AAMA - Associate of Arts in Mission Aviation

A Two Year Program
Program Coordinator: Jeff Plett

Combine your passion for adventure and flying with your heart for the lost, sick and hurting. Through this program you will learn to use one of the most effective missionary tools of the last century, enabling God’s message of hope to travel into the remote corners of the earth. While airplanes are readily available, capable and willing personnel are becoming increasingly scarce. Prairie’s AAMA program directly addresses this need and offers cross-cultural and ministry training not emphasized in most other flight programs. Upon completion of your degree you will have received a Private Pilot License with a night rating, a Commercial Pilot License and single-engine instrument rating, a Remote Responder First Aid Certificate and wilderness survival training.

Program Objectives
Prairie’s AAMA program will equip you to:

• Achieve a commercial license and single engine instrument rating. (Option of multi engine, multi instrument, float endorsement, or instructor’s rating, US licensing).

• Complete 225 hours of professional flight training.

• Exhibit competence and sound judgment required for safe aircraft operation in challenging situations.

• Recognize and pursue opportunities for service in cross-cultural missions.

• Value the need for godly patience in a work environment of ever–changing weather, schedules, equipment, and personnel.

• Appreciate that walking with God comes first and that people are more important than equipment.

• Articulate an understanding of God’s Word, clearly share the Gospel with others, and serve others within a cross-cultural environment.

Expanded Opportunities
It takes years of ongoing training and experience to become a missionary or industry pilot. As part of the program, our aviation staff encourage you to begin communication with mission organizations early in your training so that you can work toward their specific qualifications. As an AAMA graduate with 225 hours of flight training you will have taken your first steps toward the mission field and the world of a professional pilot. Further flight experience will be required before being accepted by a mission agencies. Please consult our aviation staff for further information.

Entrance Requirements
To be admitted to this program you must:

• Complete the P.B.C. application process

• Submit a one–page essay explaining why you want to obtain an AAMA at Prairie Bible College.

• Show financial ability to complete the first year (separate financial worksheet).

It is recommended that you get a Transport Canada medical certificate (Category I) before enrolling in this program. A list of Transport Canada examiners is available from Enrollment Management.

Students with previous flying experience will be evaluated on an individual basis for exemptions or credit.

Flight Training Costs
Estimated cost for the 2-year program is $55,000 Canadian (approx $47,500 U.S.).* A complete financial sheet is available on request.

Once you have been accepted for the aviation program, a deposit of $2,000 will be required 90 days prior to your start in the program to secure a position. Students are expected to maintain a positive balance in their student accounts throughout their training.

Program Schedule
The aviation program operates year-round. We accept up to 25 new students at the beginning of each aviation course start date. Normal entry dates coincide with the College schedule for the Fall and Winter Semesters. The summer entry date is negotiable--anytime within two to three weeks after the end of the Winter Semester. Consideration will be given to requests to enter the program outside the above times.

* This cost includes all foreseeable costs for the full two years. (ie. exam fees, medical, books, accommodation..)

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