Speaker Series: Test Pilots and Experimental Planes

Lt. Col Gary L. Aldrich, USAF (Ret.)

Gary Aldrich’s impressive aviation career spans more than 40 years as an Air Force officer, aviator, and educator. He recently retired after 27 years instructing with the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School (TPS) at Edwards Air Force Base, CA.

Today, Aldrich is President of EAA Muroc Chapter 1000, and Senior Member of the Society of Flight Test Engineers. In 2006, he received that Society’s prestigious Kelly Johnson Award for excellence in Flight Test Engineering. A board member and past chairman of the Flight Test Historical Foundation, Aldrich is also a member of the Soaring Society of America, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, and the Quiet Birdmen pilot organization.