Digital Flight Control Systems Flight Test – ONLINE

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30 Lecture Hour(s)

The Digital Flight Control Systems Testing Course addresses digital flight control systems design, testing and certification with specific reference to applicable military specifications including MILSTD-1797, ADS-33E PRF. Students are taught Pilot Induced Oscillation (PIO) detection methods and have the unique opportunity to identify and experience them in the ITPS engineering simulator. Students will gain the fundamental knowledge and experience to be able to interact with flight control systems engineers on test programs.

This course includes a personal Welcome and Overview session (1/2 hour) and a Q&A and Debrief (1 hour) with an instructor on the academic team.

Topics:

  • Math and Stability and Control Review
  • Flying Qualities Requirements
  • Feedback Control Systems
  • Laplace, Frequency Domain and Dynamic Elements
  • Root-Locus
  • Compensators and Nonlinearities
  • Testing Modern Airplanes
  • Rating Scales
  • Pilot Induced Oscillations – Airplane Pilot Coupling
  • Simulation Usage
  • Design for Flying Qualities: MIL-STD FARs
  • FBW Flight Test
  • Multi-axis Methods and Advances in Flight Control
  • System Performance
  • System Identification

Start date:        Pre-recorded lectures on-demand
Duration:         30 hours – optional on-site simulator week available on demand at extra cost

Note: Price in USD. If you are based in Canada, please contact us for pricing including HST

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The Belgian Defense has been training test pilots at ITPS on a regular basis since 2004. The quality of training is essential to the Belgian Defense as our test pilots are expected to undertake the whole spectrum of flight testing across the Defense aircraft and helicopter fleet. The training at ITPS met our requirements and our test pilots have proven very competent in national or multinational test programs.

Philippe Goffin, Belgian Defense

Leonardo Helicopters has been collaborating with the International Test Pilots School since 2017 and a number of our flight test engineers have attended training courses in Canada. As the Head of Flight Test, I have been very satisfied with the results and the quality of the training provided by ITPS.

Giuseppe Afruni, Leonardo Helicopters

The training provided by ITPS was essential in preparing me for a career in civil aircraft flight testing. ITPS provided training of exceptional quality by world-class experts. It fully prepared me with the necessary fundamental skills to succeed as a flight test engineer.

Nunzio Caccavo, ITPS 2011 Graduate

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