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Ive just finished EFT (with the RAF) and it looks (hopefully) that i'll be at least going to Linton.
Im doing an Engineering Degree (Aeronautical) and would like to get into ETPS at some point in my career.
How do you do this? Is it a good job?
Im doing an Engineering Degree (Aeronautical) and would like to get into ETPS at some point in my career.
How do you do this? Is it a good job?
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Your post is a little ambiguous
If you want to get in to ETPS you get a pass from the main gate and walk in through the door.
But if you mean that you would like to become a student on the course you apply as per the current RAF orders (sorry I don’t know what they are called today but your squadron admin people should be able to help you)
However, if you want to join the staff of ETPS you will have to do quite a lot first either in the field of flying or education.
Test flying should be seen as a vocation not a job.
Now a question for you – and this is about the hardest one you will have to answer in any job interview – why do you want to be an xyz? (in this case test pilot). It was the first one the Commandant of ETPS asked me in 1954.
Not trying to put you off, but “would like” is unlikely to be enough. Getting the training you crave at the expense of anything else in life would be a better starting point.
Your post is a little ambiguous
If you want to get in to ETPS you get a pass from the main gate and walk in through the door.
But if you mean that you would like to become a student on the course you apply as per the current RAF orders (sorry I don’t know what they are called today but your squadron admin people should be able to help you)
However, if you want to join the staff of ETPS you will have to do quite a lot first either in the field of flying or education.
Test flying should be seen as a vocation not a job.
Now a question for you – and this is about the hardest one you will have to answer in any job interview – why do you want to be an xyz? (in this case test pilot). It was the first one the Commandant of ETPS asked me in 1954.
Not trying to put you off, but “would like” is unlikely to be enough. Getting the training you crave at the expense of anything else in life would be a better starting point.
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D-C: JF made a good point or two, as always.
As regards the administrative requirements, breadth of experience is useful but I think you'll find that you will need to have completed at least one operational tour and be assessed as Above Average in flying abilities to be eligible to apply for an ETPS course.
Your Aero Eng degree will be useful...mainly for the Groundschool phase.
For the moment work hard at your flying, be self-critical BUT enjoy it too. Single-mindedness and dedication may help you achieve your goal.
So finally, whilst echoing JF's thoughts on vocation, it's true that ETPS and the years that follow must be the best posting you're ever likely to get in your RAF career.
Good luck.
As regards the administrative requirements, breadth of experience is useful but I think you'll find that you will need to have completed at least one operational tour and be assessed as Above Average in flying abilities to be eligible to apply for an ETPS course.
Your Aero Eng degree will be useful...mainly for the Groundschool phase.
For the moment work hard at your flying, be self-critical BUT enjoy it too. Single-mindedness and dedication may help you achieve your goal.
So finally, whilst echoing JF's thoughts on vocation, it's true that ETPS and the years that follow must be the best posting you're ever likely to get in your RAF career.
Good luck.
