Helicopter training
Helicopter Professional Pilot Program
Hillsboro Heli Academy Troutdale, Oregon, United States
- CPL(H)
- Helicopter
- FAA
- English
Commercial Pilot License (Helicopter)
- Under 15 months Duration
- 200 h Flight hours
- 7 Theory subjects
- USD 90,600 Tuition from
- Jan 2027 Next start
01 Overview
About this program.
Hillsboro Heli Academy's FAA Part 141 Professional Helicopter Pilot Program delivers the Private (Helicopter), Instrument, Commercial and Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) ratings at Troutdale Airport, Oregon; the Certified Flight Instructor Instrument (CFII) rating is optional. The school says the program takes less than 15 months for a full-time student flying five times a week. Its average cost is USD 90,600, or USD 94,790 with the optional CFII (rates effective 1 November 2026).
Training is delivered on Robinson R22s for the private, instrument and commercial stages and on the Robinson R44 for flight instructor training, with specialised modules in mountain flying, external-load operations and off-airport landings, the kind of operational training that translates directly into careers with air ambulance, aerial firefighting, utility, tourism and law-enforcement operators.
Hillsboro Heli is one of the few US helicopter schools with F-1 visa authorisation
02 Requirements
What you need to apply.
The school's entry requirements for this program, as the school states them.
Entry
- Minimum age 18
- FAA Class 2 medical certificate
- High School Certificate (HSC) or Intl. Equivalent
English
- IELTS
- 6.5
03 · The school behind it
Hillsboro Heli Academy
Helicopter training since 1980, now at Troutdale by the Columbia River Gorge, with a joint FAA and EASA programme
- Founded
- 1980
- Accreditation
- FAA · EASA
- Base airfield
- KTTD
Troutdale, Oregon, United States
04 Apply
Is this program right for you?
Talk it through with an advisor, or start your application now. Our school advisory is free for students.
- Talk to an advisor Ask what this school means for your plans, your budget and your start date.
- Start your application In your free account: your profile, your passport and school transcript, then the form and your signature.
- Your advisor reviews it Your advisor goes through it with you and sends it to the school. The school decides on your place.
The training itself you pay to the school, at its own fees.
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