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We're a flight organization based in Arlington, Washington
School Type:   Part 61.  

Training Area:   Local.  



Instruction Materials:    Custom and ASA.  

Syllabus:    ASA and Custom.  



Category:    Airplane (Fixed Wing).  

Certificates:    Sport Pilot, Recreational, Private, Commercial and CFI.  

Ratings:    VFR, IFR, Commercial, CFI, CFII, Multiengine and Multiengine Instructor.  

Class:   Single Engine Land.  

Engines:   Single.  

Endorsement:    Complex, Taildragger and High Performance.  

Recurrent Training:    Flight Review and Instrument Proficiency Check.  

Training Orientation:   Recreation (all non-commercial flight).  

Career Focus:    Commercial (includes air taxi, survey, ambulance, etc), Corporate Flying and Flight Instruction.  

Type of Curriculum:    Ground School, Self-Paced, Mountain Flying and All-inclusive.  



Type of Rental:    Students only and Licensed Pilots.  

Type of Airplanes Available:   Cessna 172, 150 Texas Taildragger  

Aircraft Rental Rates:   $140 with Instructor, call for other details  



Training Facilities:    Dedicated Classroom, Dedicated Study Area, Flight Planning Area, Lending Library (books, videos, software) and Simulator.  

Airport Facilities:    Weather computer terminal, Restaurant and Pilot Shop.  



Admin Support:   Housing Assistance.  

Total Instructors:   2  



Weather:   Seasonal variations (weather flying, snow, etc)  

School Description
Mission Aviation Training Academy exists for the purpose of spreading the message of the Gospel farther and faster through the equipping and training of pilots for mission aviation ministry. This includes helping pilots meet the qualifications for major mission aviation organizations, as well as training pilots directly for service with smaller, independent mission aviation ministries.

Staff Qualification
Gordon Bakke MATA's Executive Director, and his wife Elaine spent 22 years serving as missionary pilot/mechanic and nurse for Mukinge Mission Hospital Nurses Training School in Zambia, Africa with Evangelical Fellowship (now SIM). They moved back to the USA in April 1989. Since then, Gordon has made short-term trip to Africa in 1995, 1998 and 2002. Gordon started with MATA (Mission Aviation Training Academy) about a year after Pastor Mike Crowell began the organization, which was October 1998. Gordon has spent the past 7 summers serving in Alaska at Kako Retreat Center, bringing kids to and from Bible Camp. Gary Elliott graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy and served 20 years, mostly as a fighter pilot. After retiring, he and his wife Stacie trained with New Tribes Mission (NTM) for 2 years, then served 8 years in the Philippines. Gary serviced missionaries in remote jungle and mountain areas, operating a Cessna 180 and 185 from short, steep, narrow grass airstrips on the sides of mountains and in river valleys. Although not an A&P mechanic, he had lots of hands-on experience inspecting and maintaining the aircraft, working under the supervision of NTM Aviation's Chief Mechanic in the Philippines. While on furlough in 2001-2002, he taught in Central Washington University's Flight Technology Program, providing classroom instruction in subjects varying from private pilot groundschool and meteorology to advanced aircraft systems. Gary has over 3,600 hours total time, over 1,000 hours of instructor pilot time, and holds CFI and CFII ratings in single-engine airplanes.

More About Us
MATA is unique in that we specifically train pilots that are interested in serving in mission aviation around the globe. Our staff has years of missionary experience to pass onto it's students. MATA also is flexable with meeting the students needs as to where they might be in their flight training process. MATA offers it's students connections to sending mission organizations.


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