Arapahoe Flight Club

"Outstanding flight school and club. If you are looking for a professional flight school that will take care of you, plan the training, and execute it efficiently, look no further than Arapohoe. I called them and told them my plan and desire of getting my Commercial multi engine add on done in an accelerated fashion. Bill and team were very accommodating in getting it done for me. I did 4 days of training and took my checkride on the 5th day. I could have even shaved another day off of that timeframe if so desired. Wouldn’t go anywhere else for flight training in the front range area!"

"Sadly they are not part 141 yet so that I can go here for my helicopter pilot training AND get paid by the military GI bill; however, April was such a great help and directed me to the pikes peak workforce center where hopefully they can assist me with some information! She deserves a raise!!!!!"

"Booked a discovery flight for my fiancé for his birthday two weeks out, he was over the moon excited, we booked hotels & dog sitters to make the drive down and 2 days before they called to say the helicopter is not operating. We’re obviously extremely disappointed as this was the only weekend that worked for us and we paid a decent amount. I’m sure it’s a great service, we just never got to experience it."

"For those wanting to pursue aviation professionally or for passion, look no further than Arapahoe Flight Club. They are the best flight club/school in the Colorado Springs area for a few reasons. In my experience Arapahoe is a true flight club that cares most about sharing and making peoples passions for aviation be possible. They give 100% to all their members and treat everyone with respect and equally. I was lucky enough to do my Instrument Rating with them and from start to finish and it was the best training anyone could get. The instructors are knowledgeable and passionate, they put their students success and needs above all else and the aircraft are well maintained. You can tell the maintenance team treats the aircraft as their own, they are very friendly open to help. For those looking to pursue pilot training, build time, or fly for fun, I could not recommend Arapahoe more. Being located in COS, the experiences you get are invaluable. You get very comfortable with talking to ATC and often get to see some really cool and unique aircraft. For private pilots, there is an excellent practice area out east with lot of opportunities for ground reference maneuvers and engine out practice. As for instrument training, having your home airport with a variety of Approaches makes your training faster and more valuable. The rental rates and membership fees are very fair with no hidden costs. There are a lot of wonderful things I can say along with other members, but definitely check out Arapahoe if you are curious about aviation and want to be part of an amazing, friendly, and fair community."

"My girlfriend and I had a great experience on our discovery flights. We had an unique request and wow did they deliver! We asked to do two discovery flights, one in fixed wing and one in rotary wing, and then split the time on each. For me it felt like a big ask, but Arapahoe flight club was very accommodating. We did our first flight in one of their Cherokees with Christian and his instruction was very clear and easy to understand. Over all our fixed wing experience was excellent and was a very enjoyable. For our rotary wing experience we flew in their R44 with Jessica. Because I already had some hours in helicopters we did some more advanced maneuvers to challenge me and I found her instructions very pin pointed to make simple changes to correct my mistakes. And for my girlfriend she had simple instructions to allow her to grasp some basic concepts of helicopter controls and energy management. Over all I had a fantastic time and was very impressed with their aircraft, facilities, and employees."