As you might know, last summer I visited the Idaflieg Sommertreffen. In preparation I received training on the Zacher Protocol, Idaflieg’s method for systematic evaluation of aircraft handling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since the instructions were entirely in German, I decided to translate them to English. Today I’m glad to say, both the German and English versions of the Zacher protocol have been published by Idaflieg!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Behind the scenes Idaflieg has a database with the results from a few years of Sommertreffen. In the database is data from each individual flight on a glider. The data has been checked for plausibility and details like weight&balance are present. You can ask Idaflieg for specific results by emailing vorstand@idaflieg.de<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n I am convinced that the publication of this method is very valuable. It allows anyone with an interest in flight testing to get hands-on experience on the subject. For anyone aspiring to become a test pilot one day, it provides a peek into what flight testing is in practice. Both in flight and on the ground. I wholeheartedly hope this will one day become a standard part of any aerospace engineering track.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As you might know, last summer I visited the Idaflieg Sommertreffen. In preparation I received training on the Zacher Protocol, Idaflieg’s method for systematic evaluation of aircraft handling. Since the instructions were entirely in German, I decided to translate them to English. Today I’m glad to say, both the German and English versions of the … <\/p>\n