TAKE OFF INTO A WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES

• Apply online at: flyhaa.com/apply
• We will have a first telephone conversation with you to assess your English skills.
• If you don’t have a high school diploma, you will take an online English and math test.
• Once you have passed all the tests, you will be charged a registration and processing fee.
• After paying these fees, we will provide you with visa application instructions and send you the necessary I-20 form, which you can use to apply directly to the embassy for the visa.

Of course, we will always be there to support you. Of course, we will always support you in the application process as well as in all further steps of your education. Therefore, just ask us, come to us and we will support you.

• After the application you will get access to our online learning material.
• Here you can prepare for the theory training.
• In addition, we recommend the PlaneEnglish app for learning aviation radio terminology – Hillsboro students receive a discount on this app.
• Arrival – You can arrive up to 30 days before your training starts.

• Now it really starts: From day 1 you sit in the cockpit, gain experience and learn basic flight maneuvers.
• This is your first step on the way to your commercial license

The PPL(H) enables you to act independently as a pilot of a helicopter. This is the first step in your pilot career and lays the foundation for further licenses.

During this course you will learn to safely pilot a helicopter, navigate in the airspace and fly the helicopter on solo flights without an instructor. During the PPL, you will learn the theory and flight skills to safely fly the helicopter on your own. During the first 20 to 30 hours you practice maneuvers and emergency procedures. Then you do a so-called stage check. Here, an experienced flight instructor tests your knowledge and skills, and then you fly solo for the first time.

After that there are several navigation flights, first with your flight instructor and then alone. When this is done, you practice flight maneuvers again and then do your PPL checkride. In the USA, the checkride consists of a written, an oral and a flying part.

• The theory for the EASA ATPL (Air Transport Pilot License) starts directly after the PPL and is done parallel to the FAA training.
• There are 13 subjects, the order of which you can choose freely. The theory consists primarily of self-study online courses.
• Within 9 months all subjects and exams are completed, and every 2 months there is the possibility to take EASA exams. This gives you the flexibility to tailor your learning program to your needs and progress effectively. Before the EASA check flight, your English skills and radiotelephony experience will be tested again.

• Here you will learn everything you need to know about instrument flight operations
• The weather here in the Northwest and our Robinson R22 and R44 aircraft provide great opportunities for practice

With IFR training, you’ll be able to fly safely in bad weather and limited visibility. This is an essential qualification for many pilot jobs.

Following your private pilot license, you must gain about 100 hours of flight experience before you can earn your commercial pilot license, according to FAA rules. You should use some of this flight time to earn your instrument rating. This rating will allow you to fly in bad weather and through clouds.

During Instrument Flight Training you will learn how to fly a helicopter in weather conditions where reference points outside the cockpit cannot be relied upon. In Instrument Flight Training, you learn how to fly under instruments. This means that you fly with a so-called “view limiting device”, i.e. you cannot look out of the cockpit and you only fly with reference to the instruments. For this training you have to calculate about 35 flight/simulator hours plus theory time in your planning.

• If you want to get paid for flying, you need your Commercial Pilot License
• Introduction to advanced maneuvers
• You learn to fly more precisely, make preparations more efficient and become safer in theory and practice

The COM is the license that allows you to work commercially as a helicopter pilot. Here you will gain extensive flight experience and receive specific training for professional operations.

In the Commercial Pilot training you improve your flying skills and deepen your knowledge in all previously learned topics. Here you will learn to land in previously unknown places – whether in clearings, on the beach or in the desert. The commercial pilot license allows pilots to fly helicopters for compensation. The COM is primarily a professionalization training that enables you to work as a commercial pilot in the USA.

In order to obtain your FAA commercial license (COM), you must be able to prove 100 “Pilot In Command” flight hours. This includes all solo flights of the PPL and all flight hours following the private checkride. After the IFR training, you will have to complete 60 flight hours to take the Commercial Checkride. However, these hours are divided in many ways: Ten of these approx. 60 hours must be flown solo, a few flights must be spent with instructor on navigation flights and about 20 flight hours are needed for more maneuver training at the end. During the remaining 20 hours you can do the Mountain or External-Load course, or you can do some long navigation flights with family or friends.

• Your career as a commercial pilot in Europe takes off
• Here you will learn EASA-specific flight skills and learn maneuvers not normally found in FAA courses.
• These include 360° turning autorotation, s-turn autorotation, advanced hovering and limited power takeoffs

The EASA CPL is the license that allows you to work commercially as a helicopter pilot in Europe. During this phase of your training, you will focus on EASA-specific training and gain additional flying experience.
After completion of the FAA PPL, the theoretical part of the EASA training begins. This includes 590 hours of self-study in our EASA-certified learning program. In addition, you complete 13 EASA examinations and take part in a KSA examination.

After the FAA CPL, the flying part of the EASA training starts. Here you learn EASA-specific maneuvers and are prepared for the exam flight. The EASA flight training takes place entirely on the R44, so that our graduates also receive the EASA type rating for the R44.

• Share your passion and knowledge with aspiring pilots
• As a Certified Flight Instructor (CFI), you give flight training and get paid as an instructor.
• In this course you will learn the basics of teaching including theoretical training and flight maneuvers.
• We will also train you to respond appropriately to student actions in flight.

As a Certified Flight Instructor, you will have the opportunity to teach your flight skills to others and help them earn their own pilot’s licenses. In addition, completed CFI training is required for your F1 visa to begin working.

Most pilots start their career as a flight instructor. It is one of the few jobs you can get with little flying experience, and this job allows you to deepen your skills and knowledge by teaching your students. Flight instructors who have completed their flight instructor training with us are in high demand and we get many requests from other flight schools to hire our graduates.

After your commercial training you can start your CFI training. Here you will be given professional training by our most senior instructors who train you to become a flight instructor. In the classroom, you will first learn didactic and pedagogical basics – then you will teach classmates and instructors and receive regular feedback. In the helicopter you learn to fly from the left seat and to teach and fly at the same time. To become a Robinson R22 instructor, you must have 200 general helicopter flight hours and 50 specific R22 flight hours.

• This course builds on our Certified Flight Instructor rating
• We explain how to teach instrument fundamentals and flight maneuvers
• Learn how to best help your students apply the necessary techniques

Deepen your knowledge of instrument flying and pass it on as a Certified Instrument Instructor. This course opens up a wide range of career opportunities for you, as many flight schools require their instructors to hold an instrument flight instructor certificate.

Through our training, you will be well prepared for teaching instrument flights and gain valuable insight into effective instructional design. With this additional knowledge you will not only increase your career prospects, but also your own flying competence.