Stefan Hanekom, Bell Textron Inc. Presents at the 11th Annual ITPS Flight Test Seminar & 2023 Canadian SFTE Chapter in London, Ontario Presentation Title: Bell ...
Kenneth Katz, Principal Engineer at Collins Aerospace Presents at the 11th Annual ITPS Flight Test Seminar & 2023 Canadian SFTE Chapter in London, Ontario V-22 ...
The 11th Annual ITPS Flight Test Seminar & 2023 SFTE Canadian Chapter Symposium features excellent speakers and a world of flight test knowledge. The draft ...
Panos A. Vitsas Ph.D. was honoured with the 2023 Directors Award at this year’s Society of Flight Test Engineers Annual Symposium hosted by the Pax ...
Instructor work-up for advanced spinning demonstrations in our SU-29. Aerobatics instructor Trevor Rafferty from Upright Aviation Academy is familiarising our test pilots with the finer ...
Major General Dave Wheeler (RCAF ret.) joins the ITPS Canada Board of Directors London, Ontario (October 1, 2023): ITPS Canada is pleased to announce that ...
The International Test Pilots School (ITPS) conducts first flight of 5th gen. Surrogate Training Aircraft (5STA). London, Ontario – (September 21, 2023) – The high ...
A STA is born... 5STA! Meticulous planning, flawless execution, success! Congratulations to the team on the first flight of our 5th gen. Surrogate Training Aircraft ...
The International Test Pilots School maintains strong links with industry flight test centres. A long-standing partner has been the Leonardo Helicopters Flight Test Department at ...
There are good days and then there are great days! It's a beautiful day for flying our Sukhoi SU-29! What a powerful beast! Very tricky ...
It's a busy time for our 2023B Rotary Wing Course, keeping our rotary wing assets active including our latest acquisition, the AS355N.
Here we grow again! ITPS is the biggest independent school of experimental flight testing in the world. Currently contracted to fifteen countries to educate their ...
The International Test Pilots School is now a Transport Canada Approved Maintenance Organisation thanks to the unstinting efforts of VP Engineering and Maintenance Vishal Kassie ...
Wing Commander (IAF Ret.) Dilli Babu M., Ph.D. joins the International Test Pilots School as a Flight Test Engineer Instructor. Dilli hails from Chennai, India ...
The International Test Pilots School was fortunate to have Thomas Gros participate in our Junior Designer Intern Program. We say goodbye on this last day ...
ITPS is pleased to award three Turkish Aerospace Industries short-course students Certificates in Rotary Wing Performance Flight Tests. This three-week course included academic lectures and ...
Flight training operations have begun at International Test Pilots School Türkiye. Instructor training is complete and Lead Flight Test Instructor Saša Dobrosavljević, and instructor team ...
Our Advanced Aircraft Simulation Centre (AASC) allows flight test students to hone their skills in Performance and Flying Qualities flight test techniques, human-machine interface and ...
The recent delivery of Flutter Flight Test Training with live chase plane support and flight test engineer student test telemetry control at the Advanced Aircraft ...
Finally! The latest addition to our fleet, the Sukhoi SU-29 is serviceable. The aircraft will provide an outstanding additional platform for spin testing demonstrations complementing ...
A gyrocopter flies like no other aircraft. ITPS students enthusiastically appreciated the opportunity to fly this aircraft with its unique flying qualities and handling characteristics. ...
What a week it was! Pilots Giorgio Clementi and Raphael Langumier flew our Grumman HU-16 Albatross to #OSH23. The interest in the “Grand Old Lady” ...
ITPS was honoured to sponsor the Society of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP) “Pizza, Planes and Pilots” social event this past week at #OSH23. Almost 40 ...
The 2023B Fixed and Rotary Wing Graduate and CAT-2 Flight Test Courses have begun! Welcome to our latest group of aspiring flight testers from Belgium, ...
Mirza Junuzovic and Henrik Gorges from Heli-One have successfully completed the 7 Week Rotary Wing Certificate Flight Test Course. This was a custom course for Heli-One ...
ITPS students performed their first glider evaluation last week. During those sorties, both Flight Test Engineer and Test Pilot students were in the front seat ...
On Thursday 18th May, Dennis Schaffler became our latest Rotary Wing Lead Flight Test Engineer Graduate and Master of Science recipient. Dennis joined the German ...
Tethered Hovering in the Bell 206, Performance Flight Test Tethered Hovering in the Bell 206, Performance Flight Test Technique is part of the Rotary Wing ...
