Featured Team member: Nicholas Caruso
Working at Momentum has been very beneficial and a great learning experience. Passion for aerospace and aeronautics fuels Nicholas Caruso, engineer at Momentum, in his quest to continually push himself. Never one to back down from a challenge, he enjoys the opportunity to learn and think outside the box. Working…
Featured Team member: Jalon Sortor
My military and college education and practical experience maintaining aircraft is directly applied to my professional career here at Momentum. Jalon Sortor, a 20-plus year veteran of the aviation industry, credits his father for inheriting a passion for the mechanical trade. “As a child I was right there, deep in…
Featured Team Member: Abhi Henadirage
Working at Momentum has been a thrilling experience along with plenty of inspiration to become the best person of myself, both personally and professionally. Abhiruchika (Abhi) Henadirage, Engineer, like many aviation enthusiasts, has loved flying objects since childhood. Armed with a passion for aviation, a degree in Aeronautical and Aerospace…
Featured Team Member: Stanley Victorio
Always be prepared for the worst outcome on the testing site, while also preparing everything carefully to achieve the best result. Stanley Victorio is an Aerospace Engineer with Momentum. Primarily tasked with flight testing, he brings his experience of developing estimations for drone navigation systems. A typical day may consist…
Featured Team Member: Co-Founder, Kyle Taylor
Aviation and aircraft have largely defined my life since a young age. Such a technically complex pursuit demands the highest level of respect, learning and continuous improvement – these are values we bring each day to our work at Momentum. Momentum co-founder Kyle Taylor started his aviation career designing and…
It Takes a Village for this Piaggio P-180’s STC Flight Test Program
“With proper planning and coordination, a rhythm develops in the flight test program that supports safe and effective execution.” – Stephanie Smith, Momentum Senior Engineer There’s nothing more fulfilling for a team of professionals than seeing a project come together successfully, having made a contribution to that effort, no…
How Collaboration Took Full Advantage of Converting Field Approvals into two Supplemental Type Certificates (STC) for Wright Air Service’s Helio H-295
The Field Approval system has been in place for quite some time, but over the last decade the FAA has begun tightening the requirements for obtaining a field approval and in many instances stopped issuing field approvals for modifications that were previously field-approved. This specific project is one such instance….
Featured Team Member: Co-Founder, Dan Garrett
I love seeing a good system in action, especially one that I helped to create, but I never want to lose sight of the fact that leadership transcends good systems everyday. Dan Garrett, Managing Partner & DER (Designated Engineering Representative), is humbled by understanding that his leadership comes with an…
Our new engineering facility at KSTP, St. Paul, MN
We are very excited to provide a professional office location for our growing engineering staff – Dan Garrett, Managing Partner Momentum Aeronautics, LLC is excited to announce expansion of its engineering operation to a new facility at the Saint Paul Downtown Airport, KSTP, in St. Paul, MN. The new facility…
Featured Team Member: Meet Stephanie
I live and breathe aviation – I’ve wanted to fly airplanes since I was a kid, even though no one in the family owned or flew airplanes – and I wanted to take my love of science and math and put it in use working on airplanes. – Stephanie Smith…