Reps. Whitesides and Obernolte Introduce Bipartisan PILOT Act to Expand Job Opportunities for Local Civilian Pilots and Engineers

This press release from Representative George Whitesides (D-CA) was published on 2026-07-24 and titled "Reps. Whitesides and Obernolte Introduce Bipartisan PILOT Act to Expand Job Opportunities for Local Civilian Pilots and ".

Reps. Whitesides and Obernolte Introduce Bipartisan PILOT Act to Expand Job Opportunities for Local Civilian Pilots and Engineers

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Reps. George Whitesides (D-CA) and Jay Obernolte (R-CA) introduced the bipartisan PILOT (Providing Increased Local Opportunities for Test-pilots) Act to study expanding job opportunities for civilian pilots and engineers trained at local flight schools. Under current law, flight test professionals trained at civilian flight schools, like the National Test Pilot School in Mojave, have to go [ ]