Sal Apice began learning to fly when he received a wonderful gift from his brother on his 40th birthday - a full private pilot course!  Sal (right) earned his pilot’s certificate on January 25 and, very fittingly, his brother Jim (left) was his first passenger. Although Sal is a new private ... Read More

Ruthven Atkins worked as a Police Officer in his homeland of Trinidad and Tobago for sixteen years before deciding to pursue his dream of becoming a commercial pilot. He completed his private pilot certificate in the warm and sunny Caribbean climate, however; he quickly realized that there were many limitations ... Read More

A special congratulations goes out to Chad Venadas who recently completed his private pilot certification and is currently studying for his instrument rating. Like most pilots, Chad has had a dream of learning to fly since his childhood. Unfortunately, one day while he was out playing with other children, he ... Read More

Meet Martin Davidson of NYC, a private pilot who holds an instrument rating and is currently working towards his commercial pilot certificate with Century Air. Martin works in the computer industry during the week, and spends his evenings and weekends enjoying his well earned certificate in his brand new Diamond ... Read More

Karim Nofal is Century Air's newest instrument rated pilot. Originally from Egypt, Karim came to the USA in August to pursue his dream of becoming a commercial pilot. Karim chose Century Air for his training on the referral of fellow student and Egyptian schoolmate, Josh ElNaggar. When asked about his training, ... Read More

Meet Norberto Goizueta, Age 18, from Madrid, Spain. Norberto began flight training on August 16th and accomplished his first solo flight only one week later. He earned his Private Pilot Certificate on September 16th - just one month from start to finish! Now that's amazing! How did he do it? First ... Read More

Ivan is the newest proud graduate of Century Air's Private Pilot course. He arrived from Ukraine in early June, and completed the course in only six weeks. This fact-track style of learning is the choice for many international students due to their limited stay in the USA. When asked what was ... Read More

Where are you from? Israel What rating did you recently earn? I got my instrument rating in April. What was the hardest and/or most memorable part of your training? Getting the instrument rating was the hardest so far. The foggles gave me a headache! I understand you served in the Israeli Army. Yes, I was soldier. I'm ... Read More

Where are you from? Pequannock, New Jersey. What rating did you earn?  When? I earned my Private Pilot certificate last month. What was the hardest and/or most memorable part of your training? The first solo was definitely the most memorable part of my training. I'd been looking forward to that moment since I was a ... Read More