FTTEC
Flight Test Training & Education Committee
FTTEC is a global collaboration of volunteer flight test professionals working with industry, government, and academia to identify and advocate for formal flight test training and education resources. The committee is tasked with finding and distributing training and educational solutions common to all or most flight test environments in order to promote competence and professionalism in the industry. The FTTEC is focused primarily on flight testing fixed wing, rotary wing, and electric propulsion vehicles with standards defined by Regulatory Parts 23, 25, 27, 29, and military specifications, but will also collect resources for other, more niche applications.
If you would like to get involved, please contact the FTTEC Chair Kevin Switick.
Building flight test skills. Strengthening the flight test community.
Mission
- Identify formal flight test training and education resources
- Advocate for training solutions that are effective, affordable, and timely
- Facilitate engagement with flight test schools to act as a conduit for industry collaboration
- Share foundational flight test educational resources and curricula in a public forum
- Act as a key enabler and champion of the SFTE Flight Test Recommended Practices
At the 67th SETP Symposium in 2023, Patrick Hutcheson presented a paper kicking off the FTTEC.