becoming a pilot, mechanic, or business owner, the aviation industry can be very un- forgiving. There is virtually nothing easy about being successful, especially in the rough and tumble world of flight training. Inject a helicopter into the equation and your “difficulty factor” goes up exponen- tially. Personally, I really enjoy watching the


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television singing competition, American Idol. It’s a show in which a person can go from being totally unknown to a superstar in a matter of months. Aviation is at the complete opposite end of the spectrum, as there is no fast way to success. It takes a scary mixture of financial risk, fearlessness, sleepless nights, passion, and straight-up hard labor. No one knows this better than Elite Flight Training & Management own- ers Shawn Mullin and Jason Duncan.


here is an old aviation axiom


that goes like this: How do you make a million dollars in aviation? Answer: Start out with two million dollars!


It doesn’t matter if you have designs on


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