About

About.

Established in 2021

The 2020 Covid-19 pandemic provided the impetus for the creation of an institution to offer the industry a credible alternative when disaster strikes. How many pilots do you know that have been affected by the overnight devaluation of their flying qualifications? For years the industry believed in the age-old strength of its skills - why would a pilot ever need to be qualified in any other field? We want to ensure that the future aviation generation never be caught with only one qualification and no backup plan again.

Our Goal

By providing quality education to the aviation industry, we plan to change the way that the industry thinks in the following ways:

By moving the focus of theoretical pilot training away from the current practice of simply studying question banks, we aim to provide the industry with individuals that can translate their strong theoretical foundation into practice.
By providing a on-stop shop for theoretical helicopter training platform, we aim to assist students who presently have to scrounge around in various different places to find the appropriate study material - we believe this to be a major driver for question bank reliance, as it is simply too cumbersome to collate the required study material.
By providing access to a concurrent tertiary qualification at every step of the flight training journey through our partner STADIO:
- After one year, you walk out with a SACAA PPL(H) and a Higher Certificate in Aviation Management.
- Your CPL(H)/IFR goes hand in hand with a Diploma in Aviation Management.
- An Advanced Diploma in Aviation Management accompanies your ATPL(H).

A tertiary education and flight qualification no longer has to be mutually exclusive, nor sequential - you can now complete both simultaneously!

Our Team

Dr André Coetzee
Operational Director
andre@h-a-i-l.co.za

André has a PhD as well as a MSc in Aviation Management from the Da Vinci Institute. He holds a MBA from Henley Business School, a BEng(Mechanical) degree from R.A.U., and is a practicing engineer registered with the Engineering Council of South Africa. He is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, a highly experienced ATPL helicopter pilot with over 15 000 flight hours to his name, a Grade I Designated Flight Examiner and holds a SACAA AME licence.

Prof Johann Coetzee
Strategic Director

Johann is a psychologist, mentor, author, helicopter pilot, accomplished athlete and family man. He has a love for learning and holds three doctorates, together with emeritus professorships. Johann has counselled more than 27 000 people during his career as a Psychologist, including World Cup winning coach, Gary Kirsten. He has been a friend and mentor for many airline, aerobatic and helicopter pilots and continues to counsel and de-brief pilots in distress to this day.

Dr Lonell Coetzee
Academic Director
lonell@h-a-i-l.co.za

Lonell has completed both a Doctor of Business Leadership and Master of Business Leadership qualification at the University of South Africa's School of Business Leadership. She also holds a BCom(Informatics) degree from the University of Pretoria, is a Member of the Royal Aeronautical Society, an air traffic control instructor at OR Tambo International Airport and a commercial IFR-rated helicopter pilot with frozen ATPL subjects.