Bringing Commercial Flight School Perspective To Army Program

M1 Support Services announced that Quantum Helicopters, a leading provider of professional helicopter pilot training, has joined Team M1 to bring the perspective of a commercial flight school as well as expertise to the U.S. Army’s Flight School Next (FSN) program.

FSN is an Army initiative designed to improve student pilot proficiency while also reducing costs through a turn-key Contractor-Owned, Contractor-Operated, or COCO, service.

Producing high-quality, industry-best helicopter pilots has been Quantum Helicopters’ core focus for over thirty years. The school emphasizes a rigorous syllabus-based flight training with a highly disciplined approach to emergency procedures.

Quantum uses a fleet of exclusively Robinson helicopters for its training for repeatable and reliable generation of a rapid rate of sorties with excellent cost-efficiency.

George Krivo, Chairman and CEO of M1 Support Services said, “Quantum Helicopters is among the most respected helicopter pilot training schools in the nation. Quantum’s established safety culture, instructor professionalism, and scalable training processes make it an ideal partner for Flight School Next.”

Terry Blakemore, CEO of Quantum Helicopters explained, “As an organization, we’ve trained thousands of pilots covering every corner of the helicopter industry. My experience with Robinson Helicopters makes it clear they are the most reliable, efficient, and effective training platform on the market, period. This is only possible because of the outstanding product Robinson produces and supports.”

M1 features a holistic “Flight School First” approach that spotlights the low operating costs, high operational readiness, and the instructional efficiency of an exclusively Robinson R-66 fleet.

Additional features include:

• An advanced, AI-enabled virtual training environment to accelerate learning and maximize proficiency
• Lean, agile, responsive execution from a trusted services partner
• A turn-key COCO solution tailored to Army requirements, complementing Army Aviation’s purposeful Warfighter Culture
• Seamless, low-risk transition away from legacy aircraft and facilities to M1’s comprehensive, turn-key Flight School First solution

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