Canadians, Tutors swing by TPS Published Oct. 1, 2014 By 412th Test Wing Public Affairs EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Right: Two Tutor CT-114s sit on Ramp 2 Sept. 23 right after landing. The Tutor is used by the Royal Canadian Air Force for primary flight training initially and then later for fighter lead-in training. They are also used for the Canadian aerial demonstration team, known as the "Snowbirds." The planes are at Edwards AFB to support the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School Qualitative Evaluation Program by providing students exposure to a broad range of diverse aircraft and flight activities. The profile for these aircraft includes formation work, spins, chase and landing patterns. All the Canadian aircraft, aircrew, maintainers and technicians are from the Canadian flight test center, known as the Aerospace Engineering and Test Establishment, at Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada, which is about 300 miles north of the Canadian border. Two of the Canadians are USAF TPS graduates. The Tutors' current purpose is to support Canadian flight test activities as target, chase, and training aircraft. The Canadian group will be at Edwards from Sept. 24 to Oct. 4.