Valedictory ceremony of the 24th Production Test Pilots Course was held at the prestigious Air Force Test Pilots School (AFTPS), ASTE. Air Marshal Vijay Kumar Garg, AOC-in-C Maintenance Command, honoured the event as the Chief Guest. A total of seven officers, including one from

As part of the critical exercise preparatory phase, Wg Cdr SP John VM (Retd), Chief Test Pilot of HAL, delivered an educative lecture on Cat A Performance Testing to the rotary-wing FTC students at Indian Air Force Test Pilots School. With a blend of theoretical perspectives and practical insights, the

As FTC (FW) entered critical flight test training phase, Wg Cdr P. Awasthi (Retd) and Wg Cdr M. Patel (Retd) from HAL Flight Operations conducted a capsule talk on high angle of attack (AOA) and departure testing for the students of the 47th Flight Test Course at Indian Air Force Test Pilots School. The

Progressing from conventional control systems assessments to augmented Flight Control Systems (FCS) , the students of the 47th FTC at Indian Air Force Test Pilots School had the opportunity of engaging with domain specialists from National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) and Aeronautical Development Agency

As part of aerospace domain exposure, student officers of 47 FTC had an opportunity to visit UR Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), Bengaluru, which is India's premier hub for Satellite R&D. The visit provided deep insights into the design, development, integration and testing

Indian Air Force Test Pilots School is proud to announce the graduation of the 47th Flight Test Course. Seventeen officers, including two from the Indian Army and three from the Indian Navy, have successfully completed the intensive 48-week program involving bespoke training phases and evaluation of diverse

Having successfully graduated the 47th flight test course on 23rd may Indian Air Force Test Pilots School Is proud to share few glimpses into the final phases of training. Ensuring significant relevance to variable stability inflight training and overseas professional interaction and research engagements,

In the final phase of training, students of the 47th Flight Test Course attended bespoke lectures aimed at exposing them to flight test associated fields. These included session on #Space Domain Awareness offering strategic insights into Space assets and exploration as the next

The Indian Air Force Test Pilots School Indian Air Force Test Pilots School is happy to announce the commencement of 48th Flight Test Course (Class of 2025-26). The students comprise of Officers from all the three services Indian Armed Forces of Indian Air Force Indian Air Force, Indian Army ADG PI - INDIAN ARMY and Indian Navy

Indian Air Force Test Pilots School is extremely proud of the historic milestone of AXIOM 4 launch carrying its second alumnus, Gp Capt Shubhanshu Shukla (40th Flight Test Course), into space who is well on course to create history by being the first Indian on ISS. We wish him continued success and

Indian Air Force Test Pilots School is proud to announce participation at the 54th Symposium of European Society of Experimental Test Pilots(SETP) at Toulouse, France. Sqn Ldr Anshul Chaudhry, Test Engineering Instructor at IAFTPS, presented his technical paper on ‘Aircraft Tyre and Landing Gear Ground Test

No 1 UAS Test Course commenced yesterday at Indian Air Force Test Pilots School. The program will be conducted over 25 weeks for the first time. IAFTPS wishes all the student officers the very best in their journey ahead. Indian Air Force