At Quantum, our students’ success is a top priority. First and foremost, we promote their professional development by maintaining the highest standards of training. But we also help our students find employment by establishing and nurturing contacts within the helicopter community, and by staying abreast of market trends. The current demand for pilots is outpacing supply, and our graduates are entering — and succeeding in — one of the strongest job markets in years.
Although employment is not guaranteed, Quantum elects to hire almost all of its Certified Flight Instructor graduates for instructor positions. After building their experience and skill level, these pilots are eligible for a variety of jobs within the industry and around the world.
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Where are they now?
Here’s just a few examples of how our graduates have put the training they gained from Quantum Helicopters to use.| Name | Employer | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Nate Post | Avera Health | Sioux Falls, SD |
| Judson Hubbard | Air Methods | Arizona |
| Luke Reker | EMS Air Methods | Arizona |
| Luke Miller | EMS Air Methods | Arizona |
| Matt Watson | Sundance Helicopters | Las Vegas/Grand Canyon |
| Jeff Thomasson | Chicago Helicopter Experience | Chicago, Illinois |
| Jake Hill | Sundance Helicopters | Las Vegas/Grand Canyon |
| Danny Gomez | Sundance Helicopters | Las Vegas/Grand Canyon |
| Aron Whitesell | Chopperguy News 3 TV | Phoenix, Arizona |
| Bethany Skaritka | Chicago Helicopter Experience | Chicago, Illinois |
| Logan Smith | Air Evac Lifeteam | Mesa, Arizona |
| Nick Dean | Helicoptes Inc | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Nathan Whitford | Air Methods | Arizona |
| Zack Deets | Papillon Helicopters | Las Vegas/Grand Canyon |
| Patrick Zahm | Papillon Helicopters | Las Vegas/Grand Canyon |
| Scott Higgins | Papillon Helicopters | Las Vegas/Grand Canyon |
| Jarrod Padilla | Sunrise Air Ambulance | Sholow, Arizona |
| Jason Nixon | PHI Air Medical | Phoenix, Arizona |
| Stephen Schumm | AMRG | South Jordan, Utah |
| Clayton Beckmann | Air Methods | Arizona |
| Dan Coon | EMS Air Methods | Arizona |
| Judson Hubbard | Air Methods | Arizona |
| Luke Reker | EMS Air Methods | Arizona |
| Luke Miller | EMS Air Methods | Arizona |
| Matt Watson | Sundance Helicopters | Las Vegas/Grand Canyon |
| Jeff Thomasson | Chicago Helicopter Experience | Chicago, Illinois |
| Jake Hill | Sundance Helicopters | Las Vegas/Grand Canyon |
| Danny Gomez | Sundance Helicopters | Las Vegas/Grand Canyon |
| Aron Whitesell | Chopperguy News 3 TV | Phoenix, Arizona |
| Bethany Skaritka | Chicago Helicopter Experience | Chicago, Illinois |
| Logan Smith | Air Evac Lifeteam | Mesa, Arizona |
| Nick Dean | Helicoptes Inc | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Nathan Whitford | Air Methods | Arizona |
| Zack Deets | Papillon Helicopters | Las Vegas/Grand Canyon |
| Patrick Zahm | Papillon Helicopters | Las Vegas/Grand Canyon |
| Scott Higgins | Papillon Helicopters | Las Vegas/Grand Canyon |
| Jarrod Padilla | Sunrise Air Ambulance | Sholow, Arizona |
| Jason Nixon | PHI Air Medical | Phoenix, Arizona |
| Stephen Schumm | AMRG | South Jordan, Utah |
| Clayton Beckmann | Air Methods | Arizona |
| Dan Coon | EMS Air Methods | Arizona |
| Bruce Haffner | a pilot and on-air personality for Channel 3, KTVK Phoenix | |
| Terry Cook | an air ambulance pilot | |
| Matt Arnsberg | air ambulance pilot for Native Air | |
| Kirk Flake | airambulance, Airevac | |
| Paul Hightower | a production test pilot for the Boeing AH-64D Longbow attack helicopter (and the only non-military-trained pilot at the Mesa, Arizona plant) | |
| Paul Alukonis | a corporate pilot with Westcor Aviation in Scottsdale | |
| Stefan Hiltbrunner | a long-line pilot for Construction Helicopters | |
| Robert Rappaport | a test pilot/instructor pilot for MD Helicopters | |
| Captain Leo Eggert, Gary Bunting, Bruce Helpie and Jeff Violanti | Toledo Police Department in Ohio | |
| Chris DiDiego | a lead pilot for Papillon Helicopters in Las Vegas | |
| Chris Allen | pilot for dinner and charter flights in the Phoenix area | |
| Ken Hadzima and Joe LeBrecque | pilots with Air Logistics | |
| Ryan Kirwan | Airevac | |
| Feyd Carroll | ERA | |
| Gary McCoskey | Airevac | |
| Bram DeRoeck | chief pilot with Speedy Kopters, flying police contracts in the Caribbean | |
| Mike Miller | pilot for KARE TV in Minneapolis | |
| Anne Lathrop | Papillon tours | |
| Jared Davis | PHI training department |