Short Course Descriptions
Introduction to FW Performance & Flying Qualities Flight Testing
This two week short course is designed to satisfy the demand for engineers, pilots and flight test support personnel who require practical experience in aircraft performance, stability and control, handling qualities, flight test instrumentation data handling, as well as a working knowledge of FAA and military specifications pertaining to piloted aircraft. Full Description...
Introduction to RW Performance & Flying Qualities Flight Testing
This two week short course is designed to satisfy the demand for pilots, engineers, flight test support, and management personnel who need to learn practical experience in helicopter engineering flight test theory and procedures. Scope of the course includes performance, handling qualities, data acquisition and analysis, and FAA and military specifications pertaining to piloted helicopters. Full Description...
Introduction to Avionics Systems Course
This two-week course is especially suited to aircrew, engineers and analysts who require an introduction and hands-on experience in Avionics and Weapons Systems Flight Test. This course is designed for newcomers to the field, experienced personnel who are returning to the field and Flight Test Managers and support personnel newly assigned to a systems flight test program. Full Description...
Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) Course (Fixed and Rotary Wing)
The course consists of classroom lectures to teach basic flight test principles, concepts, and processes. The classroom instruction is reinforced by two demonstrations and two project flights, which are designed to provide "hands-on" experience in flight testing. Full Description...
Introducation to UAV Flight Testing
This two-week course offers a brief overview of how UAVs are flight tested. It is intended to provide the students with an introduction to the proper techniques to execute performance, flying qualities, and systems evaluations of fixed wing platforms. The course will introduce students to the methods and challenges associated with flight testing both remotely piloted and command directed vehicles through lectures, simulation, and actual UAV flight test exercises. Full Description...
Pre-TPS Course (Fixed and Rotary Wing)
The objectives of the course are to prepare the students academically in the basic concepts of mathematics, physics, aerodynamics, aircraft performance and stability and control and airborne systems evaluation techniques. Full Description...
Technical Pilot Course
This course introduces the student to the philosophy, procedures, and theory of acceptance / maintenance / production flight test. A review of basic aerodynamics and aircraft performance, plus risk management, upset recovery theory, aircraft pilot compatibility, an introduction to stability and control and acceptance / maintenance / production flight test procedures are accomplished prior to in-flight / simulator practical application exercises. Full Description...
Academic-Only Modules
Any of the 17 modules that make up the Professional Course can be taken stand alone as an academic-only course. These are almost all five day courses, Monday through Friday. See the following links for details: Core T&E modules, Performance & Flying Qualities modules, Systems modules