NEXT GENERATION CAMPAIGN
Help prepare the next generation of mission aviators with your support today.
Next Generation Campaign.
Together, we’re training the next generation of mission aviators to bring help, hope, and healing through aviation.
The Need
Right now there is a global shortage of missionary aviators while the physical and spiritual needs of unreached communities has never been greater.
A new generation of mission aviators is answering the call to serve, and no organization is better positioned to train them than MAF, but our current facility is bursting at the seams. That’s why we’re investing in expanding our training centre to better fulfill our mission of reaching the world’s most isolated people.
Meeting the increasing demands of a world in need requires a larger world-class training facility. That’s why we’ve launched the Next Generation Campaign. Our goal is to have our expanded training centre ready for the 2027 freshman class, so that we can produce twice the number of aviators. But we can’t do it without you.
Help prepare the next generation of mission aviators with your support today.
As of June 2026, $5.26M has already been committed by partners and donors.
This means the Next Generation Campaign is more than half way towards the finish line.
Under Construction
The new PATC campus is currently under construction.
This time-lapse video of the construction will be updated periodically.
Watch the PATC expansion facility groundbreaking ceremony which took place on September 7, 2024 in Three Hills, Alberta.
The Mission
In partnership with Prairie College, we’ve launched the NEXT GENERATION CAMPAIGN.
Our financial goal of $10.5 million will build a world-class training centre that will allow us to send twice the number of mission aviators to the most cut-off places on the planet.
Built around an existing small-town airpark, the facilities at PATC were never designed to host a year-round contingent of 20+ students, let alone the 60-100+ expected in the coming years.
Currently, lunchrooms double as lecture halls, while students use corridors to socialize and prepare for written exams.
PATC’s hangar has also long outgrown its capacity and hasn’t been able to house most of the aircraft for some time now. It also performs double-duty as a maintenance facility, machine shop, parts depot, and longterm storage facility; meaning that at any given time, aircraft must be rearranged just to perform simple maintenance, while more intensive overhauls leave even less room for storing planes.
The expansion will feature additional room for aircraft, flight training simulators, dedicated machine, maintenance, and avionics shops, as well as proper learning spaces for inclass instruction.
Additionally, common areas dedicated to cultivating and fostering a shared work and life experience will prepare students for serving overseas, and also help build the kind of trust, morale, and camaraderie that sharpens skills and creates better mission aviators.
Most importantly, expanded facilities will directly lead to doubling the number of students available to serve as mission aviators in the most remote areas on the planet. That’s twice the amount of physical and spiritual impact that can combine to bring help, hope, and healing for generations to come.
In Their Own Words
PATC graduates are among the best mission aviators in the world and they owe it to their unique training.
But don’t just take our word for it.
I trained at PATC and I can say it was one of the best places that I could have received my training.
The program was very focused on training pilots that would be well equipped for the mission field.
The instructors had a wealth of knowledge and technical expertise that came from years of flying on the mission field.
This is something that can’t be found many other places!
Reuben Vermeulen (class of 2017)
Serving with MAF in South Sudan
Instructing future pilots is deeply rewarding, particularly in guiding them toward technica excellence but also in their relationship with Jesus. I love praying with them as they look to follow the Lord in their lives.
In the last year, I have been training commercial pilots in acquiring the flight instructor rating. It has been a joy to train my students in the soft skills as well as the technical skills and watch them develop into instructors who want to follow Jesus wherever He leads them.
April Schlieck (class of 2007)
Pilot Instructor at PATC
I found the training was of a very high standard and covered quite a breadth of experience that you don’t find in a lot of other fight schools. This has benefited me not just here on the mission field, but also in the two jobs I worked in Canada before I came to Africa.
A lot of the philosophy is the same and transfers very easily from training at PATC to serving on the field with MAF. Their approach to flying airplanes is almost identical. So, to transition from the culture at PATC to the culture at MAF is seamless.
Matthew Marples (class of 2016)
Serving with MAF in South Sudan
When I was at PATC (PSMA at the time) the instructors had decades of on-the-field ministry experience with MAF, AIM Air, and other flying missions.
Their experience was invaluable in preparing me for the field, as their insight during lessons wasn’t aimed towards preparing me for airliners; they pushed me to a higher level of professionalism and precision to prepare me for the exacting flight conditions of the mission field.
Dominic Villeneuve (class of 2015)
Serving with MAF in the DR Congo
PATC has played a key role in my preparation to fly for MAF in Angola.
It’s much more than just a flying school, with instructors who have thousands of hours and many years of ‘real mission flying experience’.
Marijn Goud (class of 2012)
Serving with MAF in Angola
Our History of Training Mission Aviators
MAF Canada has been involved with PATC since the early days. Here are a few of the milestones since the school’s formation in 1992.
Naming Opportunities
Sponsoring a main component of the newly expanded flight training centre is a great way to honour a loved one or to profile a foundation, church, or business.
These naming opportunity areas have been chosen due to their vital role in training the next generation of mission aviators.
Contact your MAF Partnership Manager or call us toll-free at 1.877.351.9344 for details about the various naming opportunities available.
Hangars
A brand-new facility for hangaring our expanding fleet.
Student Lounge
A place for students to study, socialize, and decompress.
Classrooms
Lectures are currently held in the lunchroom. Dedicated classrooms will provide greater focus on instruction.
Simulator Rooms
Dedicated spaces for our motion, stationary, and virtual reality simulators allow for more focused training.
Briefing Rooms
Dedicated spaces for instructors to better prepare and schedule daily lesson plans.
Lobby and Reception
The first point of contact for all students, parents, staff, and visitors.
Offices
Areas for administrative activities, student debriefing, and flight preparations.
Maintenance Shops
Dedicated machine shops allow for instruction and practical maintenance and repair of our fleet of aircraft.
Outdoor Spaces
Ground-level and roof-top accessible areas dedicated for study, recreation, and social gatherings.
Ways to Give
One-time Gift
Gifts at all levels are appreciated and needed to achieve a successful campaign.
Recurring Gifts
Make regular monthly or quarterly gifts throughout the duration of the Next Generation Campaign.
Pledge Gifts
Make a commitment of gifts and fulfill them over the next number of years.
Donate online now by clicking here.
Donate by calling us toll-free at 1-877-351-9344 or by mail to:
Next Generation Campaign
c/o MAF Canada
102-195 Hanlon Creek Blvd. Guelph, ON N1C 0A1
Donate by speaking with your MAF Partnership Manager.
(Call us toll-free for information on how to reach yours).
Thank you for your generosity.
