MILITARY AND ROTARY TRANSITION
Use your previous experience as a military aviator to earn your ratings at reduced minimums.
We accept Veterans Affairs Benefits.
Wings of Eagles Smyrna (MQY) is the only Liberty University Flight Training Affiliate school in the state of Tennessee.
OVERVIEW
Wings of Eagles Aviation specializes in supporting members of the military who are focused on transitioning into fixed-wing aviation.
Whether or not you were enlisted in an aviation Military Occupational Speciality (MOS), this is the path for you. Many of our flight instructors have military backgrounds just like you, and we’ll help you take advantage of local grants, scholarships, and Veterans Affairs Benefits as you gain the experience needed to enter a civilian career with an airline, cargo, or corporate company.
Most of our military and rotary transition pilots complete the program with little to no cost out of pocket.
USING YOUR VETERANS AFFAIRS BENEFITS
Veterans Affairs education benefits can help pay for flight training. Both Wings of Eagles locations (Smyrna and Clarksville) are Veterans Affairs Benefits approved.
You must meet certain requirements in order to be eligible.
ROTOR TO FIXED WING TRANSITION
If you’re a military rotor pilot with an FAA Commercial Rotor or Powered Lift certificate, you can use Reduced Fixed-Wing ATP (R-ATP) minimums to launch your civilian fixed-wing aviation career.
Your helicopter flight experience is credited toward the aeronautical experience requirements to become an airline pilot.
Our rotor transition program training is designed to assist the transitioning helicopter pilot in bridging the gap from their current FAA ratings to obtain the required 250 hours of Pilot in Command (PIC) flight time and airplane Commercial Multi-engine and Instrument ratings.
LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
Complete your flight training while pursuing your aeronautics degree.
Liberty University continues a long tradition of making education accessible and degree completion as easy as possible for military and veteran students. With transfer-friendly policies, and special academic benefits available to military students on their degree plan, Liberty University remains committed to supporting our nation’s military in their educational pursuit.
BENEFITS
Liberty is proud to serve the men and women of the U.S. military and offers the following benefits:
- College credit for military training
- Veterans Affairs Benefits & Military Scholarships
- Liberty University graduates may be eligible for the Restricted (reduced hour) Airline Transport Pilot (R-ATP) certificate at 1,000 or 1,250 hours total time
- Regional Airline Hiring Agreements
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Address
Wings of Eagles MQY
278 Doug Warpoole Road
Suite 104
Smyrna, TN 37167
Wings of Eagles CKV
200A Outlaw Field Road
Clarksville, TN 37042
Phone
MQY: (615) 355-0033
CKV: (931) 272-1400