WHEN IT COMES TO TRAINING NEW HELICOPTER PILOTS, THE WORLD’S MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS ARE INCREASINGLY LOOKING TO THIRD-PARTY VENDORS FOR HELP. CHOOSING AN OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION, RATHER THAN DOING TRAINING IN-HOUSE, CAN HELP MILITARIES STRAPPED FOR FUNDS. THIRD-PARTY CONTRACTORS CAN ALSO PROVIDE TRAINING IN HIGHLY SPECIALIZED AREAS THAT ARE JUST NOT COST-EFFECTIVE FOR MILITARIES TO PROVIDE FOR THEMSELVES.
HERE IS A SAMPLING OF THIRD-PARTY MILITARY HELICOPTER PILOT PROGRAMS UNDERWAY AROUND THE WORLD ...
AgustaWestland
When Trinidad and Tobago’s newly formed air guard first took delivery of four AW139s, there were few qualified pilots, mechanics, and crew on the island that could keep it adequately operational. AgustaWestland was hired to fill the gap. They received a 5-year contract to provide support, training, and logistics to the air guard and its recruits. Four years on, AgustaWestland and the air guard remain focused on enhancing pilot skills, as training flights account for nearly 30 hours of each air guard pilot’s monthly flight time.
AgustaWestland is now proposing to provide the U.S. military with helicopter flight training operations that combine new aircraft with training systems and support. It is pioneering this concept in partnership with Bristow Academy (operator of the world’s
largest commercial helicopter flight school) and Doss Aviation, which already manages the U.S. Air Force Initial Flight Training course. This proposal is based upon using the American-built, single-engine AW119Kx.
“The AW119Kx platform is a next-generation aircraft with a digital glass cockpit, superior power margins, and a durable airframe,” said Andrew Gappy, manager of the company’s business development efforts with the Navy. AgustaWestland expects the Navy to move forward with a formal request for proposal by early 2016.
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