GADFly in Action

by | Sep 14, 2025 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers

Years ago, when we noticed that one of the data signatures of a burning valve was an oscillating pattern in the EGT trace, we got excited about the prospect of setting up automatic scans for other parameters. Would we be able to write a program that would identify a...

Inconceivable

by | Aug 16, 2025 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers

It’s one of the great lines from a movie filled with great lines. Wallace Shawn was the perfect actor to deliver it, and now it’s hard to say the word without putting his unique cartoon-like spin on it. And now a quick pivot to engine data. Sometimes the...

Bang for Your Buck VI

by | Jul 12, 2025 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers

I have written about this before, every two years since 2015, and with lots of new clients and some new services since last time, it seemed like a good time for a biennial review. The comedians are fond of saying, “Timing is everything.” I think the quality of the...

Luck of the Draw

by | Jun 13, 2025 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers

Each month, my colleagues and I tag some of our tickets as puzzler candidates. You never know at the beginning of the month what you’ll wind up with as the deadline approaches. The worst case scenario would be a collection of similar anomalies – like...

Knock Knock Joke

by | May 15, 2025 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers

Knock knock. Who’s there? An intermittent knocking sound that only happens in certain flight configurations and is probably not a safety of flight issue but could become one because it’s distracting the pilot from his primary job of “aviate.”...