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.

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

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.

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

The training to become a professional pilot at the Stella aviation academy is demanding. But you should never forget your goal: becoming a professional pilot.

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

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.

The practical part of the pilot training consists of five stages. In phase 1, 2 and 3, the emphasis is on 'visual sight flying ", using Visual Flight Rules (VFR). You learn to use external reference points, including the horizon, motorways and railways. I... 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

Emirates, one of the largest operators in the world, has further expanded their order book by ordering an additional fifty 777-300ER aircraft. The pilots that Emirates is looking for pilots need a minimum of 2500 hours.

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

Because no pilots training organisation, airline or pilot union can predict exactly how many pilots will be required, when and where, it is important to monitor the market outlook for pilots yourselves. You want to know for sure that you take the right decisio... Read more