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May 6, 2008
Active Aerospace
President
Dear Mr. Lazaruk,
Just a short note to let you know I really I appreciate all of your
help and assistance with my A-330 transition type I received
through Active Aerospace. I was treated very well and in a
professional manner and enjoyed my training. I would also like to
express my sincere gratitude to Instructor Capt. Gary Scott who is an
excellent instructor who I would highly recommend to future
candidates. A special note for Examiner Capt. St. Pierre, who brings
a world of knowledge and experience on the Airbus A-330 and A-340
series for which I was very impressed. I thought he gave me a very
straight forward yet challenging check ride and knows his stuff..!!
Once again, I wanted to show my appreciation and would highly
recommend Active Aerospace to my colleagues in the future for training
on the Airbus.
Sincerely,
Herbert Law
Captain/Check Airman A-320
A-330 type
Attention: Walt Lazaruk
Active Aerospace
Feb 15.08
Re: B767 Type Rating
Walt I just wanted to give you some feedback on the type rating I took through Active Aerospace. Overall I am happy I completed the type rating successfully. Coming from a turbo prop back ground and not having any jet time, it was a challenge. However with the help of you and your instructors I was able to complete it and was commended by Mike Dressler on a good job.
Specifically Scott and Tim were an immense help. Both were willing to go the extra mile to answer any questions we had and offered their personal phone numbers in case we had questions. I think that we started off on a bad note with Kaz. I am sure Katz is a great guy. I have heard many good things about him from pilots here at Viva. I just think we got off on the wrong foot. I do thank you for the way you handled our concern.
Anyway Thanks again for all your help I really appreciate it. It was a start to what I hope is a long career here at Viva. It's a great company with great management and I am really excited.
Yours in flying,
Wes Gardner
Edmonton, Alberta
Dear Walt,
My experience with Active
Aerospace was throughout very positive.
Active
Aerospace allowed me to obtain a Type Rating for the Airbus 320 within the
precalculated budget and infact less time than foreseen. I found the course
well organized. The Instructors and simulator availabilities were to my full
satisfaction.
The computer based ground school enabled me to pass the
final written exam without too many problems. The on-line ground school and
manuals were also very informative.
The Instructors Mr. Steve St. Pierre and
Mr. Mike Maryowski were extremely knowledgable and patient and had the
ability to pass the knowledge on to me in a very professional and friendly
manner. The Examiner Mr. Steve Cunningham also proved himself to be very
professional and friendly. The whole work environment at Active Aerospace
and with Mr. Walt Lazaruk was very professional and pleasant.
The course met with my expectations.
Gerald Weber
Kamloops, British Columbia
Active Aerospace 767 Course Critique
Naturally, with any course or training
programs their will be a mix of positive
and negative opinions depending upon the
candidate’s background and experience.
Therefore, I would like to highlight the
type of training that I have received in
the past as this is the only basis of
comparison for me.
During my professional career to date I
have only worked for 3 companies, Kenn
Borek Air, Cargojet (for 3 months -
ground school only no flight training)
and Air Canada Jazz.
These companies have very thorough
ground school and flight training
programs and are the basis for my
comparison. Cargojet and Air Canada Jazz
provide approximately 3 weeks of
classroom, Instructor led ground school
covering systems, SOP’s and company ops
for the B727 and Dash 8 respectively.
Kenn Borek Air provides the same style
of training, however, due to being 704
ops and a far simpler airplane – DHC-6,
the ground training can be completed in
as little as 5 days.
Before I detail my thoughts; the
summary: Starting the course I was
optimistic and impressed by the setup,
however, as the course progressed, I
became disappointed and more concerned
that there was a lack of training.
Towards the later half of the course
(the flight sim) I became happier as we
came closer to attaining our goal.
Prior to starting the course, I was able
to download a copy of the Boeing 767 CBT
from the Internet and thoroughly worked
through it before starting the Active
course. I had also bought a copy of
Level-D 767 for Flight Simulator 2004
and familiarized myself with it.
My expectations for the course were
partly based upon the Active website
but, primarily my own experience with
prior training.
