Aerocor, a light turbine aircraft sales organisation based in Henderson, Nevada, has announced that its training department completed 27 Eclipse 500 initial type ratings in 2020 with a 100 per cent pass rating among its students. Based on current bookings, Aerocor anticipates completing three training events per month going forward.

The company has combined its sales activities with aircraft training, offering optional training bundles with each aircraft it sells. This allows aircraft buyers to finance pilot training costs as part of an aircraft purchase, removing an additional barrier in the purchase process and providing enhanced value to Aerocor customers.

Founders Gavin Woodman and Justin Beitler are both airline transport pilots with active flight instructor certificates. “We know how intimidating it can be to make the jump into flying jets; that's why we designed our programme specifically with the first-time jet pilot in mind," says Woodman.

The programme received initial approval from the FAA in early 2018 and has been continually improved since. Aerocor has added to its training staff and now uses some of the most experienced Eclipse pilots in the world. Woodman noted that additional improvements are planned for the near future: “We continue investing heavily into improving our programme, and we have some exciting enhancements coming in 2021."