Escrow · Sky Aviation Group · Powered by AviaCoach

Your seat on theflight deck,paid the right way.

PilotsGate is Sky Aviation Group's escrow-protected pilot training platform. We hold your training funds in our group escrow account, vet every airline and ATO, and release payment to providers only as you progress.Six journey steps. Three payment milestones. Zero blind wires.

Vetted FAA / EASA / global ATOs
6 journey steps · 3 escrow payment stages
No partner-airline hiding
$499 application fee · eligible for refund
Sky Aviation Group A320, captain walking to flight deck for line training
Live · Line Training
Indicative
$40K
Stage 1 · Booking$5K
Stage 2 · Pre-contract$25K
Stage 3 · Training$10K
Trusted Infrastructure
Paddle MoR
Verified merchant
Escrow flow
6 steps · 3 stages
AviaCoach
Operational backbone
ICAO authority
Cross-checked
TLS 1.3
Encrypted by default
The Process

Three payment milestones.
Zero blind wires.

Your money never moves in a single block. Three escrow-gated payments , booking, contract, and line check, released only when each milestone is verified. Six journey steps, three payment gates, full transparency.

Reserve your seat
1
Stage 1 · Booking

Reserve your seat

Once we match you to an authority-approved provider, your reservation deposit secures the slot. Funds stay in escrow.

Identity & license verification
Authority-to-provider eligibility check
Anonymous package preview
Indicative
$5K
Sign and start
2
Stage 2 · Pre-contract

Sign and start

Contracts with PilotsGate are issued. The pre-training installment unlocks your ground school and provider onboarding.

Contracts signed by both parties
Provider identity revealed at signature
Slot calendar locked
Indicative
$25K
Fly to the line
3
Stage 3 · Training

Fly to the line

The final installment is released as you progress through ground school, sectors, and your line check.

Milestone-gated funding
Logbook & line check verification
Issued back to your authority
Indicative
$10K
Indicative pricing for line training. Actual breakdown depends on training type and provider.
Where we operate

Five continents.
Flexibility to train where it suits you best.

Europe

Multiple operational bases across the continent

Middle East

Rapidly growing aviation hub with modern facilities

Asia

Expanding network in one of aviation's fastest-growing markets

South America

Programs tailored for the Latin American aviation landscape

Africa

Supporting the development of aviation talent across the continent

Process

How it works,
from application to line check.

1
Application & Screening
2
Assessment & Interview
3
Contract & Onboarding
4
Simulator Check
5
Line Flying with LTC
6
Final Line Check
Programs

One platform.
Every step of the career.

Line Training is live today. The rest are rolling out as we onboard additional vetted providers. Be on the waitlist for early access.

For Providers

Run a flight school,
an ATO, or a Part-121 carrier?

List your line-training, type-rating, MCC or ATPL programs on the platform that pre-vets candidates, holds funds in escrow, and pays you on milestone delivery.Lower acquisition cost. No payment risk. No no-show pilots.

Authority cross-check before any candidate sees you
Milestone payments via Paddle MoR (no chargeback risk)
Anonymized candidate profiles until contract signature
Multi-currency payouts to your IBAN/SWIFT
Built-in dispute and refund framework
Direct PG ops contact, no aggregator middlemen
48h
Verification SLA
0%
Bad-debt risk
3-5
Vetted candidates per slot
USD/EUR
Currency on payout
Trust by Design

Your money is
never alone in transit.

Every dollar lives in a regulated merchant escrow until the milestone you approve passes. No reconnaissance flights with your career savings.

