Flight Test Safety Committee

The Flight Test Safety Committee (FTSC) was formed jointly in November 1994 by members of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP), the Society of Flight Test Engineers (SFTE) and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). These and numerous additional organizations presently comprise the FTSC. The purpose of the FTSC is to initiate and sustain a flight test related safety organization intended to promote flight safety, reduce the risk of mishap, promote risk reduction management and continually improve the profession's communication and coordination.
About FTSC

Ralph E. Mohr, Boeing

Ralph E. Mohr
Boeing Test & Evaluation
Flight Operations Safety, Flight Test Engineering Specialist

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 Career

34.5 years at The Boeing Company

10 years in Boeing Defense & Space, 6 of which included Flight Testing at Edwards AFB, CA

24.5 years in Boeing Commercial Airplanes & Boeing Test & Evaluation (BT&E)

Test Director, Lead Test Operations Engineer

Flight Test Engineering Safety Officer

Director of Flight Test Safety

Flight Test Engineering Manager, Cost Account Manager, Earned Value Management

Flown and directed testing on all major Boeing commercial and military derivative models since 1990, including

747-400F, 777-200, 777-200IGW, 777-300, 747-400ER, 737NG, 777 CV&RR, 757-300, 767-400, 767 AWACS, 707 AWACS, 767-AST, 757-VCX, 737 Wedgetail, and various other projects.   Managed Test Teams for Australian Wedgetail, Turkish Peace Eagle, Korean Peace Eye, 707 AWACS, 787-8

In-service testing. Post Delivery support to 767 AWACS in Hamamatsu, Japan.

Skills/Attributes

Successful FlightTest Engineer and Flight Test Manager. Test Team Leader. Telemetry & Data System development lead. Developmental and Certification flight testing. Experienced in flight test planning and test schedule execution, as a Flight Test Safety Leader, and am focused on test safety and proactive safety culture in a test organization. Private Pilot, SEL

Professional Affiliations

Society of Flight Test Engineers (SFTE), Senior Member, former Secretary, former Vice President (NW Chapter)

Flight Test Safety Committee, Board of Directors – since 2005

Awards/Recognition

Tony LeVier Flight Test Safety Award Winner, 2005 (SETP)

John E. Cashman Flight Test Safety Award Winner, 2007 (Boeing Internal Recognition Award)

Published Papers/Presentations – The 757-300 Flight Test Program – Testing a Stretch, Testing Fast, Testing Safe (2000) ; CRM: It’s not just for the Cockpit (2007); Flight Test Pilot & Engineer’s Tools and Human Factors Considerations (2009)

Education

BS Civil Engineering, University of California, Davis 1980

Safety Management Systems Certificate, University of Southern California, 2007

 

Areas of Expertise: Flight Test Engineering, Flight Test Safety