Helicopter Pilot Training | US Army Training Film: Chopper Pilot | 1967

● Please SUPPORT my work on Patreon: ● Visit my 2ND CHANNEL: ►Facebook: ►Twitter: ►Google : ✚ Watch my “Military Training Films“ PLAYLIST: This old US Army training film shows the complete training of helicopter pilots: preflight and flight training provided by the Warrant Officer Candidate Program at Fort Wolters, Texas; and advanced training at the Army Aviation Center, Fort Rucker, Alabama. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Flying aircraft is a coveted career in the United States armed services, and the process to become a military pilot is a competitive one. Most candidates need at least a bachelor’s degree to apply. The exception is the Army, where the fleet consists mainly of helicopters rather than fixed-wing aircraft. Becoming a helicopter pilot in the Army does not require higher education or prior enlistment. “We have a program called ‘High School to Flight School’,” said Lisa Eichhorn, a spokeswoman at Fort Rucker in Alabama, where the Army trains its pilot recruits. The program allows high school graduates to apply to become warrant officers, a rank necessary to attend Army Aviation School. To get into that fast-track program, you must write an essay, get letters of recommendation and meet the same requirements as every other Army flight school candidate. Today, after candidates have completed the initial flight training course, they move on to specialized training in one of four rotary aircraft: the UH-60 Black Hawk, the CH-47 Chinook, the OH-58 Kiowa Warrior and the AH-64A Apache helicopters. Helicopter Pilot Training | US Army Training Film: Chopper Pilot TBFA_0001