Education
02 Jun 2025
Testimony of Jorys Collard Casanova
Mastère Spécialisé® TAS AERO FTE student (class of 2025)
Identity card
- Last name: Collard Casanova
- First name : Jorys
- Age: 24
- Hometown and country: Ajaccio, France
- Year of your Specialised Masters®: 2024-2025
- Name of Specialised Masters® completed: TAS AERO FTE
His career before ISAE-SUPAERO
What was your academic background before joining ISAE-SUPAERO?
I did an engineering degree at ISAE-ENSMA specialising in aeronautical structures after completing a CPGE in Ajaccio.
Did you already have professional experience before the Mastère Spécialisé®?
I only did a placement at Safran Helicopter Engines in experimental vibration behaviour in engine testing.
Why did you choose ISAE-SUPAERO for your Specialised Masters®?
ISAE SUPAERO is the only school able to offer training in flight testing.
How did you hear about our Specialised Masters® programme?
During the ISAE group’s mobility week, I attended courses at ISAE-SUPAERO and came across a brochure listing all the MS . I had a basic interest in flight testing, so I became interested in the TAS AERO FTE course and consolidated this interest by getting the opinion of a former student of the course who also happened to be from ISAE-ENSMA.
His career at ISAE-SUPAERO
What specific skills or knowledge have you come to acquire in this MS?
I’ve already had a lot of experience in the technical side of aeronautics, and I’ve already done a work placement in testing, so I came here to learn about flight testing first and foremost, as well as the skills associated with it, such as planning flight tests, analysing them and carrying them out.
What subjects, projects, challenges or experiences have particularly impressed you during your training?
All the flights offered during the TAS AERO FTE training course were outstanding. On the one hand, thanks to the discussions with the pilots (Stéphane and Étienne, whom I salute and thank), their support was touching and we really created a bond with them, as they shared their experience and expertise with us. This made us realise that although the operational and technical worlds are different on paper, their link lies in the discipline of flight testing. On the other hand, this link also allows us to really understand what we’re learning, which is extremely gratifying.
In your opinion, what are the main advantages of the MS that you have followed?
The main assets of the TAS AERO FTE course are the quality of the lessons given, the teachers are very attentive and won’t hesitate to give private lessons in their spare time if they need to. I’d like to pay special tribute to Mr Éric Poquillon for this, even though we may have taken up too much of his free time… (Sorry)
His career plan
What are your career plans?
My goal is to become an airline pilot. For me, being an aeronautical engineer is just a back-up plan that would allow me to work in a field that I love if ever the pilot profession closes its doors to me.
How will your Specialised Masters® prepare you to achieve these goals?
This Specialised Master® gives me the key knowledge and skills to better understand the systems I’ll be working with as a pilot. On the other hand, it allows me to move into an area that interests me as an engineer, which is flight testing and operations.
Have you completed a work placement or assignment as part of your MS?
Yes, I did a 6-month internship at ATR in the pilot training centre. During this work placement, I wrote a manual of ATR recommendations for pilot training aimed at training organisations. This manual is in line with the new CBTA (Competency based training assessment) and EBT (Evidence based Training) training standards, in order to comply with ICAO and EASA regulations. This course is fascinating because I get to talk to pilots every day, whether it’s the instructors with their wealth of experience or the trainee pilots taking their type rating, who help me to be more intelligent.
His advice
What would you say to a future student who is hesitating about joining an ISAE-SUPAERO Specialised Masters®?
If you are hesitating for financial reasons, it is always possible to work after your degree and join the course a few years later. Nothing is limiting. If you’re unsure about what you’re going to learn, you can always ask someone who has done the Mastère Spécialisé® on LinkedIn or elsewhere.
Any advice for a successful Specialised Masters® at ISAE-SUPAERO?
Teamwork is essential and there’s no point in going it alone.
” One day the sky will be free, with me in my ATR, holding my stick free.
In all seriousness: the path to our own sky is through the pleasure of our own hell.
If you had to sum up your experience in one word, three adjectives or one sentence?
Understanding is a reward on a mountain to climb.
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