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National Test Pilot School

Flight school in Mojave, California, where the main public airport is Mojave Air & Space Port/Rutan Field (MHV). The FAA register lists 35 aircraft under this name, mostly Aermacchi IMPALA MB-326M.

Website: ntps.edu (found by search; tell us if it is wrong)

About National Test Pilot School from its own website, read October 10, 2026

National Test Pilot School is a flight test training institution located in Mojave, California. It offers professional courses, master's degree programs, short courses, and upset prevention and recovery training for test pilots, flight test engineers, and graduate students.

What it is
Flight school
Bases
Mojave, CA MASP
Aircraft it names
Aermacchi MB-326M, Aero Vodochody L-39C Albatross, Agusta Westland AW-109, Beechcraft C-90, Beech B-76A, Bell OH-58, Bell UH-1N, Cessna C-172, Cessna C-182, C150-OPA, Cirrus SR-22, Diamond DA-42, DeHavilland DHC-1, Eurocopter EC145, Gippsland GA8
Services
flight training, professional courses, master's degree programs, short courses, upset prevention and recovery training, distance education, technical services
Certificates and audits it mentions
EASA Category 1, EASA Category 2
Telephone
+1 (661) 824-2977

Written by the site from the pages of ntps.edu on October 10, 2026; the company's own words and pictures stay on its site. Out of date or wrong? Tell us.

Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles

4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor; 4 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 3 sport aviation examiners, 4 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 2 engineering representatives, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 2 training center examiners, 1 administrative pilot examiner.

  • Robin Leabman private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · MH Aviation · Lancaster, CA (19 nm) · (747) 767-1711 · dpe@rotaiva.com
  • Sean Kaveney private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Barnes Aviation · Lancaster, CA (19 nm) · (818) 618-4419 · skaveney@msn.com
  • Donna Marie Webster private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Bakersfield Flying Club · Bakersfield, CA (50 nm) · (661) 599-3050 · adf332@yahoo.com
  • Todd Hunter Schultz private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Epic Jet Center · Bakersfield, CA (50 nm) · (661) 609-4031 · airspeedphoto@gmail.com

All 21 nearby, by kind, with contact details

What each kind does
  • DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
  • SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
  • AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
  • DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
  • DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
  • DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
  • DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
  • DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
  • Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.

Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.

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