The Test Pilot School is where the Air Force's top pilots, navigators and engineers learn how to conduct flight tests and generate the data needed to carry out test missions. Human lives and millions of dollars depend upon how carefully a test mission is planned and flown. The comprehensive curriculum of Test Pilot School is fundamental to the success of flight test and evaluation.

National Test Pilot School

The National Test Pilot School (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 domestic and foreign aerospace industries and governments, both military and civil certification agencies.  NTPS is the only civilian school of the seven largest test pilot schools in the world.

The primary objective of the NTPS is to educate and train test pilots and flight test engineers to be immediately capable upon graduation of participating in a military acceptance program, an aircraft development program within an aerospace company, or to complete a civil certification of a new or modified aircraft, either fixed-wing or rotary-wing.  NTPS has, since its inception, striven to address a broad constituency. As such we offer 32 unique courses, ranging from one-week, academic-only courses, to the 50 week Professional Course. Beyond that, unique customer requirements may be met by specialized courses tailored to the need if none of the standard courses suffice.

U.S. Naval Test Pilot School

"Working as a Test Pilot, Test Naval Flight Officer or Flight Test Engineer is fantastic duty! You will be responsible for projects on the latest and greatest aircraft and weapons systems, performing flight test and managing introduction of these new assets into the fleet. Testers are part of the acquisition world that makes sure the Fleet is armed with the very best possible weapons. It is a demanding and rewarding career."

The Empire Test Pilots' School

The Empire Test Pilots' School is dedicated to training the test pilots and flight test professionals of tomorrow. Today, it is operated by QinetiQ in partnership with the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence.