Test pilot school selection board date set Published July 25, 2005 RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) -- Air Force officials plan to hold the next test pilot school selection board at the Air Force Personnel Center here Nov. 28 to Dec. 2 for classes beginning in July 2006 and January 2007.The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School trains pilots and navigators as well as civilian and military engineers to test and evaluate the newest aircraft and weapons systems.Applicants from all aircraft types and backgrounds must have strong academic and technical experience, along with a desire to help develop the next generation of Air Force weapons and weapons systems.Air Force officers and civilians eligible for the school can volunteer for a joint Air Force Institute of Technology and test pilot school program leading to a Master of Science degree in aeronautical, electrical or computer engineering.Selected officers will enter AFIT for a special program then continue on to the regular test pilot school curriculum 15 months later.All officers eligible, in accordance with Air Force Instruction 99-107, Test Pilot School, may apply. Officers who currently have an application on file must update it as specified in AFI 99-107.New applications and updated information must arrive no later than Oct. 14 at HQ AFPC/DPAOT3, 550 C Street West, Suite 31, Randolph AFB, TX 78150-4733. Applicants should advise their commanders or supervisors who are providing recommendations on an AF Form 1712, Special Flying Programs Recommendation, of the application deadline.Only those applicants available for reassignment who also meet time-on-station requirements will be considered.For more information on application procedures, Airmen can call the AFPC Special Flying Programs Office at DSN 665-2330, commercial (210) 565-2330 or visit the test pilot school Web site at www.edwards.af.mil/TPS/. (Courtesy of AFPC News Service)