For Euro Flight Test's inaugural flight test assignment of 2025, I was part of the flight test crew for a transformative project: integrating Starlink on an airBaltic A220. This marks the first time Starlink has been installed on a European-registered aircraft, with Air Baltic set to offer high-speed internet to passengers.
In any aviation career, certain experiences stand out as truly unforgettable. One such moment occurred recently during a week-long flight training session in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where I had the privilege of supporting a German Air Force student undergoing flight test engineer training with Euro Flight Test. What made this opportunity even more...
In September, we repositioned a modernized SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 from Strasbourg to Manching for a qualitative evaluation. We assessed the Marchetti and its capabilities as a potential training aircraft for test pilots and flight test engineers at Euro Flight Test. The SF260 underwent further testing by legendary test pilot Robert Hierl, before I...
On behalf of Euro Flight Test (EFT), I had the exciting opportunity to travel to Aero Vodochody in Prague, Czech Republic, to test fly the L39NG SkyFox—an advanced Lead-In Fighter Trainer. The objective was to familiarize myself with Aero's Flight Test Department and help standardize Flight Test Techniques in preparation for the final evaluation of...
