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Our history as a premier flight training company began with the U.S. Army at Ft. Rucker, AL and at Ft. Stewart, GA in the early 1970’s and has continued for 21 years in support of the U.S. Air Force flight screening/training program at Hondo, TX in 1979. Our refined military-style training was expanded to the Air Force to include the complete package of aircraft maintenance and aviation logistics support services for the Air Force’s Initial Flight Screening program. We successfully operated and maintained T-41 aircraft from October 1979 to September 1993 for the U.S. Air Force at Hondo, Texas. In February 1994, we transitioned to the T-3A Firefly and the U.S. Air Force’s Enhanced Flight Screening Program (EFSP).
This tradition continues today with Doss Aviation, Inc’s flight training facility in Pueblo, Colorado, with the U.S. Air Force’s Initial Flight Training (IFT) Program. The Doss-developed training facility and curriculum provides introductory flight training for all U.S. Air Force aviation candidates. The company owned and operated state-of-the-art flying training facility supports Headquarters Air Education and Training Command (HQ AETC) and is known as the “Gateway to Air Force Aviation.” Every U.S. Air Force aviator candidate, be it Pilot, Combat Systems Officer, or Remotely Piloted Aircraft pilot, receives flight instruction, Air Force aviator introduction, and candidate screening at the Pueblo facility in preparation for follow-on flight training at any of the Air Force’s Undergraduate Flight Training (UFT) locations. Visit the IFT website at www.dossifs.com for more information.
The IFT program provides the Air Force with a turn-key flight training program in our facility that can support up to 2,200 aviation candidates per year. The Pueblo site offers a U.S. Air Force Undergraduate Flight Training, military-like training environment that includes an elite cadre of highly experienced flight instructors and a fleet of contractor-owned Diamond Aircraft DA-20’s. This one-of-a-kind facility, located on a 48-acre campus, provides:
Ground school academics
Flight instruction
Flight training/briefing rooms
Academic classrooms
Auditorium
Lodging rooms
Indoor and outdoor fitness facilities
24-hour security
Full service dining
Doss Aviation, Inc. also directly supports the cadet flight training and familiarization program at the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA). We provide the complete Contracted Logistics Support (CLS) capability for this unique Training program.
Cirrus SR-20’s: In support of the Academy’s Powered Flight Program (PFP), Doss Aviation, Inc. provides mission ready aircraft to the USAF to support Cadet flight training and familiarization.
Cessna 150’s and 182’s: In support of the Cadet pilot competition program, Doss Aviation, Inc. supports training and operational support for local and deployed training missions.
DeHavilland Twin Otter UV-18 aircraft: In support of the Cadet parasailing program, Doss Aviation, Inc. provides the full range of aircraft maintenance and logistics support for local and off-station, nationwide training and display support.
Super Cub Tow Aircraft and Glider Aircraft (both standard and acrobatic aircraft fleet): In support of the Cadet glider training program, Doss Aviation, Inc. owns, maintains, and operates a fleet of Super Cub tow aircraft for all USAFA glider aircraft.