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Local Israeli opens flight school in Beaverton

When Elad Segal was a boy in Israel, his
pilot uncle took him up in a small aircraft
and introduced him to the joys of aviation.
Now Elad has realized his dream of
opening his own flight school, NW Wings
Aviation, headquartered in Beaverton. The
school offers personalized courses for stu-
dents to achieve their pilot-licensing goals,
which include certificates in private, instru-
ment and commercial as well as becoming
a certified flight instructor (CFI). He also
offers adventure flights over Portland and
Pilot for a Day opportunities to take the
control of a small plane under a licensed
pilot’s supervision.
NW Wings has donated four Pilot for a
Day opportunities to the April 10 Neveh
Shalom Auction “to give an introduction to Elad Segal has
flying like my uncle took me on as a kid.” opened NW Wings
“I want to expose people to aviation,” he Aviation flying out
says. “If I succeed to give someone a new of Hillsboro Airport
path, this makes me happy.” (above) and Hood
The school’s innovative model gives stu- River Airport. At left,
dents the flexibility to take ground training Elad is joined by
courses from the comfort of their own home his wife, Etti, and
through live web-based training with a their two children.
CFI. While many schools offer prerecorded Photos by Regina
courses, NW Wings Aviation’s live instruc- Shubov.
tion brings interactivity between the CFI licensing and jump-start their careers without Elad earned his flight credentials at Hill-
and students while building a community. the additional cost of a college education.” sboro Aero Academy, where he went on
In this unique setting, difficult questions Elad served as a Commander in the IDF’s to serve as Senior CFI. He improved the
can be answered immediately as opposed to Army Special Unit, where he was also academy’s training program and achieved
waiting for an instructor’s response, which a medic. Following his army service, he the CFI Gold Seal for a student pass rate of
is often found in self-guided courses. worked for Israel’s Ministry of Transpor- over 80%. He served as the interim Assistant
Flight training takes place at both Hills- tation. He earned a Bachelor of Science Chief of Ground Training for the academy.
boro and Hood River Airports with a fleet degree in Middle East Studies with a minor Etti teaches Hebrew and Jewish studies
of Cessnas 150, 152 and 172. The company in Human Resources in 2013 from Ben Gu- at Congregation Neveh Shalom. She
also offers aircraft rentals. rion University, Israel. He and his wife, Etti helped start the Neveh Shalom's Ivrit Is-
“The aviation industry’s pilot shortage has Segal, moved to Portland in 2016 for Elad raelite for children and volunteers for the
spurred airlines to remove barriers for pilots to study at Hillsboro Aero Academy. local Israeli group, Kirov Levavot. Elad
to seek employment with major carriers,” “It was not easy for us to move here and and Etti are Neveh Shalom members
says Elad. “This is an opportunity for inde- leave Israel,” says Etti. “But when he start- and have two school-aged children.
pendent flight schools such as NW Wings ed flight school, I said, ‘This is what you For more information: 503-906-0945,
Aviation to allow pilots to earn their required are supposed to do in life, this is you.’ ” info@nwwafly.com or nwwafly.com.
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