69th Annual S&B Award Winners and 2025 Fellow Class


The Society of Experimental Test Pilots is proud to announce the
Award Winners from the 69th Annual Symposium & Banquet and the 2025 Fellow Class
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All photos from the Annual Symposium & Banquet will be posted to the SETP website soon.

An email will be sent informing you of their availability.

 

 
Herman R. Salmon Technical Publications Award
(Sponsored by Symbolic Displays)

For the Best Technical Paper published in Cockpit during the Past Year

"Evolving HQR1 Controls: So Easy a Caveman Can Fly It!

Kevin Christensen (AF), Bell Textron Inc.
Brian Fujizawa, U.S. Army DEVCOM AvMC 

Salmon(L - R) SETP President Andrew McFarland (AF) and Kevin Christensen (AF). (Not Pictured: Brian Fujizawa)

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13th Annual ITPS Flight Test Seminar

You are Invited to the 13th Annual ITPS Flight Test Seminar!

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The International Test Pilots School (ITPS) is pleased to invite you to our 13th Annual Flight Testing Seminar, taking place December 11-12, 2025, at our campus in London, Ontario, Canada, with the option to attend virtually online.

As Canada’s premier gathering of flight test professionals, this no-cost event offers a distinguished forum to exchange insights and lessons learned from current and historical flight test programs worldwide. Presenters will include esteemed members of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP) and the Society of Flight Test Engineers (SFTE), along with industry experts and defence professionals. 

Originally created as a forum for our students and their sponsors, the seminar has grown to welcome hundreds of international participants. Today, it serves as an important opportunity for students, alumni, and professionals to learn, contribute, and connect with the broader flight test community.

Submit a Technical Presentation

We encourage you to share a 30-minute technical presentation (including a 5-minute Q&A). A formal paper is not required and you do not need to be a member of the Society of Flight Test Engineers (SFTE) or the Society of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP) to present. Please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.

Registration Open! Please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.

Join us for two days of engaging presentations on a wide range of flight test topics, including uncrewed systems and advanced air mobility, as well as the latest innovations from ITPS research and development. Beyond knowledge sharing, the seminar offers valuable professional development and networking opportunities with delegates from across the global aerospace and defence sectors. We warmly invite you and representatives from your organization to attend—in person in London, Ontario, or virtually online—for this important event in the international flight test calendar.

2025 Gathering of Eagles Gala

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Reserve Tickets Here: https://flighttestmuseum.org/events/

X-59 First Taxi Test

LarsonNASA test pilot Nils Larson (F) completed the first low-speed taxi test of the X-59 on July 10, 2025. 

View photos & video here!

SETP & Partners Estate and Financial Preparedness Guides

SETP Partner's Estate Preparedness Guidebook & Checklists Formerly the Spouse and Partners Handbook

The Guidebooks and Checklists below are designed to help you put the basics in order for your family as you embark on your career as a test pilot and/or to keep your affairs in order as you move through life

 

Guidebooks with Checklists (Click Links to Download the PDF)
SETP Partner's Estate Preparedness - SINGLE, NO PARTNER

SETP Partner's Estate Preparedness - SINGLE +PARTNER

SETP Partner's Estate Preparedness - SINGLE +CHILDREN

SETP Partner's Estate Preparedness - SINGLE +PARTNER +CHILDREN

SETP Partner's Estate Preparedness - MARRIED NO MINORS

SETP Partner's Estate Preparedness - MARRIED +MINORS

 

Checklists Only (Click Links to Download the PDF)
SINGLE,  NO PARTNER/ NO DEPENDENTS

UNMARRIED +Partner

SINGLE +PARTNER +CHILDREN

UNMARRIED +CHILDREN

MARRIED NO CHILDREN

MARRIED +CHILDREN


What To Do Following a Death

The Critical Incident Resource Manual: Download PDF here