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The Australian Pilot Training Alliance (APTA) has partnered with AeroStar to make Boeing 737 Type Rating training available to Australian students!
This program provides a pathway for Australian pilots to gain access to US flight and simulator training to meet the rising need for B737 pilots worldwide.
This program allows pilots to complete the bulk of their training in Australia. Then they complete the program with an 8-day visit to AeroStar in Kissimmee, Florida to study with US instructors and AeroStar’s full-motion, Level D simulators.
Access to FAA / CASA conversion courses and type ratings hosted by an established Australian ATO (Approved training Organization) with an advanced aircraft and simulation capabilities. The ATO even offers a B737NG FTD to best prepare their customers for better success in type rating programs at AeroStar.
This makes APTA a fantastic option for pilots from that region of the world to bridge into a US license or a jet type rating course.
For more information, complete this form on the ATPA web site.
Shopping for the best flight school is daunting! It’s important to make the best decision, but you may not know what questions to ask! To help students evaluate their options carefully, we’ve created this checklist and provided our information.
We suggest you research the equivalent information from at least two other sources before making your decision. And give us a call if you have any questions!
| Item | Aerostar Training Services | Option Two | Option Three |
| Courses/Ratings Available | |||
| Orientation Flights | Yes | ||
| Private Pilot | Yes | ||
| Instrument | Yes | ||
| MultiEngine | Yes | ||
| Commercial | Yes | ||
| CFI | Yes | ||
| CFII | Yes | ||
| Type Rating – A320 | Yes | ||
| Type Rating – B737 | Yes | ||
| ATP CTP | Yes | ||
| Professional Courses | |||
| Interview Prep | Yes | ||
| MCC/Jet Transition | Yes | ||
| Professional Pilot Instrument Refresher | Yes | ||
| Simulator Observation | Yes | ||
| Cockpit Resource Management | Yes | ||
| Written Test Prep | Yes | ||
| Certificate Conversions – ICAO/FAA | Yes | ||
| Facilities & Resources | |||
| Location | Kissimmee, FL | ||
| Instructors | Airline/Regional/Corporate Career Pilots, not fresh inexperienced CFIs | ||
| Sims | Redbird
Level D (Full Motion) A320 Level D (Full Motion) B737 |
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| Online Instruction | iPad Required, courseware provided. |
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| FAA Certifications | Part 141
Part 142 |
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| Financing | |||
| USA Veterans Education Benefits | 100% Approved | ||
| GI Bill | See Details here. | ||
| Work Opportunities while in training | See Details here | ||
You may be a high school student looking at possible careers as an airline pilot, or you may already be a professional pilot looking for your latest type rating or updated training.
Whether you’re an international student looking for the best flight school on Earth, or just looking for the best flight school in Florida, this checklist should help!
Instructor Babbitt interviews Airline Captain David Santo:
1) What happens when there’s an emergency on the airplane?
2) What is it like to be an Airline Captain?
3) How do flight crews work together?
4) How is flying an airliner different from flying a general aviation aircraft?
5) Why is everything scripted below 10,000 feet?
6) How do you prepare for a type rating program?
Ready to get started on your own flying adventure?
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Need a Type Rating for an airline job? Check out or Airbus 320 or Boeing 737 options.
In this short video, Captain David Santo answers questions about AeroStar Training Services, including
Hello, my name is David Santo, and I’m the Chief Training Officer at AeroStar Training Services. I wanted to take this opportunity to let you know a little bit about AeroStar, and what we have to offer you. AeroStar was formed by a group of airline professionals with one goal in mind. We wanted to help aviation career dreams take flight. What that meant to us is we had enjoyed successful careers as airline pilots, and we wanted to be able to provide a pathway to help others to obtain the career goals, and success that we had.
AeroStar is an FAR 142 type rate training organization. What that means is, we operate under the FAR that allows a pilot to obtain a aircraft type rating, or add an airline transport pilot certificate by using advanced flight simulation technology.
When we started we dry leased airline simulators, and aircraft manufacturer simulators all over the country. Today we now have in our own facilities two Level D A320, and Boeing 737 full flight simulators. These simulators are state of the art technology. They sit on six axis hydraulic motion basis. We had 220 degree wrap around collimated visual systems that represent exactly the aircraft, and airport environment that you would be able to operate in. A Level D simulator is the highest level of simulator certification. With this simulator, and they’re called full flight sim’s, you can actually complete 100% of a type rating, or an ATP check ride without ever having to go out and fly the aircraft itself.
Our staff is comprised of some really fantastic people who have years of airline, and training experience that we bring together for you. This includes CFIs, CFIIs, MEI, It includes airline transport pilots, current active and retired airline captains, and first officers.
