Requires a study on letting civilian test pilots help with military aircraft testing.
This bill would require the Secretary of Defense to study how graduates from civilian test pilot schools could work as test pilots and flight test engineers for the military. The study would look at current rules and suggest ways to expand these opportunities, including how to certify civilian schools. This could open new career paths for civilian pilots and help the military with its testing needs.
Today, specific rules (Defense Contract Management Agency Instruction 8210-1D) outline how test pilots and flight test engineers support military testing, with apparent limits for civilian school graduates. If this bill passes, the Secretary of Defense would be required to study by January 1, 2027, how to expand these opportunities for graduates of accredited civilian test pilot schools, potentially leading to future changes in rules and new career paths.
HR 9889 · 119th Congress · July 22, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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