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ABOUT & SAFETY

About 4 One Air: Holland’s flight school with a 30-year legacy.

4 One Air was formed in 2022 to continue the tradition of flight instruction that Tulip City Air Service provided in Holland for more than 30 years.

Cessna 152 N4766B at West Michigan Regional Airport

N4766B · KBIV

OUR STORY

Teaching and inspiring future aviators

For more than three decades, pilots in Holland learned to fly at West Michigan Regional Airport with Tulip City Air Service. When 4 One Air LLC formed in 2022, we took on that responsibility, and we take it seriously.

Today we train career-changers, high-school students and lifelong dreamers every week, and we help West Michigan pilots move from their first lesson into professional aviation careers.

SAFETY CULTURE

Safety is our first priority, in everything we do.

It shows in the instructors we hire, the maintenance team we trust and the voice every student and renter has.

Qualified instructors

Instructor candidates are evaluated against the FAA Flight Instructor standards for knowledge, risk management and teaching ability before they teach a lesson.

Certified maintenance

Our aircraft are maintained by an independent, certified maintenance team, with squawks and aircraft status tracked in Flight Circle.

Safety Management System

Students, renters and staff can bring any safety concern directly to management through our safety reporting system.

Rick Thompson on the flight deck

FROM THE FLIGHT DECK

LEADERSHIP

Rick Thompson

Owner

ATP

CFI

CFII

MEI

Jet captain

Rick’s career runs from FBO line service to flight instruction, Beechjet charter, Falcon 900 corporate command and Gulfstream charter captain. He brings that professional standard to every lesson the school teaches.

He builds the school’s training materials himself, from the Private Pilot Workbook to checklist and decision-making videos, so students learn from sources that match the airplane they fly.

4 ONE AIR SERVICES

Pilot services

Flight reviews

Stay current with a flight review or instrument proficiency check with one of our instructors.

Ferry flights

We move your aircraft to maintenance, a buyer or a new home base.

Leaseback

Subsidize ownership by placing your aircraft on our training line.

Aircraft rental

Checked-out pilots can rent our Cessna fleet for proficiency, cross-country flights or a weekend trip.

Your first lesson is 30 minutes away.

Book a Discovery Flight, take the controls over the Lake Michigan shoreline, and log your first flight time with a certified instructor beside you.

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