International Test Pilots School is a flight test training organisation founded in the UK in 1986 and located at London International Airport in Ontario, Canada.
ITPS was established in the UK in 1986. It has been located at London International Airport (CYXU) in Ontario, Canada, and has provided flight test training in Canada since 2001.
ITPS's mission is to enhance global security through innovative aerospace solutions and lead the future of aerospace training through operational excellence.
ITPS is an EASA ATO approved for Civil Pilot CAT-1 and CAT-2 Flight Test Ratings and Lead Flight Testing Engineer courses for fixed and rotary wing aircraft. It is also a post-graduate degree granting institution offering Master of Science programmes in Flight Test Engineering and Flight Testing, either as part of its flight test courses or as standalone programmes. Its one-year Masters Level course for military customers is recognised by SETP and SFTE, and students from over 25 air arms have graduated from it. The school has more than 30 full-time fixed and rotary wing flight test instructors. ITPS does not provide flight training for Private or Commercial Pilot Licences.
ITPS is located at 2410 Blair Boulevard, London, Ontario, Canada, at London International Airport, which is south of Toronto and outside the Toronto (CYYZ) FIR. The school operates a diverse fleet of 30 aircraft, including 11 jet trainers, two transonic fighters, a seaplane, a fully aerobatic single-engine aircraft and a variety of helicopters. Facilities listed include the Large Transport Simulator, F-18 Combat Simulator, 5th Gen Assessment Simulator, F-16C Combat Simulator, eVTOL Simulator, AH-64 Apache Simulator, AW139 Simulator, ITPS Student Hub and Advanced Controls Evaluator (ACE).
Pilots and engineers at ITPS work in an active flight test organisation that undertakes the development of aircraft modifications and upgrades, avionics systems development, and fly-by-wire flight controls systems testing.