{"id":1094,"date":"2021-01-28T11:11:41","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T16:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.tbkdev.com\/dev\/itpscanada.com\/src\/ittc\/?p=1094"},"modified":"2021-01-28T11:11:41","modified_gmt":"2021-01-28T16:11:41","slug":"ittc-welcomes-billie-flynn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stage.tbkdev.com\/dev\/ittc-canada.com\/src\/ittc-welcomes-billie-flynn\/","title":{"rendered":"ITTC Welcomes Billie Flynn"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]ITTC is pleased to welcome Billie Flynn to the team as a consultant in the development of 5th Generation flying, training and test pilot capabilities.\u00a0 His leadership and experience as a global senior experimental test pilot will contribute to the development of the ITTC curricula ensuring that future test pilots and flight test engineers are prepared for advanced aircraft handling as well as mission systems testing.\u00a0 His experience in flying the most advanced 5<sup>th<\/sup> Gen fighter in the world today will be leveraged in the development of a 5<sup>th<\/sup> Gen Technology Roadmap to ensure that the ITTC 5<sup>th<\/sup> Gen platform and curriculum\u00a0prepares student fighter pilots and test pilots for advanced fighter aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>Billie Flynn recently retired from Lockheed Martin as Senior F-35 Test Pilot and Fellow after a long and stellar career testing all variants of the F-35 as well as extensive F-16 testing.\u00a0 He is a 23-year veteran of the RCAF and began his military flying career as the first CF-18 pipeliner selected to fly the Hornet.\u00a0 He culminated his Air Force career as the Commanding Officer of the Canadian Task Force Aviano leading combat operations with Operation Allied Force.\u00a0 Post-military, with over 5000 hours and 80 aircraft, he tested the Eurofighter Typhoon, Tornado and F-4 aircraft based in Munich, Germany.\u00a0 Billie is a Fellow and Past President of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots.\u00a0 He is a graduate of the Royal Military College of Canada, the United States Naval Test Pilot School and holds multiple post-graduate degrees.<\/p>\n<p>On his recent visit, Billie spent time familiarizing himself with ITPS facilities and staff. \u00a0Billie was briefed and introduced to the 5STA Hawker Hunter upgrade and our simulator centre including B787, F-18 and F-35 simulators. 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