![]() I became a student pilot in my late 40s, so I didn’t have years to waste! The absolute joy of flying I developed through my experiences with FlightGest made me want more than straight and level, point A to point B travels. It gave me confidence even as a student pilot I would have taken years to develop if I had trained at a smaller airport. I can’t recommend highly enough the experience that comes with learning to fly at a Class C airport. My instructors worked with my full-time work schedule, flying early morning, late afternoon, and sometimes back to back days on weekends. I loved training at RDU with FlightGest for my Private Pilot License and Instrument Rating. I decided I’d like to take flying lessons on a Thursday, and after a call to FlightGest I was sitting in the left seat of a Cessna 172 with a glass cockpit and a 150 foot wide runway in front of me the next day. I cannot say enough good things about the FlightGest staff or how well the operation is run. Owen and Frank gave Jon every opportunity to succeed – and for that, we will remain eternally grateful. FlightGest even bought an electric cart to transport Jon to and from the planes. Flying gave Jon a different & better perspective on life. Owen and Jon logged over 50 hours of flying time together (with Jon flying about 75-80 hours total) and multiple cross country flights to Asheville, Kitty Hawk and Williamsburg, VA (among others) before Jon’s muscular dystrophy progression made it impossible to continue his training. After working with several great flight instructors at FlightGest, Jon settled on primarily working with Owen Chase. ![]() Gozzo, owner and himself an accomplished pilot, to discuss our situation and quest for pilot’s wings. After checking out several airports (some with just grass landing strips), we were advised to check out FlightGest. He was so excited about flying, that we checked out local airports close to RTP to identify a suitable flying instructor. Wile, Jonathan took his first flying lesson at Williamsburg Airport, VA – and was hooked. Upon recommendation from his grandfather (an instrument-rated pilot), Raymond G. ![]() Huml was enrolled at Cardinal Gibbons High School when he was first interested in flying. ![]()
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