Traditional commercial flight schools are simply not designed to train pilots for operations in rough, and remote environments. How to avoid animals on a runway; How to make loading and go/no-go decisions considering weather and terrain while the life of a passenger hangs in the balance, etc. These scenarios are simply not part of “normal” flight training. We feel that bridging this training gap is an important factor in getting more and better pilots onto the field more rapidly while accomplishing their work with greater safety and reliably!

 

 

 

Our goal is for pilots who meet minimum requirements "on paper" to gain needed practical experience through immersion in:
 
  • Operations on “actual” unimproved landing strips
  • Flight in remote areas and around terrain
  • Advanced aerodynamics
  • Cessna 206 flight characteristics and procedures
  • Flight in cross cultural environments
  • Real-world experience in aeronautical decision making and in relief and medical evacuation situations.
  • The rigors of field aircraft maintenance
 

What makes our program unique is that it includes time out in the field working side by side with pilots who are actually doing this stuff every day. Classroom learning is valuable, but practical hands-on experience is invaluable!

Most relief and missionary aviation organizations have flight experience requirements consisting of (minimum) Commercial Pilot Certificate, Instrument Rating, 400 hours logged as a pilot, and typically holding an Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic Certificate (A&P).

If you meet or are actively pursuing these qualifications and have applied or plan to apply to a mission or relief organization as a pilot, then we need to talk!

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