Service Oriented Aviation Readiness (S.O.A.R.)

Once someone is ready to commit to full-time missionary aviation service, SOAR is there to pick them up, to help protect their calling, and to get them in a state of readiness to serve with a missionary aviation sending agency. This includes flight and maintenance training as well as the following disciplines: base operations training, partnership development, professional behaviors, teamwork, and conflict management training. We view all disciplines equal as it will take a well-rounded missionary to be successful on the mission field.

Available Degrees

Flight
Private, Instrument, Commercial, Tail Wheel, Complex, High Performance, CFI
Maintenance
30-month A&P apprenticeship

Special Opportunities

We offer the ability for you to start your missionary aviation journey at SOAR
We are small and able to adjust to the individual needs of a missionary candidate
We can accept candidates with prior training in flight and/or maintenance
We can be flexible as missionary candidates’ needs change based on a particular sending agency's requirements are more fully understood.

Program Strengths

Focusing on the overall “readiness” of the missionary candidate
Only take on those committed to full time missionary aviation service upon completing our readiness program
We have prerequisites to enter the program similar to what the mission sending agencies require
Missionary candidates are not released from serving with SOAR until they are successfully handed off to a missionary sending agency
We don’t allow “gap years” – we are a seamless pathway to a missionary aviation sending agency.

Equipment

Fleet of aircraft for flight and maintenance training including (3) Cessna 172s, (1) Cessna 170B, (1) Cessna 182, (1) Cessna 206, (1) Citabria
Full commercial maintenance facility working on real customer aircraft for A&P apprenticeship.
Operation of an airfield for base operations training.

Faculty-to-Student Ratio

Maintenance - 4:1
Flight - 1:1

Hours Required for Degree

30-month A&P apprenticeship, approximately 4,800 hours (8:00-5:00 M-F)
Around 400-500 hours of flight training/experience up to and including CFI,

Tuition

No tuition as you will be on missionary support through partnership development efforts. Expected maintenance expenses include test prep school, testing fees, toolbox and tools. Expected flight expenses around $15K-$20K through 300+ hours and CFI.