TrendVectorAviation International

Trend Vector Aviation International, Inc. provides flight instruction under Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 61. We are not a Part 141 certificated flight school.
 

Part 61 and Part 141 are two sets of rules under which flight instruction may be given in the United States. They describe how a school is regulated — not the value of the certificate you receive at the end. This page explains the difference honestly, so that you can decide whether we are the right school for you before you book a flight to Guam.
 

This is the point most often misunderstood. Whichever route you take, you sit the same FAA knowledge test and the same practical test with an FAA examiner, and you are issued the same FAA pilot certificate. The certificate does not record which route you used. No airline, employer or civil aviation authority treats a Part 61 certificate as inferior to a Part 141 certificate.
 

What differs is the path you take to get there.
 

An important caveat about those hour figures. They are regulatory minimums, not realistic estimates. Very few people finish a Private Pilot certificate in 35 or 40 hours. In practice most students need more, and the gap between 40 and 35 rarely decides anything. Be cautious of any school that presents the minimum as the expected figure.
 

Most of our students travel to Guam from Japan and elsewhere in Asia for a defined period — a holiday, a block of leave, a summer between terms. Part 61 fits that pattern well.
 

You are not waiting for a class to start. Training begins when you arrive, not on the first day of the next course intake.
 

We can fly whenever conditions allow. Guam's weather is stable through most of the year, and without a fixed course calendar we can often fit in more than one lesson in a day. For someone with two weeks on the island, this matters far more than a five-hour difference in the regulatory minimum.
 

The order of lessons can be adapted to you. If the weather is unsuitable for one exercise, we do another, rather than losing the day.
 

You fly with the same instructor. We are a small operation. Your instructor knows your progress without having to read a file.
 

Our instruction is given in English and Japanese, in a Cessna 172 maintained in-house and hangared.
 

We would rather say this plainly than have you find out after you arrive.
 

We do not issue Form I-20 and cannot sponsor student visas. If your training has to take place at a school able to sponsor a student visa, or if a sponsor, employer or scholarship requires you to attend a Part 141 certificated school, we are not the right choice. Please ask us at the enquiry stage and we will tell you honestly.
 

Equally, if you want a highly structured, college-style programme with formal ground school and scheduled stage checks, a Part 141 academy will suit you better than we will.
 

If you are not a U.S. citizen, the Transportation Security Administration must clear you before flight training toward a certificate or rating may begin. This is handled through the Flight Training Security Program, and our office registers students for it. See TSA Clearance for Foreign Flight Students for the fees and the steps.
 

This clearance is not required for our Intro Flight or Scenic Flight courses.
 

• Private Pilot Training Course
• Instrument Rating Training Course
• Commercial Pilot Training Course
• Flight Instructor Training Course

 
If you are not sure which route suits you, write to us and describe what you are hoping to achieve. We will tell you what we think, including when the answer is that another school would serve you better.