Test pilot school selection board date set Published July 22, 2004 RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) -- The Air Force plans to hold its next test pilot school selection board at the Air Force Personnel Center here Nov. 15.The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School trains pilots, navigators and 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, officials said.Eligible Air Force officers and civilians 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 systems, mechanical or computer engineering.Selected officers will enter AFIT for a special program, followed by entering the regular test pilot school curriculum 15 months later.Completed applications must arrive by Sept. 24 to HQ AFPC/DPAOT3, 550 C St. W. Suite 31, Randolph AFB, TX 78150-4733.Applicants should advise their commanders and/or supervisors who are providing comments on an Air Force Form 1712, Special Flying Programs Recommendation, of the application deadline, officials said.Only officers available for reassignment who also meet time-on-station requirements will be considered; however, all officers who meet Air Force Instruction 99-107, Test Pilot School, may apply.For more information on application procedures, contact the base formal training element of the local military personnel flight or visit http://www.edwards.af.mil/TPS/. (Courtesy of AFPC News Service)