3
Independent jurisdictions
100%
Audit-logged ledger
0
Pre-approved disbursements
48h
Response SLA
Money flow
stage 1 / 3
From your account to the cockpit, audited at every step.
YouPilotsGate Escrow
Booking deposit · invoiced via Paddle MoR
$5–10K
PilotsGateProvider Reservation
Authority cross-check passed · slot reserved
paid only on match
YouPilotsGate Escrow
Pre-contract · contracts signed first
~$20K
PilotsGateTraining kickoff
Funds release on signed milestone
ground school + sim slot
YouPilotsGate Escrow
Final · released across line training
~$10K
PilotsGateLine check pass
Issued back to your authority
logged, you fly
Operating entities
TR
Sky Aviation
Parent group · Türkiye

PilotsGate operates under Sky Aviation. Turkish pilots can be placed with airlines abroad. We do not contract with carriers inside Türkiye.

Türk Ticaret KanunuActive
UK
PilotsGate UK Ltd
EASA + UK CAA route

EU/UK-licensed candidates route through Companies House registered Ltd, governed by English law.

Companies Act 2006Active
US
PilotsGate USA LLC
FAA route, NY-governed

FAA-licensed candidates route through Delaware LLC, contracts governed by NY commercial law.

Delaware General Corp. LawActive
Promise

Every milestone signed by you.
Every dollar logged forever.
Every provider checked twice.

ICAO authority cross-check
Audit log immutable
TLS 1.3 + AES-256 at rest
Aviation counsel reviewed
Guarantees

Built against
every fraud pattern
in this industry.

Pay to Fly is a minefield. €85K disappearances. Hidden carriers. Unsigned promises. We took every documented red flag from the public record and engineered them out of our flow.

No hidden carrier.

The partner airline / ATO is disclosed before you sign anything legally binding.

Authority-checked.

Every provider's authority approval is verified by us before they appear in your match shortlist.

Milestone payments.

No lump sum. Funds release as you pass measurable training stages.

Documented refund policy.

Layered refund matrix in your contract. Force majeure protection. Reviewed by aviation counsel.

Aircraft in flight
Mission
Aviation careers begin at takeoff, not at the bank transfer.
100%
Authority cross-check
Every provider verified for FAA, EASA, UK CAA or applicable authority before listing.
3
Stages of release
Funds split across booking, pre-contract, and training milestones.
Anonymous
Until contract signature
Candidates and providers stay anonymous to each other until the moment they sign.
24/7
Audit log
Every milestone, payment, and decision is timestamped and immutable in our ledger.
26+
Vetted P2F programs worldwide
11
Authority frameworks supported
4
Continents covered
0
Hidden carriers
Testimonials

Pilots who have
been here before.

"I had been burned by an ATO that disappeared with €18K. With PilotsGate, every payment moved only after a milestone I could see. The escrow flow is exactly what this industry has been missing."
Marcus K.
FAA CPL · 240 hrs · B737 line training, Asia-Pacific
"Three other brokers refused to disclose the partner carrier until after the deposit. PilotsGate disclosed at signature with the AOC and approval document attached. That alone earned my trust."
Lukas S.
EASA ATPL · 320 hrs · A320 line training, Europe
"The process felt closer to a regulated finance product than the usual P2F shadiness. Milestones are public, my dashboard shows every dollar, and onboarding was painless."
Diego R.
CAAP CPL · 190 hrs · ATR conversion, in progress
"Coming from a country where pay-to-fly is full of fraud, I was skeptical. The independent legal entities across TR, UK and US made me feel I was dealing with a real company, not a one-man broker."
Aleksei N.
FATA → EASA conversion · 280 hrs · waitlisted
"The authority cross-check before I even saw a package was a relief. I knew the operator on my shortlist was actually approved for my license, not just claiming to be."
Sophia P.
EASA fATPL · 295 hrs · A320 line training
"The refund matrix in writing, before payment, is something no other broker offered me. Force majeure protection actually meant something when I read the contract."
Daniel W.
FAA ATP · 1,400 hrs · type rating route
Names anonymized at applicants' request. Authority and hours preserved.
FAQ

Frank answers,
no spin.

Aircraft at sunset
Ready when you are

Your next career step,
on the books, not on a wire.

Apply in under 5 minutes. We respond with an authority-matched package within 48 hours, anonymous until you sign.