♦ About · Track Record
Proven Across Services, Platforms, and Borders
40+ countries. 30+ aircraft platforms. 27+ years of documented operational training. We've worked with almost every major military, federal, and commercial helicopter operator in the Western world. See how P1AR can augment your agency today.
♦ Trusted By
♦ Named Customers
Who trains with P1
These are some of the organizations Priority 1 Air Rescue ("P1AR") has worked with:
U.S. Military & Special Operations
U.S. Federal Agencies
U.S. State & Local
International
Commercial Operators
♦ OEM Partnerships
The manufacturers validate us
OEMs are key partners to Priority 1 Air Rescue. We've worked with them on the design of new platforms that have yet to hit the market all the way to legacy / sunsetting platforms. Today, most OEMs recommend P1AR to their most demanding customers to ensure the capability requirements are met post-sale.
Airbus conducted a detailed audit of P1 training programs and has adopted the P1AR training program for new deliveries. We deliver the EC725 Caracal rear crew program under the French MoD contract and serve as the global standard under the Airbus AAMS program.
Five training disciplines developed for Leonardo platforms, including the AW139 hoist operations program delivered in partnership with Miami Dade Fire Rescue.
Lockheed Martin audited and adopted P1 training methodology. P1 delivered the Romanian Interior Ministry S70M Black Hawk rear crew training program under this partnership.
Breeze-Eastern, the leading hoist manufacturer, recommends Priority 1 Air Rescue for all hoist operator training. When the OEM that builds the equipment trusts you to teach it, that is the standard.
P1 designed and tested Bell 429 hoist operations from initial concept through operational deployment. The procedures did not exist before P1 built them.
♦ Across the Aircraft Lifecycle
Pre-sale to post-sale
Pre-Sale
When an OEM is bidding a platform to a new customer, P1 develops the rear crew training package as part of the proposal. The training capability becomes a differentiator in the sale—not an afterthought bolted on after delivery timelines slip.
Post-Sale
Once the aircraft is delivered, P1 trains the operational crew. We build the curriculum, certify the instructors, and deliver the program. The customer gets a turnkey capability from day one.
♦ Certifications
Regulator-certified, globally
P1 is the only rear crew training organization certified across multiple civil aviation authorities.
Part 91 hoist program approvals, training program oversight
Certified synthetic training environment, approved crew training organization
Recognized training provider for Canadian operators
Compliance with UK rear crew training requirements
Certified under CHC Helicopter trial program
♦ Safety Record
27+ years documented
Priority 1 Air Rescue maintains a documented safety record spanning more than two decades of hoist operations, live flight training, and field deployments.
Our safety record is trusted by insurers and underwriters. Multiple programs have qualified for reduced insurance premiums based on the P1 training documentation provided to carriers. When an insurer accepts your training record as sufficient basis for rate reduction, that is third-party validation with financial consequence.
By the Numbers
♦ Key Contracts
Selected programs
From the MH-139 Grey Wolf program to multi-year international partnerships, these contracts define the scope and scale of P1 operations.
U.S. Coast Guard
2023
Ab-initio hoist operator training
500+ operators trained, selected over 30+ vendors
U.S. Air Force
2024
MH-139 Grey Wolf SMA training
5-year contract, ~140 aviators per year, sole compliant bidder
French MoD
2022
EC725 Caracal rear crew training
8-year renewal, Bordeaux facility
♦ Next Step
See the case studies
The track record is documented. The case studies show how it was built—program by program, contract by contract.