Hillsboro Aero Academy
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Hello all!
I’ve been a long time reader/observer of the forum, but just now posting.
I am looking at attending Hillsboro Aero Academy later this year and was wondering if anyone has any experience with them?
Me and my buddies who are also looking at doing similar career path training opted out of ATP and started looking at other options. One buddy is doing Angel Aviation splitting his time and flying between Alaska and Arizona. Others have attended ATP and seemingly liked it.
Just curious if anyone has attended Hillsboro Aero Academy or not. Looking st doing their pilot program, wanting to fly challenging PNW weather to prepare me for realistic flying conditions in Alaska(where I live and am from).
I’ve been a long time reader/observer of the forum, but just now posting.
I am looking at attending Hillsboro Aero Academy later this year and was wondering if anyone has any experience with them?
Me and my buddies who are also looking at doing similar career path training opted out of ATP and started looking at other options. One buddy is doing Angel Aviation splitting his time and flying between Alaska and Arizona. Others have attended ATP and seemingly liked it.
Just curious if anyone has attended Hillsboro Aero Academy or not. Looking st doing their pilot program, wanting to fly challenging PNW weather to prepare me for realistic flying conditions in Alaska(where I live and am from).
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Hello all!
I’ve been a long time reader/observer of the forum, but just now posting.
I am looking at attending Hillsboro Aero Academy later this year and was wondering if anyone has any experience with them?
Me and my buddies who are also looking at doing similar career path training opted out of ATP and started looking at other options. One buddy is doing Angel Aviation splitting his time and flying between Alaska and Arizona. Others have attended ATP and seemingly liked it.
Just curious if anyone has attended Hillsboro Aero Academy or not. Looking st doing their pilot program, wanting to fly challenging PNW weather to prepare me for realistic flying conditions in Alaska(where I live and am from).
I’ve been a long time reader/observer of the forum, but just now posting.
I am looking at attending Hillsboro Aero Academy later this year and was wondering if anyone has any experience with them?
Me and my buddies who are also looking at doing similar career path training opted out of ATP and started looking at other options. One buddy is doing Angel Aviation splitting his time and flying between Alaska and Arizona. Others have attended ATP and seemingly liked it.
Just curious if anyone has attended Hillsboro Aero Academy or not. Looking st doing their pilot program, wanting to fly challenging PNW weather to prepare me for realistic flying conditions in Alaska(where I live and am from).
Hillsboro is a good airport to learn at. Most of the traffic is students, and they added a second runway, which I didn't ever get to use as it opened after I left, but I believe it has put some relief on the airport to help separate the students and the corporate traffic that comes in and out of there (Nike, Intel both use this as their hub for their corporate jets.
HAA had a big problem with prioritizing students when I was there. It is a big foreign pilot school, and while they like to announce that they wouldn't prioritize, there were times where I would get cancelled for someone elses "Check Ride" and when I went back to look, the aircraft was given to another student for just a regular lesson. Again this was some time ago, and before new management, so that may have changed.
If you are planning on doing this in conjunction with Portland CC, I will say that the PCC aviation degree program is good. The gentleman in charge of the program (and his eastern Portland counterpart, they have two campuses that you can take classes at) is smart and passionate about his students. I really enjoyed my classes there, and anytime I needed help or advice, or anything, they were there to help.
Hope this helps.
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Hi,
I’m digging up an old thread and I may be looking for a great place to work, fly IFR and fly a lot. I’m currently a pretty new CFI/CFII/MEI and I heard you can fly a lot at the Prineville campus, or is now at Redmond?
Thx in advance
CD9
I’m digging up an old thread and I may be looking for a great place to work, fly IFR and fly a lot. I’m currently a pretty new CFI/CFII/MEI and I heard you can fly a lot at the Prineville campus, or is now at Redmond?
Thx in advance
CD9
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Reviving this thread, like the guy above I am considering applying as a CFI at this school since I am from Oregon and looks like plenty of opportunities to build time here. Their website says they will pay for CFII and MEI is there any CFI's currently working here that can give me some insight into this school? I am assuming there is a contract required if they pay for additional instructor ratings..
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