As the Flight Safety Officer at Stella Aviation Academy I try to share some of my experience with students. I want to make sure that they do not leave the training as some kind of operator who can nicely operate the plane. I try to give them more baggage than ... Read more

A Full Flight Simulator at Schiphol is as real as the real plane.

Stella Aviation Academy has three state of the art FNPT II-simulators, in Teuge, Groningen and Maastricht.

Learning to fly is also endless checking and crosschecking. Checks before you go in the air. Below you can find out how it all works.

It sounds very cliché but as a little kid I wanted to be a pilot. After a lengthy high school career I studied Mechanical Engineering . Not exactly my dream but I saw it as an alternative. I had always believed the prejudices that surround pilot trainin... Read more

Will this be your office?

I am just starting lineflying a Boeing 737-900 NG at Lion Air. I have finished the ground school and simulator sessions in preparation for the company check. After this check I was checked out by the local DGCA. Flying for an airline is still 100% like what I ... Read more

The study with Stella aviation academy is demanding. But you should never forget your goal: to become a professional pilot. By investing in yourself, you get a JAA certification that is recognized by the largest international commercial airlines and you will b... Read more

Last year I was stationed in Istanbul. Where I flew for Turkish charter airline Pegasus. After my contract ran out Stella helped me with a job at ArkeFly "said Daan van Erp (23) from Andijk. "I joined ArkeFly in March. After the training and the firs... Read more

"Why did I want to learn to fly? How will I explain that ... I think my passion goes so far that it feels as though I am an airplane myself. Perhaps there is kerosene flowing through my veins! I opted for Stella because of the smooth cooperation with the ... Read more

The nice thing about this job is that I come across students with different backgrounds and characters. Sometimes they are more technically oriented, sometimes very passionate, but almost always with a love for flying. To make good pilots out of all these diff... Read more

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This is what you are training for; Boeings, Airbuses and regional aircraft. All these aircraft have one thing in common: A Stella graduate will make a lot of takeoff and landings in them.

Did you know that only 43% of all people know what they want to become when they grow up, but that only 60% of that group really live their dream? Pilot: being a pilot is a demanding profession. The responsibility you carry is high and top aviation schools hav... Read more

Stella Aviation Academy graduates work for respectable airlines such as Ryanair, Transavia, LionAir, Pegasus and SunExpress. Close contacts with airlines, a high acceptance rate and the good DLR- pass rate provide Stella graduates with ample opportunities.