Membership and Member Grades
Membership in the Society is divided into six grades:
- Honorary Fellow (HF)—Distinction in the aerospace field and an experimental test pilot at some time during their career
- Fellow (F)—Distinction in experimental flight testing and an Associate Fellow for at least one year
- Associate Fellow (AF)—Association with experimental flight testing for ten years, experimental test pilot for five years, Member for at least two years
- Member (M)—Experimental test pilot not less than one year or manned space vehicle pilot
- Associate Member (AM)—Experimental test pilot or co-pilot from between six months to two years depending on the type of testing
- Corporate Member—Organization that has a common interest with the Society in the advancement of manned aerospace
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