Flight school students can expect to spend significant time on-site, with a recurring flight schedule that includes at least three weekly training events. We encourage students to explore all available housing options as they move to Bend.
Leading Edge currently owns and operates two pilot houses with a total of 15 single occupancy rooms and two double-occupancy rooms. Residents must be training at least 3x/week at Leading Edge to qualify for housing. These houses are intended to be short term, similar to freshman college dorms. Most people use this time to make friends and team up to rent something that works, both during training and once you start instructing. Contact us for current availability.
Contact UsBend is a popular place, so our students and staff love living and flying here. Due to this popularity, we recommend using all online resources to discover housing options. Many students find individual rooms or sublet opportunities on Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist. When requested, we also introduce incoming students to one another so they can work together to find a collaborative living situation. If you’re attending the COCC degree program, the student dorms are also an option!
In Bend, Oregon, our location isn’t just an ideal flight training environment. It’s also an outdoor paradise! Whether skiing and snowboarding every winter or spending summers mountain biking, Bend is a mecca for the outdoors. Men’s Journal, Outside Magazine, and National Geographic rank Bend as one of the best places to live. Discover the joys of living and training in Bend, Oregon!
Jordan works for JR Helicopters as an OAS-carded fire and short haul helicopter pilot flying AS-350b3 Astars. In that role, he fights fires and does search-and-rescue for Sequoia National Park in California. Over the winter months, he’s on-call for Part 135 commercial work. When asked about his experience at Leading Edge Flight Academy and COCC, he reports he couldn’t have asked for better training. According to Jordan, his time with LEFA prepared him to go above-and-beyond with both his flight training and knowledge-base for a career in aviation.
