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Better off Without it? – Savvy Analysis Puzzler May 2023

SavvyAnalysis PuzzlersBy Joe GodfreyMay 12, 2023

Most of the time engine data is an important tool for helping us with powerplant management during a flight, and choosing efficient options when maintenance is needed. If you’re a regular Puzzler reader, you’ve seen lots of examples of that. But every once in a while, the data is so erratic or mysterious that it…

Engine Data Analysis for Prebuy Exams – Savvy Analysis Puzzler April 2023

SavvyAnalysis PuzzlersBy Joe GodfreyApril 14, 2023

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 years. When a…

Edge Case – Savvy Analysis Puzzler March 2023

SavvyAnalysis PuzzlersBy Joe GodfreyMarch 17, 2023

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 scratching, speculating and postulating. Since day one, our goal has been…

Is Flying Safer Now? – Savvy Analysis Puzzler February 2023

SavvyAnalysis PuzzlersBy Joe GodfreyFebruary 18, 2023

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 easier to recognize problems, and knowing what the…

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…

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