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On Saturday June 25^th 2011, The Society of Experimental Test Pilots was honored at the Lancaster & Rosamond Chambers of Commerce 108^th Annual Installation Banquet.  The annual event is held to pay tribute to the outgoing Chairperson, Board of Directors, and other Chamber of Commerce officers and to install the incoming Chairperson, Board and other officers.  This year, the Society was among five Community Service Awards that also honored the Boeing Company, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Northrop Grumman Corporation, and Edwards Air Force Base.  The Society of Experimental Test Pilots was presented this prestigious award for our generous contributions to the Antelope Valley community service organizations, advancement of aerospace technology, and efforts to foster academic advancement of the local student population.  Both the outgoing Chairman Mark Davey, and the incoming Chairwoman Jacqueline Owens promised continued support and cooperation with SETP.  The combined Chambers are hoping to sponsor an Antelope Valley Hot Air Balloon Festival and hope that part of the proceeds can be used to help build a museum for SETP and Edwards Air Force Base.  In addition, they also hope to bring the Unlimited Air Races back to the AV and request our help and support with this effort.  It is an honor for the Society of Experimental Test Pilots to be acknowledged and awarded this honor by the community.

Call for Volunteers for Experiment:

GL-4000 Pilot Assessment

The National Aerospace Training and Research (NASTAR) Center in Southampton, PA http://www.nastarcenter.com is developing a research project into advanced methods of pilot training using high performance simulators. These simulators are based on human centrifuge technology and are capable of generating accurate, sustained, G-forces that replicate the forces generated by an aircraft. This authentic acceleration capability is coupled with wide field-of-view scene generation. The synthesis of these 2 capabilities represents a significant new capability in flight simulation fidelity.

One specific use for these devices is as a large aircraft upset recovery training device. The latest simulator developed for this endeavor is the GYROLAB GL-4000 (http://www.etcaircrewtraining.com/high-G-disorientation-trainer-GL4000.php ), now being tested at the NASTAR Center. We are conducting an experiment to assess the fidelity and identify operational implementation challenges of the simulator and we need your help as a volunteer pilot. You will be asked to come to the NASTAR Center for one day to fly the GYROLAB GL-4000 Continuous G Device (CGD) and provide your professional assessment of the device.

Benefits:

.                      •           Travel expenses for non-local participants.

•           Research will contribute to the improvement of commercial pilot training for upsets and has the potential to improve safety in the commercial aviation industry.

Requirements

.                      •           Current experimental test pilots, test pilot school students or airline pilots.

.                      •           Ability to travel to the Philadelphia area for 1 (one) day.

.                      •           At least a current FAA Class III Medical or military equivalent.

 If you or anyone that you know may be interested in volunteering to be a research participant pilot, please contact Scott Glaser, MS at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 661-754-2732 for details.