"We can lift ourselves out of ignorance, we can find ourselves
as creatures of excellence and intelligence and skill. We can
be free! We can learn to fly!" – Richard Bach
Rainier Flight Service is proud to honor our clients realizing
their goals and dreams. Thank you for allowing us to guide you
along the way.
Solo Flight
Flying solo is the
first major accomplishment in the flight training process.
At this point the student can fly an airplane unassisted in
the local area without an instructor onboard. The excitement
and enthusiasm for reaching this milestone is one of the
most rewarding experiences in flight training.
Derek Leung
Bowen Zhang
Graham Frost
Jong Wook Kim
Ryan Wilkins
Kyle Atakturk
Joao Ginete
Andrew Salamatov
Brent Fernyough
Darren Jacobson
Carl Black
Justin Manhood
Pierre Bedard
Thomas Pellino
Tyler Roscoe
Will Schindler
Rob Hasslinger
Alex Shuler
Stephen Njagi
Jo Rekhi
Clarence Tang
Victor Lee
Robin Pridemore
Chad Carey
Cameron Jaxheimer
Nelson Siu
Jen Mojo
John Gorski
Chris Yeargin
Mengesha Berhanu
Chris Lupica
Sean Richardson
Bryce Cleary
Bryan Jones
Jeff Cheng
Josh Nikes
Eric Rose
Tony Romeo
Waqas Saleemi
John Baier
Matthew Kennedy
Private Pilot
Upon completion of primary training, most people
become a Private Pilot.
You can now take passengers and fly anywhere in the country,
even international, completely on your own. Only 0.1% of the
US population holds a pilot certificate so welcome to a very
elite community!
Bowen Zhang
Derek Leung
Jong Wook Kim
Graham Frost
Kevin Lepp
Kyle Atakturk
Jeff Golder
Joao Ginete
Brent Fernyough
Carl Black
Justin Manhood
David Trantham
Darren Jacobson
Tyler Roscoe
Yogi Patel
Thomas Pellino
Alex Shuler
Victor Lee
Tony Romeo
Instrument Rating
If weather hinders your ability to fly (as it often does
in Seattle) an
instrument
rating is the next step. This additional training allows
you to fly solely by reference to cockpit instruments and
use the Air Traffic Control System to its fullest extent.
Bowen Zhang
James MacGregor
Justin Manhood
Amesh Mansukani
Carl Black
Commercial
Becoming a commercial pilot is
more than just skill and knowledge. It is about
professionalism, discipline and experience. A commercial
pilot certificate allows you to be paid for flying and begin
a piloting career.
Bowen Zhang
Flight Instructor
It is
one thing to learn how to fly, another to teach it.
To become a flight instructor you must pass one of
the most difficult FAA exams, which 90% of
applicants don’t on the first try. The knowledge and
skill required to become a
flight
instructor is one of the highest accomplishments
in aviation.
