US Navy awards Contractor Only Pilot Training – Rotary (COPTR) to Helicopter Institute

[RavenOne]

In a change to tradition the United States Navy has outsourcing initial rotary wing pilot training to the Texas based Helicopter Institute under the Contractor Only Pilot Training Rotary

Helicopter Institute awarded US Navy training contract

It is the first-ever contractor solution provider for US Department of the Navy initial helicopter pilot training

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Thus cutting out the intiial fixed wing training in the Beech T-6C Texan II, for those going to fly H-60, H-53, C/MV-22, H-1, etc anyhow I went to see Helicopter Institute booth at Heli Expo earlier this year in Atlanta and they have a fleet of Bell 206B Jet Ranger III and Robinson R44 Raven II, all formerly with UAE Horizon Flight Academy anyhow here are my photos below






cheers

 

[yasotay]

I thought the US Navy just began purchase of Leonardo A-119 derived helicopters for primary training.