Consolidation of Helicopter Pilot Training
Consolidation of Helicopter Pilot Training

Author: John A McAuley (Jr)

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Published: 1976

Total Pages: 130

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The Congress of the United States, in an attempt to reduce Department of Defense (DOD) spending, has recommended an interservice consolidation of Undergraduate Helicopter Pilot Training (UHPT). DOD, in the FY77 budget proposal, indicated its intention to consolidate UHPT at Fort Rucker, Alabama. The proposal bases its cost savings, to a large degree, on the elimination of the fixed-wing phase of Navy helicopter pilot training and the 'release' of an unidentified Navy training base. This thesis examines fixed-wing training as a part of helicopter pilot training and the implied savings attributed to consolidation as proposed. Alternatives to the DOD proposal are also discussed in light of their costs (both quantifiable and non-quantifiable), their importance, and their impact on the training of Navy and Marine Corps helicopter pilots.

Consolidation and what it Could Mean to Military Helicopter Flight Training
Consolidation and what it Could Mean to Military Helicopter Flight Training

Author: Victor H. Avila

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Published: 2013

Total Pages: 76

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"This study investigates the feasibility of consolidating the three Department of Defense (DoD) helicopter flight training programs that are currently in place in two different facilities: Naval Air Station Whiting Field near Pensacola, Florida, and Fort Rucker, Alabama. While the Air Force and the Army currently share a facility, they conduct separate training in this same location. The core skills developed in all three of these helicopter training programs are similar (Contacts, Instruments, Formation, and Tactics). Future defense spending cuts may demand training consolidation among the different services. This study investigates whether consolidation is possible for U.S. military helicopter flight training. Both the helicopter portion and the fixed wing portion of the Services' flight syllabi were analyzed, as it was deemed critical to deciding if consolidation is possible. Currently the Air Force and Navy use the fixed wing portion of the flight training program as a precursor to the helicopter training. Fixed wing training is currently not being provided to Army helicopter pilot candidates. Since the 1970s, a number of studies have been conducted on consolidating all of the flight training pipelines. There have been a number of consolidations between the Air Force and the Navy, but these have been limited to fixed-wing primary and advanced multi-engine training. This study concludes that helicopter flight training consolidation will need further study by the GAO and will be a long-term endeavor. Near-term recommendations include a personnel exchange program for both students and instructors."--Abstract.

Combining Service Undergraduate Helicopter Pilot Training (UHPT)
Combining Service Undergraduate Helicopter Pilot Training (UHPT)

Author: Ronald A. Berube

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Published: 1993

Total Pages: 58

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Undergraduate Helicopter Pilot Training (UHPT) provides basic or initial helicopter flying skills for pilots prior to operational assignments to fleet squadrons. For several years, the Department of Defense (DOD) has proposed consolidation of Navy and Army UHPT. Each year Congress has reviewed the proposals and been informed of the reported cost savings, but has determined that UHPT consolidation is not in the best interests of the Navy, primarily because of the differences in the training requirements between the Navy and the Army. Today the high cost of pilot training, combined with tightening constraints on military spending, gives new urgency to a reexamination of recurring issues of combining helicopter pilot training. One of the primary stumbling blocks to consolidation has been the Navy requirement to train all Navy/Marine pilots in fixed-wing aircraft prior to specialized training in helicopters. Each ensuing study or report has provided a mountain of data to support consolidation of UHPT. Often, supporting data changes dramatically from one report to another; at times this data is inconsistent with the claims being made. For example, a DOD paper prepared in calendar 1975 indicated 5 years' saving of $178 million would result from consolidation. A different study just a few months later from a different source showed it would cost an additional $17 million over a 5-year period to consolidate. This paper will review the ongoing issue of consolidation of UHPT and systematically assess the pros and cons of the issue. It concludes with a recommendation for UHPT consolidation.

An Economic Analysis of Restructuring Undergraduate Helicopter Flight Training
An Economic Analysis of Restructuring Undergraduate Helicopter Flight Training

Author: Terence A. Hoeft

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Published: 1999-03-01

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13: 9781423545217

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The U.S. Navy helicopter fleet is undergoing an unparalleled reduction in the number of different types of helicopters flown. All of the helicopters flown in the Navy are being reduced to two variants; the CH-6OS and the SH-6OR. A determination of the best way to train the pilots of these two new airframes is desired. Four different training alternatives are developed, specifying various rates of student throughput and various combinations of training aircraft. Each of these alternatives is then applied to two different training plans, which consider the consolidation of different levels of flight training. Aircraft cost data and student throughput requirements are determined through analysis of Navy Visibility and Management of Operating and Support Costs (VAMOSC) data and historical annual training requirements, respectively. Aircraft procurement and operating costs for each alternative are estimated. A ranking of some important benefits of the different alternatives are developed and a complete cost-benefit analysis is conducted. An Additive Weighting and Scaling model, along with a Hierarchical Multi-attribute model are used to evaluate the resulting alternatives. The results of this study indicate that under most circumstances the preferred alternative tends to be the one in which the Navy maintains the current training organization. Is. NUMBER OF