Our work
Research that is open to read, and software that crews use on the line.
Translating V₁ to groundspeed
A decision framework for takeoff wind shear: a groundspeed-referenced V₁ gives pilots a measurable abort threshold when airspeed stagnates but the aircraft keeps accelerating.
Read the article › gsv1-article.masterpilots.com Case study · GSV₁The wind shear gap Franco couldn't see
A business-school-style case for classroom discussion: a captain's takeoff decision at Madrid-Barajas, with a workbook, appendices and a teaching note.
Open the case › gsv1-article.masterpilots.com/case Tool · GSV₁GSV₁ calculator
A dispatch tool that works out the groundspeed V₁ gate for a takeoff in wind shear conditions, with the airport's current weather, runways and alerts. Free by design.
Open the calculator › gsv1.masterpilots.com Product · LogAloftLogAloft
Your flights, your hours and your radiation dose in one place: a logbook for airline crews with duty limits, currency and rest plans, and the cosmic radiation of every flight.
Visit LogAloft › logaloft.comAbout Masterpilots
Masterpilots LLC was founded by Carlos Bousoño, an airline pilot, former check pilot and simulator instructor, and electrical engineer. The company turns line experience into research and software.
The GSV₁ work is free and open by design: it exists to make takeoffs safer. LogAloft is our product for crews and frequent flyers.
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