Today we will talk about the Pilot Schools in Ecuador. We will take a tour of the main aviation schoolsón from Ecuador and we will analyze their fleets, technologyía, regulations and challengeíthose within a market aécomplex local commercial inmate, where growth prospects are limited.

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Sayúin the managementón of Aviationón Civilian of Ecuador, In the paíyes they exist 8 legally registered pilot schools, operational and other 3 suspended, of which its main suppliers are operating at the Jos International Airporté Joaquín of Olmedo in the city of Guayaquil. In Ecuador there are approximately 500 pilots, between private, fumigators and commercial, of which the 20%, themselvesún extra official data, are found in bújob search. As we explained a short time agoás, the complexity of the marketénational prisoner is delicate and is even in a kind of recessionón, then ¿thaté what flight schools do to maintain their operation and attract new students? ¿CóHow do these schools evolve to adapt to such a demanding market??

Pilot schools in Ecuador

These institutions in úlast toñThey have outlined specific strategiesífics to attract, mainly to jóyou come coldén college graduates, towards their schools by offering exclusive benefits such as direct financing, free hosting, modern aircraft, etc. Nextón, we review some of the main schools in Ecuador, we will talk about your story, fleet, perspectives and más, some of them agreed to collaborate directly with this report, so you canán find data más accurate and informativeóadditional information about these.

West Pacific Flight Academy

It is one of the más new schools in the país and has its central base of operations in the city of Quito, although their flights take place in the Province of Esmeraldas, specíphysically in the city of Tachina, where does your airport operate, this city is located 225 kilómeters northwest of the capital of Ecuador.

West Pacific Flight Academy begins its operations teaching Avi Private Pilot coursesón, in the city of Quito 22 April of 2013 and the 27 May at its facilities in the city of Tachina – Esmeraldas. Currently operating from Cessna 150 and a Cessna 172. With the growth of the school and the reception of potential pilots, the school acquiredó a Beechcraft Baron and a Piper Aztec for qualificationón multimotor.

Under the new regulationón imposed by the Managementón of Aviationón Civil, RDAC 141, the school isá certified and authorized to teach Avi Private Pilot coursesón, Enablingón Instrumental, Enablingón Multimotor, Commercial Pilot and Flight Instructor.

• EXPANSION PLANSÓN O RENOVATIONÓN OF THE FLEET. – West Pacific currently has 3 single-engine aircraft and is the úunique in the countryís with two multi-engines and constantly invests in renovation.ón of their aircraft equipmentóunique, navigationón/communicationón of úlatest technologyía, así as in the proper and preventive maintenance of all its aircraft. Currently it has the projectionón to incorporate an aircraft más to your fleet in the short term.
• PROJECTIONS AS A SCHOOL ON THE A MARKETÉREO LOCAL. – It is currently in the certification processes.ón multinational as an ICAO school, éis certifying usón allowá West Pacific opens its doors, not only to the national market, but alsoén to people from other countriesíwhat is itén and búsearch of a school, this applyá for all paíICAO affiliates.

Datos West Pacific

– Graduated commercial pilots: 18

– Airplane pilotsínea: 4 in the process of admission.

– Current Fleet:

• 2 Cessna 150
• 1 Cessna 172
• 1 Beechcraft Baron B55
• 1 Piper Aztec PA23-250

– Página web: www.westpacificflightacademy.com

CEDCAERSA

CEDCAERSA ​​is a new pilot school, whose main objective is to to be a training centerón for pilots who already have their license and wish to increase their flight hours and advance their career towards a commercial pilot.

All the informationóYou can find detailed information about this school hereí: www.nlarenas.com/2017/12/nace-cedcaersa-centro-de-capacitacion-aeronautica

Data CEDCAERSA

– Current Fleet:

• Cessna C-152
• C-172
• Piper PA-23 Aztec

– Página web: NOT AVAILABLE

GRANDAVIATION

Another school that recently started operations. Founded in theñO 2012, achievedó on certify usón before the DGAC in September of the sameñO. It has its facilities, hangar and maintenance at Jos Airporté Joaquín de Olmedo at the Aviation terminalón General hangar #5 and its operational offices in the same city of Guayaquil.

