Hummingbird.Aviation.LLC                Last Visit: 08.05.2008


Full service FBO located at the Flying Cloud airport near Minneapolis, Minnesota. Fleet is available for charters*, rental, and instruction. High performance, complex, multi-engine, high altitude, or tailwheel aircraft. Entire fleet of aircraft is GPS equipped. Helicopter services including aerial photography, electronic news gathering, air tours, and power and pipeline utility patrol. We specialize in helicopter flight training in the Minneapolis area.

We're a flight organization based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota
School Type:    Part 61 and Part 141.  

Training Area:   Local.  



Instruction Materials:   Custom.  

Syllabus:   Custom.  



Category:    Airplane (Fixed Wing).  

Certificates:    Sport Pilot, Recreational, Private and Commercial.  

Ratings:    VFR, IFR and Commercial.  

Class:    Single Engine Land, Single Engine Sea, Helicopter and Glider.  

Engines:   Single.  

Endorsement:    Complex, High Performance, High Altitude and Taildragger.  

Recurrent Training:    Flight Review, Instrument Proficiency Check, Aircraft Checkouts and Insurance Checkouts.  

Training Orientation:    Career (Carrier, Commercial, Military), Business (Private) and Recreation (all non-commercial flight).  

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

Type of Curriculum:    Ground School, Career Oriented, structured and Self-Paced.  



Technically Advanced Aircraft:   Autopilot.  

Type of Rental:    Students only and Licensed Pilots.  

Type of Airplanes Available:   Fixed wing - Bonanza, Setaria, Lightsports, Gabaroos Helipcopters - Schweizer 300CBi & Robinson R44  

Aircraft Rental Rates:   Fixed Wing - $96-216 Helicopters - $288-450  



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

On-Site FAA Testing:    Written Tests (CATS, Laser Grade) and On-site flight examiner.  

Airport Facilities:    Control Tower, ILS and Weather computer terminal.  

Airport Locations (codes):   FCM  



Financial Assistance:    Student Loans and Third Party (bank, etc).  



Professional Affiliations:   AOPA.  

Total Instructors:   6  

Foreign Languages:   Norwegian  



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






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