Buffalo School of Aviation

The Buffalo School of Aviation offers a two year, Transport Canada approved, program consisting of approximately 1800 hours of instruction. Instruction is divided into 40% theory in a classroom setting to provide an understanding of the principles that the students will be exposed to, and 60% practical portion of the course. Practical projects are designed to reinforces understanding of theory taught throughout the course.

Some Notes of Interest

1. Class size is limited to 16 students.

2. The school is a brand new facility attached to the Buffalo Airways Ltd. Hanger. A wide array of required training aids is available to the students including a R22 and Bell 206 Helicopter and a Beech 90 King Air.

3. Tuition fees are $1250.00/semester or $2500.00/year for each of the two years of the program.

4. Books required for the complete course will cost the student $600.00 to $900.00. All required texts are available for purchase at the school.

5. One and/ or two bedroom apartments are available in the community. Accommodations for married students, while available, are much more difficult to obtain. Buffalo School of Aviation neither owns nor maintain any student dormitories. Student Financial Assistance may be available subject to prescribed criteria for certain kinds of accommodation.

6. Classes (with few exceptions) run from 8:00 am to 4:00pm, Monday to Friday.

7.Classes for our next intake will commence September, 2006