Program targets helo pilots

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- PSA Airlines and SkyWarrior Inc. will formally sign a Rotor Transition Program agreement to help military rotor pilots transition to commercial aviation. PSA is partnering with Pensacola-based SkyWarrior and will contribute up to $23,000 toward flight-time requirements to help military rotor pilots achieve R-ATP. Most military rotor pilots qualify for the FAA's lowest-minimum restricted ATP. Although many of these pilots have the 750-hour total time, they fall short of the 250-hour fixed-wing PIC requirement or 25 hour multi engine requirement. The signing is Wednesday, 9 a.m., at SkyWarrior, 4141 Jerry L. Maygarden Rd., Pensacola. (Source: City of Pensacola, 03/14/17) Note: Naval Air Station Whiting Field near Milton trains military pilots.