Flight Training

In addition to flying airshows, Andrew Boyd (Pitts #2) also offers a wide range of flight training, based at CYSH which is just southwest of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Tailwheel Training

If you've just purchased (or built!) a tailwheel aircraft, or if you're looking to improve your stick and rudder skills with some tailwheel instruction, we can help you with that, in either our Maule M4-210C (which we have been flying for 40 years, since 1971) or on your homebuilt or certified tailwheel aircraft.

Aerobatic Training

If you are a new aerobatic aircraft owner - or if you want to expand your personal flight envelope - we can teach you all about about flying (and landing) a Pitts! All of our three Pitts S-2B are identically equipped with lightweight high performance three-bladed propellors which allow for the full range of Unlimited category and airshow maneuvers including torque rolls, tumbles, and advanced spins. Unusual attitudes are the usual here! Andrew is also happy to give aerobatic instruction on your certified or homebuilt aircraft.

Multi-engine Training

Andrew has given flight training in many different kinds of multi-engine aircraft including nosewheel, tailwheel, pressurized, and turbocharged, supercharged, geared and radial engines. Here's an article Andrew wrote 15 years ago for AvWeb about flying multi-engine aircraft.

Instrument Training

For many years, Andrew has given ground and flight training in actual IMC towards both the Group 3 (single-engine) and Group One (multi-engine) Instrument Ratings. If your instrument training on your aircraft has been dragging on, contact Andrew to get it finished off and get your IFR rating ASAP. Here's another article Andrew wrote for AvWeb years ago, about IFR flight training.

Innstructor Training

Andrew has taught and recommended candidates for both the Flight Instructor rating, and the Aerobatic Flight Instructor rating. If you're having trouble finding a Class One Instructor to finish off your Instructor rating, contact Andrew!

Homebuilts

Andrew has done initial test flights and given dual training on many different types of homebuilts - nosewheel, tailwheel, high wing, low wing, biplane, metal, composite, tube & fabric, auto engine, etc. RV's seem particularly popular lately. Andrew has also removed the intial "no-aerobatic" restriction on many Canadian homebuilt aircraft with a test aerobatic flight.

Warbirds

Andrew has flown and instructs on many different types of Warbirds including the PT-19/26 Cornell, the PT-22 Ryan, the PT-17 Stearman, the Harvard/T-6/SNJ, the venerable Beech 18, the T-34, the P-51D, and the Iron Curtain L39 jet. Andrew is qualified to give the required ground and flight training necessary to add the L39 type rating to your Canadian pilot's licence.

Formation and Formation Aerobatics

Andrew's specialty is formation aerobatics at airshows. If you want to learn about formation flying and formation aerobatics, you have come to the right place! Andrew specializes in low-altitude negative G vertical formation aerobatics.

Airshow Training

As a highly experienced airshow pilot, Andrew has trained other aerobatic pilots to safely perform aerobatics at low altitude, and become qualified to hold the coveted ICAS SAC card - required to fly low-altitude aerobatics at airshows in North America - and to obtain an individual SFOC in respect of CAR 602.27(d).

Andrew Boyd

Andrew graduated from Queen's University in Kingston with a BSc in Engineering. In addition to holding an Airline Transport Pilot Licence with a Group One Instrument rating, Andrew is also a Class One Flight Instructor and also a Class One Aerobatic Flight Instructor .

Andrew also holds an ICAS Statement of Aerobatic Competency (ICAS SAC) card valid for solo and formation aerobatics on a wide array of aircraft including all variants of Pitts, Citabria, Stearman, Harvard/T-6/SNJ and even the PT-22 Ryan. Andrew also holds a current individual SFOC in respect of CAR 602.27(d).

A third generation pilot, Andrew has been flying for over 35 years with a perfect safety record. He has been giving ground and flight instruction for 20 years. Andrew has been a full-time CFI at three different flight schools over the decades and has given thousands of hours of dual flight instruction towards all pilot licences, endorsements and ratings. He is currently also PRM and Alternate CFI of an FTU with two Cessna 172's. Andrew is also an Authorized Person with respect to the issuance of Canadian pilot licences, endorsements and ratings.

If you would like to improve your stick and rudder skills on some of the most exciting aircraft in Canada with one of the nation's most qualified and experienced flight instructors, contact Andrew!