After providing the $3000 deposit, I was
able to pick up the course material and
it was very much what I was expecting
with regards to the copies of the Boeing
manuals, however, the photocopied
cockpit wall posters were difficult to
read and I was thinking that they might
be temporary until I had made full
payment, they were not. In the end I
bought a set of cockpit posters from
Aviation World for around $50. After
spending $18,000, a set of colour,
original cockpit posters might be a nice
idea.
Course Material – 7 out of 10
Previously, when using CBT software, I
had found that the CBT was for use at
home prior to commencement of the course
and daily review and then used as the
basis for a structured taught ground
school. Whereas, I was surprised to find
no instructor lead technical ground
school at Active, however, CBT’s are
supposed to negate the need for
Instructor lead classrooms, and in no
way affects my opinion of the
course…just an observation.
On the whole, and bearing in mind that
not everyone will have the ability to
have their own CBT at home, Active’s CBT
was excellent and was offered in a
learning conducive environment.
Technical Ground school /CBT – 10 out of
10
Having the Level-D Sim for Flight
Simulator available to students is a
great idea. I already had a copy at
home, as did Wes, and we used this a
great deal for practicing cockpit flows
and flight procedures.
Having never flown anything larger than
a Dash 8, nor, having any Jet
experience, 3 sessions with an
Instructor for the ground school was
quite weak for us. Prior to the course
we were told that we would be using Viva
SOP’s, we were also given a set of
school SOP’s and there are also the
Boeing SOP’s in the manuals. This
created some confusion for us and was
not resolved until the end of the fixed
base sim. The confusion and the one weak
instructor left us a little
dissatisfied; however, this has been
discussed in length and was ultimately
resolved to our satisfaction. In
retrospect, If Scott is running the 767
side of the course then, day 1, it would
be useful to have a sit down with the
students to explain how the course will
run. It is a great idea to be able to
tailor make your course to work for any
operator, however, everyone needs to be
on the same page, Instructors and
students. If we had simply used the
school SOP’s and had a stronger third
instructor then 3 sessions may well have
been enough….. I also appreciate the
fact that a this was the first time
that Active had attempted to use another
companies SOP’s.
SOP’s / Type Rating Ground school
– 6 out of 10
Once we were in the Level D Simulator,
our knowledge and abilities came
together with the assistance of some
excellent Instructor led sessions by
both Tim and Scott. I cannot say enough
positive things about their knowledge,
training styles and demeanour making for
a very conducive learning environment.
The examiners claimed to be impressed
with our final rides and assumed that we
had experience far beyond that of our
resumes. This in itself is testament to
the level of flight training provided.
Excellent.
Flight Training – Full Sim – 10 out of
10
Overall the course offers, strong
Instructors in Tim and Scott, great
facilities, and an accommodating
Director/owner. On the negative side,
cheap looking cockpit posters and a weak
type rating ground school with confusion
which may very well be resolved on
future courses, especially, as we were
the first to attempt a course using
non-school SOP’s
The course is not spoon fed and may not
be suitable for students with limited
experience or are unable to work
self-paced.
Missing from the course was Weight and
Balance instruction.
I would not hesitate in recommending
other students to attend type-rating
training with Active Aerospace and would
consider them a first choice for
training in the future if required.
Thanks Walt, I now have the 767/757 on
my licence. That was I what wanted, that
was what was offered, and that is what I
got.
Sincerely,
David Williams
To Whom it may concern:
My full name is Alan Lord, I currently hold a valid Australian, New Zealand, US FAA ATP/MEL/CFI and a PNG Senior Commercial License.
My total flight time is just over 12,000hrs and I have regular public transport experience in all of the above countries.
At present I am a Training Captain on the BAEJ32EP type aircraft for a part
125 operator based in Wellington, New Zealand.
Early this year (2007) I had the opportunity to complete my command rating on the A320 aircraft utilizing the facilities provided by Active Aerospace, Vancouver, Canada.
Mr.. Walt Lazaruk went out of his way to ensure top notch tuition and first class instructors were available.
I am completely satisfied with the training provided by Active aerospace and in particular with the instruction given .
Great bunch of guys to deal with!! I have no hesitation in recommending Active Aerospace to anyone who is thinking along the lines of a rating.