Additional and su operationóbased in Guayaquil, the school offers the Ground School service in the cities of Santa Rosa (Santa Rosa Regional Airport) and in Quito.

• EXPANSION PLANSÓN O RENOVATIONÓN OF THE FLEET. – This school is the úunique in the countryís y Sudamérich in having a certificationón international such as the CESSNA PILOT CENTER, además in having modern aircraft and fábrica, maintaining thisáinternational standards in trainingónumber of Pilot students.

The aircraft fleet has technologyía Garmin 1000 which allows students to become familiar with new navigation systemsón aérea de estáworld floor.

• PROJECTIONS AS A SCHOOL ON THE A MARKETÉREO LOCAL. – During theñO 2017 the school hopes to open its facilities and programs to applicants from Colombia, Perú, Venezuela and the United States.

GrandAvitation data

– Graduated commercial pilots: 34

– Airplane pilotsínea: 3

– Current Fleet:

• 5 Cessna 172 – Garmin 1000
• 1 Piper PA-44
• 1 Piper PA-34
• 1 Piper PA-28

– Página web: www.grandaviation.com

Flying Club of Ecuador

The Flying Club of Ecuador, whose acronym is «ACE», was founded on 20 February 1931 and without a doubt it is the oldest schoolüage and experience in the fieldís. Thursday 8 from October of that same toño and counting on the presence of authorities and numerous público, was inauguratedó the Airfieldón of the Aeroclub, southwest of the city of Guayaquil. It's airódromo had spacious hangars and servedó for the tráprice of private aircraft, spaghettién the headquarters where the first aviation courses were taughtón civil of the país.

With the passing of theñand thanks to the great acceptanceón for this new type of professionón in the país, if effectó the 22 of January of 1943 the graduationón of the 15 first pilots of the Aeroclub, having in its entirety already más de 1.200 graduate aviators, being the más ancient and prestigious in its género in Ecuador. From its foundationóThe Aeroclub has always maintained its base of operations in the city of Guayaquil.

-EXPANSION PLANSÓN O RENOVATIONÓN OF THE FLEET. – The ACE is in the process of creating the school for cabin crew thanks to the extensive infrastructure of the school. It also has a school for mechanics.áunique aviationón, where they will develop complete skills in both maintenance and repair.ónumber of aircraft. Además, as part of the expansionón, has decided to implement a sat baseélite in the city of Machala, to theí continue providing its services to Ecuadorian pilots.

As part of its macro modernization projectón, will updateá one of his Cessna 172 con Garmin 1000 and implementá to its varied fleet a propelleróptero Robinson 44 and a new Cessna 172.

Data Aeroclub of Ecuador

– Graduated pilots: 1.200

– Current Fleet:

• 4 Cessna 152
• 2 Cessna 172
• 1 Piper PA-18
• 2 Piper PA-38
• 1 Piper PA-44

– Página web: www.aeroclubdelecuador.com

Aviation Schoolón Pasta

The EAP school is one of the clásicas and más recognized in the countryís. Despite this, it was not possible to know máwith informationón about its history or formationón. This training centerón for pilots, It is located at the Shell Mera Airport, in eastern Ecuador, where just like falcon, teaches courses for Private Pilot, Commercial pilot, convalidaciónumber of licenses and Instructor Pilot.

Aviation School Dataón Pasta

– Current Fleet:

• 2 Cessna 150
• 1 Cessna 172
• 1 Piper PA-30

– Página web: www.eap.com.ec

Aviationón ESAV

Aviation Schoolón AVIACIONESAV or ESAV as a trade name, It has been formed since April 2009 and certified before the DGAC in theñO 2012. Today it has a fleet of aircraft made up of 2 C172, 1 C152, and a PA-23, having certificates all the courses that a school under the part 141 can offer as is: PP, PC, IFR, Enablingón Multimotor, CFI, CFII, CFMulti, Flight Instructor Update and to obtainón de la PTLA, y próESAV must make sureá like Taxi Aéprisoner under the part 135.

