Flight Training

A FEW GOOD REASONS TO GET YOUR TRAINING FROM ROTR:

• Rotors of the Rockies is one of the most experienced helicopter flight schools in the United States. With over 20,000 flight hours and no training-related accidents, no one else can come close to matching our record.
• We are the only independent Part 141 helicopter flight school in Colorado. Rotors is not associated with any colleges or universities.
• We a have large and diverse fleet of late-model training aircraft. We have ten helicopters and an airplane, and our fleet is always expanding. All of our maintenance is performed by an independent, experienced company, and we have an open-logbook policy.
• In addition to our safety record and fleet diversity, Rotors has the only civilian high-altitude training program in the United States. All other high-altitude training in the USA is simulation only.
• Rotors has a 14,000 sq.ft. showroom hangar, which comfortably houses our offices, classroom, and in which all our aircraft can be stored indoors.
• Our owners. Mike Fyola is Rotor’s Chief Pilot. He and his wife Regina own Rotors of the Rockies. They have been married for 18 years, and have three children. Mike is a 10-year veteran of the Denver and Jefferson County Sheriff's Offices, and a National Guard Chief Warrant Officer and combat veteran, who spent five years with the ARNG High Altitude Training facility in Eagle. Mike has logged more than 5000 helicopter flight hours; he has flown medical evacuation and search and rescue flights, dozens of photographers and film crews, hundreds of sightseers, former Colorado Governor Bill Owens, Congressmen, and NASCAR drivers. Mike and Rotors of the Rockies have appeared locally on Channels 7 and 9, and were featured on the History Channel in 2004.

ABOUT FAR 141 FLIGHT TRAINING:

As of December 2008, Rotors of the Rockies, Inc, is a Part 141 pilot training school.

There are two types of FAA pilot training schools, Part 61 and Part 141, which refer to the parts of the Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs) under which they operate. The difference between the two boils down to the curriculum, which has to be FAA approved, and accountability. Part 141 schools are routinely audited by the FAA and must meet student pilot performance rates. Part 61 schools don't have the same paperwork and accountability requirements. More than 80% of flight schools operate under Part 61.

Why should you care that you train at a 141 school?

• Because Part 141 training demands extensive documentation and inspection, a 141 certificate is a guarantee of quality, scrutinized by the FAA.
• Only Part 141 schools are eligible for VA-reimbursed training, traditional student loans, and GI Bill funding.
• Due to the stricter training standards, the FAA minimum hours to achieve certification in a Part 141 program are fewer than in a Part 61 school, (though the student average is the same.) For example, to achieve a commercial pilot certification in a Part 61 school, the minimum requirement is 150 hours. In a Part 141 school, the commercial pilot certification requires 115 hours. MORE

ABOUT FLIGHT TRAINING
INITIAL	If you do not have a pilot certification, for helicopters or any other powered aircraft, you need initial training.
ADD-ON	If you have a pilot certification in any powered aircraft, and you wish to learn to fly helicopters, you need add-on training. Likewise, if you have a rotorcraft certification, and wish to continue your training, you need add-on training.
CFI	Training for people looking to become Certified Flight Intructors.
ADVANCED COURSES & PAY PER HOUR TRAINING	Mountain Flying and Long Line training for Advanced pilots. Rotors has the only civilian High Altitude training course in the United States.
AIRPLANE	Rotors now offers fixed-wing training as well as helicopter flight training. Get a check out in our 2004 Cessna 172SP, N21180.