I now have the A320 validated on my Australian ATP,and plan to continue my training on the A330/340 with Active late this year.
Best of luck to all in Active Aerospace.
Sincerely:
A Lord.
July 16,2007
Hi Walt,
I just wanted to say that my type rating course at Active Aerospace was a great experience. The instructors and check airmen are very helpful and interested in teaching you the proper techniques for flying the aircraft in different situations. The instructors and check airmen are all current Air Canada captains, or retired from Air Canada, so they have a wealth of knowledge and experience for you to draw on.
Walt has been very helpful to me in the upkeep of my license. With a Canadian license, you have to renew your type rating every 2 years, and Walt has been very helpful in setting up an instrument renewal for me.
I am very happy with my experience at Active Aerospace. I feel that I've learned a lot of great techniques for operating a B757/767 from the great instructors and check airmen provided for me, and I would highly recommend that you get your type rating from Active Aerospace.
Jon Katahara
To whom it may concern
I Adib Jafar from Lebonon states the
following opinion regarding my type
rating qualification with active
aerospace training facility
I think that the course was quite informative and very resourceful. It was
condensed lots of studying, lots of reading but all in all at the end it was
very fruitful and rewarding. Mr Lazaruk, walt was very informative and quite
confident in inducing his type rating of the B737 rating.
I want to take the opportunity to thank
Mr. Walt for all the effort he spend on
us over and to wish him all the best.
To whom it may concern
I undersigned Antoime Medowar wish to
extend my gratitude to Active Aerospace
Training In for the excellent training
program I had on the Boieng 737-200.
During my stay I enjoyed the superb
experience of all the instructors and
their patience in training. My special
thank go to Captain Walt Lazaruk for a
job well done
Yours sincerely
Antone Medwar
Vancouver 24/11/2006
This is to certify that Captain Walt
lazaruk executive President of Active
Aerospace Training Inc has given me all
the necessary information and procedures
to fly the B737-200 in a very short time
and in a really professional way. I
would wish all the success for Active
Aerospace and I like to do my PPC
renewal at Active Aerospace
Thanks a lot for everything
First Office Ziad El-Homsy, Beirut
Lebanon
To Whom it may
Concern
November 29,2006
Well first the President of Active
Aerospace played a huge part of the
training conducted.I personally felt at
home with the instructor I have known
for a short time
Mr. Walt here at Active Aerospace made
the course very understandable and gave
us a wealth of information which he
achieved from his past Airline
experience.
Sometimes he was hard, but now I
understand why. It was for my own good
which really made me more self confident
when I go on the line.
Overall the course was intensive,
professional, I personally would think I
learned from a professional environment.
Lawrence Itani
Nov 29th, 2006
To Whom it May Concern
Being trained at Active Aerospace
Training Inc I felt being taken care of
and received all what I need and more.
In flying the B737-200 Plus after what I
received, I felt more confident flying
this plane, for I really saw and passed
through all tlypes of situations that
might occur with us on our line
operation.
Special thanks to Mr. walt for the rich
training we had and all the care given
Mohamad Zein
29/11/2006
Dear Walt,
I would like to thank Active Aerospace for the A320 course. Type rating is
one of the most important steps after obtaining your pilot license from a
general aviation school. I would like to thank you Walt for all the support
and the help you’ve given me. I would also like to thank my instructor Len
who handled me with nothing but professionalism. For me this experienced
will always act as a foundation towards building my career.
Best Regards:
Kamal Al fahoum
P.S in the short period of time since obtaining my type rating many
companies have shown their interest toward me
My critique of the A320 course with
Active Aerospace Training Inc.
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A warm welcome was the first impression
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Very clean and bright class rooms
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Good computers and programs
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All different types of training aids available
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24 hour access to the classroom
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Full time support from Walt himself and the instructors
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Good lesson plan ( from very easy to very hard) and from
(known to unknown)
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Excellent instructor
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On schedule “as promised”
Recommendation: Color charts and graphs would be helpful
Active Aerospace gave a true meaning to the word professionalism
Capt Poughand
RE: TYPE RATING ON A DUTCH LICENSE
Dear Walt Lazaruk,
This is the message I received from the Dutch authorities and I can confirm to
you that what you wrote is correct.
I can add a foreign (Canadian) type rating on my JAR FCL with a restriction
which be lifted after 500hours on the same type.
After this 500hours I will have to do a proficiency check in a JAR FCL
simulator and then I will get the ATPL license.
The following documents needed from the type rating course:
1.Course completion certificate of the TRTO.
2.The exam forms.
Frans van der Drift
Holland
A critique from Anthony Chidiac
I can say that I am satisfied with the course in general. Its all
thanks to a very good instructor ( Len) that Active Aerospace gave us. Things
could have turned out very differently without him.
As for Walt, a very nice person, good professionalism. Keep up the
good work.
The CBT is excellent.
A little more theory of ground school would have been good
Thank you
Anthony Chidiac
Walt!
As I told you many times, I was extremely happy with your course
and I can recommend Active Aerospace to anybody.
You can give this email address flyboy@aon.at to your prospective
customers and I am willing to answer their questions anytime.
I hope this helps you!
All the best
Harald Summer
Salzburg, Austria
The following email, is an
answer to a request, from a prospective student, asking for information on the
program. He requested the answers come from a graduate that recently completed
the A320 course
(1) What type rating did you complete and
what was your prior flying experience?
A320 – ATPL - 7500 hours total with light business jet and medium
transport turboprop.
(2) How did you find the home study?
Hard/Easy? How much time would you recommend spending on home study before
heading to Canada?
Home study is a great head start but not absolutely essential.
It’s easy. You can finish the home study in the matter of a week, but don’t base
your course commencement on that. Of course the more knowledge and familiarity
you have with the airplane the more you will benefit from the course and
instructor. (I will explain what I mean from “instructor” more in details in
your question about the instructor)
(3) Did you complete the training at the
advertised price that Walt quoted you? Where there any hidden extra's? How long
did you spend in Canada?
The price was exactly to the cent that was quoted. I personally
didn’t spend anything more than the quoted $15,800. I truly believe when it
comes to Walt nothing is hidden, the first day he sat down with all three of us
and read and explained in real English the whole contract, clarified and
answered any of our questions along the way. He is a loyal and honest person.
You may find some negative comments about him and his organization on prune but
I suggest you don’t allow these rubbish cloud your vision and affect your
judgment about him until you experience him yourself first hand like I did.
Remember that there are extra costs if you “DO” need extra help in
the sim or briefing, ..etc but they are not hidden and this issue is well
explained in that first day talk and review of the contract with Walt.
The course can be done from in few weeks to few months, is all
depend on your progress. If you walk they will have to slow down and walk with
you but if you run they will run with you. Having said that, the course has its
levels and steps that has to be down in sequence and each step is prerequisite
to the next level, you have to understand that CBT, SIM cost lots of money and
neither you nor they can afford to push you into the next level of the course
while knowing that you are not ready. I started the course on the 3rd of May and
told Walt that I would like to finish the course by the end of the month, well
how can I say this..? Let’s say the ink on my license with the new type rating
was drying up on the 25th of May. Exactly 6 days earlier then promised.
(4) How did you find the staff?
Instructors?
There are several instructors training but Walt runs the whole
thing, which is nice. He has everything very organized and is always around when
you need something or question.
Instructor: We had Len for our course, he is a 767 Captain
with Air Canada with almost every Boeing product in his logbook, and he also
flew A320 as a Captain with Air Canada for few years. His level of knowledge and
experience is not even an issue to be questioned. He is calm, thorough, clear,
friendly and patient. To my opinion he gives a true meaning to the word
professionalism m. He thought us how to walk before running, he started his
lesson plan with the number rule of teaching, known to unknown, familiar to
unfamiliar, easy to difficult.
More from your Q2; Len (instructor) started teaching us way beyond
the standard of the course and as our performance allowed we covered multiple
emergencies, wired scenarios, challenging weather environments. We were so used
to having lots of emergencies on our hand that on the actual flight test we were
all yawning from boredom even with one engine failed and fire on go around. My
point is, the more you get yourself ready for the course and the more input is
from you the more result you will get from the instructor and the course in
general.
