Welcome to Amentum Services, Inc. Fort Novosel.

Amentum has been honored to be the U.S. Army’s rotary wing flight trainer since 1989. We have trained over 30,000 Army, Air Force, and Allied students to meet their world-wide commitments as military rotary wing pilots. 
We serve at the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence, Fort Novosel, Alabama, which is the largest helicopter flight training school in the world.

Amentum provides training and education services to approximately 1500 + Army and Air Force initial entry rotary wing students annually to fly. From aviation theory and simulation instruction to actual flight training, Amentum instructors lead 
undergraduate student pilots through months of intensive training in Basic, Instrument, and Warfighter skills. This foundation ensures our students are prepared for advanced aircraft qualification and successful careers as military aviators. In addition, we conduct numerous graduate level programs for rated aviators from the U.S. and foreign countries.

Our senior managers and instructors are the most experienced in the world with backgrounds in lift, attack, cavalry, and special operations aviation. Many of our employees have military backgrounds, are combat veterans and serve in the National Guard and Reserves. We take great pride in being role models for our students, promoting the Aviation Warrior Ethos, and setting the standard for excellence in Army aviation. Safety is absolutely paramount in every facet of our program, as reflected in our unprecedented safety record.

As one of the nation's leading multi-service contractors, Amentum is proud to be a member of the Army Aviation Team and we are committed to providing the finest in aviation training. America’s sons and daughters deserve nothing less!

STDS/QC - Primary | We Set the Standard

STDS/QC provides Quality Control oversight for all academics and Initial Entry Rotary Wing (IERW) flight instruction conducted within the Primary Division. This covers daily flight briefing, academic class presentation, Instructor Pilot/student records and No Notice Evaluation Program. Additionally retains the overall responsibility for training all newly hired Amentum Instructor Pilots and Military Quality Assurance personnel.

Structure
STDS / QC Primary
  • Number of Training Days: 32
  • Hours of Instruction: 41.5
  • Number of Flight Line Examinations:3
    • Operator's Supplement
    • Aircrew Coordination Training
    • Safety Survey
  • Academic Examinations:5
    • TH-67 Systems (Part I and Part II)
    • Instructing Fundamentals for Instructor Pilots
    • Regulations and Flip
    • Applied Aerodynamics

Instruction Overview

This course consists of 41.5 hours to be flown in 32 training days. The average daily block time is 5.5 hours. Tasks selected for training are derived from the references below:

  • Aviation Instructor's Handbook
  • FM 3-04.203
  • AR 40-8
  • IERW Flight Training Guide
  • AR 95-1
  • MOI IP Flight Training Guide
  • TH-67 Operatorís Supplement
  • Primary Division SOP
  • TC 3-04.93

The End of Course acceptance evaluation will be administered by a government Instructor Pilot or government designated Evaluator/Instructor Pilot.