Consolidation of helicopter pilot training
Authors
McAuley, John A., Jr.
White, Bradley T.
Subjects
Pilot
Pilot training
Helicopter
Cost
Cost effectiveness
Management
Training
Pilot training
Helicopter
Cost
Cost effectiveness
Management
Training
Advisors
Senger, John D.
Darbyshire, Leslie
Date of Issue
1976-12
Date
December 1976
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
The Congress of the United States, in an attempt to reduce Department of Defense (DOD) spending, has recommended an interservice consolid1tion 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.
The authors conclude, for a variety of reasons, that the DOD proposal considered is not cost-effective.
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Thesis
Description
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Department
Administrative Sciences
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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