(5) Quality of simulator?
Not even an issue, great CBT, and level D approved by Transport
Canada. He uses the Air Canada’s simulators. A320, 330,340,757,767,737-200 is
available in Vancouver. We only cancelled one session and that was due to heavy
thunderstorm activities outside that introduced power surges to the system.
(6) Free Play Trainer... Walt tries to
sell this pretty hard, is it that helpful? Is it simply just a desktop simulator
like Microsoft for example?
Free play trainer is a great learning tool. It is a desktop
simulator but is no way near a game like Microsoft simulator. You need to be
master in programming the MCDU and doing it fast as you will do that every
single time you get reset back at the threshold of the runway for another take
off in the sim. Which again comes back down to the money, as every min of your
sim time is valuable and trust me you don’t want to spend more than a min of
your time figuring out how to reprogram the MCDU. I don’t know what type you are
considering to get but A320 is a fully managed airplane that you need to fly via
the computers. And the cheapest way to learn it is using the Free Play Trainer.
It’s well programmed software and allows you to program a whole flight and then
fly it. I don’t think Walt tries or needs to sell this as it sells itself once
you use it.
(7) Any other information that you feel
beneficial, please pass on.
Having a laptop with you would help as you can review the systems
back in the comfort of your hotel room.
If there are three guys in your course you will get more time in
the sim. This is not cheating the system. Walt is the first one to offer this to
you.
I really enjoyed dealing with Walt. He is an extremely honest and
professional person who delivered on all of his promises and more. There are
lots of negative rumours out there and that’s all they are….rumours. If you are
looking for the most efficient and cost effective program then this is for you,
but then again you can go to other organizations and pay two or three times more
for the same program which may end up being less in the end. The contract is
written is favour of both parties.
My only advice to people out there is; don’t let someone’s opinion
be your reality.
Good Luck
and give my warmest regards to Walt and Len
Capt. Cameo Pourghanad
“A320 course comments, from our graduate
student- Harald Summer, from Austria”
About my critique: I did a lot of research about Active Aerospace
on the internet and especially on prune
Quite a number of people on prune did not talk very positive about
Active Aerospace.
Nevertheless I decided to start a course with you and as I said I
have no regrets that I did so.
The only critiques I still have are the manuals. I should have
wrote that maybe in a different way on the piece of paper you gave us but maybe
also my English writing is a bit no sensitive. Of course this is only a small
aspect of the entire type rating but you must understand it was also the first
impression I had.
I was very pleased about your quick response about all my
questions I had before starting the course. The internet-course was very helpful
and I was surprised how quick I got your package.
Summing up my experience with your course I must say that the
negative rumours are wrong.
Harald
Dear Walt,
I did it. I did it. I did it. Finally after years and years of
hard work, training, study, exams, flight tests, medical exams, and license
conversions, I did it. I got my dream job. Actually much more than I ever
thought of. From flying a piper Seminole to an A320. That is just one of the
best and one of the most exciting things that ever happened to me in my life. I
really worked hard for it and I earned it truly. I did very well in my interview
today and I will be flying as an F/O starting April 1st with this company based
out of (HECA) Cairo International. My first 3 flights will be from the jump seat
as an observer and it will be to (HESH) which is a resort called Sharm El Sheik
in Egypt. After that I will move right into the right seat with a supervising
captain in the jump seat. They will place me only on the domestic flights and
then as I progress they'll let me fly some international routes. They or let me
say WE fly to Moscow, Paris, Madrid, Rome,etc.. Cool STUFF. I have one week to
study their SOP's and Aircraft Specs. I have tons to do but hey no complains,
after 4 years of hard work this is nothing.
I am so happy Walt and I want to thank you so very much for all
your help and support that you showed me and the rest of us during our course at
Active Aerospace. I also want you to thank Len and tell him the good news. You
are the first to know by the way. I'm gonna send an e-mail to Fabien, Claude,
and Sameer and let them know as well. I will keep you posted as to my progress.
Wish me luck.
