Nigel Speedy
Test Pilot Instructor, Rotary Wing

Academic Qualifications 
   Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical), Australian Defense Force Academy
   Graduate USN Test Pilot School, Class 122

Flight Qualifications 
   Over 3500 hours on 50 types, primarily military helicopters.
   Australian ATPL (H) & CPL (A) with Instructor and Instrument Ratings
   FAA CPL (H) & Private (ASEL & AMEL)

Flight Test Experience 

   6 years rotary wing flight test at the Aircraft Research & Development Unit
   Various S-70A-9 countermeasures programs
   Acceptance of the first Australian produced Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH)
   Tiger ARH full flight and mission simulator test pilot

Professional Affiliations 

   Member, Society of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP)
   Member, Flight Test Society of Australia (FTSA)



National Test Pilot School 
P.O. Box 658 
Mojave, CA  93502-0658  USA

Phone:
Fax:
Email: 
661-824-2977
661-824-2943
nspeedy@ntps.edu

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