AIRCRAFT AND SYSTEMS TESTING ESTABLISHMENT
AIRCRAFT AND SYSTEMS TESTING ESTABLISHMENT In 1972, Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment (ASTE) first started training pilots of the Indian Air Force for production testing. The school is one among the eight recognized test pilots school in the world to impart flight test training. There are two streams for training - Rotary Wing and Fixed Wing. Hence, there are four entry streams - RW TP, RW FTE, FW TP and FW FTE. The FTEs have two sub-streams - FTE and FTE (Avionics). Its ins ignia has a fighter jet with its ammunition and a feather is placed above it. Feather represents the value of training and how much it can make the life easier for both the manufacturers and pilots in configuring the aircrafts and make it lighter and easier on them. This is ensconced in blue bordered circle its names are written.