Today is Star Wars Day (May the 4th), and what better way to celebrate than to share innovative uses of technology to optimize human performance! ...
Our Grand Old Lady is undergoing her annual International Test Pilots School inspection. Designed in 1947, the Grumman Albatross HU-16 landing gear assembly is quite ...
Ryan Gomes is the Head of Airworthiness and Maintenance Control at ITPS. He is an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (M1) and a Transport Canada Minister’s Delegate ...
ITPS Canada will establish the International Test Pilots School Türkiye in partnership with Turkish Aerospace. This week, Giorgio Clementi, President of ITPS Canada and Prof. Dr. ...
Collaborative Aeronautics Program Course For the last four months, ITPS Canada has partnered with the University of Waterloo under the Collaborative Aeronautics Program course, where ...
The First Test Pilot and Flight Test Engineer Course in Turkey will Commence July 2023 The International Test Pilots School (ITPS) is entering into a ...
ITPS is pleased to announce Alan Uehara, Ph.D., as Chief Theoretical Knowledge Instructor. Alan began his career as a Fixed Wing Flight Test Engineer at ...
The implementation of modern simulation technologies to enhance flight test training at the International Test Pilots School continues to advance. On Tuesday 14th March ITPS ...
ITPS welcomed a visit by the Canadian National Research Council, Industrial Research Assistance Programme (IRAP). IRAP funding helps small and medium Canadian enterprises to innovate ...
It's all action at the ITPS this first week of March! The school flew over two thousand five hundred flight test hours in 2022, and ...
Congratulations to Cyril Gennari on graduating as an EASA CAT-1 Test Pilot (Fixed Wing)! Cyril has worked as an ITPS CAT-2 Flight Test Instructor while ...
Read a great article about ITPS Canada, written by Canadian Defence Review's Aviation Editor, Joety Attariwala. The article highlights the International Tactical Training Centre as ...
Our world-class Advanced Aircraft Simulation Centre is featured in this month's Skies Magazine. Page 57 has this great article highlighting this unique asset at our ...
Congratulations to our EASA CAT-1 Test Pilot from DLR and EASA CAT-1 Lead Flight Test Engineers from Leonardo Aircraft and the Federal Office of Bundeswehr ...
Enrol now in the Introduction to Fixed Wing Performance and Flying Qualities Flight Testing Course. This 2-week course is held at ITPS in Canada and ...
Stop by the ITPS booth at AVALON 2023-Australian International Airshow from 28 February – 5 March 2023 (Hall 3, 3C34). Meet with Billie Flynn, Dave ...
Professor Billy Allan L.Col. RCAF (Ret.) of the Royal Military College of Canada is one of our visiting Professors under the International Test Pilots School’s ...
ITPS Canada has just received approval from the Ontario Ministry of Education and Colleges to offer a second Master of Science programme in Flight Testing. ...
Take the ONLINE Introduction to Avionics Systems Flight Tests course. This course includes 35 hours of pre-recorded lectures by ITPS experts and offers the option ...
It's shaping up to be a busy year for our Sikorsky S-76 with a sizeable January rotary wing course 2023A and more students to come ...
Our second Bo 105, a civil Bo 105 CDN-BS-4 version has commenced operations in support of our rotary wing flight test course. The Bo 105 ...
New Year, and the new leadership team at the International Test Pilots School! Ably led by Head of Training Stephen Crockatt (2nd from right), Dave ...
VR simulation thought it could negate the need for a cockpit for pilot training and it's come a very long way toward doing that. But ...
News from ITPS It has been a record-breaking year at the International Test Pilots School (ITPS) which celebrated the graduation of 21 Test Pilots and ...
First day at the International Test Pilots School (ITPS) for course 2023A with candidates from around the world, including Airbus - Spain, Leonardo PZL-Świdnik - ...
It has been a record-breaking year at the International Test Pilots School (ITPS) which celebrated the graduation of 21 Test Pilots and Flight Test Engineers ...
Alexandre is a Fixed Wing Test Pilot Instructor at ITPS. He was born in the Amazon region of Northern Brazil to a family of ...
Enhanced Flight Vision Systems (EFVS) flight tests bring together many aspects of avionics, displays and electro-optics testing as well as workload assessment. This makes the ...
Do you want to learn more about flight testing? ITPS offers an online Introduction to Flight Testing Course. Learning modules provide an understanding of the ...
