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.
Three protected stages.
Every step secured.
Your investment moves in stages, not in a single transfer. Each payment is held in escrow and released only when the corresponding milestone is independently verified — giving you control at every step of the journey.
Confirm your eligibility
We verify your documents, flight hours, and licence authority before any commitment is made. You see the programme structure before you proceed.
Lock in your programme
Your training slot is secured and contracts are signed by all parties. Provider identity is disclosed at signature — no surprises.
Progress to the line
Funding is released in step with your verified progress — ground school, line sectors, and final line check. You only pay for what is delivered.
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
How it works,
from application to line check.
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.
Line Training
Real airline ops with vetted carriers. From first sector to line check, structured under one contract.
Type Rating
Major aircraft types at vetted training organizations. Authority compatibility is enforced before you sign.
ATPL Theory
Approved ATPL theory programs with exam slot management and residential weeks at partner schools.
MCC / JOC
MCC and Jet Orientation Course at carrier-grade simulators across our partner network.
FAA ↔ EASA Conversion
Full conversion bundles including theory, flight test prep, and authority paperwork. Türkiye-licensed pilots: JAA → EASA conversion supported.
Ab-initio · CPL
Integrated CPL/IR/ME programs at fully approved flight schools with structured progress reporting.
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.
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.
PilotsGate operates under Sky Aviation. Turkish pilots can be placed with airlines abroad. We do not contract with carriers inside Türkiye.
EU/UK-licensed candidates route through Companies House registered Ltd, governed by English law.
FAA-licensed candidates route through Delaware LLC, contracts governed by NY commercial law.
Every milestone signed by you.
Every dollar logged forever.
Every provider checked twice.
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.
The partner airline / ATO is disclosed before you sign anything legally binding.
Every provider's authority approval is verified by us before they appear in your match shortlist.
No lump sum. Funds release as you pass measurable training stages.
Layered refund matrix in your contract. Force majeure protection. Reviewed by aviation counsel.
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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
Questions
worth asking.
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.