OFFICIAL A320 F/O,
Amir
MY A320 TRAINING March 13th, 2005
In order to get a A320 type rating, I had the required training
with active aerospace training. I had a very good flight instructor and
excellent flight training. The only thing I didn’t enjoy was the late simulator
sessions.
Kalboussi Seyfullah
Belgium
P.S. Seyfullah has been hired by a mainland Chinese Airline
because he has a type rating.
A320 type Rating March 13,2005.
The simulator was very good and enjoyed all of the training. I
would have liked to have more time to prepare for the ground school and the
simulator. It would be nice to do the training in the simulator during the day.
Sukh Sergill
Vancouver.
A SUCCESS STORY FROM AMIR OF EGYPT
Dear Walt,
How are you and how is everything. I passed my Sim ride in Cairo at
Egypt Air 2 days ago and received my license today with the
endorsement. I got 2 hrs as PF. It went well. I scored 85%. Now I have
2 licenses with a valid EA32 type rating on both. I will start
applying here and see what comes out of that. Hopefully I might be
able to find something. I am optimistic. I am in contact with both
Fabien and Claude and we are all optimistic. By the way the examiner
was very pleased and he told me that your level of training is maybe a
guy who has at least 300 hrs on the actual aircraft. He was really
impressed. I was first confused because I was flying as a PF from the
right seat and not the left as we used to do in Vancouver. Besides I
had to study
their SOP's which is a lot different than the ones we had even though
they all lead to the same result. With the emergency procedures the
sequence they have here is a lot different , so I had to do it their
way. Believe it or not I had to do some stuff in the PPC ride which I
never did in Vancouver.
Here are some just for you to know and tell Len about so he can
introduce to the future students. I did a normal T/O without autopilot
involvement just to see how I handle the aircraft then a circuit and
an ILS approach and landing hand flying it all the way. Then a normal
T/O with an engine out at V1 just like we did then continue with a
circuit and an approach then a go around
with the failed engine after the ILS approach at minima. That was very
interesting because as soon as you advance to TOGA the yaw is
incredible and you have to apply full rudder bearing in mind that you
are off the autopilot which had disconnected at minima. That was neat.
Now I am at 35000 feet and I made an emergency descent once without
structural damage like we
were trained so I descended at 340 kits and then the second was with
structural damage and that was new to me. I knew that I should use
selected speed but then to increase the rate of descent lowering the
gear below FL250 and below 250 kts then selecting speed to 270 and
then at 10000 retracting the gear but first selecting speed 220. Then
2 ELACs failing so you're in
alternate law, then I was asked to do a 45 degree bank without FD's or
Auto thrust. That was new too. Then gear down so now you're in direct
law and he asks you to order your PNF to select gear and flaps plus to
make things easy for you a 25 degree angle of bank ( Dirty Config )
and stall the damn thing. Now that was really tough. Not to stall it
but the recovery in direct
law. What else. Oh then he asked me to do an ILS approach with Nav
accuracy low so I had to use raw data and Rose ILS and not Arc plus he
gave me a 90 degree cross wind at 15 kts and I had to land the damn
thing. That I did very very very well even though i never did it
before. However, I used my good airman ship and made a nice smooth
landing and he was very impressed. Now to make my day, on the roll
out, he gave me an engine fire on the ground
which was straight forward and that was followed by evacuation. And
that was the end of it. Of course I did a lot of other stuff like
engine vibration above 4.3 for N2 and EGPWS and TCAS , and a lot of
other stuff which was a piece of cake. So that was it and I hope you
tell Len about the check ride so he can add those exercises for future
students. In my opinion mainly , the
alternate law direct law , stall , recovery , 45 degree bank and
structural damage with emergency decent where you extend the landing
gear were the toughest exercises. Oh another thing he gave me was dual
Hyd G and B sys failure which is an emergency situation although it
was mostly stuff done by my PNF except for the landing gear manual
extension and slat and flap jamming which I order him to do depending
on the ECAM call that he gave me. Anyway, I learned a lot and it was
fun and I did very well Thanks again Walt for all your effort and help
and send my regards to Len and wish me luck.
I'll stay in touch and keep you posted and updated. Until then all the
best.