Academic Credits from SETP-recognised Test Pilot Schools Are you looking to upgrade your Flight Test Education? Academic credits from other SETP-recognised Test Pilot Schools may ...
ITPS Canada makes a commitment to the planet for generations to come ITPS Canada is proud to announce a pledge to be 100% carbon neutral ...
Giorgio Clementi, President of International Test Pilots School (ITPS) Canada, Wins SETP Tony LeVier Safety Award and SFTE Kelly Johnson Award International recognition poured in ...
At the recent 53rd Annual SFTE symposium in Canada, Giorgio Clementi was made a Fellow and awarded the Kelly Johnson Award. The award is presented ...
The introduction of the Adaptive Handling Qualities Aircraft (AHQA) to the Flight Test community at the 53rd International Symposium of the Society of Flight Test Engineers ...
Great video of the Manned Remotely Piloted Aircraft (MRPA). Wonderful to see the team rightfully take pride in their achievement. This is a unique, cost-effective ...
This week, Dave Lohse (ITTC Instructor) had the opportunity to fly in the same formation as Major Fairul Mohd Rustam, call sign “Gilette.” One of ...
Guy Lynch joined ITPS as a Flight Test Engineer Instructor. He brings over 20 years of aviation experience, including over 850 hours of flight test ...
ITPS has welcomed Thiago Macedo to the team! He is a Fixed Wing Test Pilot Instructor with over 2,300 flight hours in more than 40 ...
Welcome Amit Alfia to our international ITPS team. Amit is a former Israeli Air Force (IAF) helicopter pilot and a Rotary Wing Test Pilot. Given his ...
Congratulations ITPS Graduates! Seven outstanding students graduated this month from our one-year Test Pilot and Flight Test Engineer Graduate programmes. Four of these students had ...
ITPS is pleased to announce that Billie Flynn has been appointed Vice President Technology & Strategic Development. Since joining us over a year ago Billie ...
Cyril Gennari is a Fixed Wing Test Pilot Instructor and has over 8,000 flight hours including 1,400 in flight testing. He originally joined the French ...
2022 has thus far been an incredible year at ITPS Canada, filled with exciting and challenging activity. Today it was time for the course photos ...
ITPS announces its new Attack Helicopter Simulator (AHS) The key differentiators of the International Test Pilots School are our responsiveness to customer requirements and our ...
From Airbus A350 to autogyro! Our graduate course students had the opportunity to evaluate the Trendak Tercel gyrocopter and experience something completely outside their previous ...
Mathieu Belanger enroled in Graduate Flight Test Programme and MSc. in Flight Test Engineering The International Test Pilots School is committed to nurturing Canadian talent ...
Our outstanding engineering team has been busily developing the avionics that will form the basis for the upgrade of our L-39C fleet. The upgrade needs ...
Our Grand Old Lady just got a facelift! It is now equipped with an Enhanced Flight Vision Systems (EFVS) featuring a Head-UP display and Maxviz ...
Martin Bossé is a full-time Rotary Wing Flight Test Engineer Instructor at ITPS. Hired initially as a part-time contractor in October 2021, he brings 15 ...
Register now for the 53rd International SFTE Symposium in Canada! This exciting SFTE Canadian Chapter event is being held October 24 - 28, 2022 at ...
Graduate Students Visit Airbus and Leonardo in Europe The opportunity to conduct flight tests at industry flight test centres evaluating modern aircraft and gaining insights ...
ITPS Announces Strategic Partnership with Lemay.ai On-premise Data Science Activity Centre deployed The International Test Pilots School Canada (ITPS) and Lemay.ai Inc., respective leaders in ...
EASA FNPT II MC/FAA FTD Level 5 Simulator Commissioned Our EASA FNPT II MCC / FAA FTD Level 5 simulator based on the AW139 has ...
Advanced Aircraft Simulation Centre (AASC) June 2022 Video Watch our latest AASC video below. In addition to the simulator assets in the video, ITPS is ...
Cert Center Canada (3C) and ITPS Canada (ITPS) to Sign MoU for Flight Test Programmes and Services 3C and ITPS have agreed to collaborate on ...
Carl Bertrand Completes Flight Test Instructor Course Congratulations Carl Bertrand for completing the EASA approved Flight Test Instructor Course (Rotary Wing) at ITPS. Carl earned ...
eVTOL Simulator is an Excellent Learning Tool The eVTOL engineering simulator was developed to support ITPS UAS/UAM flight testing courses. Connected to our Telemetry Room ...
