Hephaestus
Well-Known Member
So, MD-RA visit yesterday. Got a lovely autographed pre-cover inspection now. So only 99% left to go
The inspector suggested I should already have brought a test pilot into the fold. (He's rightfully concerned about cleansheet airframe + "less proven" engine).
Curious - what's the usual process bringing on a test pilot to a project and at what stage does their input really start to add value?
I mean we've had some past 2 year examples of how not to do it... But I'm not seeing any real "this is how to do it correctly" either.
The inspector suggested I should already have brought a test pilot into the fold. (He's rightfully concerned about cleansheet airframe + "less proven" engine).
Curious - what's the usual process bringing on a test pilot to a project and at what stage does their input really start to add value?
I mean we've had some past 2 year examples of how not to do it... But I'm not seeing any real "this is how to do it correctly" either.
