MOJAVE, Calif., Oct. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to its
growing need for highly skilled, well trained test pilots and
flight test engineers the Civil Aviation Administration of
China (CAAC) will begin training
flight test pilots and flight test engineers at the International
Flight Test Institute (IFTI) at aviation's hallowed ground of
Mojave, California.
These students will be attending a comprehensive refresher
course covering all topics involved in civil aircraft certification
training from performance and flying qualities to all types of
aircraft
Said IFTI CEO Bill Korner, "with
our world renowned training staff and some 35 different types of
aircraft and helicopters available, we look forward to a long
lasting relationship providing state of the art training to CAAC
personnel." "We believe strongly that there is a significant,
unfulfilled demand for skilled civilian test pilots and flight test
engineers, and we've invested heavily in meeting that demand – and
are very proud of the amazing cadre of instructors and fleet of
aircraft we've assembled."
About the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC)
Directly under the State
Council, the General Administration of Civil Aviation of
China (CAAC) is a ministry-level
organ, which is responsible for the national civil aviation
affairs. CAAC's mission is to "enforce the unified supervision and
regulation on the civil aviation activities of the whole country,
and in accordance with laws and State Council's decisions, to issue
regulations and decisions concerning civil aviation activities
within its jurisdiction".
About the International Flight Test
Institute
Headquartered in Mojave,
California, the International Flight Test Institute (IFTI)
gives students the training and hands-on experience they need to
serve as test pilots and flight test engineers in the commercial
and business aviation industries. Patterned after the world's top
military test pilot schools, IFTI provides pilots and engineers an
unmatched aerospace aerodynamic curriculum, complemented with a
wide range of high performance training and research aircraft –
from fighter jets, to transports, to helicopters. IFTI is staffed
by a world-renown cadre of instructors with military and civilian
test pilot experience. Interested students are invited to call
661-824-0631, or write: bcook@iftinstitute.com for more
information and class schedules.
For More Information Contact
Scott Glaser
International Flight Test
Institute
661-824-0631
sglaser@iftinstitute.com
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