Course Schedule and Costs
Test Pilot/Flight Test Engineer Professional Course - Fixed and Rotary Wing (51 weeks)
$498,000/eng $950,000/pilot
January 2, 2013 - December 13, 2013 (Class 13A)
June 17, 2013 - June 13, 2014 (Class 13B)
Airline Transport Category Civil Certification Course - Fixed Wing (51 weeks)
$525,000/eng $998,000/pilot
July 1, 2013 - June 20, 2014 (Class 13)
Performance and Flying Qualities Professional Course - Fixed and Rotary Wing (26 weeks)
$298,000/eng $595,000/pilot
June 17, 2013 - December 13, 2013 (Class 13B)
Systems Professional Course - Fixed and Rotary Wing (24 weeks)
$298,000/eng $410,000/pilot
January 2 - June 14, 2013 (Class 13A)
Test Pilot / Flight Test Engineer Course (Category II) (18 weeks) (Formerly TB-II)
$150,000/eng $300,000/pilot / Light Aircraft $75,000/eng $150,000/pilot
June 3 - October 4, 2013
$25,000/eng $50,000/pilot - add MFC/Variable Stability option to above
Pre-TPS Course - Fixed and Rotary Wing (6 weeks)
$38,000/eng $38,000/pilot
May 6 - Jun 14, 2013 (Class 13B)
November 4 - December 13 (Class 14A)
Introduction to Fixed Wing Performance and Flying Qualities Flight Testing (2 weeks ) $9,500
January 7 - January 18, 2013
May 6 - May 17, 2013
August 19 - August 30, 2013
November 4 - November 15, 2013
Introduction to Rotary Wing Performance and Flying Qualities Flight Testing (2 weeks) $11,000
March 17 - March 28, 2014
* This course limited to US citizens or organizations approved by the US Department of State.
Introduction to Systems Testing Course * (2 weeks) $9,500
June 3 - June 14, 2013
December 2 - December 13, 2013
* This course limited to US citizens or organizations approved by the US Department of State.
Flight Test Certification and Standardization Course - Initial - Fixed and Rotary Wing (6 weeks)
$40,000/eng $75,000/pilot
Flight Test Certification and Standardization Course - Recurrent - Fixed Wing (2 weeks)
$15,000/eng $25,000/pilot
(Prerequisite: 6 week course, call for information)
Operational Test and Evaluation Course - Fixed and Rotary Wing ( 2.8 Week) $9,500*
October 14 - November 1, 2013
*Cost listed is for the fixed wing flights. Call for rotary wing options.
Introduction to UAV Flight Testing - (2 weeks) $9,500
September 9 - September 20, 2013
* This course limited to US citizens or organizations approved by the US Department of State.
Night Vision Imaging System Evaluation* Fixed Wing and Rotary Wing (2 weeks)
$9,500/eng $12,500/pilot
April 22 - May 03, 2013
October 7 - October 18, 2013
* This course limited to US citizens or organizations approved by the US Department of State.
NFTI Masters Modules (CEU Credits) Fixed or Rotary Wing
Core Academic Modules
| T&E 4001 Professional Long Course Introduction (spread over three weeks) | Jan 2 - Jan 18, 2013 Jun 17 - July 5, 2013 |
$2,200 |
| T&E 4002 Test Management / Operational Test and Evaluation | Jan 14 - Jan 18, 2013 June 17 - June 21, 2013 |
$2,200 |
| T&E 4003 Capstone Project | TBD | $2,200 |
Systems Academic Modules **
| T&E 4201 Intro to Avionics and Weapons Systems Flight Testing | Jan 21 - Jan 25, 2013 | $2,200 |
| T&E 4202 Communication, Navigation and GPS Flight Testing | Feb 04 - Feb 09, 2013 | $2,200 |
| T&E 4203 CFR 14 Part 23/25/27/29 Avionics Certifications | Feb 18 - Feb 22, 2013 | $2,200 |
| T&E 4208 Night Vision Imaging System Evaluation Technique* (includes one demo flight) | Apr 22 - Apr 26, 2013 | $4,300 |
| T&E 4207 Electro-Optic and Infrared Systems Flight Testing* | Apr 1 - Apr 5, 2013 | $2,200 |
| T&E 4204 Flight Test of RADAR and Electric Warfare Systems* | Mar 11 - Mar 19, 2013 | $2,200 |
| T&E 4205 UAV Avionics Systems Flight Testing* | May 20 - May 31, 2013 | $9,500 |
| T&E 4206 Air-to-Air and Air-to-Ground Weapons Integration* (includes tm exercise) | June 3 - June 7, 2013 | $3,400 |
| T&E 4209 Helmet Mounted Display Test and Evaluation* | May 6 - May 10, 2013 |
$2,200 |
| * These modules are limited to US citizens or organizations approved by the US Department of State. | ||
| ** Pricing information for an entire systems module (including labs) is available upon request. | ||
Performance and Flying Qualities Academic Modules
| T&E 4101 Performance Flight Testing I | July 8 - July 12, 2013 | $2,200 |
| T&E 4111 Helicopter Performance Flight Testing I | July 8 - July 12, 2013 | $2,200 |
| T&E 4102 Performance Flight Testing II | July 29 - Aug 2, 2013 | $2,200 |
| T&E 4112 Helicopter Performance Flight Testing II | July 29 - Aug 2, 2013 | $2,200 |
| T&E 4103 Flying Qualities Flight Testing I | Aug 19 - Aug 23, 2013 | $2,200 |
| T&E 4113 Helicopter Flying Qualities Flight Testing I | Aug 19 - Aug 23, 2013 | $2,200 |
| T&E 4104 Flying Qualities Flight Testing II | Sept 9 - Sept 13, 2013 | $2,200 |
| T&E 4114 Helicopter Flying Qualities Flight Testing II | Sept 9 - Sept 13, 2013 | $2,200 |
| T&E 4105 Modern Flight Control Systems | Oct 7 - Oct 11, 2013 | $2,200 |
| T&E 4106 Structures, Loads, Flutter, and Vibration | Oct 28 - Nov 1, 2013 | $3,400 |
| T&E 4210 Civil Aircraft Icing Certification | TBD | $1,000 |
| T&E 4210A Icing Demo Flight | TBD | $1,500 |
Courses Scheduled on Demand
| Aviation Safety Course | $1,500 |
| Upset Training Course | $10,000 |
| Spin Training Course | $10,000 |
| Formation / Low-Level / Chase Training Course | $10,000 |
| Crew Resource Management for Flight Testers (CRM) (3 day initial) | $1,500 |
| Crew Resource Management for Flight Testers (CRM) (1 day refresher) | $500 |
| FAA Systems Certification Course (Part 25) (2 weeks) | $9,500 |
| FAA Systems Certification Course (Part 25) academics only (1 week) | $2,200 |
| English Training prior to Pre-TPS (8 weeks) Without Accomodation | $18,000 |
| English Training prior to Pre-TPS (8 weeks) With Accomodation | $26,000 |
We can tailor or design courses to meet your specific flight test needs
Course cost is subject to change without notice.
Payment is due at the beginning of each course, with the exception of the professional 51 week course. Cancellation fee of 10% if student cancels within two weeks of start date of course! Cost is subject to change without notice. Please call for current costs.