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We're a flight organization based in Wilmington, North Carolina
School Type:   Part 61.  

Training Area:    Local and National.  



Instruction Materials:    Jeppesen, Gleim, King and FAA.  

Syllabus:    Jeppesen, Gleim and Custom.  



Category:    Airplane (Fixed Wing).  

Certificates:    Sport Pilot, Recreational, Private, Commercial, CFI and CFII.  

Ratings:    VFR, IFR, Commercial, CFI and CFII.  

Class:    Single Engine Land and Ultralight.  

Engines:   Single.  

Endorsement:    Complex, High Performance 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, Coast Guard, Corporate Flying, Flight Instruction, Commercial (includes air taxi, survey, ambulance, etc), Regional Airlines and Military Aviation.  

Type of Curriculum:    Ground School, STOL Operations - specialized equipment, actual conditions, Accelerated (full days, intense), FITS - FAA Scenario based training, Career Oriented, structured and Self-Paced.  



Technically Advanced Aircraft:    TCAS - Collision Avoidance, Autopilot and Glass Cockpit(Garmin G1000), etc.  

Type of Rental:    Students only and Licensed Pilots.  

Type of Airplanes Available:   Cessna Skyhawk 172SP (2), Cessna Skylane 182T, Cubcrafters Sport Cub, Tecnam Sierra LSA  

Aircraft Rental Rates:   please see website for current rates  



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

On-Site FAA Testing:   Written Tests (CATS, Laser Grade).  

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

Airport Locations (codes):   ILM SUT  



Special Offer:   Cessna Pilot Center financing through Bank of America  

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



Admin Support:   Housing Assistance.  

Professional Affiliations:    AOPA, EAA, Civil Air Patrol and Cessna Pilot Center.  

Total Instructors:   4  



Weather:   Mild climate - sunny year round  

School Description
Red Sky Aviation is a full service part 61 flight school providing pilot instruction under partnership with Cessna Aircraft Company. Our partnership with the world's largest manufacturer of airplanes means a flight instruction experience second to none. Our aircraft are new, clean, and safe. Our instructors are FAA Certified Sport Pilot, Private Pilot and Instrument instructors. We also offer tail wheel instruction in our new 2008 Sport Cub, and Sport Pilot certificates in our 2008 Tecnam Sierra.

Staff Qualification
All of our instructors are CFII qualified and FAA certified. We also have on staff a Garmin G1000 factory qualified FITS instructor.

More About Us
RSA has the only Cessna/Garmin trained flight instructor staff actively instruction on the Garmin G1000 advanced avionics system. When Cessna needs to train their pilots or new airplane owners, they come to us! We are also the only flight school in the area training in a tail wheeler. Come out and get your biannual flight review and your tailwheel rating at the same time. Learn real stick and rudder flying, and why real pilots would rather land on the grass!


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