High Flight Launches New Flight Simulator Program
At High Flight Academy, our goals are to develop a pilot’s skills properly, enable them to earn their certificates quickly, and foremost help our clients obtain an aviation career successfully. …
High School to High Flight: My Path to an Aviation Career
When I first started my flight journey, I was brainstorming with my parents about things I love to do. During this discussion, my mom and dad mentioned how much I …
A Glimpse Back – A Short History of KBTP
September 1929 – The stock market crashed, the Cubs win the National League Pennant, and KBTP was officially dedicated Pittsburgh Butler Airport. The future of Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport started with …
Breaking Our Pass Rate Checkride Record
At High Flight Academy the term “Checkride” gives you butterflies in your belly, makes the hair stand up on the back of your neck and simply put; makes everyone excited …
High Flight Academy Helping Me Fulfill the Aviation Dreams my Grandfather Inspired
Like most people my age, I was not sure what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. Deciding something of that magnitude is a challenging task to …
Adversity in Pilot Training
A twenty dollar helicopter ride was all it took for me to completely change my career goals, but like me you may experience adversity in pilot training. I began my …