About 20 years ago, LaTroy Green was living and working at Fort Bragg Army base in North Carolina when a very bold question came to his mind – “what if I could become a helicopter pilot?” As a certified Army mechanic, it wasn’t on the top of his list of positions, but LaTroy submitted the… Read more »
About a year ago, Envoy began an audacious project to train military helicopter pilots to become airline pilots, and Envoy has successfully passed 100 pilots through the Rotor Transition Program (RTP). Taking that 100th spot is pilot Matthew Silker, retired Army Captain, who flew Blackhawks, Guardrails and KingAirs. A father of four, Matthew is prepared to… Read more »
After retiring from the U.S. Navy, Commander Andrew Danko was looking for an opportunity to use his military-helicopter pilot experience to transition into a career with a commercial airline. The challenge was to find an airline that would count his rotor experience toward his Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) hours. After contacting numerous airlines and finding no… Read more »