SFTE is many things. A community of flight test professionals, an association for member representation, a resource for technical content, and the representative of your profession. There are the many benefits that come with your membership, including:

• Technical Content
  
  • Papers and presentations from 50 years of symposia
  • Video of all technical presentations from 2020 onwards
  • Access to handbooks, tools and other information from our various Tech Councils
  • Access to partner organization databases
• Communication
  • Automatic enrollment to receive all communication of what is going on in flight test and in the society
  • Option to join a local chapter who will host in person events to discuss everything in the local area
  • Access to communication tools (such as our message boards) to communicate with other flight testers around the world
• Events
  • Come join us at many events we hold annually including
    • National Symposia
    • Local Chapter Events
    • National STEM events

Joining is easy, simply click the link below to submit an application. There is a place in SFTE for anyone involved in Flight Test activities around the world.

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Membership Options

Multiple membership options for all levels of experience are available. Membership of the society is open to all working or interested in the fields of test operations, analysis, instrumentation and data systems.

Membership Costs

Annual Membership

Lifetime Membership

Membership Categories

Our basic membership categories are listed below. For information on the higher levels of membership available to long term SFTE members please visit our Membership Upgrades page.

Student

Current college or university student enrolled in the sciences, mathematics or engineering

Affiliate

Meet one of the following two criteria:

1. Engaged in an activity, possess scientific attainments or have practical experience which qualifies as cooperation with flight test engineering activities.
2. A designated representative from a corporate member.

Associate

Engaged in flight test engineering and meet one of the following three criteria:

1. Bachelor of Science or post-graduate degree in engineering or in a physical science.
2. Bachelor in a field other than engineering or physical science and at least 2 years experience in engineering.
3. Degree from a university, college or technical school and at least 4 years experience in engineering.

Member

Primarily engaged and experienced in flight test engineering, and meet one of the following four criteria: 

1. Hold a post-graduate degree in engineering or in a physical science and at least 1 year experience in flight test engineering.
2. Bachelor of Science in engineering or in a physical science and at least 2 years experience in flight test engineering.
3. Bachelor degree in a field other than engineering or  a physical science and at least 4 years experience in flight test engineering.
4. No degree but at least 7 years experience in flight test engineering.