Higher Skies was setup by Derek Fage in 2019 to provide a number of aviation related and business consulting services. These will initially be provided by Derek but with the idea of potential expansion
Derek started flying at the Jersey Aero Club and gained his PPL in 2003 then added Night and IMC qualifications.
In 2004 Derek bought a share in an N-registered Piper PA32 Cherokee Six and got an FAA certificate based on his UK PPL.
In 2005 Derek completed his FAA Instrument Rating in Pompano Beach, Florida.
In 2006 Derek received an AOPA aerobatic certificate with Ultimate High in Kemble and then did a tailwheel conversion on a Decathlon (he now has a share in a Piper PA12 Super Cruiser)
In 2009 Derek received his multi-engine class rating and converted his FAA SE/IR to an EASA ME/IR with Professional Air Training at Bournemouth and purchased a share in a Cessna 310R.
In 2018 Derek decided that he wanted to do less time in a traditional business role and focus on flying and embarked on a two year plan to realise this.
Derek signed on to a distance learning ATPL ground school course with Caledonian Advanced Pilot Training and, whilst still working full time managed to complete this in 8 months with first time passes in all 14 exams.
In March 2019 Derek competed a Class Rating Instructor (CRI) course at Andrewsfield Aviation and also completed his Commercial Pilot License (CPL) with Fly-In-Spain in June 2019.
Derek started Higher Skies Limited in 2019 and is now able to deliver flight training as a licensed FI(A), CRI (SEP+MEP), IRI (SEP+MEP).
In addition to work provided through DTOs and ATOs (Jersey and Spain), he is also available for private tuition and mentoring as well as being available for commercial flying opportunities.
Derek has extensive experience of touring around the UK and Europe as far as the South of France, Spain, Corsica, Elba and Italy.
He also has experience of flying in the United States in Florida, Arizona and Utah and can provide advice on how to get an FAA license based on your current UK or EASA license
Derek is an experienced IT professional with over 30 years of experience across a broad range of information technology and business areas.
Derek was involved with the setup and creation of an Internet datacenter and cloud services organisation and had the role of Technical Director providing strategic and operational management for 15 years until it was acquired in July 2014
Derek is passionate and committed about ensuring that his teams improve customer experience and deliver the services that the business requires through working closely with executive stakeholders.
Derek has strong communication and presentation skills and is comfortable in dealing with people of all levels in an organisation.
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