ETPS

ETPS is based at MOD Boscombe Down in Salisbury, England, United Kingdom. QinetiQ describes it as the world’s first test pilot school and notes that students also travel to other locations during some courses to fly military and civilian aircraft. No full street address was provided in the source data.

ETPS offers test pilot and flight test engineer training, including long courses for Class A/CAT 1 and Class B/CAT 2. It also provides courses for Un-crewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) Test and Evaluator Aircrew, plus short courses such as Bridging, Refresher, Qualitative Evaluation, Ship Air Interface Training, Maintenance Test Flying, and bespoke training. The school is recognized as an EASA Approved Training Organisation, and some qualifications are also recognized by the UK Military Aviation Authority.

ETPS does not publish standard course prices on the pages reviewed, so current fees should be requested directly from the school. As a specialist test pilot school in the UK, pricing is likely to depend on the course type, duration, and whether it is a military or civilian program. For current pricing, contact ETPS at ETPSSales@QinetiQ.com.

ETPS uses a mixed fleet that includes the Beechcraft King Air 350, Airbus H145, Avro RJ, Agusta A109, Airbus H125, Diamond DA42, Grob G120TP, PC-21, and AW139. QinetiQ says the aircraft are heavily modified with flight test instrumentation so students can train on systems-rich platforms.

Based on the available data, ETPS training is offered in English. No other training languages were listed.