AIRBORNE TACTICAL TRAINING SOLUTIONS, is just that!

We provide initial, transition, recurrent, advanced tactical and flight training solutions for law enforcement, military and public service operators of helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft. Offering advanced tactical helicopter pilot, air crew and special operator training, ATTS covers all areas of the specialized skill sets required in practically all make & model airframes including our (in-house) MD500/OH-6, BH206/OH58, AS350/355, BH205/UH-1H, MD530F/AH-6  

ATTS offers a wide range of “in house” mission specific training & support equipment including: Breeze Eastern Rescue HOIST Systems, Tyler Sys. (TSOP) exterior personnel benches, FAST Rope/ Repel kits, K9 Rigs, External load & Water bucket equipment, and offers training in all these skill sets for both pilots & crew including tactical "Live Fire" airborne marksmanship training for Military & Law Enforcement agencies. Come train with us at a 1000+ acre So. Florida Mil/LE dedicated training facility utilizing our (in-house) airframes or yours. If you can’t come to us, our instructors will come to you at your agency’s facility with or w/o our airframes & equipment… The choice is yours!  

INSTRUCTOR BIOS

Paul H. Barth – Chief Instructor Pilot

As the ATTS Founder & Chief Instructor Pilot, Barth brings over 40 years and 20,000+ flight hours of professional aviator and instructor pilot experience to the ATTS training Team / Brand. As a former FDLE Certified Reserve LE Officer/ Pilot for a small municipality in South Florida, Barth also brings the knowledge and understanding of what it takes to be a safe, qualified, and professional LE ; Pilot, TFO or Tactical Crewmember. 

On Barth’s Gov / Mil contracting side, his experience supporting numerous USA and Foreign Pilot & Crewmember training programs for Private Contractors, USDOS, and other alphabet agencies both in & outside of the CONUS, Barth along with the ATTS Team, have gained the respect of these agencies and contractors for the level of service & professionalism that Barth and the ATTS Training Team provide.

Barth is current and qualified in a wide variety of airplanes, seaplanes and helicopters, both  commercially as well as privately, logging in excess of 20,000 safe flight hours.  He has founded, owned, and operated several large commercial helicopter companies over the course of more than 3 decades, including; Airborne Tactical Training Solutions, Inc. (ATTS) and it’s parent company; Helicopter Aviation Services & Leasing, Inc (est..1996). Barth’s companies have provided a wide range of aviation services, including helicopter flight operations & pilot training under FAR Part 61, 91, 133, 135, 137 & NVG, as well as helicopter maintenance services under FAR Part 145. 

Barth is currently the President/CEO of both HAS&L & ATTS, and is Chief Instructor Pilot for ATTS. Barth oversees the Flight Operations of their fleet of Hughes/MD500 & 530F series helicopters, Airbus AS355F (TwinStars), Bell OH-58 and Bell UH-1/ (HUEY) helicopters.

Barth brings his many years of Flight & Instructor experience, along with his thousands of flight hours to the ATTS Training Team in an effort to “give back” to the Brotherhood, and to fellow Pro Helicopter Aviators that aspire to advance their Pilot Skill Set’s to the “Next Level”.

Barth’s /ATTS mantra: “Train Like You Fight”, is not just a catchy slogan, it’s a mind set; because the safe & successful outcome of any mission, no matter how basic, depends on it.

Brian Weathers - ATTS Pilot / Instructor

With over 30 years of aviation experience, Brian is a seasoned rotorcraft professional whose career spans elite military aviation, government operations, and civilian rotorcraft missions. A 23-year retired U.S. Army aviator and former 160th SOAR pilot, he has served in special operations, lift, scout, training, and test roles across a variety of airframe platforms including the MH-6 (Little Bird), MH/CH-47Z (Chinook) and UH-1 (Huey). 

He later led the development and instruction of the CH-47F Maintenance Test Pilot Course and simulator at Fort Rucker, shaping Army aviation training programs in partnership with L3 Technologies.

Following his military career, Brian transitioned into the civilian sector, bringing his expertise to helicopter emergency medical services (EMS), law enforcement aviation, aerial firefighting, and corporate helicopter transport.

