Wyle's flight operations team has more than 35 years of flight test support experience gained through partnership with the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force, in addition to other government, international and commercial customers. 
Wyle’s team of more than 50 test pilots, flight test engineers and test aircrew are known for its quick, full-service response to meet critical customer flight test aircrew requirements. The company provides low-risk flight test support operations; cost savings through established processes and innovative project execution; access to a broad range of flight test experience, and the benefit of a fully current and approved Government Flight Representative (GFR) flight organization.
The company offers flight operations support, test pilots, flight test engineers, test aircrew, test pilot training and instructor support, flight curricula development, aircrew training and foreign military sales support. Wyle flight test personnel are involved in activities including, requirements development, test planning, test conduct, data acquisition, data analysis, program decision support, and technical report generation.
Examples of programs that demonstrate the breadth and depth of Wyle's expertise include:
- A wide range of fixed and rotary wing flying qualities, performance and system integration flight test support, such as the NP2000 propeller evaluation on the E-2C aircraft.
- Aircrew support of U.S. Naval Test Pilot School flight evaluations across the United States and abroad
- Numerous military and commercial developmental flight test programs, including the U.S. Navy P-3 Advanced Improvement Program (AIP).
- Engineering and flight test support of U.S. Coast Guard C-130 Airborne Early Warning drug interdiction capability
- Aircrew services for KC-130 in-flight refueling support of the Naval Air Warfare Center F/A-18E/F flight test program
Utilizing commercial and government flight training standards, Wyle’s aircrew practice operational risk management (ORM) and crew resource management (CRM) processes to ensure safe, risk managed and customer standardized compliant flight support activities. The Wyle program is DLAI 8210.1 Contractors Flight and Ground Operations certified and meets the requirements of ANSI/ISO/ASQ Q9001: 2000.
Wyle has a track record of successfully providing government and commercial customers with operations, safety, technical and aircrew support and is ready to respond to any flight test challenge.
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For more information on Wyle’s pilot and aircrew support service, please contact:
Buzz Shelley
buzz.shelley@wyle.com
301-863-4392