Dec. 11, 2018 TPS Class 18A graduates 23 new flight test professionals United States Air Force Test Pilot School Class 18A stood proudly before friends, families, base leadership and fellow testers at Club Muroc as they received their Master of Science Degree in Flight Test Engineering Dec. 7. Each graduate crossed the stage to receive the graduate plaque from TPS, the
June 19, 2012 TPS commandant bids farewell to Edwards, retires after 25 years of service Col. Noel Zamot, former United States Air Force Test Pilot School commandant, said farewell to the Edwards community when he retired from the USAF June 15 after 25 years of dedicated service.As the 39th Commandant of the Test Pilot School, Zamot set out on a mission to put the school on the map and
June 11, 2008 TPS confers its first master's degrees On May 27, the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School achieved a milestone by officially receiving accreditation to present its graduating students with a master's degree. Eighteen students from the Class 07B were the first to be granted a Master of Science in Flight Test Engineering degree during a
July 14, 2015 TPS grad returns as new 412th OG commander Col. Scott Cain took command of the 412th Operations Group July 2 in a change of command ceremony held in Hangar 1600. A US Air Force Test Pilot School graduate, Cain returns to Edwards to oversee the group that conducts developmental test and evaluation of nearly every aircraft in the Air Force
April 27, 2017 TPS graduate, astronaut launched to International Space Station On April 20, 2017, Col. Jack D. Fischer became the most recent American Airman to travel to space in support of the International Space Station mission. He was joined in flight by Fyodor Yurchikin, a Russian cosmonaut.
June 18, 2013 TPS graduates Class 12B Twenty-four students graduated from the United States Air Force Test Pilot School during a ceremony held here, June 15 where they each were awarded a Master of Science in Flight Test Engineering from Air University.It was the culmination of an intense, 48-week program that included more than 2,500
June 12, 2012 TPS graduates receive warm welcome from test pilot legend Nearly 400 friends, family and members of the flight test community gathered to celebrate June 9 as the historic United States Air Force Test Pilot School graduated the 24 test professionals of Class 11B. Air Force Flight Test Center and 412th Test Wing leadership, as well as representatives from
Dec. 2, 2013 TPS new parking lot open A two-month parking lot renovation at the USAF Test Pilot School reached completion during the first week of November. The project was first discussed in 2011 and the contract was drawn up during fiscal year 2012. The old parking lot was filled with pot holes and the stripes marking each parking
March 5, 2012 TPS painting restored by renowned aviation artist Mike Machat In 1982, renowned aviation artist Mike Machat stepped foot in the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School for the very first time where he was greeted by a NF-104 painting by British aviation artist, Douglas Ettridge. It was the first piece of artwork he had seen at Edwards. Captivated by the painting,
Sept. 24, 2013 TPS says goodbye to T-38As The United States Air Force Test Pilot School here has used the T-38 Talon Supersonic Trainer in its curriculum for decades. The highly-modified A-model of the aircraft landed at Edwards AFB for the last time Friday, Sept. 20. As a tribute to the aircraft, the flight was designated a "heritage