Arctic Flyers Flight Instruction

Arctic Flyers Flight Instruction Professional Flight Instruction Professional Flight Instruction given by two Airline Transport Rated pilots.

Heidi Ruess, an FAA Flight Examiner, with more than 30,000 hours flying experience, provides float, tricycle gear, taildragger, instrument, and emergency instruction for Private pilot to Airline Transport Ratings. Rick Ruess, an FAA licensed A&P (Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic) and CFI, with more than 29,000 hours flying experience, provides float, tricycle gear, taildragger, instrument, and eme

rgency instruction for Private pilot to Airline Transport Ratings. Ground Instruction includes maintenance and aircraft systems on the aircraft we fly. Instruction is given in Cessna 150, 152, 172, and Taylorcraft F-19 aircraft. Our flight school is located at Lake Hood just south of Lake Hood strip. We operate off of Lake Hood and International Airport. Heidi Ruess has logged over 30,000 hours flight time as a commercial pilot and flight instructor. She has worked for the FAA as a pilot and several Part 135 operations in Alaska. She is ATP rated with single engine & multiengine land and sea ratings. Rick Ruess has logged over 29,000 hours flight time as a commercial pilot and flight instructor. He has worked for the FAA as an aviation safety inspector and for several Part 135 operations in Alaska. He is ATP rated with single engine & multiengine land ratings including a Citation type rating. He also holds an Airframe and Powerplant Mechanics License. We have been in the business of flight instruction since 1967. There are only two instructors on staff with lots of experience and patience to prepare the student for whatever their goals are in aviation. We specialize in emergency, taildragger and float plane instruction. Our students not only learn how to fly but understand the aircraft systems down to the smallest detail. We operate off gravel strips (Lake Hood Strip) bringing the student one step closer to bush operations. We also operate off Anchorage International airport to give the student exposure to larger aircraft and teach them how to operate off the largest airport in Alaska.

01/20/2025

Milo is a Yorkie. This photo shows Milo dressed up like Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminater..

11/14/2023

Happy Birthday Heidi!

Cutie!
02/06/2023

Cutie!

Milo’s new coat!
02/06/2023

Milo’s new coat!

The Sky’s the limit!
10/17/2021

The Sky’s the limit!

My prior student at the controls of a fighter!
05/13/2021

My prior student at the controls of a fighter!

Welcome to our new Flight Instructor who passed his Flight Instructor Checkride the first time and did an excellent job!
12/07/2019

Welcome to our new Flight Instructor who passed his Flight Instructor Checkride the first time and did an excellent job!

Congratulations to Gina on her first solo! Good job!
12/07/2019

Congratulations to Gina on her first solo! Good job!

Congratulations to Maddy Smith for passing her Private Pilot Checkride!
11/27/2019

Congratulations to Maddy Smith for passing her Private Pilot Checkride!

Address

404 Lakeshore Drive
Anchorage, AK
99517

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 7:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 7:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 7:30pm
Thursday 9am - 7:30pm
Friday 9am - 7:30pm
Saturday 9am - 7:30pm

Telephone

+19072433953

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