Characteristics of Facility The Facility provides the following training, to a syllabus agreed with the Authority:
- Military personnel to be qualified Test Pilots.
- Military and civilian personnel to be Flight Test Engineers for flight testing duties and for aerodynamics and systems research.
Assets used at this Facility comprise of the following:
- QinetiQ's Airfleet and aircraft on long term loan to QinetiQ.
- Short term hire/loan aircraft for the purpose of delivering training or as the subject of exercises and assessments.
- Simulators, both for use in the course generally and also where required for conversion to certain aircraft types:
- Military simulators.
- Commercial training simulators.
- Research simulators.
- Development simulators.
These amenities can be operated either in the UK or abroad.
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