PersPeCtiVe
E
xperienced pilots and aerospace
engineers aiming to take their
careers to the next level need
look no further than London,
Canada. The Southwestern On-
tario city, just north of Lake Erie and the
U.S. border, is home to one of the world's
top training schools for military and civilian
test pilots and flight test engineers: Interna-
tional Test Pilots School (ITPS).
Expanding upon this solid foundation,
the school recently added another dimen-
sion by launching the International Tacti-
cal Training Center (ITTC). It focuses on
military mission-oriented training, includ-
ing fighter lead-in training, mission com-
mander, and fighter weapon and tactics
courses. Together, the two divisions fall
under parent company ITPS Canada.
Headquartered at the London Interna-
tional Airport (CYXU), ITPS Canada de-
livers both fixed and rotary-wing training
on a diverse fleet of 20 aircraft that includes
11 jet trainers, two transonic fighter train-
ers, a seaplane and a variety of helicopters.
ITPS teaches civilian and military pilots
how to thoroughly quantify the flying
qualities, cockpit workload, and perfor-
mance envelope of new aircraft (or modi-
fications to existing platforms) to ensure
safe operations.
Students benefit from a unique combina-
tion of expert instructors, training aircraft
and technology-based learning. Approved
by international regulatory bodies includ-
ing the European Union Aviation Safety
Agency (EASA) as a flight test training or-
ganization for both fixed and rotary-wing
test pilots, ITPS produces graduates who
are active worldwide in major national
projects such as the new T-625 Turkish
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