Amir
RECOMMENDATION OF WARWICK GREEN
Dec 16th 2004.
Walt
Lazaruk, owner of Active Aerospace Training Inc was extremely flexible
in providing a course tailored to my time constraints. The
instructors were thorough and thing ran without a hitch. Warwick
Green. Bsc. Mechanical Engineering, Masters in Aeronautical
Engineering, ATPLWarwick obtained a first
officers position with Air Vietnam because he attained the A320 type
rating.I have completed an Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321
course at Active Aerospace training Inc. My instructor was
Captain Len Harding. I did very well on my training in the simulator.
I found the computer based training course very helpful. But even
better was the 15 day internet training I took before I arrived.
It was a great help in understanding how the different systems work
before you start the official ground school course. I am very pleased
and happy with my training and hopefully when I get a job I will
definitely be back for an upgrade to the A330 and A340.
Amr KandilBsc.
Pharmaceutical Science.
Amr received a job with Memphis Airways in Egypt because he attained a
type rating on the Airbus A320
To: Active Aerospace Training Inc
August 8th, 2004
My Training for a Boeing 757 & 767 Type Rating.
I would like to thank you for the course on
the 757/767. I had 2 instructors, both of them were very
experienced Airline Pilots and very nice guys. They were ready to help
any time day or night. They insisted that we call them at home if I
had any questions or problems whatsoever. The course is short
and the simulator hours are not what an upgrade with an Airline gives
you. You must be prepared to put in a lot of study hours. You
must take the initiative to prepare yourself completely for all
aspects of the course, before you undertake each segment of the
training. Thank you again
Astvaldur Draupnisson
(with a “v”)
Iceland
p.s. Astvaldur received a Boeing 757/767 rating with distinction
To: Active Aerospace Training Inc.
August 8th, 2004
Dear Sir
I would like to thank our instructors Scott and Peter as they were
very helpful and very dedicated to our goal in achieving our type
rating. Although one might think you could just sit back and
coast to get a pass, you are wrong. It took a lot of effort (5 hours
of computer based training plus extensive studying at night for weeks
on end. 4 – 12 hour days in the cold Flight Training Device for
procedure training to get ourselves ready for the simulator. Basically
you will get out of the course what you put into it.
Thank you again- Active Aerospace Training for
all your help.
K.F. Toronto, Canada
P.S. Kevin received a Boeing 757/767 rating with distinction
Hi Walt,
Just a quick note to express thanks for going the extra
mile with us. Both Tariq and I would liked to have done better in
Calgary than Vancouver, but it just didn't work that way. However, you
can be pretty sure that both of us will build upon what you taught us,
and work really hard to be a good average or better ... should we ever
get to flying the real airplane! I congratulate you for getting
me thru an extremely difficult course very quickly and efficiently!
I can't think of any one else who could have done as well as you ...
my sincere thanks for all your efforts!
Regards, Dan Sattler
Hi Walt,
I hope all is well. Looking back at the last 5 years, I am very
grateful to you for actually getting the ball rolling in my aviation
career. I left the Suncor oil plant in Alberta to come to you for 737
training, wrote the IATRA, did the instrument rating, wrote the 2 ATPL
exams, came up to Cambridge Bay, got PPCs on the twin-otter, both the
king air 100 and 200, just went to Tucson, Arizona to Flight Safety
and did the learjet training, and now already have 52 hours on the
lear. Your 737 course really helped me with my lear training as well.
Walt, I really want to apologize for my unprofessional behavior and
sarcasm after the 737 training and as mentioned before thank you very
much for paving the way in my new career. I still have all your 737
books and cockpit diagrams and am reading through them as my heart is
really set on getting the 737 rating and hopefully being able to fly
one soon. Do you still do the 737 training? I know the sim is still
there as a Captain for First Air (Ian Blewett) just did his recurrent
on that sim 2 weeks ago. That's all for today, have a good one, Peter.
