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tidewater.flight.center                Last Visit: 03.25.2008


A certified Diamond Flight Center, Tidewater Flight Center is a flight training and aircraft rental company that prides itself on excellence and safety. Tidewater Flight Center is located at Chesapeake Regional Airport (CPK) in Chesapeake, VA which is 15 miles south of Norfolk and Virginia Beach. Tidewater Flight Center, LLC operates Diamond aircraft as well as Piper, Symphony, and Cessna aircraft.

We're a flight organization based in Chesapeake, Virginia
School Type:   Part 61.  



Category:    Airplane (Fixed Wing).  

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

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

Class:   Single Engine Land.  

Engines:   Single.  

Endorsement:   Complex.  

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

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

Career Focus:   Flight Instruction.  

Type of Curriculum:    Ground School and Self-Paced.  

Type Ratings (over 12,500 lbs):   None  



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

Type of Rental:   Licensed Pilots.  

Type of Airplanes Available:   Diamond DA40 G1000, Diamond DA20, Symphony 160, Cessna 172N, Piper Arrow, Piper Warrior  

Aircraft Rental Rates:   $105-$165  



Instruction Materials:   Sportys.  



Training Facilities:    Dedicated Classroom, Lounge and Simulator.  

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

Airport Locations (codes):   KCPK  



Special Offer:   Pilot Finance, Inc.  

Financial Assistance:   On-site (vendor financing).  



Professional Affiliations:   AOPA.  

Total Instructors:   3  

Foreign Languages:   French  



Weather:   Year round flying  



School Description
We are a Diamond Flight Center. We train in Diamond Aircraft as well as Piper, Symphony and Cessna Aircraft. We tailor our instruction to best fit each individual student. We have an at home study course that allows the student to watch the lessons on DVD at his/her on pace. We are open 7 days a week from 8am to 8pm for the convenience of our students and renters. We encourage our renters to utilize our aircraft to travel for business or pleasure, and in most cases we do not charge a daily minimum. we have an online scheduling system that makes scheduling simple and convenient for our customers.

Staff Qualification
Each of our full time instructors have a minimum of 1000 hours instructing. They are available for flight, ground and Simulator instruction.

More About Us
We do not charge for pre or post instruction, we feel that pre and post breifings are included in your flight lesson. We also offer 10% discount on aircraft rental when you purchase 10 hours in advance.


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