Celebrating Back To The Future Day and A New Future

As we celebrate “Back To The Future Day”, we also celebrate a “New Future” as a Guidance Aviation Graduate starts flying his NEWS CHOPPER! We’ve waited years for it and it’s finally here. Thirty years after the release of “Back to The Future” and twenty-six years after the release of “Back to The Future II” … Continued

Helicopter Association International and Aviation Industry Tell Senate Caps Harm Veterans

Helicopter Association International (HAI), the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO), and National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) all have signed a joint written statement for the record to the US Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, warning that draft legislation to amend the Post 9/11 … Continued

High School Students Discover How To Become Professional Helicopter Pilots

For the third year-in-a-row, Guidance Aviation provided helicopter pilot ground school for Tri-City Prep High School students. This year’s class ran August 10th – 27th. The course provides insight for high school students on how to become professional helicopter pilots and earn a college degree in two years. The high schoolers were taught numerous aviation … Continued

On The Spot Safety Excellence Awards Begin

This month marked the first “On-The-Spot Safety Excellence Award” which compliments our quarterly Safety Excellence Awards at each student recognition event. The On-The-Spot Safety Excellence Awards are given to those students and staff members who go above and beyond in both attitude and behavior as it relates to safety and the Guidance Aviation Safety Management … Continued

Anything is Possible If You’re Totally Committed To It

Chris Tatum, a former professional rock climbing instructor and guide, was ready for a change and wanted more for his wife and daughter. He knew a career flying helicopters was for him. After two years of commitment and hard work, Chris is now a Certificated Flight Instructor (CFI-I), helicopters, at Guidance Aviation. In the video … Continued

Miss Guided Helicopter Crew to Represent Rotor Nation at Red Bull Races

We could get on our soapbox and preach how helicopters are unappreciated and lack representation where appreciation and representation are due. Rotorcraft and their dedicated flight crews bravely fight fires, provide lifesaving flights in search and rescue (SAR) missions, execute invaluable utility work maintaining our infrastructure, heroically fight battles,,,,yada, yada, yada. Yes, helicopter rock people. … Continued

Prescott Summer Semester Student Recognition 2015

Students and their family members, and staff are welcome to join us for the new summer semester banquet, taking place at the “Old Clubhouse” now called the Prescott Centennial Event Center, across from Legend Aviation. We’ll be recognizing the achievements of current students and staff members. As with each new semester banquet, we’ll be recognizing … Continued

Baton Rouge Summer Semester Student Recognition 2015

Students and their family members, and staff are welcome to join us for the Summer Semester Student Recognition event, taking place on August 11th. We’ll be recognizing the achievements of current helicopter flight students and staff members. WHEN / WHERE August 21, 2015 4-7pm local time The American Farmhouse Restuarant 9550 Hooper Road, Central, Baton … Continued

Support our Wildland Firefighters by Dine to Donate

If you like steaks and firefighters, join the community to support the Wildland Firefighter Foundation at the Texas Roadhouse in Prescott, AZ. on August 11th! Print the flyer below and give it to your server and 10% of your food sales will be donated to the foundation by the Texas Roadhouse. See you there!  

James Lee – Student Blog 06.29.2015

Rocker – Paratrooper – Helicopter Pilot by James Lee, CFI-I The Aviation bug caught me early in life, I was a part time Army brat and spent my summers along with my older brother on the drop zones of Ft. Benning Georgia watching my Father jump out of C-130’s with the 75th Ranger Regiment. I loved the … Continued