He holds multiple advanced aviation designations, including Standardization Instructor Pilot (SIP), Instrument Examiner (IE), Maintenance Test Flight Evaluator (ME), and Flight Engineer Instructor (FEI), with over 7000 hours of accident free Helicopter Flight Time 

Known for his calm leadership and technical precision, Brian continues to bring mission-focused aviation excellence to every flight and every project he is tasked with.

Angel Garcia – ATTS (HRST) Master & Crew Member

Angel L Garcia, former Marine and Army Special Operator with 25 years of experience. Began career in 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) serving as fire team leader, squad leader, and platoon sergeant. Later, transferred in-service to U.S. Army as the Tactical Operations Sergeant for 2nd Infantry Division Attack Helicopter Battalion and Command Leadership/Dignitary Protection Escort. Served in 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) for the U.S. Special Operations Command. As a Special Operations Flight Ops Sergeant and Tactical Air Controller (TACP); served in multiple missions as Section/Team Leader, TACP, and Mission Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC), and air-crew in Special Mission Units and National Response Units, i.e., Joint Special Operations Command, Special Forces Groups, Naval Special Warfare Groups, and 75th Ranger Regiment. Lastly, served as an academic instructor for army special operations selection training company. 

Following his military career, performed tactical security work for U.S. Department of State, Dignitary Protection with Atlas Security, and Water/Land Survival and Helicopter Underwater Egress Training (HUET) Instructor for Aero Survival Emergency Training LLC. Experience also extends to 6 years of drug interdiction investigations with City County Investigative Bureau (CCIB) from Central FL, along with various criminal investigations in support to FBI, DEA, ATF, and U.S. Secret Service. My career led to serving as corporate safety and risk management director in the private industry.

Currently, I am an active Tactical Aircrew Instructor, an essential air crew-member and crew-chief / HRST Master for Airborne Tactical Training Solutions, Inc.  (ATTS)   As the air crew-chief, I am responsible for the safety and deployment of all crew-members and passengers of various helicopter airframes. While working with ATTS I have also been involved in Helicopter Training Operations as a helicopter crew-chief, HRST Master, technical advisor and as aircraft operations safety officer.

J – ATTS Lead Crew Member Instructor

J is an active law enforcement officer with over 15 years experience, most of those have been performing aviation law enforcement and special missions.  He is experienced in conducting aviation mission planning, as well as the execution of tactical aviation operations,  J has conducted multiple high risk aviation and ground based law enforcement and national security operations.  His operational experience ranges from high risk warrant service, dignitary protection, emergency response, and search and rescue inside and outside the United States.

J is an Airborne Use of Force Rifle Operator/Instructor with over 8 years experience conducting and training others in the employment of the rifle from a helicopter.  He has conducted many real world missions providing the airborne use of force capability to include active shooter, national security, and interdiction events.

J is a Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques (HRST) Master for the disciplines of Helicopter Rappel, and Fast-Rope Insertion and Extraction (FRIES).  J has trained many federal, state, and local law enforcement tactical units in HRST techniques and procedures.  He has performed multiple real-world HRST missions throughout his career.  In addition, J is a Helicopter Hoist Operator and has conducted hoist operations in response to multiple natural disasters, and tactical missions.

J is also a National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) SWAT qualified officer. He is an Aviation Tactics Standardization Instructor. He serves as a law enforcement tactics and CQB instructor, and has instructed students in multiple federal law enforcement academy classes.  J is a certified Tactical Flight Officer (TFO) on multiple fixed and rotary-wing platforms.

Personnel / Instructors Qualifications

All (ATTS) personnel / instructors have current or former law enforcement, military or public service backgrounds and are considered subject experts in their specific "Skill Sets". ATTS instructors train to the "no-compromise" exacting standards while adhering to the strict guidelines and protocols of all industry governing bodies / agencies.

Our Master Flight Instructor is a fromer LEO and has over 35 years of flying experience in both Rotorcraft & Fixed Wing aircraft with over 20,000 flight hours. Our Director of Training is a retired LEO, Pilot and Special Operator with over 30 years of tactical operations and training experience.