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WNC Aviation                Last Visit: 03.23.2008


Learn to Fly with Western North Carolina's ONLY FAA Certified Part 141 Flight School and the area's only Cessna Pilot Center. We offer Private to Commercial, Multi-Engine, CFI, CFII, MEI and ATP training. We serve local area pilots and serious students from all over the nation. Our facility is conveniently located at the Asheville Regional Airport in the newly remodeled Million Air - Asheville Jet Center.

We're a flight organization based in Fletcher, North Carolina
School Type:   Part 141.  



Category:    Airplane (Fixed Wing).  

Certificates:    Recreational, Private, Commercial, ATP, CFI and CFII.  

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

Class:    Single Engine Land and Multi Engine Land.  

Engines:    Single and Twin.  

Endorsement:    Complex 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), Flight Instruction, Corporate Flying, Regional Airlines and Major Airlines.  

Type of Curriculum:    Ground School, Accelerated (full days, intense), Mountain Flying, Self-Paced, Career Oriented, structured and All-inclusive.  



Technically Advanced Aircraft:    Glass Cockpit(Garmin G1000), etc and Autopilot.  

Type of Rental:   Licensed Pilots.  

Type of Airplanes Available:   C172, DA40, PA44, PA28  

Aircraft Rental Rates:   119 and up  



Instruction Materials:    King and Custom.  

Syllabus:   Custom.  



Training Facilities:    Dedicated Classroom, Lounge, 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, Restaurant, Weather computer terminal and Pilot Shop.  

Airport Locations (codes):   KAVL  



Financial Assistance:    Student Loans and Scholarships.  



Admin Support:    Job Interview prep or coordination and VA - Veterans Affairs.  

Professional Affiliations:    AOPA, EAA and Cessna Pilot Center.  

Total Instructors:   7  

Foreign Languages:   French  

Awards of Merit:   Gold Seal, FAA Designated Examiner  



Weather:   Year round flying  






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