The Society of Experimental Test Pilots’ Indian Section is preparing for its Election of Officers. We need volunteers and/or nominations for the following positions: Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and Treasurer. Per the Society’s Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), the position of Secretary may be added at the discretion of the Section.
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
The Third Annual SETP Indian Section Symposium will be held on 19 July 2025, in coordination with SFTE Indian Chapter. The Symposium will be held in Bangalore, India. Venue to be announced shortly.
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APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE FOR THE CHILDREN OF ACTIVE SETP MEMBERS
As FTC (FW) entered critical flight test training phase, Wg Cdr P. Awasthi (Retd) and Wg Cdr M. Patel (Retd) from HAL Flight Operations conducted a capsule talk on high angle of attack (AOA) and departure testing for the students of the 47th Flight Test Course at IAFTPS.
SETP’s 54th European Symposium
Toulouse, France ~ 23-26 June 2025
The SETP-SFTE Symposium India Section is being organised on 20th July 2024 from 0900 hrs to 1400 hrs at HAL Management Academy, Sanjay Nagar, Marathahalli, Bengaluru. Program details are attached for your reference.
Society of Flight Test Engineers India Chapter (SFTE-IC), in partnership with Society of Experimental Test Pilots Indian Section (SETP-IS) together bring to you a unique Flight Test Seminar this year.
Hosted Chairman SETP India Chapter who offered our students a deeply thought provoking talk on “Flight Test Safety and Ethics for Test Pilots”.
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) handed over the Twin-Seater trainer version of LCA Tejas to the Indian Air Force in Bengaluru on October 04. HAL has an order of 18 Twin-Seater from IAF and is planning to deliver eight Twin-Seater in FY 2023-24. Further, 10 Twin-Seater would be delivered progressively by 2026-27. LCA Tejas Twin-Seater is a lightweight, all-weather multi-role 4.5 generation aircraft.