Can someone help me out?
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Good Luck...
It varies from company to company and country to country. Generally you'll be looking at a degree in engineering or related discipline as a good starting point. A TP qualification from a recognised Test Pilot School - any of ETPS, USAF TPS, USN TPS, or the FAF TPS is generally a pre-requisite on your CV, latterly for civilian test flying the year long course at NTPS in Mojave will also work. Then you're going to need somewhere between 750 - 2000 hrs as PIC.
You don't need a miltiary background but financing all of the above whether through company sponsorship or by yourself is going to cost somewhere north of of half a million pounds.
You don't need a miltiary background but financing all of the above whether through company sponsorship or by yourself is going to cost somewhere north of of half a million pounds.
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Not wishing to kill a useful and relevant thread, but can I suggest that you also look at the "FAQ" thread at the top of this forum and the multiple threads linked from there under the heading "how to enter the flight test profession".
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