Northwest Aviation Center

Northwest Aviation Center (NWAC) was established to promote flight safety. Its philosophy of teaching differs significantly from other training environments. NWAC considers the "human factor" the key to quality pilot education. In this regard, we place primary emphasis upon the knowledge and thinking skills of the pilot. Because human beings are the unique factor in the flight safety equation, a thorough understanding, correlation, and application of fundamental knowledge (and principles) is upper most in our approach to flight training.
Our teaching philosophy challenges currently "accepted" methods of instruction. Because people are thinking entities, we feel that unless pilots are capable of "engaging their brain" in the educational process, there is little chance they will develop the skills and flexibility necessary to function safely in an ever changing environment.

Please see our website for the seven principles of this philosophy.