Success Stories

Mauna Loa Graduates Around the World Share Their Inspirational Stories

Featured Success Story

A helicopter sits in a mountainous meadow

Peter Howart

Firehawk Helicopters
Wyoming
Before even turning 21, Peter graduated from our Professional Pilot program, setting the stage for a successful and adventurous career in aviation.

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Michelle Astergard

A woman stands in front of a helicopter and takes a selfie
Charter Pilot
Superior Air,
Greece
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Dietmar “Didi” Gufler

A man stands in front of a helicopter and takes a selfie
firefighter
several companies,
multiple countries
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Agnes Ullenius

A person pilots a helicopter over picturesque snowy mountains on a clear day
Pilot
Coastal Helicopters,
Juneau, Alaska
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Pierluigi Panichi

A selfie of a person with sunglasses. They are sitting in the pilot seat of a helicopter, and there is a lake and a mountain in the background.
Pilot
E+S Air SRL,
Italy
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James Hardy

A man takes a selfie in front of a helicopter parked on a hill. A picturesque waterfall flows in the background.
Pilot
Blue Hawaiian,
Waikoloa
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Tyler Bledsoe

A smiling man leans against a helicopter that is parked on the top of a mountain.
Pilot
Magnum Helicopters,
Oahu
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Max Shumway

A smiling man sits in the pilot seat of a parked helicopter
Pilot
Airborne Aviation,
Kauai
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Max Mayr

A helicopter flies above some trees. Below the helicopter is a large chainsaw on a line that the helicopter is using to trim the trees.
Saw Pilot
Aerial Solutions,
North Carolina
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Benjamin Tate

A smiling man in a flight suit stands in front of an air ambulance helicopter with his hands on his hips.
Pilot
Essex & Herts Air Ambulance,
Essex and Hertfordshire, England
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Emil Voigt

A person in a flight suit flies above some clouds at sunset.
Pilot
Bristow Norway,
Norway
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Tianna Castillo

A smiling woman in a flight suit stands on the steps to a helicopter.
Tour Pilot
Airborne Aviation,
Kauai
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Manuel Vallaster

A smiling man stands next to a helicopter parked in deep snow, with several mountains in the background
Pilot
Wucher Helicopter,
Austria
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Johannes Gruber

A man in a captain's uniform stands in a hangar in front of a helicopter
Pilot
Abu Dhabi Aviation,
United Arab Emirates
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Jacob Pearson

A helicopter with a long line hanging from it flies overhead
Utility Pilot
Windward Aviation Inc.,
Maui County
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Noah Leninger

A man flies in a helicopter over snow-capped mountains and a glacier
Pilot
TEMSCO Helicopters,
Juneau, Alaska
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Devin Bowen

A smiling man wearing sunglasses and pilot's headgear sits in a flying helicopter.
Pilot
Zip Aviation,
New York City
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Nathan Koller-Ingram

Three smiling people in military fatigues and flight helmets stand in front of a helicopter
Pilot
US Army,
Fort Rucker on Cairns Army Airfield
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Bruno Varela

A man sits in a utility helicopter that is sitting on the ground
Utility/Tours Pilot
Jack Harter Helicopters,
Hawaii
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Shane Roberson

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Utility Pilot
PJ Helicopters,
California
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Matthew Boffin

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Company Instructor
Augusta Westland,
Italy
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Drew Stringer

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Emergency Medical Services
Halo Flight,
Corpus Christi, Texas
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Dan Heath

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Utility/Charter Pilot
HNA Capital Helicopters,
Beijing
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Zac Beach

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General Utility
HNZ,
Antartica
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Bernard “Brodi” Brodigan

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Tour Pilot
Blue Hawaiian Helicopter,
Hawaii
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John Fryer

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Utility Pilot
PJ Helicopters,
Red Bluff, CA
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Ian Morrison

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Charter Tours
TEMSCO Helicopters,
Alaska
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Jared Sharp

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Utility/Firefighting Pilot
Guardian Helicopters,
Alberta, Canada
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George Grauke

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Utility/Tours Pilot
TEMSCO Helicopters,
Alaska
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Evan Fujiuchi

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Electronic News Gathering
KHNL TV,
Honolulu, HI
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Clifton Cates

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Utility/Firefighting Pilot
Windward Aviation Inc.,
Hawaii
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Kyle Boudreau

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Tour Pilot
TEMSCO Helicopters,
Alaska
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Steve Pangle

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Corporate/Charter Flights
Atlantic Airways,
Faroe Islands
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Robert Garzolini

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Agricultural Spraying
Self Employed at Terre Haute Helicopter,
Indiana
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Ben Frisius

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Electronic News Gathering
Angel City Air,
Los Angeles, CA
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Grant Phillips

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Tour Pilot
Sunshine Helicopters,
Hawaii
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Caroline Caine

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Utility/Charter Pilot
Bristow,
Alaska
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Dominic Jahns

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Offshore oil support
Gulf Helicopters,
Qatar
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Karl Schmidt

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Utility/Charter Pilot
Helinord Norden,
Sweden
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Matt Schenk

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Executive Charters
IBM,
IBM Corporation
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Shelley Sailor

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Utility/Charter Pilot
Evergreen Helicopters,
Alaska
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Bimal Sharma

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High Altitude Tours/Charter/Rescue
Simrik Air,
Nepal
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Cameron Walker

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Utility Pilot
Prism Helicopters,
Alaska
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Pamela Garrity

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Charter/Photography Tours
Alpha Aviation,
Alaska
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Aaron Oberlander

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Utility/Charter/EMS pilot
TEMSCO Helicopters,
Alaska
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Clinton Anderson

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Pilot
Reno Tahoe Helicopters,
South Lake Tahoe, CA
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Matt Cornfield

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Industry Support/Fire/Utility
Bailey Helicopters,
British Columbia
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Paige Groff

Paige Groff next to a helicopter
Pilot
Paradise Helicopters,
Big Island, Hawaii
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Chris Guenther

A man takes a selfie in snow clothes in front of a helicopter
Pilot
Utility,
Western Canada
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Colin Burkardt

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VIP Charters/Utility
Above It All, Inc,
Hawaii
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Noah Haydn-Myer

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Forestry Fire Pilot
CAL FIRE,
Bear Valley Helitack
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Samantha Hansen

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Lead Pilot
Safari Helicopters,
Hilo, Hawaii
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Julien Gfeller

Julien Gfeller next to a helicopter
Pilot
Access Helicopters,
Alberta, Canada
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