Philosophy
"Dedicated To The Most Critical Element In General Aviation Safety - The Pilot" 
Continuing education is a hallmark of all true professions where human safety, protection or well-being is at stake. At GATTS, we believe that the safety, protection, and well-being of General Aviation pilots and their passengers are equally important.
The ultimate goal of aviation education is not a certificate or rating. The ultimate goal of aviation education is to enhance aviation safety through additional knowledge and refinement of essential skills.
History
With a career spanning over thirty years, Dale Wolcott
(GATTS Founder) has been involved in various fields of aviation,
including military, corporate, agricultural and General Aviation.
Most of Dale's 20,000 plus hours in the air have been spent
in General Aviation aircraft as a single pilot.
Over the years, the name Dale Wolcott has become synonymous
with reality-based General Aviation education. As an FAA
Designated Pilot Examiner and FAA Safety Counselor, Dale
saw the results of the inadequacies inherent in traditional
General Aviation flight training. As founder and CEO of General
Aviation Training and Testing Service, Dale has developed
and organized a number of programs, which address, solve
and seek to prevent many of the problems and safety issues
he has identified to be associated with and unique to single
pilot General Aviation operations.
The key to the effectiveness and success of Dale's programs
is 'safety through education and simplicity'. Nowhere else
can the success of Dale's methods be better explained than
in his highly acclaimed and immensely popular GATTS Seven
Day Real World IFR Training Program.
Dale's abilities as a teacher, flight instructor and lecturer
are well known. For over 15 years, Dale presented clinics
and seminars for the A.O.P.A. Air Safety Foundation on a
national level. As a staff instructor for the A.O.P.A., Dale
helped thousands of professional flight instructors around
the country become better educators through the popular Flight
Instructor Refresher Clinics.
Dale's son, Jason, also deeply involved in General Aviation
education, has for many years benefited directly from Dale's
expertise and guidance. Together, these acclaimed aviation
educators now bring together a unique and exciting educational
program dedicated to and geared toward the refinement of
the most critical element in General Aviation safety - The
Pilot. |
