Sorry if this has been answered before, I tried searching for it, but TPS seems to be too short of a string and found nothing with test pilot school NFO wise.
I am in API now but just trying to get some info as most of the info out on TPS seems to be from the pilot side, understandable given the ratio of pilots to NFO's at TPS. As an NFO, are there any platforms that would be more in demand at TPS? I've been wavering back and forth between my top choice being P-3 and Prowler/Shocker for a while, as both missions seem very interesting to me. With the new platforms coming out in both communities I figured there will probably be some demand for test NFOs in each.
I was an aero major at the Academy, and would love to go this route and maybe apply for AEDO at some point in the future. Understand there is a requirement for a Masters for AEDO and not sure how that would fit into a timeline. If anyone could help me fill in how that type of career path would be different in those two communities, I'd really appreciate it.
Thanks a lot
I am in API now but just trying to get some info as most of the info out on TPS seems to be from the pilot side, understandable given the ratio of pilots to NFO's at TPS. As an NFO, are there any platforms that would be more in demand at TPS? I've been wavering back and forth between my top choice being P-3 and Prowler/Shocker for a while, as both missions seem very interesting to me. With the new platforms coming out in both communities I figured there will probably be some demand for test NFOs in each.
I was an aero major at the Academy, and would love to go this route and maybe apply for AEDO at some point in the future. Understand there is a requirement for a Masters for AEDO and not sure how that would fit into a timeline. If anyone could help me fill in how that type of career path would be different in those two communities, I'd really appreciate it.
Thanks a lot