Master of Science Review by PEQAB The ITPS Master of Science programme has been reviewed by an External Expert Review Panel assigned by PEQAB reporting ...
SETP presents Giorgio Clementi with Tony LeVier Flight Test Safety Award Giorgio Clementi, President and ITPS Head of Training, has been awarded the prestigious Tony ...
ITPS has committed to offsetting its carbon footprint by converting forests that were previously logging forests, into protected woodland. This initial project is being completed ...
Spring Newsletter - 2022 View the ITPS Spring Newsletter to learn more about our International instructor team, students and innovative technology. Information is also included ...
A Successful 10th Annual Flight Test Seminar The International Test Pilots School hosted its 10th Annual Flight-Testing Seminar at ITPS in London, Ontario. We are confident ...
Season’s Greetings from the International Test Pilots School. As an eventful 2021 draws to a close, we look forward to an exciting 2022, welcoming new ...
Our newest ITPS video was released at our 10th Annual Flight Test Seminar.
Our Adaptive Handling Qualities Aircraft (AHQA) is airborne! Following a post-modification maintenance test flight, the aircraft is finally ready to commence the flight test programme ...
ITPS to train flight test team for TF-X fighter, Hurjet and Heavy Attack helicopter projects The International Test Pilots School has been selected by Turkish ...
ITPS invests in Entrol engineering simulator The Entrol H39 - EASA FNPT II MCC / FAA FTD Level 5 simulator adds capability to the ITPS ...
Latest 4 page article on ITPS expertise, growth, training and projects being featured in Defence Turkey print magazine and online. Supporting our team at IDEF ...
International Test Pilots School Invitation to Present Thursday, December 16th, 2021Friday, December 17th, 2021 ITPS Canada In London, Ontario, Canada * This event will also ...
The International Test Pilots School (ITPS) has made great strides in adapting its offerings to make them accessible to customers worldwide on-demand. Theoretical modules that ...
Learn more about ITPS Canada in this month’s Canadian Defence Review Magazine. Four pages of our past, present and future as Canada’s aerospace leader in ...
ITPS would like to recognize Chuck Ellis’s contributions to our Graduate Test Pilot and Flight Test Engineer courses. Chuck joined ITPS as a consultant instructor ...
The Grumman HU-16 Albatross is a unique asset to the ITPS fleet of over 20 aircraft. Based at the London International Airport (CYXU), this amphibious ...
The International Test Pilots School (ITPS) is pleased to welcome Williams Grac to our team. Williams is joining our expert cadre of instructors as a ...
Leveraging the power of simulation, ITPS is revolutionizing test pilot school and tactical training at ITTC. The ITPS Advanced Aircraft Simulation Centre (AASC) is now ...
Billie Flynn had the opportunity last week to spend time in the new International Test Pilots School Advanced Aircraft Simulation Centre in London, Ontario. His ...
ITPS/ITTC is pleased to welcome Billie Flynn to the team as a consultant in the development of 5th Generation flying, training and test pilot capabilities. ...
The two day part online event came to a successful close on Saturday Dec 12th, with an impressive 13 presentations delivered and over 350 unique ...
Fernando Alonso joins the ITPS team. Fernando Alonso, former Head of Military Aircraft at Airbus has joined ITPS's team as a consultant instructor and business ...
Back at work at the International Test Pilots School! Aerial Refuelling Flight Tests module kicked off this week. A bespoke course of training for our ...
By Giorgio Clementi, President, ITPS Canada The International Test Pilots School is experiencing unprecedented growth and recognition from the aerospace industry and the flight test ...
ITPS Canada Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Korean Aerospace Industries to promote the KAI FA-50 for tactical and adversary training. ITPS has ...
The International Test Pilots School (ITPS) has been selected by Airbus Defense and Space division as the training provider of choice for the next three ...
Hard to imagine it’s been 7 months since we found ourselves at the start of the COVID lock down and in uncharted waters. Our sincerest ...
LONDON, ONT. – The International Test Pilots School (ITPS) is pleased to announce it has been awarded a contract to train Royal Canadian Air Force ...
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Interview with ITPS President in the latest issue. Training the next generation of test pilots. https://www.aerospacetestinginternational.com/features/training-the-next-generation-of-test-pilots.html
Two recent graduates of the International Test Pilots School in London, Canada share their customized experience and successful training outcomes, despite the challenges presented by ...
