Our Graduates

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.

Our graduates of helicopter pilot school

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.

NameEmployerLocation
Judson HubbardAir MethodsArizona
Luke RekerEMS Air MethodsArizona
Luke MillerEMS Air MethodsArizona
Matt WatsonSundance HelicoptersLas Vegas/Grand Canyon
Jeff ThomassonChicago Helicopter ExperienceChicago, Illinois
Jake HillSundance HelicoptersLas Vegas/Grand Canyon
Danny GomezSundance HelicoptersLas Vegas/Grand Canyon
Aron WhitesellChopperguy News 3 TVPhoenix, Arizona
Bethany SkaritkaChicago Helicopter ExperienceChicago, Illinois
Logan SmithAir Evac LifeteamMesa, Arizona
Nick DeanHelicoptes IncSt. Louis, Missouri
Nathan WhitfordAir MethodsArizona
Zack DeetsPapillon HelicoptersLas Vegas/Grand Canyon
Patrick ZahmPapillon HelicoptersLas Vegas/Grand Canyon
Scott HigginsPapillon HelicoptersLas Vegas/Grand Canyon
Jarrod PadillaSunrise Air AmbulanceSholow, Arizona
Jason NixonPHI Air MedicalPhoenix, Arizona
Stephen SchummAMRGSouth Jordan, Utah
Clayton BeckmannAir MethodsArizona
Dan CoonEMS Air MethodsArizona
Judson HubbardAir MethodsArizona
Luke RekerEMS Air MethodsArizona
Luke MillerEMS Air MethodsArizona
Matt WatsonSundance HelicoptersLas Vegas/Grand Canyon
Jeff ThomassonChicago Helicopter ExperienceChicago, Illinois
Jake HillSundance HelicoptersLas Vegas/Grand Canyon
Danny GomezSundance HelicoptersLas Vegas/Grand Canyon
Aron WhitesellChopperguy News 3 TVPhoenix, Arizona
Bethany SkaritkaChicago Helicopter ExperienceChicago, Illinois
Logan SmithAir Evac LifeteamMesa, Arizona
Nick DeanHelicoptes IncSt. Louis, Missouri
Nathan WhitfordAir MethodsArizona
Zack DeetsPapillon HelicoptersLas Vegas/Grand Canyon
Patrick ZahmPapillon HelicoptersLas Vegas/Grand Canyon
Scott HigginsPapillon HelicoptersLas Vegas/Grand Canyon
Jarrod PadillaSunrise Air AmbulanceSholow, Arizona
Jason NixonPHI Air MedicalPhoenix, Arizona
Stephen SchummAMRGSouth Jordan, Utah
Clayton BeckmannAir MethodsArizona
Dan CoonEMS Air MethodsArizona
Bruce Haffnera pilot and on-air personality for Channel 3, KTVK Phoenix 
Terry Cookan air ambulance pilot 
Matt Arnsbergair ambulance pilot for Native Air 
Kirk Flakeairambulance, Airevac 
Paul Hightowera production test pilot for the Boeing AH-64D Longbow attack helicopter (and the only non-military-trained pilot at the Mesa, Arizona plant) 
Paul Alukonisa corporate pilot with Westcor Aviation in Scottsdale 
Stefan Hiltbrunnera long-line pilot for Construction Helicopters 
Robert Rappaporta test pilot/instructor pilot for MD Helicopters 
Captain Leo Eggert, Gary Bunting, Bruce Helpie and Jeff ViolantiToledo Police Department in Ohio 
Chris DiDiegoa lead pilot for Papillon Helicopters in Las Vegas 
Chris Allenpilot for dinner and charter flights in the Phoenix area 
Ken Hadzima and Joe LeBrecquepilots with Air Logistics 
Ryan KirwanAirevac 
Feyd CarrollERA 
Gary McCoskeyAirevac 
Bram DeRoeckchief pilot with Speedy Kopters, flying police contracts in the Caribbean 
Mike Millerpilot for KARE TV in Minneapolis 
Anne LathropPapillon tours 
Jared DavisPHI training department