TFirish3
New Member
I was wondering if some of the NFOs could speak about their experiences at Test Pilot School. It seems like its potentially a pretty good gig, but there doesn't seem to be too much info out there about it. Specifically, I had the following questions, but any general perspective or experience would be awesome.
1. How competitive is acceptance for someone who has an engineering degree (BS)? Do you need to be #1 or #2 coming out of your first tour?
2. What type of aircraft can you expect to fly, and in what capacity? Their website shows everything from gliders to Rhinos, but I can't figure you'd spend too much time in a glider (for example).
3. Are NFOs pigeon-holed into their native communities? Ie: would an E-2 NFO spend most of his time working with the E-2D or a maritime guy with the P-8 (bringing newer planes online/testing)? Would appreciate for both the school and the VX squadrons.
4. Any experience/insight with the co-op program & getting a masters in engineering?
5. What's the general career impact? It seems like a fair number of guys go in with the attitude to transfer to AEDO, etc, but is it normal to head back to fleet squadrons afterwards? Any impact on DH/command?
Thanks all, appreciate the help in advance.
1. How competitive is acceptance for someone who has an engineering degree (BS)? Do you need to be #1 or #2 coming out of your first tour?
2. What type of aircraft can you expect to fly, and in what capacity? Their website shows everything from gliders to Rhinos, but I can't figure you'd spend too much time in a glider (for example).
3. Are NFOs pigeon-holed into their native communities? Ie: would an E-2 NFO spend most of his time working with the E-2D or a maritime guy with the P-8 (bringing newer planes online/testing)? Would appreciate for both the school and the VX squadrons.
4. Any experience/insight with the co-op program & getting a masters in engineering?
5. What's the general career impact? It seems like a fair number of guys go in with the attitude to transfer to AEDO, etc, but is it normal to head back to fleet squadrons afterwards? Any impact on DH/command?
Thanks all, appreciate the help in advance.