Success Stories
Mauna Loa Graduates Around the World Share Their Inspirational Stories
Featured Success Story

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

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