,700 the engineering side and just looking 27 00:01:10,700 --> 00:01:10,140 forward to get out there and fall on a 28 00:01:10,140 --> 00:01:12,140 beautiful day . So they'll be doing 29 00:01:12,140 --> 00:01:14,307 test conduct and basic attitude flying 30 00:01:14,307 --> 00:01:16,418 for the pilots so this is their first 31 00:01:16,418 --> 00:01:18,362 time to kind of work as a team and 32 00:01:18,362 --> 00:01:20,473 working that communication and how to 33 00:01:20,473 --> 00:01:22,696 safely and securely and effectively run 34 00:01:22,696 --> 00:01:24,807 a mission so that they can do it in a 35 00:01:24,807 --> 00:01:24,450 timely fashion while collecting all the 36 00:01:24,450 --> 00:01:26,283 required data in a safe manner . 37 00:01:35,830 --> 00:01:37,441 These test cars are based on 38 00:01:37,450 --> 00:01:39,672 performance mostly and then we do a few 39 00:01:39,672 --> 00:01:41,672 systems at the end for coming in to 40 00:01:41,672 --> 00:01:43,728 land during the weather but the real 41 00:01:43,728 --> 00:01:45,894 focus of the mission is just that test 42 00:01:45,894 --> 00:01:47,894 conduct . So we don't actually have 43 00:01:47,894 --> 00:01:47,270 them collecting all the data , they 44 00:01:47,270 --> 00:01:49,326 would need to do a full analysis for 45 00:01:49,326 --> 00:01:51,326 performance , but it's just getting 46 00:01:51,326 --> 00:01:53,548 them used to taking data and making the 47 00:01:53,548 --> 00:01:55,714 calls . And again , it's all about the 48 00:01:55,714 --> 00:01:57,826 communication and the fundamentals of 49 00:01:57,826 --> 00:02:00,159 the flight test conduct really for them . 50 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:02,336 From there , I'm gonna show you guys 51 00:02:02,336 --> 00:02:03,336 tower fly by . 52 00:02:05,930 --> 00:02:08,270 So tower fly by is really about the 53 00:02:08,270 --> 00:02:10,870 data . It's where we have airplanes 54 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:12,930 flying past the tower where we have 55 00:02:12,930 --> 00:02:15,097 really good truth source information , 56 00:02:15,097 --> 00:02:16,763 so we know the air mass , the 57 00:02:16,763 --> 00:02:18,930 temperature and so we can compare that 58 00:02:18,930 --> 00:02:20,930 to what the airplane is measuring . 59 00:02:20,930 --> 00:02:22,763 This is an interesting technique 60 00:02:22,763 --> 00:02:24,840 insofar as it gives us very accurate 61 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:28,130 data and it's not that hard to realized 62 00:02:28,140 --> 00:02:30,280 before each of those kind of flight 63 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:32,990 tests , we perform a risk analysis in 64 00:02:32,990 --> 00:02:35,960 order to mitigate those risks ground 65 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:38,410 collision , so for that we have a 66 00:02:38,410 --> 00:02:42,210 safety altitude . Another issue is a 67 00:02:42,220 --> 00:02:45,080 bird strike . We don't want one of our 68 00:02:45,090 --> 00:02:48,550 aircraft to impact the bird at low 69 00:02:48,550 --> 00:02:52,380 altitude . Alright then 70 00:02:52,390 --> 00:02:55,670 fast forward In the curriculum and the 71 00:02:55,670 --> 00:02:57,892 students are now getting in a much more 72 00:02:57,892 --> 00:02:59,948 complex test . You're gonna see high 73 00:02:59,948 --> 00:03:02,740 angle of attack testing on the F- 16 . 