Northerners Taking Flight is a Whitehorse, Yukon nonprofit flight school that trains people from the North for careers in Northern aviation.
Northerners Taking Flight is a nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring, guiding, mentoring, supporting, training and facilitating employment for people from the North in Northern aviation. It operates Whitehorse's flight school, with a vision of providing opportunity to Northerners to join the aviation industry in the North. The organization works in collaboration with northern operators, education, government, aviation organizations, Indigenous leaders and communities. The school is located at 130 Condor Road, Whitehorse, YT.
The Private Pilot Licence program takes 3-6 months full-time, and the Commercial Pilot Licence program takes 12 months full-time. The Yukon University aviation management diploma is a 2-year program offered full-time or part-time, in which students earn their PPL and CPL with Alkan while learning business skills with Yukon University. Ratings offered include Instructor, IFR, Multi-Engine, Night, and VFR Over-the-top. All flight instructors have mountain flying experience, according to the school.
Students train at Whitehorse International Airport (CYXY), which has three runways, a control tower, and ample large practice areas just minutes from the airport. Students train in landscapes including mountains, lakes, and glaciers around Whitehorse. Facilities listed include briefing rooms, a classroom, a motion flight simulator, a Flight Academy office, a student lounge, and a Cessna 172 training aircraft fleet.
Applicants can apply online for flight training.