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Student of Excellence Award Winner Hangil Won

Hangil "Kevin" Won is a both a student and line service employee at our Redmond Campus. His dedication to his flight training and his job are the reasons his colleagues nominated him for this award.[…]

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Announcing a new financing partner: Meritize Loans

For aspiring pilots, the cost of flight training can get in the way of pursuing their dream career. At HAA, we work hard to make that cost burden easier, from flexible payment structures to regular[…]
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Student Profile - Meet Chris O'Brien

Chris O'Brien came from Pennsylvania to join our airplane training program. He is currently working on his Certified Flight Instructor Rating. Hear what he has to say about his dream job and his[…]

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Autorotations

Let’s talk a bit about "that which shall not be named"….engine failures. Most people know that when an airplanes engine fails the pilot can glide and try to land on a highway or something similar,[…]

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Student of Excellence Award Winner Ryoji Sasaki

Ryoji joined HIllsboro Aero Academy in 2018. He moved from Japan to pursue his professional pilot training at HIllsboro. Here is what his flight instructor, Michael Aguair, had to say about him:

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Hovering a Helicopter. Teaching it and Learning it. - Helicopter Academy

Recently I have been teaching my students how to hover as a breakup activity to other tasks they are learning. Hovering can be mentally taxing on new students so full, hour-long lessons on hovering[…]

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Student Profile - Meet Alex Camp

Alex Camp traveled all the way from Australia to join our helicopter program. He is currently working on his Commercial Pilot Certificate. Hear what he has to say about his dream job and his training[…]

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Student of Excellence Award Winner

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Can helicopters only fly in nice weather?

Helicopter pilots spend a good amount of time planning their flights around weather systems. A smart pilot always has at least a general understanding of the weather forecast for a certain area that[…]

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Hear what our graduates have to say about HAA

With thousands of graduates flying for aviation companies worldwide, we recently reached out to a few of them to see how Hillsboro helped put them on the path to meeting their aviation goals. Here's[…]

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