13th Annual ITPS Flight Test Seminar | Day Two

Friday, 12 December, 2025

Day Two of the 13th Annual ITPS Flight Test Seminar was kicked off with Chairman Michael K Mulquiney, Head of UAS Training and Operations at ITPS Canada.
Featured presentations include:

▪ F-35 High Alpha Flight Test
Peter K. – Director, Lead Turn Aviation Ltd., ITPS (Canada) Ltd.

▪ Optimization of Test Point Sequencing in a Flight Test Sortie
Süleyman Murat Köroğlu – Lead Flight Test Engineer, Turkish Aerospace
ITPS Alumni 2023

▪ F-16 / MRTT Validation Flight
Col. Philippe Goffin – Military Advisor, Permanent Representation of Belgium to the United Nations, New York

▪ Combining Two Worlds of Flight: Rocket Meets Airplane, Airplane Meets Rocket
Kelly Latimer – Test Pilot & Astronaut, Virgin Galactic (Retd.)
President, Society of Experimental Test Pilots

▪ Fixed Wing Carrier Suitability Flight Test Overview
Michael Rabens – Engineering Subject Matter Expert, Northrop Grumman

▪ Canadian Armed Forces UAV Test & Evaluation Department
Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Connolly – Chief Test Engineer
Aerospace Engineering and Test Establishment (AETE)

An outstanding lineup of speakers and topics showcasing the depth and breadth of modern flight test—from high-performance fighters and carrier operations to spaceflight and UAV test & evaluation.

With an excellent series of technical presentations completed, we adjourned for lunch—setting the stage for what would follow.

Wrapping up the Two-Day Seminar

The final afternoon of the 13th Annual ITPS Flight Test Seminar, held at ITPS in London, Ontario, featured a highly engaging Fireside Chat with an outstanding panel: Billie Flynn, James Sergeant, Jeffrey Canclini, Kelly Latimer, Rogers Smith, and Ricardo Traven.

The panel explored a range of compelling topics, including “Better, Cheaper, Faster,” the impact of AI on flight test, and concluded with each panelist sharing a memorable – often bizarre or humorous – experience from their career or program.

Following the panel discussion, Makenna Kuzyk, a Master of Science student at ITPS, delivered a presentation titled “Acoustic Detection of Vortex Ring State in Helicopter Flight.” Her presentation was later awarded the Best Presentation of the Seminar award.

Next, Kenneth Katz, Collins Aerospace (retd), presented “Application of CAST to Flight Test Mishap Investigation,” followed by Ricardo Traven, Test Pilot at Boeing, who closed the technical presentations with “Rigging Highly Augmented Aircraft.”

Dave Lohse provided closing remarks and presented Makenna Kuzyk with the $1,000 USD Best Presentation Award. We extend our sincere thanks to our judges for their time and expertise: Adam Lowes, Flight Test Fixed and Rotary Wing Instructor at ITPS; Dr. Andre Celere, P.Eng, Flight Test Engineer at Transport Canada; and Robert Brock, Manager, Flight Test and Human Factors Sector, FAA.

Thank you to all presenters and attendees for your presence and contributions to this outstanding and informative event.

See you next December in Canada for the 14th Annual ITPS Flight Test Seminar!