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Startle Response – Savvy Analysis Puzzler April 2022

SavvyAnalysis PuzzlersBy Joe GodfreyApril 16, 2022

When you’re flying and inadvertently run a tank dry, or the cabin door pops open, or you smell smoke, or any similar unexpected threat, the part of your brain that listened to your CFI — train like you fly and fly like you train — goes to work. Your lizard brain also goes to work,…

Shuffling the Deck – Savvy Analysis Puzzler March 2022

SavvyAnalysis PuzzlersBy Joe GodfreyMarch 12, 2022

We’ve seen an increase in issues related to induction lately. Is it because many airplanes spent more time grounded because of the virus, and issues are emerging as the hibernation is ending? Or maybe it’s just that for most of our US-based clients, temperatures are warming and taking their toll on clamps, sleeves and gaskets.…

WORDLE – Savvy Analysis Puzzler February 2022

SavvyAnalysis PuzzlersBy Joe GodfreyFebruary 9, 2022

Are you playing Wordle? It’s fascinating to me how this puzzle has caught on as we look for distractions from that other 5-letter word that begins with C and ends with D and has two non-adjacent vowels. What has this got to do with analysis? Well, sometimes – actually, most of the time – we…

Kickback – Savvy Analysis Puzzler January 2022

SavvyAnalysis PuzzlersBy Joe GodfreyJanuary 15, 2022

Recently I saw an ad for a furniture store encouraging me to “kickback in style”. I remember hearing that word a lot as a term for relaxation when I moved to southern California in the early 80s. Before moving, I had read that word a lot in the Chicago papers in regards to unscrupulous public…

Breaking Bad – Savvy Analysis Puzzler December 2021

SavvyAnalysis PuzzlersBy Joe GodfreyDecember 18, 2021

“A guy opens his door and gets shot and you think that of me? No, I am the one who knocks!” — Walter White. Sometimes I look at my airplane the way Skyler looks at Walt in that scene. On my recent annual it was a crack in the flange of the muffler can. On the 2-4-6 side of…

It Might As Well Be Spring – Savvy Analysis Puzzler November 2021

SavvyAnalysis PuzzlersBy Joe GodfreyNovember 13, 2021

Would you know the symptoms of a broken valve spring in your engine data? We’re pretty good at spotting clogged injectors and fouled plugs from their distinctive patterns. We even developed our FEVA scan for detecting burned valves. Broken valve springs can be, like the song says — as restless as a willow in a…

Hiccups Part 2 – Savvy Analysis Puzzler October 2021

SavvyAnalysis PuzzlersBy Joe GodfreyOctober 15, 2021

In our last episode, we looked at events that seem to happen randomly, versus something that breaks and stays broken. Let’s call them hiccups. I had too many for one Puzzler, so this is Hiccups Part 2. The annoying thing about hiccups is there’s no guarantee it won’t happen again. Part of you is glad…

Hiccups Part 1 – Savvy Analysis Puzzler September 2021

SavvyAnalysis PuzzlersBy Joe GodfreySeptember 16, 2021

Hold your nose and drink a glass of water. Take a deep breath and hold it. Have someone scare you. There are lots of “cures” for the human hiccups. Don’t try these when your airplane hiccups. If you could choose, would you rather deal with something that breaks and stays broken, versus something that seems…

Ground Effect – Savvy Analysis Puzzler August 2021

SavvyAnalysis PuzzlersBy Joe GodfreyAugust 20, 2021

Pilots think of ground effect as the reduced aerodynamic drag that happens under the wing to cushion a landing or help with a short-field takeoff. Analysts, who are also all pilots by the way, think of it as what happens when a poor ground connection for an engine data monitor interferes with collecting the data.…

Bang for Your Buck IV- Savvy Analysis Puzzler July 2021

SavvyAnalysis PuzzlersBy Joe GodfreyJuly 17, 2021

I have written about this before, every two years since 2015, and with lots of new clients and some new services since last 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 material is pretty important, too, but…

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