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Professional Helicopter Flight Training

If your goal is to make a career as a professional helicopter pilot, then the COS Training program is for you!  This program was designed to prepare graduates for a career as a professional helicopter pilot.  Unlike many programs, our courses offer both ground and flight instruction in a fast-paced training environment to get your career started in as little as 10 months...Guaranteed!

We realize that training is still expensive, but the most important thing for a career minded flight student is whether or not they can get a job at the end of this program.  College of Sequoias has been preparing students to enter the job market for over 50 years.  We're taking our experience and success placing graduates and applying it to helicopter industry.

Students have the option of earning an Associate Degree in Professional Pilot - Helicopter, a training certificate as a Professional Pilot - Helicopter, or students have the option of taking individual courses to meet their needs.

The Associate Degree or Certificate Option both start with all your flight training classes.  You will earn all your ratings to include Certified Flight Instructor with Instrument rating, in approximately 10 months.  Each course, private, instrument, commercial, etc. are taught in a fast-paced 'short-term' course style so you don't have to wait 2 years to get the courses you need to be a professinal helicopter pilot.   We get it, you need to get done quickly so you can get to work.  Nobody has 2 years to wait to start a career, so we've designed the program so you can get your flight training out of the way first, then as you take your general education classes, you can work as a flight instructor and build those valuable hours so when you're through with the degree program, you have both the education and experience to get your career started off right!  To learn more about the degree program, click here...

Maybe you don't need the full course, but would like to add an instrument rating, we can help you there too!  Please check here for a description of courses available.

The College of Sequoias has partnered with Blue Sky Aviation to offer helicopter flight training.  Blue Sky Aviation is an FAA approved flight school that has developed a unique training program that fits well with the college atmosphere.   The quality of training and the uncompromising standards, made Blue Sky Aviation a great fit to provide these flight training courses.  To learn more about the training system, click here!

All flight training courses are conducted under FAA Part 141.  This doesn't probably mean much to you, but the Federal Aviation Administration has approved the training program for all flight courses.  You will save time and money by conducting flight training with an FAA approved school.  Working with Blue Sky Aviation, we have adapted their proven training system to higher education standards to create a system that is the most efficient helicopter flight training program available in the civilian flight training industry.  We are so confident in our training program, our results are guaranteed!

 

 

 

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