Peter Frenzel
March 23, 2004
Dear Mr. Lazurk,
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the all the
help and support put forth by you in making me successful for the type
rating for the Boeing 737. I have to start from the accommodation as
the hotel was very nice and clean and the price was wonderful. After
going back I would definitely miss the long morning walk in the Minuro
Park. The Computer based ground school was very informative tool to
learning and the best part about it was that it helps you learn at you
own pace. The embedded questions help ones learning more enjoyable
without losing interest. The test after the session was an innovative
idea to test your threshold knowledge about the systems. The 737 plane
in the BCIT hanger is big advantage as it helps with your cockpit
flows and also gives you familiarization with the plane.
The simulator was good experience with detail initial briefing and
de-briefings. The day wise course plan helps you with the planning
process a day ahead. You have been helpful improving comfort ability
with the plane itself and thereby building my confidence.
Once again I thank you for your help. Best regards
Sincerely,
Tariq. Rashid
2466 Eglinton Ave East
Toronto. Ontario
Dear Mr. Lazurk,
My experience on taking the Type rating Boeing 767/757
type rating course at Active Aerospace.
I just completed the course and I found the Boeing 767/757 course to
be a very good course but I don't think that you just will pass
because you have paid for a type rating. There is a lot of home study
to do by yourself. But ones you know Your S.O.Ps and you IFR
procedures, then I would say it is the right place to come. The
standard is very high when you do the check ride. So remember if you
know your procedures, then you will pass. It is all up to you. The
instructor was very good. This A/C is an Autopilot aircraft so if you
again know how to operate the A/P(MCP) and the FMS,SOPs. I would say
if you don't pass the check ride then it is not because of the school
it is because of you did study .I got the the instructors telephone
number and I should just call and ask if I did not understand
something. Well it is easy for me to say because I passed the check
ride but one thing I know I did not get it for free.
(study) Why did I take my rating here it because Mr. Walt said that he
know people at Orient Thai and I know he is doing his best to get me a
job there or some other plasce. As Mr. Walt said it is good bussines
for him and my self if I get a job some where as a F/O on the B767/757
so help you after
All in all, I was very satisfied with the whole course.
Ken Hoeg Denmar
I would highly
recommend Active Aerospace as a tool to prepare yourself for a career in
aviation. I think, in the future, the world’s airlines will seek out
alternatives to the high cost of aircrew training. Active Aerospace is an
obvious choice, not only for the airline, but also for those individuals looking
to get a leg up on the competition. For those pilots who have yet to be exposed
to high performance aircraft and/or the complex systems found in today’s modern
airliners, Active Aerospace provides a well designed ground school program which
will guide the student along at his/her own pace.
By far the most enjoyable (and demanding) portion of the program was the 20
hours in the Full Motion Simulator. After enduring over a hundred hours of
ground schooling and 25 hours in a fixed base Flight Training Device, the full
motion sim will seem a welcome relief. The reality, however, is that during this
portion of the training, the demand on the understanding of the auto flight
system and be able to have a working knowledge of Electrics, Hydraulics, the
Fuel system and all the other systems found on the flight deck. Due to the high
cost of full motion sims, it is essential that the student prepare him/herself
with hour upon hour of home study so that the instructor is not forced to‘freeze’
the sim to take the time to explain what should have been learned during the
ground school segment; maximize your tim in the sim by being FULLY prepared!!!
Again, at times, the student may seem overwhelmed but by the fourth or fifth
session, things will begin to take shape. But don’t expect the instructor to
ease off. In fact, the training will continue to become more and more demanding
the further into the course and, when you’ve completed the flight test you will
be amazed at how much you’ve accomplished.
The instructor for the Airbus course is one of the most experienced
professionals in the airline industry and Active Aerospace is indeed fortunate
to have him on staff. He will provide airline specific training at the highest
level, far above and beyond the requirements for Transport Canada. His
knowledge, background and familiarity with Airbus products are impressive to say
the least and his ability to demonstrate procedures provides the student with an
endless stream of information that is easily understood. Althoug at times the
student may feel as though he/she is overwhelmed, it is clear that the insructor
has a vested interest on an individul’s progress; the instruction is the polar
opposite to the typical flight-training environment where instructors are only
mindful of themselves. It is obvious that the instructor wants the student to
succeed and he is more than willing to help out when the student feels he/she is
falling behind.
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