This course provides a solid grounding in the principles of flight test, coupled to a practical exposure to the key concepts of Operational Test & Evaluation (OT&E) and its associated processes. The course focuses on explaining the philosophy and discipline of OT&E and introduces key flight test concepts including performance, stability and control, handling qualities and systems flight tests. Key OT&E concepts of maintainability and reliability, cockpit ergonomics and assessment, and workload are also covered and discussed in detail.
Admission:
No minimum admission requirements. Candidates should preferably be experienced operational pilots or graduate engineers with military or industry experience. Requires 2 or 4 students.
Topics:
- Airworthiness Overview
- Support & Acquisition
- Planning COIs/MOEs/MOPs
- Test Planning & Reporting
- Human Factors
- Anthropometrics & Ergonomics
- Cockpit/Cabin/Crew Station
- ALSE – Egress / Escape Testing 9. DT&E and OT&E Rating Scales
- RPAS
- Aircrew Workload
- Autopilots
- Radar Testing
- DFCS Testing
- Display and EFIS Testing
- RPAS OT&E
Note: If you are based in Canada, please contact: info@ITPSCanada.com for pricing including HST
Duration: 3 weeks
The new facility features a 27,000 sq.ft. hangar, big enough to house ITPS’s expanding fleet of aircraft. The administration and classroom building have been extended by 15,000 square feet and feature six additional classrooms, a simulator centre, a state of the art Telemetry Room, additional student facilities and change rooms. The new building features additional briefing rooms, a flight crew ready room and much enlarged canteen area.
CYXU is a modern regional airport 5 nm north east of the city of London, Ontario. The airport is an international gateway airport with direct flights from Chicago and Detroit and Immigration and Customs facilities. It is as of 2009 the 20th busiest airport in Canada, which makes for efficient school operations with little to no delays due to traffic. The airport is south of Toronto and outside the Toronto (CYYZ) FIR and has close access to large sections of Class E and G airspace minimizing transit times for the execution of flight exercises which can be flown up to FL180 on a VFR flight plan but are Controlled VFR (CVFR) with flight control by Toronto Center above 12000 feet. Two dedicated test areas Delta and Juliet a low altitude one to 12000 and a high altitude one over Lake Huron, up to FL350, north west of London may be used by the school under an agreement with NAV Canada, the Canadian Air Traffic Control Authority. The school therefore enjoys a very favourable air traffic environment for its training operations.
