Jill Rutan Hoffman grew up with a family that had an extreme passion for aviation innovation. She returned to DAF as our February dinner speaker to present her new concepts on flight training that would decrease the cost of obtaining a pilot license thus allowing more individuals to build their passion for flight. By decreasing the cost, more pilots can be created to assist in the serious commercial pilot shortage. Jill's latest adventure has led her to develop an organization called Path 2 Flight. The mission of Path 2 Flight is to introduce potential pilots to various flying opportunities and then assist in flight training through using industry’s latest technologies. The development of electric planes can reduce the cost of flight time due to the significantly lower cost of power for the electric airplane. Jill predicts that it will only cost dollars for electrical power verses a hundred dollars per hour for aviation fuel. The second technology that Path 2 Flight utilizes is Virtual Reality Flight Simulation. VR has a depth of realism that transfers to actual flying an airplane. VR training is readily available and cost significantly lower than actual flight time. Jill stated that she was speaking to the choir concerning passion for flight. She encouraged Del Amo Flyers to continue to support new pilots and spread their passion for aviation.
More information on Path 2 Flight can be found at www.path2flight.com. A special thank you to Jill for sharing with us about her newest project.