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Hi , my name is Austin Payne . I'm a

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performance and flying qualities

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engineer at the 7 73rd test squadron ,

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uh , working at the 411 flight test

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squadron here at Edwards Air Force Base .

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I'm responsible for making sure that

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the pilot can fly the aircraft the way

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that they want to and accomplish their

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mission safely and effectively I serve

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because I want to make sure that any

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issues found with flight safety are

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found here at Edwards and not in a life

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and death situation . So my role is to

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support the pilot in real time mission

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execution in the control room to make

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sure that at every part in the sky , uh ,

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the plane is flying not only the way

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that they expect it to , but also that

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every , um , flight control surface is

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doing exactly what it is designed to do .

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I serve because I want to make sure

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that any issues found with flight

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safety are found here at Edwards in a

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safe environment and not in a life and

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death situation .