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What Other Pilots Say About Fantini Air School
Kyungsoo Lee,
First Officer - 2020
I flew the Beech 99 out of Portland and out of Salt Lake City. I am now in training for a reputable airline as a first officer on the B737. As I look back at my program with Fantini Air School, the captains were not only great co-workers but became friends and also mentors. Throughout this program I learned the definition of professionalism as well as how to carry out the professional responsibilities of a scheduled airline first officer. It also showed me that flying as a professional can enhance the fun of just being a pilot and flying an airplane. I thank all of the captains that I flew with and the professional staff of Fantini Air School who I worked with very closely throughout the duration of my program. I hope that your professional first officer programs have continued success so they can help more pilots like me make their aviation dreams come true!
Tatiana Kazachkova
B737CL Captain
In 2000 I was 18, had a hand full of dreams about flying but living in a country where putting a female into an airplane was taken as giving a gun to a monkey. With some help of my South African friends I got acquainted with Fantini Air School. At that time the company just started doing these programs, but even so, they found just what I needed - that is a total individual approach.
I went all the way from starting in a C-172 with PPL program until flying as a first officer in a BE-99 time building program. I can't describe how lucky I was to have found them, supported not only financially (they broke the program down in payments after the first 100 hours), but also mentally, by strengthening my faith in my dreams and myself. Now I'm a captain of a Boeing 737 for FlySafAir in South Africa. It wasn't always easy, but if not for Fantini Air School, it might have never even happened. That's why I can surely say that this relationship made my career... no, rather it made my life!
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David Pear, EMB120
First Officer-2023
Fantini Air School is a wonderful place to build experience in many different aircrafts. It has also given me the chance to network with pilots and management of numerous aviation companies, thus getting a jump start into my career. I came to Fantini Air School with only 260 hours. In just a few hundred hours, job opportunities started flowing. After my program was done with Fantini Air School, the company I was working for hired me on as a full time pilot. I would not be where I am now if it was not for a program like Fantini Air School.
Thank you all,
DainaWilliams
EMB-145 First Officer
I am writing this letter in order to convey my satisfaction with the training I received through Fantini Air School. The fact that upon completion of my program, I was interviewed and hired by Continental Express serves as a testimony that it works. I had never held a “professional aviators position” prior to my participating in the training. I came from a business background which even included aircraft sales but nothing that would prepare me for the airlines. I entered the First Officer Program (FOP) with a total of 800 hours, an expired instructor’s certificate and barely enough recent time to be legal in instrument and general proficiency.
When I decided that I was going to pursue a new career, I searched for the best way to achieve my goal with the greatest cost benefit possible. I selected Fantini Air School because of the style of program and the quick pace at which I could get through the training and be ready to interview. Also the fact that Fantini Air School would assist in getting interviews was very important. Fantini Air School PCP.
Upon completion of my training I had 1000 hours total with 200 in the ACPP. My resume was sent to Continental Express by Fantini Air School and I interviewed with a week of my return. I am proud to say that I have been given a class date of November 6 for the first officer in the new Embraer 145 Regional Jet. It is a far cry from four months previous when I was stumbling around in my first simulator session. I’m confident the training I received will ensure I will excel in school and begin my career as a professional pilot for a reputable airline.
Thank you Fantini Air School for your assistance and please feel free to use my experience as a reference for your services.
Chad Widmer
Happy Commercial Pilot
As a low time pilot looking for a way to enhance my experience and accelerate my aviation career, I NEVER could have made a better decision than to have spoken with Fantini Air School. From day 1, Fantini Air School offered me not only a great company to work and gain experience with, but also have always been honest and fair in all my dealings with them. Fantini Air School placed me in the Beech 99 which increased my flying abilities and awareness, and my confidence in different weather and airport situations. The captains are tremendous as we almost equally shared the responsibilities in the plane. The crew resource management and experience is also top notch.
In all, I cannot say enough about my experience though Fantini Air School. Their staff have been like family to me and I know that they are just as concerned with each pilot that is looking to enhance their aviation career through Fantini Air School. I am a better pilot. My aviation career has just had a jump-start. I would recommend this program to every professional pilot who is looking to get to our common goal THE AIRLINES.
Ryan Dunstan
First Officer B737
I just wanted to write you a note to tell you how pleased I am with my first officer experience. From the very first time I talked with you on the phone, you have been very encouraging and helpful. I was trying to decide on the next step to take in my flying career, and after talking with you and doing a little thinking on my own, the choice was pretty clear what to do next. You gave me all the information I needed to make a well informed decision. I can honestly say I haven't regretted that decision for one second since. The experience I have had in flying has been awesome!
The people are great to work with and the flight experience I have gained is priceless. The training is very beneficial to anyone, whether they have relatively low time like I did or high time. You know exactly what is expected of you and they are willing to work with you to help you get there.
I have nearly finished the program and already have several airlines that have emailed me wanting to interview with them! I couldn't be happier with my decision to call Fantini Air School!