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Chat GPT – Savvy Analysis Puzzler January 2023

SavvyAnalysis PuzzlersBy Joe GodfreyJanuary 20, 2023

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, reports, and three iterations of FEVA reports. Ten years ago we…

Declaring an Anomaly – Savvy Analysis Puzzler December 2022

SavvyAnalysis PuzzlersBy Joe GodfreyDecember 19, 2022

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 any other condition that could adversely affect flight safety. And 6-1-2 ends with “Pilots who become…

These Go To Eleven – Savvy Analysis Puzzler November 2022

SavvyAnalysis PuzzlersBy Joe GodfreyNovember 14, 2022

Good news! They’re making Spinal Tap 2, with plans to release it in 2024 – 40 years after the first one. Of all the great quotable lines in ST1, it’s hard to top “these go to eleven”. Sometimes we get a set of screwy engine data that makes us wonder if the data came from…

Warning Signs – Savvy Analysis Puzzler October 2022

SavvyAnalysis PuzzlersBy Joe GodfreyOctober 15, 2022

A lot of analysis requests begin with “Something bad just happened and we had to divert and land. Is there something in the data that would’ve told us this was about to happen?” Our first reaction is usually relief – that the pilot got on the ground safely and is able to make the request.…

The Cycle – Savvy Analysis Puzzler September 2022

SavvyAnalysis PuzzlersBy Joe GodfreySeptember 16, 2022

Baseball has the cycle – single, double, triple and home run. What would that be for an analyst working a shift? Clogged injector is probably the single. Bad spark plug is probably the double. Let’s say the triple is a stuck valve. And the homer is a detonation event. How about a catastrophic part failure?…

The 80/20 Rule – Savvy Analysis Puzzler August 2022

SavvyAnalysis PuzzlersBy Joe GodfreyAugust 13, 2022

Apparently the 80/20 rule is also known as the Pareto Principle. Broadly applied, it means that 20% of your activities will account for 80% of your outcomes. In my previous careers in advertising and education, I would contend that 80% of stuff I spent my time on were caused by 20% of my ad clients…

Plateau – Savvy Analysis Puzzler July 2022

SavvyAnalysis PuzzlersBy Joe GodfreyJuly 17, 2022

It’s always fun at Oshkosh when one of the technologies of GA makes a move after spending a lot of time on the plateau. Avgas is the latest example. For years we just pumped it and worried about the short-term cost and the long-term availability, and now we’ve got some interesting new options to consider.…

Maverick – Savvy Analysis Puzzler June 2022

SavvyAnalysis PuzzlersBy Joe GodfreyJune 18, 20221 Comment

I’m not spoiling the movie if I tell you that one of the opening scenes of Top Gun: Maverick is a pilot swinging a wrench on an owner-flown piston-powered warbird. That may be enough to make you want to see it, although from the box office numbers so far they don’t need help filling seats.…

Foxes and Hedgehogs – Savvy Analysis Puzzler May 2022

SavvyAnalysis PuzzlersBy Joe GodfreyMay 17, 2022

The Greek poet Archilochus wrote, “The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.” I’m reminded of this when clients ask “Which engine monitor should I buy?” Savvy doesn’t endorse brands or product models, so without naming names, we think the best choice is the one that reliably gives you the information…

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,…

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