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DPE SERVICES

Shepherd Aero’s President, Travis Holland, is a FAA-Certificated Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE), offering on-site service in Bellingham, Washington (KBLI Airport) and travel service anywhere in the world. This provides our clients with a truly one-stop-shop training experience. DPE services are available in conjunction with training, or as a standalone offering.

JET TRAINING

One-on-one, in your own aircraft, with worldwide availability.
Shepherd Aero training is...

  • Rigorous. Train to Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) standards with FAA-approved curriculum. Complete our training and you will pass the checkride.
  • Exclusive. One-on-one training, with fully typed and experienced instructors. Learn your exact airplane systems and parameters, not a simulator’s.
  • Flexible. Train at your home base at your own pace. Or, come to our Bellingham, Washington headquarters.
  • Insurance Approved. Major underwriters have approved our training syllabus, and we will work with yours if they are not in our list.

OFFERING INITIAL AND RECURRENT TYPE TRAINING IN:

  • Honda Aircraft HondaJet*
  • Embraer Phenom 100 and 300
  • Citation 525-Series
  • Citation 510 Mustang
  • Pilatus PC-24

* FAA Part 141 Pilot Training School, FAA Certificate # 443S060Q

PROVEN CURRICULUM

Shepherd Aero has earned recognition from the Federal Aviation Administration as an FAA Part 141 training operation for the HondaJet (FAA Certificate # 443S060Q). We also offer Part 61 training to meet a wide range of operator requirements for other turbine aircraft. We specialize in the unique operational challenges of single-pilot resource management.