National Test Pilot School

National Test Pilot School
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Established1981
PresidentJames E. Brown III
Key peoplePatrick Garman, NTPS Enterprise CEO
Website[1]

The National Test Pilot School (NTPS) is the only civilian test-pilot school in the United States, located in Mojave, California. It is organized as a not-for-profit educational institute under California state law[1] and is governed by a board of trustees. NTPS is one of the seven test-pilot schools worldwide recognized by the international Society of Experimental Test Pilots, giving pilot graduates of NTPS instant initial acceptance into their society.[2] In 2016, NTPS became the first test-pilot school in the world to be certified as a Flight Test Authorised Training Organisation by the European Aviation Safety Organization.

  1. ^ "National Test Pilot School - 2017 Annual Report Summary". Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  2. ^ Provisional Associate Membership Application & Instructions (PDF), SETP, p. 2.