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40 Years of Flight Test Training​

September 4, 2026
ITPS Canada 40th year anniversary symbol on 5STA hunter jet

40 Years of Flight Test Training

Created to mark ITPS Canada’s 40th year, our anniversary logo is now proudly displayed on two aircraft closely connected to our training heritage and capability: the Hawker Hunter 5th Generation Surrogate Training Aircraft (5STA) and the MBB Bo 105 helicopter.

For four decades, ITPS has trained test pilots and flight test engineers from around the world, building a legacy shaped by technical excellence, innovation and generations of students, instructors, staff and partners.​​​

As we celebrate this milestone, we are also looking back at the people and moments that have made ITPS what it is today. We are collecting stories, photographs and memories from across our 40-year history for a special keepsake anniversary book.

If ITPS has been part of your flight test journey, we would love to hear from you. Please send your memories, stories and photographs to sheila.hodgson@itpscanada.com and help us capture the history behind 40 years of flight test training.

ITPS Canada 40th year anniversary symbol on jet fuselage
ITPS Canada 40th year patch on orange flight suit
ITPS Canada 40th year symbol on Bo105 door