This training concept, when applied rigorously, gives pilots the knowledge and confidence to operate their machines routinely and safely at maximum gross weights in any environment. The graduates of this challenging course leave with the knowledge of a unique training system known as Power Management. A one week Instructor Pilot course is also available. The other four days are spent flying in and out of the ragged peaks of Colorado's Rocky Mountains with altitudes ranging from the airport at 6500' to peaks of 14,000'. Pilots spend one day of the training in the classroom learning the intricacies of power management in high altitude mountainous terrain. Soldiers can bring their own aircraft if they choose. OH-58 Kiowas, CH-47 Chinooks, UH-60 Black Hawks and LUH-72 Lakotas are the typical airframes flown at HAATS for the one week course. Sleeping quarters are available on site but there are also many hotels nearby. Eagle County Regional Airport (IATA: EGE, ICAO: KEGE, FAA LID: EGE) (Vail/Eagle Airport or the Eagle Vail Airport) is in Gypsum, Colorado, United States, 4 miles from Eagle and 37 miles from Vail.It covers 632 acres (256 ha) and has one runway. The school can handle over a dozen student-pilots at any one time. Run by full-time Colorado Army National Guard pilots, HAATS is specifically designed to train military pilots from any branch. HAATS has hosted and trained helicopter pilots from Slovenia, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany and the Republic of Georgia. The school caters to rotory-wing military pilots from all over the world. It is the ONLY Department of Defense aviation school that trains pilots to experience this outside the classroom.

The mountainous training area enhances the Power Management process and also provides the additional benefit of high altitude/high DA/rough terrain training. Training in Power Management in the mountains of Colorado enhances and tests the pilot's skills in a realistic and dynamic environment. This accountability produces insight to every situation to include multi-ship operations. Known as Power Management, the training process requires power accountability of the pilots in all flight regimes. The ARNG schoolhouse offers a unique training methodology based on aircraft power that is designed to dramatically increase individual and crew situational awareness. One of the few high-altitude tournaments of its kind, the event draws participants from around the country to compete while taking in the gorgeous Vail. The High-Altitude Army National Guard Aviation Training Site ( 72) is located in the small mountain town of Gypsum (near Vail), Colorado, on Eagle County Airport. Vail Pass is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 3.251m (10,666ft) above the sea level, located on the boundary of Summit and Eagle counties, in the US state of Colorado. HAATS Points of Contact | HAATS Facts | HAATS FAQs | Landing Zones | Pre-Arrival Instructions Vail Pass is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 3.251m (10,6. High-altitude ARNG Aviation Training Site

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