The Paths
Part 61 vs. Part 141, military, college with flying, skipping college, the trades. What each costs in time, money, and opportunity.
Coming Fall 2026
Flight Track
A free mentorship cohort for high schoolers serious about becoming pilots. The roadmap I wish I’d had, built by someone who flies professionally.
The Program
Five sessions. Real answers.
A multi-week Zoom cohort covering the options, the costs, the tradeoffs, and the things most people don’t figure out until they’re already in it.
The Ratings
Private, instrument, commercial, multi-engine, ATP. What order makes sense, how long each takes, what doors each opens.
The Money
How training gets paid for. Scholarships, loans, cadet programs, employer pipelines. What’s real and what’s just marketing.
A Day in the Life
Four guests, four careers. Regional, legacy, corporate, and flight instructor. What they earn, and what they’d do differently.
Your Plan
You leave with a real roadmap. First steps, a realistic timeline, and resources to keep moving after Track 001 wraps.
How it works
Online. Free. Built for students who are ready.
Sessions run 60 to 90 minutes. Guests are working pilots and aviation professionals. No inspiration speeches. Come with questions.
Track 001
Be first when Track 001 opens.
A high schooler serious about aviation, or a parent of one? Drop your info and you’ll get first access before any public announcement.
No spam. Just updates on Flight Track when they matter.
Your instructor
Gheorghe Ciobanu
I started in Civil Air Patrol at 12, soloed at 17, trained at Purdue, instructed and towed gliders, and at 23 started flying the Praetor 500/600 at Flexjet.
This is what I wish had existed when I was in high school trying to figure it out.
