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VA Flight Training Benefits webpageVeterans Benefits

Journeys Aviation™ is one of the few, select flight schools in the Rocky Mountain region that is authorized by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (the VA) to provide flight training under the GI Bill -- in our case The Montgomery GI Bill.

If you were on active duty for more than 3 years, your benefits for flight training could be as much as $49,200! The VA will pay for 60% of your qualified flight training expenses at Journeys Aviation. The qualified veteran needs also to have a Private Pilot certificate prior to receiving further flight training benefits under the GI Bill. The reason for this is quite simple. The VA will only reimburse the veteran for "continuing vocational education", and a Private Pilot is not qualified to fly for compensation or hire.

After earning their Private Pilot certificate, VA students concurrently enroll in our Instrument Rating course and Commercial Pilot Certificate course. If you already possess an Instrument Rating, then just the Commercial Pilot course is taken. With the Commercial Certificate, you can be paid for flying, hence achieving a vocation. One of the requirements for the Commercial Pilot certificate (and for the educational benefits) is to be able to pass a Second Class Medical exam. This is very important. You must have this Medical Certificate before flight training can begin.

If you currently hold a Private Pilot certificate, Journeys Aviation is authorized by the VA to provide career-oriented flight training from among the following courses:

  • Instrument Rating
  • Commercial Pilot, Single-Engine & Multi-Engine Land
  • Certified Flight Instructor (CFI)
  • Certified Flight Instructor Instrument (CFII)
  • Multi-Engine Instructor (MEI)

If you are eligible for or already receiving VA benefits and are interested in advancing your flight-training career, please contact us and we will guide you through the reimbursement process.

Here is how the VA program works: At the end of every month, you and one of our staff members will file a "Monthly Certification of Flight Training". This is where we will add up all the eligible charges you have paid for. Upon submitting this document, the VA will reimburse you for 60% of the total you paid that month. The VA will not reimburse veterans, however, for the cost of books and materials or certain test fees. For example, if you paid $1,000 for flight training in one month, the VA will send you $600 from your benefits. It usually takes about 2 weeks for the VA to send you the check.

If you do not currently hold a Private Pilot certificate, we can get you started with your aviation career.

The rest is quite simple. You will file with the VA form number "22-1990" and submit this to the VA. If you were using your VA benefits at another school, you will also need to file VA form number "22-1995". Both of these forms are available through links below on this page.

You may download the required VA forms for flight training. Once you begin your flight training, Journeys Aviation™ will take care of the rest.

If you need further information, click on the VA Seal at the top of this page to go to the VA's web site benefits section.

Application for VA Education Benefits, Form (22-1990) - 8 pages

Form 22-1990

 

Request For Change of Program or Place of Training, Form (22-1995) - 2 pages

Form 22-1995

 

For more information, please contact:

General Manager

3335 Airport Road

Boulder, CO 80301

303-449-4210