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What a unique privilege to have the opportunity to meet a couple of Aviation legends! Many of us have had them teach us how to fly the mighty Skyhawk and no doubt chuckled at some of their humorous commentary mid-lesson. I'm here to tell you they are exactly the same in person as they are on screen. These two aviation stalwarts are as kind and humble as can be and are absolutely larger than life. Such a pleasure to meet them--and in beautiful Coronado California at the mo

Garith, Flight Deck Aviation's newest Private pilot! Drum roll, please! Congratulations go out to our newest Private pilot, Garith Shinkle, who added pilot to his list of accomplishments right here at Flight Deck Aviation at the Clinton airport. This guy has dedicated many hours of study and hard work to earn this license, and we could not be more proud of him. It doesn't matter if he's volunteering as a fire fighter, overseeing power plant maintenance, or being a superb hu

NOT to be confused with someone who's head is in the clouds, Chase is quite the opposite in that he is one of the most "grounded" pilots we know! This dedicated aviator made the trek from Galena down to us and demonstrated what focused determination and discipline looks like in the airplane! We could not be more proud of his major accomplishment -- welcome to the ranks of instrument rated pilots! Key aspects of this rating is he is safer in all flight conditions, adept at

Did you ever wonder what the Symphony of Lights looks like from the air? A great picture that captures the entire Symphony of Lights at Eagle Point Park! Beautiful sunset over our hometown of Clinton!

Soar over the Symphony of Lights at Eagle Point Park after you drive through the park! We'll take you over all the lights and twinkling neighborhoods and you can watch from the seat of an airplane! Perfect for families, Date night (!) or a unique gift for someone hard to buy for. You can take up to three (3) people in the plane for just $200. We'll fly when weather permits until Dec 30th, 2025! Have you driven through the park? Now FLY over it for a unique perspective fro

Zach-aka the Flying Dutchman -has earned the privelege of being a Private pilot! Yes, this is him modeling his grip on the controls, but it also a picture of his hard work, determination, grit, and never give up attitude. All those attributes paid off and now he joins the ranks of his fellow pilots. Zach was one of our very first students who started with us in January--and using his very deliberate manner he has, quickly mastered the basics and wowed his instructor Parf