National Test Pilot School

The National Test Pilot School is a flight test school in Mojave, California. It is an accredited institution of higher education. The school says its mission is to improve aviation and flight test safety by educating test pilots, flight test engineers and graduate students.

The school offers a 50 week professional course, master of science programs, short courses, upset prevention and recovery training, academic modules and on demand courses. Modules can be taken on campus, by distance learning or both. It also runs a graduate assistant program.

The school uses the R-2508 Complex, which the site says is also used by Edwards Air Force Base and China Lake. It has labs, simulators, ranges and telemetry systems. The site says more than thirty aircraft are instrumented for flight test training.

The site says instructors come from top test organizations in the United States and abroad. It says they average more than 15 years of flight test experience and more than 10 years of teaching. The school signed a memorandum of understanding with NASA Ames Research Center in March 2026.

The school held a graduation for Class 2025B in June 2026, with master of science diplomas. The contact address is 1030 Flight Line Building 72 in Mojave, California. The phone number is +1 (661) 824-2977. The contact page lists an email address for general questions.