Our team · PAS Flight Training
PAS Flight Training, operated by Preferred Aircraft Services in Upland, California, is a specialist team dedicated to one thing: training owners and pilots of high-performance aircraft, one-on-one, in their own aircraft.
Who we are
PAS Flight Training was founded on a simple belief: pilots learn their aircraft best in their aircraft. Rather than running a training centre, our instructors travel to clients across the United States and deliver structured ground school and flight training at their home airport.
The team is deliberately small. Every client trains directly with a senior instructor, every course is tailored to the pilot and the aircraft, and every program is built to meet the requirements of major aviation insurers.
From our base at Cable Airport in Upland, California, we serve owner-pilots, professional crews and flight departments flying turboprop, twin and high-performance piston aircraft, in the United States and internationally across Europe, Australia and Asia.
PAS at a glance
The team
Director of Flight Training
Airline Transport Pilot, CFI and A&P mechanic with nearly four decades of airline, corporate and charter experience.
Flight Instructor
FAA Commercial Pilot and CFI with EASA qualifications and experience in more than 100 aircraft types.
Instructor Pilot
Airline Transport Pilot and former American Airlines captain with nearly 29,000 flight hours and deep experience on the Piper PA-46.
Flight Instructor
Commercial pilot and Certified Flight Instructor (CFI, CFII, MEI) with more than 770 flight hours and Part 91 experience in the Piper PA-46 family.
Digital Systems & Aviation Operations
Ten years at PAS coordinating pilot training administration and building the digital systems behind it, with 30 years in web development and SEO.
Join our team
We are always looking for qualified pilots experienced in high-performance aircraft, such as turboprops, the King Air, twins and high-performance pistons.
What we stand for
You deal directly with your instructor from the first call to the final logbook entry. No call centres, no handoffs.
Structured procedures and scenario-based training, bringing a commercial operations standard to private and corporate flying.
Every program is designed to meet and exceed insurance requirements and to prepare you for the unexpected.