Today AeroStar offers a number of different programs. We offer type ratings under two different formats, initial, and what we call the fast track program. We offer an upgrade transition type rating course for those who already have experience time and type. We offer recurrent training for those who are actively flying the aircraft, and need to accomplish a PC check, and we are one of a few schools in the United States that offers the airline transport pilot certification training program, or atp ctp.
Under our 141 part 61 certificate we’re able to provide the private instrument commercial multi-engine flight training, so together we can take an applicant from zero flight experience all the way through type rating, airline placement ready all on one location here in Kissimmee, Florida
We have a wonderful staff who are manning our phones, and are able to answer emails. I’m very proud to say that our admissions specialists are all pilots themselves. They’re all eager to help you.
If we can do anything to give you guidance, answer questions, help you realize your dream of becoming an airline pilot, or a commercial pilot, then please I encourage you to call us at (407) 888-9011. That’s here in the U.S.
You can also reach us at [email protected]. We’d be very pleased to work with you, and help you in any way we can. On behalf of myself, David Santo, and the entire team here at AeroStar, thank you for watching. We look forward to working with you, and seeing you out on the flight line.
The decision to become an airline pilot is a great one, especially at this time in history.
Many more pilots will be needed to replace retiring pilots, and to fly people in parts of the world that are enjoying air travel at unprecedented levels.
Getting your initial pilot training and good fundamentals is a solid first step. Getting your private rating, instrument, commercial and multi-engine can all serve well for a variety of jobs in aviation.
But to fly an airline, you’ll need a type rating. This is a special certificate that provides the education and tests your knowledge to be sure you are a safe pilot.
The decision to get a type rating in a Boeing 737 is a great one, for five reasons:
The 737 series is the highest-selling commercial jetliner in history.
Kingsley-Jones, Max. “6,000 and counting for Boeing’s popular little twinjet.”Flight International, Reed Business Information, April 22, 2009. Retrieved: April 22, 2009.
The 10,000th 737 was rolled out on March 13, 2018. This series has been continuously manufactured since 1967.
Max Kingsley-Jones (March 13, 2018). “How Boeing built 10,000 737s”. Flightglobal.
Over 4,600 orders are being built in the Boeing Renton Factory in Washington State, USA.
Airbus A320 Aircraft Facts, Dates and History.”Archived January 19, 2013, at the Wayback MachineFlightlevel350.com. Retrieved: May 12, 2010.
There are an average of 1,250 Boeing 737s airborne at any given time, with two either departing or landing somewhere every five seconds.
Boeing designs its jets with an autothrottle.
With Boeing’s autothrottle system, the thrust levers are “back-driven,” constantly adjusted by motors changing the levers’ position based on the system’s commands.
“With the Boeing, I see the throttles moving and it gives me that feedback. It improves my situational awareness to no end because I know what the airplane is trying to do to the engines,” said Captain Rory King in an interview TPG.
He should know. He’s flown them all. Early in his airline career, Kay flew the Boeing 727 and the 737s that entered service in the late 1980s, now known as 737 Classic. He went on to be First Officer on the larger Boeing 757 and the twin-aisle 767, before making captain on the Airbus A320, which he flew for years. With over 24,000 hours in the air, Kay is a training and check pilot on the 757 and 767 and will soon move to captaining the Boeing 777, the biggest passenger plane flying for any US airline. He’s also former Air Safety Chairman for the Air Line Pilots Association.
Is Boeing or Airbus Better? We Asked an Airline Pilot- by Howard Slutsken, TPG
KISSIMMEE, FL. August 30, 2018 — AeroStar Training Services, LLC (“ATS”) announces that it has acquired lease financing for a B737 NG full flight simulator to be installed in the company’s Kissimmee Training Center. The lease financing was obtained through Simulator Equipment Financing, LLC (“SEF”).
This will be the second full flight simulator acquired by ATS through SEF this year. The first being its A320, which received FAA level D certification on March 15, 2018. Deidra Toye, CEO of AeroStar said, “We are excited to be adding the b737 NG simulator to our facility, adding an important resource to our growing ab initio flight training and type rating services.” The simulator is projected to be certified and ready for training in early 2019.
Learn more about AeroStar’s pilot training offerings at www.aerostartyperatings.com
Press Contact:
Name: Robin Frey
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (407) 888-9011 ext. 114
Looking for full-time salaried ground school and simulator instructors for A-320 and B-737 type rating organization located in Kissimmee, Florida. Salary is between $75,000 and $80,000 per year starting based on experience, with overtime opportunities to make even more. Paid vacation time annually, 401K, medical and dental benefits.
Send resume, contact information and interview availability to [email protected]
We are now offering domestic pilots an option for flight training financing if assistance is needed. Students may apply at http://p2credit.com/ and find out within seconds if they qualify. We have two participating lenders with a very high approval rate for good credit and near prime credit. After applying, you will receive funds within 24-48 hours to pay for the training tuition.
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