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69th Annual S&B Award Winners and 2025 Fellow Class
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- Created: 08 October 2025 08 October 2025
- Last Updated: 08 October 2025 08 October 2025
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The Society of Experimental Test Pilots is proud to announce the
All photos from the Annual Symposium & Banquet will be posted to the SETP website soon.
An email will be sent informing you of their availability.
Herman R. Salmon Technical Publications Award
(Sponsored by Symbolic Displays)
For the Best Technical Paper published in Cockpit during the Past Year
"Evolving HQR1 Controls: So Easy a Caveman Can Fly It!”
Kevin Christensen (AF), Bell Textron Inc.
Brian Fujizawa, U.S. Army DEVCOM AvMC
(L - R) SETP President Andrew McFarland (AF) and Kevin Christensen (AF). (Not Pictured: Brian Fujizawa)
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X-59 First Taxi Test
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- Created: 18 July 2025 18 July 2025
- Last Updated: 18 July 2025 18 July 2025
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NASA test pilot Nils Larson (F) completed the first low-speed taxi test of the X-59 on July 10, 2025.
SETP & Partners Estate and Financial Preparedness Guides
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- Created: 16 September 2019 16 September 2019
- Last Updated: 23 July 2024 23 July 2024
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SETP Partner's Estate 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
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
What To Do Following a Death
The Critical Incident Resource Manual: Download PDF here
Neil Armstrong Luncheon Address
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- Created: 26 July 2018 26 July 2018
- Last Updated: 09 August 2018 09 August 2018
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While digging in our archives we found this historic presentation from SETP Charter Member Neil Armstrong (F),
at the Luncheon held during the 2005 Symposium that celebrated the SETP 50th Anniversary.
Please take 30 minutes out of your day to watch this captivating talk!