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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. 

Course starts September 10th 2012

Full Course Description

The National Flight Test Institute/National Test Pilot School has a position for a post-graduate research assistant. The research assistant will be responsible for maintaining and operating simulators, telemetry instrumentation, and control room, for providing technical assistance to Test Pilot School instructors, and for participating in flight test demonstrations. The position will allow the research assistant to attend Master's Degree courses with the aim of earning a Master of Science Degree in Flight Test Engineering. A Bachelor's Degree in engineering from an ABET accredited institution is required and flight experience is desired. Must be willing to sign 3 year contract. Desired minimum GPA of 3.0. Please send applications, including a copy of college transcript and 1 page essay describing your interest in flight test, to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

NTPS graduate Kevin Bredenbeck, Chief Test Pilot of the Sikorsky Aircraft Company, won the prestigious Kincheloe Award from the Society of Experimental Test Pilots for his work on the X2 technology Demonstrator.  Kevin piloted the X2 to speeds in excess of 250 knots  The Kincheloe Award is awarded annually by SETP to recognize outstanding professional accomplishment in the conduct of flight testing.

NTPS is a not-for-profit educational institute incorporated in the State of California.  It was established in 1981 to meet the flight test training needs of the US and foreign aerospace industries and governments.