Submit an Article to Cockpit Magazine

Cockpit Magazine is a peer reviewed journal created to share the lessons learned and milestones of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots. Technical Articles are the most important content that we publish and will be reviewed by our Editorial Board based on quality, scope, lessons learned and content. Throughout the publishing process, our Editorial Board will provide feedback to assist you in your work if needed. 

If your work has been previously published, please gain permission from publication prior to submission. 

A detailed template is provided, but not required, to assist in formatting: SETP Paper Template - Download Here

A simplified template is provided to assist in formatting: Simplified SETP Paper Template - Download Here

Review the Editorial Board's Referee Report, to see how all submissions are reviewed: Referee Report - Download Here

Other content accepted for submission to Cockpit Magazine are RefleXion articles and Qualitative Evaluations. 

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The Editorial Board will review your Technical Articles for content, scope and completeness. We will ask some of the following questions, while not conclusive, to review your work.

Is your technical article on the scope of Cockpit, with an application to flight test?

Are there related lessons learned, conclusions and Recommendations?

Have the appropriate references been cited and are the citation methods consistent? 

If you are unsure if your Technical Article meets this criteria, please submit and we will provide feedback.

Submission Deadlines

Summer Magazine: Articles due 15 May

Winter Magazine: Articles due 27 November

Critical Incident Response Committee (CIRC)

THIS WEBPAGE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION - MORE UPDATES WILL BE ADDED SOON!

The Society of Experimental Test Pilots is focused on the prevention of accidents and loss of life by improving safety, design and flight test of aerospace vehicles and their related systems.  SETP’s focus on what happened to the aircraft and our test pilots who fly them remains very clear.  SETP also recognizes the potential damage an aircraft accident can inflict on the SETP families and fellow testers left behind.  

In 2013, SETP created the Critical Incident Response Committee (CIRC) to provide and coordinate, when possible, support for families and peer groups following flight test-related accidents.  SETP liaises with aviation industry professionals with extensive experience in post-accident grief counseling to provide basic certification for peer-to-peer coaching in the event of a critical incident.  CIRC has developed a growing network of personnel trained to provide peer-to-peer support for colleagues and for the families of Members injured or killed in aircraft accidents. The members of SETP's CIRC assist in identifying the needs of members' organizations and families, resources available to meet those needs, and coordinate efforts to provide these resources to the best of their ability.

The Critical Incident Resource Manual: Download PDF here  
This Manual is under reconstruction - the new version will be available soon

CIRC Committee

2023 -2024 Chairman
Billie Flynn

SETP HQ Liaison
Laurie Balderas

2023-2026 Committee Members
Lisa Brown
Katherine Benjamin
James Sergeant

SETP & Partners Estate and Financial Preparedness Guidebook & Checklists Formerly the Spouse and Partners Handbook

The Guidebooks and Checklists below are designed to help you put the basics in order for your family as you embark on your career as a test pilot and/or to keep your affairs in order as you move through life.

In 2010 and 2011, the SETP Partner's Committee was formed, followed in 2013 by the SETP Critical Incident Response Committee to address the needs of the test pilot community more broadly and extend care/help to the families.  We had a few years of unfortunate tragedies that touched our SETP community deeply, and the members engaged with the partners to determine the best ways SETP could help support efforts to ensure members were prepared. The purpose of both of these committees is not simply to prepare you for the worst but to prepare you for the best.

Guidebooks with Checklists (Click Links to Download the PDF)
SETP Partner's Estate Preparedness - SINGLE, NO PARTNER

SETP Partner's Estate Preparedness - SINGLE +PARTNER

SETP Partner's Estate Preparedness - SINGLE +CHILDREN

SETP Partner's Estate Preparedness - SINGLE +PARTNER +CHILDREN

SETP Partner's Estate Preparedness - MARRIED NO MINORS

SETP Partner's Estate Preparedness - MARRIED +MINORS

Checklists Only (Click Links to Download the PDF)
SINGLE,  NO PARTNER/ NO DEPENDENTS

UNMARRIED +Partner

UNMARRIED +CHILDREN

SINGLE +PARTNER +CHILDREN

MARRIED NO CHILDREN

MARRIED +CHILDREN

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Constitution and SOP Committee

Constitution and SOP Committee

2023-2024 Chairman
Gregory Lewis

2022-2025 Committee Members

William Gray
Rusty Lowry
Michael Rabens