GRADUATION CEREMONY – SIRIUS BRAVO CLASS

On July 28, ETEP and SIRIUS FLIGHT TEST BR held the graduation ceremony of the second class of the Postgraduate Program in Flight Testing, the third class of Flight Test Pilot – Level 2, and the awarding of the participation certificates for the Instrumentation Course.

The graduates of the Postgraduate Course in Flight Testing and Flight Test Pilot – Level 2 were: CDR Daniel Furlani; CDR Edemilson Lopes; ENG. Gustavo Seiko; CDR Heitor Munaretto; CDR Fábio Perez; CDR Flávio Varandas; CDR Ivan Crespi; ENG. Luis Castillo; CDR Régis de Mello; and CDR Vladimir Malvestio.

The graduates of the Flight Test Instrumentation Course were: ENG. Anastácio Barros; ENG. André Junior; ENG. Alexandre Alves; ENG. Alexandre Alencar; ENG. Matheus Silvestre; ENG. Yasmin Castro; TECH. Gustavo Ortiz; TECH. João Luis Fioravante; TECH. Matheus Funashima; and TECH. Nathan Martins.

The Tenente Brigadeiro Nelson Taveira Award was presented to ENG. Luis Castillo for achieving the best overall performance in the flight test postgraduate program of the SIRIUS BRAVO class.

Due to work commitments, ENG. Luis Castillo was unable to attend. The Award was received by his flight partner during the practical phase of the course, CDR Flávio Varandas, from Mrs. Divone Taveira

The Engineer Kovacs Award was presented to ENG. Gustavo Seiko for his academic performance in the SIRIUS BRAVO class.

The Embraer Award was presented to CDR Régis de Mello for his academic performance in the course, airplane category.

The Brigadeiro Aldo da Rosa Award was presented to CDR Daniel Furlani for his academic performance in the course, helicopter category.

During the ceremony, SIRIUS FLIGHT TEST BR paid tribute to the strategic partner: EFAI Aviation School, represented by CDR João Bosco, and to the family of Ten. Brig. Taveira, represented by his wife, Mrs. Divone Taveira, for embodying his entire legacy to the flight test community in Brazil.

The Speaker of the SIRIUS BRAVO Class, CDR Edemilson Lopes, highlighted the satisfaction of completing this unique specialization in Latin America, and the class patron, ENG. Augusto Otero, welcomed the new members of the flight test community.

The expertise of SIRIUS FLIGHT TEST BR in delivering, for the civil market, a unique course in Latin America—the Postgraduate Lato Sensu Program in Flight Testing and the Flight Test Pilot Course – Level 2 (PEV-2)—comes from its experienced faculty and the infrastructure of distance learning, simulators, and available aircraft. The instructors are alumni of the current Flight Test and Research Institute (IPEV) and companies such as EMBRAER.

SIRIUS FLIGHT TEST BR congratulates all the graduates of the courses.

May you all be very happy with your new qualifications. Use them wisely.