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The Flight Test Safety Committee (FTSC), in conjunction with The Society of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP) and the Society of Flight Test Engineers (SFTE), will hold the European Flight Test Safety Workshop on 4 - 5 November 2025 at the Starhotels Savoia Excelsior Palace - Trieste, Italy. The purpose of the Safety Workshop is to provide an open forum where flight test safety issues can be presented, discussed and probed with other members and disciplines of the flight test community. Mr. Marco Rizzato of Pipistrel is coordinating the event. This event will be in the style of a workshop with an interactive tutorial and technical presentations. We expect plenty of audience participation and discussion.
THIS WORKSHOP IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
MONDAY, 3 NOVEMBER – INFORMAL GATHERING: A no-host gathering will be held at le Rive Lounge Bar in the hotel, Savoia Excelsior Palace. Join us for socializing & networking from 6:00-8:00pm. No RSVP required.
TUESDAY, 4 NOVEMBER – WORKSHOP TUTORIAL: A tutorial will kick off the Workshop and explore the topic of Production Flight Test. The Tutorial will begin at 8:00am in the Tergeste Room, if staying at the hotel, breakfast is included in your room rate. Lunch will be served from 12:30 - 1:30 pm in the hotel's Restaurant Savoy. The Tutorial Presentation schedule is below.
TUESDAY, 4 NOVEMBER – PIPISTREL TOUR: BUS IS FULL - NO LONGER ACCEPTING ATTENDEES FOR TOUR The technical tour will take place after lunch and finish by 6:00pm. Full Name (as it appears on your photo ID), Date of Birth, Country of Citizenship and Employer Name are needed in advance of the Tour for the security clearance process. Attendees will need to show a valid government ID with photo on the day of the Tour. Passports not required but may be simplest for International attendees. No photographs are allowed inside the facility. There is no cost for the tour but seats are limited to the first 55 attendees who sign up by 22 October. Bus transportation will be provided to Pipistrel and depart the hotel at 1:40pm SHARP. More details on the bus pick-up location will be provided at the venue. We anticipate the bus will arrive back at the hotel by about 6:00pm, depending on traffic. Thank you to Pipistrel for sponsoring the tour and bus.
Tuesday evening is open, as no Workshop event is scheduled.
WEDNESDAY, 5 NOVEMBER - TECHNICAL SESSIONS: The Workshop Technical Sessions will begin at 8:00am in the Tergeste Room, if staying at the hotel, breakfast is included in your room rate. Lunch will be served from 12:30 - 1:30 pm in The hotel's Restaurant Savoy. The Technical Presentations are listed below.
WEDNESDAY, 5 NOVEMBER - KEYNOTE DINNER WITH AWARD PRESENTATION: A Reception will be held in the Hotel Library at 6:45. The Keynote Dinner and presentation of the Best Paper Award will start at 7:30pm in the Tergeste Room . We are pleased to announce that the program will include a keynote from Mr. Tine Tomažic, Director of Engineering and Innovation, Pipistrel. Seating is limited so be sure to register early if you and/or a guest plan to attend. Thank you to NOVA Systems for sponsoring the Best Paper Award.
If you would like to receive a certificate of participation upon completion of the Workshop, (this does NOT include training credits, it only confirms your attendance), email Susan Bennett at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. A pdf of the certificate will be emailed to you within 2 weeks after the event.
Dress Code
Informal Gathering on Monday: Casual Dress
Tutorial & Technical Sessions: Business Casual
Technical Tour: Business Casual
Wednesday Evening Banquet Dinner: Business Dress
If you have any questions concerning the workshop please do not hesitate to contact:
Susan Bennett: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Tutorial Presentations
Tuesday – 4 November 2025
“Airbus – Safety and Quality in Production”
Thomas Wilhelm, Airbus
“Leonardo – Safe Production Flight Testing”
Paolo Chimetto, Leonardo Aircraft
Patrizia Scopacasa, Leonardo Aircraft
“Pipistrel – Customer Acceptance Flights”
Jožef Kovacic, Pipistrel
“Creating a Flight Test Organisation”
Guy Gratton, Cranfield University
Technical Presentations
Wednesday – 5 November 2025
“Building Bridges – From Experimental Flight Test to Production First Flight”
Allan Jespersen, Gulfstream
Tenille Cromwell, Gulfstream
“Safety in Standards: The Launch of the Society of Flight Test Engineers’ Recommended Practices Program”
Jeff Canclini, SFTE President
Tiziano Bernard, SFTE
“Accident Investigation and Lessons Learnt during an Automated Flight Test Campaign of a Distributed Electric Propulsion Demonstrator”
Giorgio Filippoli, Politecnico di Milano
“Safety Aspects on Flight Test of Detect And Avoid Systems for Uncrewed Aircraft”
Pierfilippo Rizzo, Leonardo Aircraft
Maurizio Goiak, Leonardo Aircraft
“Low speed flight characteristics testing - From spin recovery to spin resistance”
Emiliano Grgic, Pipistrel
Lyssandre Rammos, ADC GmbH (EASA)
"SMS – An Effective Safety Path Forward"
Terry Lutz, TLZ Aerospace Services
“Flight (Test) Safety – a different approach”
Josef Gietl, Airbus
“The Approach to the first flights of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)”
Dinçer Dogukan GÖLE, Turkish Aerospace Industries
Hasan Cemal Sargin, Turkish Aerospace Industries
Kutluhan Kürsat Candir, Turkish Aerospace Industries
“CIRP: Mental Health Support for Flight Testers”
James Sergeant, SFTE
“Managing Uncertainty in UAS Flight Testing with Real-Time and Predictive Simulations”
Nicolo Battaini, Pipistrel
Lorenzo Boaretto, Pipistrel
“ AW109 Trekker CAT A Accident”
Giuseppe Segreto, Leonardo Helicopters
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