74 00:03:08,220 --> 00:03:10,164 This is where we're looking at the 75 00:03:10,164 --> 00:03:12,276 flight controls and the students have 76 00:03:12,276 --> 00:03:14,387 to think about a complex system , how 77 00:03:14,387 --> 00:03:16,664 there's different types of safety risk , 78 00:03:16,664 --> 00:03:18,609 how they use a control room . So I 79 00:03:18,609 --> 00:03:20,720 always think about teaching as sports 80 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:22,887 event and in the sense that you do all 81 00:03:22,887 --> 00:03:24,942 this preparation , all this build up 82 00:03:24,942 --> 00:03:26,998 and practice and then you go execute 83 00:03:26,998 --> 00:03:29,109 and you do your sport and you perform 84 00:03:29,109 --> 00:03:31,053 at the highest level you can . And 85 00:03:31,053 --> 00:03:30,650 that's what I think about what the 86 00:03:30,650 --> 00:03:32,872 control rooms is . You've got your team 87 00:03:32,872 --> 00:03:34,983 together , you put a lot of effort on 88 00:03:34,983 --> 00:03:37,150 the front end and now it's time to put 89 00:03:37,150 --> 00:03:39,317 the headset on , get ready to get some 90 00:03:39,317 --> 00:03:39,170 data and keep their crusade . So 91 00:03:39,170 --> 00:03:41,170 engineer on the ground , looking at 92 00:03:41,170 --> 00:03:43,290 information talking to a pilot in an 93 00:03:43,290 --> 00:03:45,012 airplane that's departing from 94 00:03:45,012 --> 00:03:47,012 controlled flight , which is pretty 95 00:03:47,012 --> 00:03:48,957 exciting and working through those 96 00:03:48,957 --> 00:03:52,800 conditions . Good job . 97 00:03:53,380 --> 00:03:55,324 And then finally you're gonna hear 98 00:03:55,324 --> 00:03:58,800 about our first flight . So the 99 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:01,022 students have to go out and think about 100 00:04:01,022 --> 00:04:02,800 how they would take a brand new 101 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:05,022 airplane and approach that for the very 102 00:04:05,022 --> 00:04:06,967 first time priority on every first 103 00:04:06,967 --> 00:04:09,420 flight is to land safely . So you're 104 00:04:09,420 --> 00:04:11,476 working your entire flight , set the 105 00:04:11,476 --> 00:04:13,364 airplane up to come back and land 106 00:04:13,364 --> 00:04:15,587 safely . You have predictions that help 107 00:04:15,587 --> 00:04:18,290 prepare you for this . You practice and 108 00:04:18,290 --> 00:04:20,512 airplanes that are similar . You have a 109 00:04:20,512 --> 00:04:23,340 lot of experience handling unknowns . 110 00:04:23,350 --> 00:04:25,350 But what you've learned during that 111 00:04:25,350 --> 00:04:27,517 flight is how that particular airplane 112 00:04:27,517 --> 00:04:29,683 handles because you're gonna come back 113 00:04:29,683 --> 00:04:31,906 towards the ground . So the end goal is 114 00:04:31,906 --> 00:04:34,072 after the students graduate . They are 115 00:04:34,072 --> 00:04:36,183 able to be critical thinkers to go on 116 00:04:36,183 --> 00:04:38,350 any of the different types of programs 117 00:04:38,350 --> 00:04:40,350 that we have within the Air Force . 118 00:04:40,350 --> 00:04:42,628 They can identify what those risks are . 119 00:04:42,628 --> 00:04:44,572 They can work together as a team , 120 00:04:44,572 --> 00:04:44,440 figure out how to be in a control room 121 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:46,680 or on board the airplane to safely test 122 00:04:46,690 --> 00:04:48,579 the programs and then analyze the 123 00:04:48,579 --> 00:04:50,690 results and give those reports out so 124 00:04:50,690 --> 00:04:52,690 that we know if we're gonna buy the 125 00:04:52,690 --> 00:04:54,801 airplane , if we need to make fixes , 126 00:04:54,801 --> 00:04:53,840 what we're gonna do .