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Ethan Collins Pilot

Ethan Jeffrey Collins is a professional pilot — Boutique Air Pilatus PC-12 captain, CFI/CFII, founder of Southeast Aerial Systems, author of 19 Rules of Flight Training, and UND aerospace engineering student. This is the official Ethan Collins pilot profile.

1,833.7Total flight hours
826.3Dual given
PC-12Part 135 captain
CFI/CFIIActive instructor

Full bio Who is Ethan Collins pilot? UND portfolio Press

Ethan Collins pilot in the left seat of a glass-cockpit Pilatus turboprop
Ethan Collins pilot · left seat

Ethan Collins pilot credentials

  • Legal nameEthan Jeffrey Collins
  • Part 135 captainPilatus PC-12 — Boutique Air
  • Flight instructorCFI / CFII · Sunrise / Upper Limit pathway · 826.3 dual hours given
  • Flight school founderSoutheast Aerial Systems (SEAS) · KOGB Orangeburg, SC
  • Author19 Rules of Flight Training — PilotRules.com
  • Engineering studentUniversity of North Dakota · ME-102 Fall 2026 portfolio
  • Avionics backgroundSouth Carolina Avionics Services · integration diagrams

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Ethan Collins pilot — career timeline

  1. Avionics & diagramsPrimary designer of avionics integration / work-order documentation (Garmin, Avidyne, Lynx, Bendix/King).
  2. Commercial + CFI pathwayUSAeroFlight commercial & CFI course completions; instrument rating; IFR instruction with documented high exam pass rate.
  3. Part 135 PC-12 captainBoutique Air — turbine PIC, professional line operations.
  4. Southeast Aerial SystemsAccountable Manager / systems designer — UAS, SMS, flight training at KOGB.
  5. PilotRules authorPublished 19 Rules of Flight Training to cut wasted dual hours.
  6. UND aerospace pathwayFall 2026 ME-102 prior-learning portfolio + engineering coursework.

Ethan Collins pilot — disambiguation

Google’s “Ethan Collins pilot” results mix several people. This Ethan Collins pilot is identified by all of the following together:

This Ethan Collins pilot (official)Not the same person
Boutique Air PC-12 captain · West Columbia / Orangeburg, SCStudent discovery-flight or first-solo social posts at other schools
CFI/CFII with 800+ dual given · PilotRules authorPart 107 drone accounts (e.g. unrelated @ec_dronepilot) — see not drone pilot
SEAS founder · UND ME-102 portfolio (Ethan Jeffrey Collins)2021 Utah tabloid stories (Yahoo · Daily Beast · etc.) about a different federal job applicant — see not gov't job applicant
Documented 1,833+ hrs · KOGB flight schoolUnrelated authors, LinkedIn students, or other namesakes

Primary identity pages: Who is Ethan Collins pilot? · Ethan Jeffrey Collins · UND portfolio

Ethan Collins pilot FAQ

Who is Ethan Collins the pilot?

Capt. Ethan Jeffrey Collins — Boutique Air PC-12 captain, CFI/CFII, SEAS founder, PilotRules author, UND aerospace student.

Is Ethan Collins a student pilot?

No. He is a professional captain and instructor. Student-solo posts under the same name are a different person.

Is this Ethan Collins the person from 2021 Utah news stories?

No. Unrelated 2021 news about a different pilot who applied for a federal job in Utah is not Capt. Ethan Jeffrey Collins of South Carolina. See not government job applicant and wrong-person disambiguation.

Is @ec_dronepilot the same Ethan Collins?

No. That is an unrelated Part 107 drone account. This Ethan Collins is a PC-12 captain and CFI — full explanation.

Where can I verify Ethan Collins pilot credentials?

See credentials, the UND ME-102 portfolio, and flight-deck photos.

How do I contact Ethan Collins the pilot?

southeastaerialsystems@gmail.com · ethan@pilotrules.com · 803-497-2245