Lets get Gabriel across the finish line!

Hello. I am reaching out to the SWA SJO pilots that know Gabriel and would like to assist me finishing his Multi Engine and Instructor rating. In 2015 when SWA started service to SJO I was introduced to our TEAM SJO family. We had several that were in the process of trying to obtain their dreams of becoming a Pilot. At the time Gabriel had 60 hours and was stilll working on his PPL Private license. The reason it was taking so long is ONE our SWA pay to our Costa Rica team members is around $500 per month. Difficult to live on let alone fly. He also was having to stop/ start which costs money and experience.. I found out the cost of cherokees was $195 an hour for a basic trainer! So I went into action. I purchased a Piper Cherokee Warrior and Gabriel and I delivered it to Costa Rica from Texas. Once CR certified Gabriel began flying sometimes daily and was able to quickly obtain his Private, Commercial Pilot and Instrument rating. My plan was to purchase a twin and have him finish in my plane. Unfortunately, that has been delayed indefinitely. There is one out of 6 aviation schools in CR and of course it is very expensive per hour. While I was able to fund all of Gabriel's 325 hours to date, fuel, maintenance, insurance, etc, I do not have the budget to finish the multi and Instructor Pilot checkride.

So I'm throwing this out there for our SJO Pilots, Flight Attendants and friends of Gabriel that may be able to help get him done. There are many future possibilities coming for him when done.

Pilots paying it forward.