Sky Wings Aviation Academy is an aviation flight training school at the Red Deer Regional Airport in Alberta, operating since 1982.
Sky Wings Aviation Academy is an Alberta Corporation whose majority shareholders are Albertans. The company's philosophy is to advance the interest of Canadians in aviation while simultaneously providing jobs in the various fields in aviation. Sky Wings provides quality instruction and is recognized within the aviation industry.
The academy is located in the Red Deer Regional Airport, near Red Deer and halfway between Calgary and Edmonton. It is housed in three hangars at the southeast corner of the airport. Its mailing address is Box-190, Penhold, AB T0M 1R0, and it is contactable at Hangar 13 at the same airport. The school has operated at the Red Deer Regional Airport since 1982, providing flight training, scenic flights, maintenance and storage services.
Sky Wings offers an Aviation Diploma Program, a two-year course of studies that enables students to earn a Business Certificate while obtaining the Aviation Diploma. The program was designed by Sky Wings Aviation Academy and Red Deer Polytechnic and has been providing pilots for the aviation industry for almost since 1988. Training courses include the Private Pilot License, Commercial Pilot License, Instructor Rating, and Online Ground School. The academy states that its flight instructors have many years of experience flying and giving ground instruction.
Admission to the Aviation Diploma Program requires 60% in English 30-1 or 65% in English 30-2, and 60% in Math 30-1 or 65% in Math 30-2. Standard applications are accepted from domestic and international applicants, and there is a separate international student admission route as well as an admission route for the flight instructor rating.