ESAV data

– Current Fleet:

• 1 Cessna 152
• 2 Cessna 172
• 1 Piper PA-23

– Página web: www.aviacionesav.com

Amazonas Air

Is the Más new of all pilot schools in Ecuador. Amazonas Air operates at the Jumandi Airport in El Tena with 2 Cessnas 172

Amazon Facts

– Current Fleet:

• 6 Cessna 150
• 1 Cessna 172
• 1 Cessna 182
• 1 Cessna 310

– Página web: NOT AVAILABLE

Aerosertec

It is another of the new schools that have appeared in the úlast 2 añthose in Ecuador. Aerosertec has an administrative base in the city of Quito and its classes are pr instructionsáethics and youórich events take place at Shell Mera Airport. This school teaches Private Pilot courses, Commercial, Instrumental and Complex Ratings. Foreign and English License ValidationséICAO. The following is known about this school:

Datos Aerosertec

– Current Fleet:

• 2 Cessna 150
• 2 Cessna 172
• 1 Cessna 182

– Página web: http://escueladepilotos.maytrabajosaereos.com

Ecuadorian Aviation Schoolón

The following is known about this new project:

Ecuadorian Aviation School Dataón

– Current Fleet:

• 2 Cessna 172

– Página web: www.aviacionecuador.com

Regulationón RDAC Parte 141

Before addressing in detail the schools that operate in the countryíIt is appropriate to know the regulationsón that governs these institutions. In Ecuador the Managementón of Aviationón Civil has recently updated the RDAC 141 which focuses on the operation and requirements téclinics for Instruction CentersóAeron's náCivil utica for trainingónumber of flight crew, cabin crew and flight dispatchers. In this document of 71 pápages details the entire process that a school must go through in order to be certified and, Thus, start operations in the país.

Sayún the level of instructionón that each school wishes to provide its pilot students, Some of the requirements that mustán comply are the following, not necessarily ordered by importance:

• The Currencyíass for each instruction programón proposed;
• The specific objectivesífics of each course and the distributionón of the hourly load, so that the quality of the instruction is guaranteedón;
• The descriptionón of aircraft and training equipmentóflight number for each training programón proposed;
• The descriptionón of audiovisual aids and teaching materialñanza, including bibliographyían employee for the coursesórich;
• The list of qualified instructors for each instructional programón proposed;
• Curríasses for instructionóinitial n and periósays of each instructor, included in the instruction programón proposed;
• For each classroom in which instruction is developedóin theórica, The número mámaximum number of studentsá twenty-five (25);
• Updated maps and charts;
• Informationón of information servicesón berriesáutica (AIS) updated;
• Informationón meteorolóupdated logic;
• (Communications for the link with the traffic control serviceánsito aéreo (ATC) and with the operations office.

These are some of the requirements básicos among many others, such as the requirements for a Chief of Instruction pilotón, where is dutyá count on meíYOU 1000 flight hours as pilot in command, experience in instructionóflight number báacquired as a certified flight instructor in civil aircraft or as a flight instructor in a training programón military, or a combineón of both that consists of at least two (2) años and a total of five hundred (500) flight hours; O, one thousand (1000) flight hours.

The normal certification processón, once you meet all the requirements in the RDAC 141 is between 6 months until 2 años, themselvesún compliance with those established in the regulationsón and even operating airportón, hangars and aircraft to certify.

Sayún address informationón of Aviationón Civil, until June 2014 in Ecuador there isían registered 33 airplanes for trainingóflight number, of which 30 are in operational status. These planes are::

*Source: Dirección of Aviationón Civilian of Ecuador

Until the closing of this report, an updated list could not be obtained from the aero authority.áutica, In any case, it will be indicatedá the current fleet of the main schools in the countryís más ahead.

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Faced with a stagnant Ecuadorian commercial air market, the situationón for Schools is not the más favorable, but each one is found in the búSearch for opportunities to expand your markets, reach new and potential customers, but always seeking to guarantee the best trainingón, violas isámaintenance standards and the best experience for those seeking to fulfill their dreamsños, so that once his career is over, These pilots have the best tools to enter the demanding work environmentéworld criminal.

Although Ecuador is a small marketñO, and tépopulation terms, schools have grown in the countryís and several new actors have appeared, which shows that, despite the scenery, the business of fulfilling your dreamñIt continues to be profitable and interesting for local and foreign investors.