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Welcome to Virtual Aviation- Pilot training in Minnesota

Welcome to Virtual Aviation- Pilot training in MinnesotaWelcome to Virtual Aviation- Pilot training in MinnesotaWelcome to Virtual Aviation- Pilot training in Minnesota

Paying it forward through excellence  in aviation

Welcome to Virtual Aviation- Pilot training in Minnesota

Welcome to Virtual Aviation- Pilot training in MinnesotaWelcome to Virtual Aviation- Pilot training in MinnesotaWelcome to Virtual Aviation- Pilot training in Minnesota

Paying it forward through excellence  in aviation

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We give our students hands on experience with real ATC controllers

About Us

Our Capabilities

Our Capabilities

My name is John Rutoski, I have a passion for training and developing our next generation of pilots. I have been a part of the airline industry for over 30 years with training in both military and commercial aircraft. In 2018, in partnership with other pilots, I founded Virtual Aviation MN. 


Virtual Aviation is a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting pilot candidates obtain their wings through the use of computerized flight simulation and ground school mentorship.  Our coaching sessions aid in navigating through the complexity of flight training programs. 

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Our Capabilities

Our Capabilities

Our Capabilities

We are an organization with experienced board members and pilots who have logged over 38,000 combined flight hours.  Our goal is to reduce the entry level cost of starting a flying career and to prepare an individual for the rigors of flight training.


We have several different simulators across the Minneapolis-St.Paul area as well as in Orlando, FL. We have the ability to set our sims to look exactly like the airport you will be training out of, making you more prepared than ever to take off!

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Our Simulators

Our Simulators

Our Simulators

Learn hands on operating skills in a variety of aircraft.  We can customize training location to any airport in the country.  This will not only give you the basic motor skills of flying but also provide excellent situational awareness when you actually start flight training at your selected airport.

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Your Path

Our Simulators

Our Simulators

The road to a flying career is anything but straight

We have current and retired commercial and military pilots who have volunteered to mentor the next generation. 

We can offer free counseling and pathway development. We will take time to learn about you and then match you with a mentor who has traveled a similar path.

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Donations , hourly pricing and scheduling

Donations

We are a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation and can provide tax deductible form upon request. Another way to help is through Amazon Smile program in which Amazon will donate 0.5% of your purchases automatically at no cost to you. Just copy link https://smile.amazon.com/ch/83-2892286 and paste into your browser address bar it will walk you through the setup. You may also donate directly by visiting our GoFundMe Page: https://gofund.me/b4d87e46.

Scheduling

By Appt only. Please leave us a note in the Contact Us section and we will get in touch with you to arranged a time to connect. Due to an increase in interest our response times may be delayed. We appreciate your patience. 

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