Success Stories
Mauna Loa Graduates Around the World Share Their Inspirational Stories
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Sonam Sherpa
FlyNyon
New Jersey From the Himalayas to Helicopter Tours: Sonam Sherpa's Journey to Becoming a Helicopter Pilot
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Denis DavyDov
Instructor
Flying Helicopters Made Easy (FHME),
Long Island MacArthur Airport
Toby Hackford
Powerline construction pilot
A&P Helicopters,
Northern California
Peter Howart
Pilot
Firehawk Helicopters,
Wyoming
Michelle Astergard
Charter Pilot
Superior Air,
Greece
Dietmar “Didi” Gufler
firefighter
several companies,
multiple countries
Agnes Ullenius
Pilot
Coastal Helicopters,
Juneau, Alaska
Pierluigi Panichi
Pilot
E+S Air SRL,
Italy
James Hardy
Pilot
Blue Hawaiian,
Waikoloa
Tyler Bledsoe
Pilot
Magnum Helicopters,
Oahu
Max Shumway
Pilot
Airborne Aviation,
Kauai
Max Mayr
Saw Pilot
Aerial Solutions,
North Carolina
Benjamin Tate
Pilot
Essex & Herts Air Ambulance,
Essex and Hertfordshire, England
Emil Voigt
Pilot
Bristow Norway,
Norway
Tianna Castillo
Tour Pilot
Airborne Aviation,
Kauai
Manuel Vallaster
Pilot
Wucher Helicopter,
Austria
Johannes Gruber
Pilot
Abu Dhabi Aviation,
United Arab Emirates
Jacob Pearson
Utility Pilot
Windward Aviation Inc.,
Maui County
Noah Leninger
Pilot
TEMSCO Helicopters,
Juneau, Alaska
Devin Bowen
Pilot
Zip Aviation,
New York City
Nathan Koller-Ingram
Pilot
US Army,
Fort Rucker on Cairns Army Airfield
Bruno Varela
Utility/Tours Pilot
Jack Harter Helicopters,
Hawaii
Shane Roberson
Utility Pilot
PJ Helicopters,
California
Matthew Boffin
Company Instructor
Augusta Westland,
Italy
Drew Stringer
Emergency Medical Services
Halo Flight,
Corpus Christi, Texas
Dan Heath
Utility/Charter Pilot
HNA Capital Helicopters,
Beijing
Zac Beach
General Utility
HNZ,
Antartica
Bernard “Brodi” Brodigan
Tour Pilot
Blue Hawaiian Helicopter,
Hawaii
John Fryer
Utility Pilot
PJ Helicopters,
Red Bluff, CA
Ian Morrison
Charter Tours
TEMSCO Helicopters,
Alaska
Jared Sharp
Utility/Firefighting Pilot
Guardian Helicopters,
Alberta, Canada
George Grauke
Utility/Tours Pilot
TEMSCO Helicopters,
Alaska
Evan Fujiuchi
Electronic News Gathering
KHNL TV,
Honolulu, HI
Clifton Cates
Utility/Firefighting Pilot
Windward Aviation Inc.,
Hawaii
Kyle Boudreau
Tour Pilot
TEMSCO Helicopters,
Alaska
Steve Pangle
Corporate/Charter Flights
Atlantic Airways,
Faroe Islands
Robert Garzolini
Agricultural Spraying
Self Employed at Terre Haute Helicopter,
Indiana
Ben Frisius
Electronic News Gathering
Angel City Air,
Los Angeles, CA
Grant Phillips
Tour Pilot
Sunshine Helicopters,
Hawaii
Caroline Caine
Utility/Charter Pilot
Bristow,
Alaska
Dominic Jahns
Offshore oil support
Gulf Helicopters,
Qatar
Karl Schmidt
Utility/Charter Pilot
Helinord Norden,
Sweden
Matt Schenk
Executive Charters
IBM,
IBM Corporation
Shelley Sailor
Utility/Charter Pilot
Evergreen Helicopters,
Alaska
Bimal Sharma
High Altitude Tours/Charter/Rescue
Simrik Air,
Nepal
Cameron Walker
Utility Pilot
Prism Helicopters,
Alaska
Pamela Garrity
Charter/Photography Tours
Alpha Aviation,
Alaska
Aaron Oberlander
Utility/Charter/EMS pilot
TEMSCO Helicopters,
Alaska
Clinton Anderson
Pilot
Reno Tahoe Helicopters,
South Lake Tahoe, CA
Matt Cornfield
Industry Support/Fire/Utility
Bailey Helicopters,
British Columbia
Paige Groff
Pilot
Paradise Helicopters,
Big Island, Hawaii
Chris Guenther
Pilot
Utility,
Western Canada
Colin Burkardt
VIP Charters/Utility
Above It All, Inc,
Hawaii
Noah Haydn-Myer
Forestry Fire Pilot
CAL FIRE,
Bear Valley Helitack
Samantha Hansen
Lead Pilot
Safari Helicopters,
Hilo, Hawaii
Julien Gfeller
Pilot
Access Helicopters,
Alberta, Canada