Stephen Crockatt (Croc) is a former Royal Navy pilot with extensive operational and test flying experience. Prior to becoming a TP, he flew the Sea King and Lynx helicopters and qualified as an A2 Helicopter Instructor with the UK’s Central Flying School. After graduating from the Empire Test Pilots’ School (ETPS) in 2002, he served as project test pilot for the Merlin, Lynx, and Sea King programs, focusing on envelope expansion, ship integration, icing clearances, and R&D initiatives.

Croc was appointed to be the UK Instructor at the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School in 2005 and was named NAVAIR’s Test Pilot Instructor of the Year in 2007. Upon returning to the UK, he completed an MBA at Cranfield School of Management and held several staff officer roles. In 2013, he resumed test flying as Officer Commanding the Air Warfare Centre’s Standards and Evaluation Unit, overseeing UK test pilot training and qualification standards. He later served as Commanding Officer of ETPS and earned an MSc in Safety and Accident Investigation (Air Transport) from Cranfield University.

His final Royal Navy was as part of the FW First of Class Flight Trial aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth. In 2021, Croc joined ITPS (Canada) Ltd. as a Test Pilot Instructor and quickly became the Head of Training (HoT). In 2025 he became the Deputy HoT to allow him to spend more time with family in the UK. He is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and an Associate Fellow of SETP.