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A closer look.
Auburn University’s Professional Flight bachelor’s program combines university coursework with flight operations at Auburn University Regional Airport. The program explicitly includes private, instrument, commercial and multi-engine training, with CFI, CFII and MEI courses also available. Published equipment includes Garmin G1000-equipped Cessna 172SPs, Piper Seminoles, FRASCA training devices and an A320 procedures trainer. The airport is connected to campus by Tiger Transit. Admission to the flight major requires a separate selection process beyond general university admission. Auburn also publishes a restricted-ATP authorization pathway for qualifying graduates and emphasizes that flight-course fees can increase when additional training is needed.
Program sequence and admissions
The Professional Flight page explicitly describes certificate stages, optional instructor courses and a separate major-admission process.
Airport and equipment
The facilities page identifies Auburn University Regional Airport, Cessna and Piper trainers, FRASCA devices and an A320 procedures trainer.
Transfer and progression questions
The FAQ explains advanced-placement checks, academic expectations and limitations on completing training started elsewhere.
Graduate eligibility
The university publishes the terms of its restricted-ATP letter of authorization for eligible graduates.
Published training options.
The school’s published options are summarized below. Each note explains the training type and what to clarify when comparing the school’s exact course.
BS Professional Flight
An academic pathway with its own entry and graduation requirements. Compare the flight qualifications, academic credits and flight fees included in your chosen track.
Aviation management degree pathway
An academic pathway with its own entry and graduation requirements. Compare the flight qualifications, academic credits and flight fees included in your chosen track.
Private pilot
A private-pilot training path. Compare the aircraft used, ground-school arrangements and how lessons progress from initial skills to practical-test preparation.
Instrument rating
Training focused on instrument flying, procedures and planning. Compare aircraft and simulator use, scheduling and the preparation expected before flight lessons.
Commercial pilot
A commercial-pilot training option. Ask which aircraft category, prerequisites, experience-building flights and practical-test preparation are included.
Multi-engine rating
Training in multiengine aircraft. Confirm whether the course is an initial rating, an add-on or a transition, and which aircraft will be available.
CFI
Training in teaching, lesson preparation and instructional flying. Ask which instructor qualification is included and how practice teaching is assessed.
CFII
Preparation for instrument-instruction responsibilities. Confirm the required existing instructor qualification and whether simulator work is part of the course.
MEI
Preparation to teach in multiengine aircraft. Ask about entry qualifications, aircraft availability and the ground and flight preparation included.
Simulator and crew-procedures training
Practice using a training device. Ask which device is used, whether an instructor is included and how the sessions support your particular course.
Simulator equipment is part of the degree curriculum; an A320 type-rating program is not established.
Aircraft & training scope
Aircraft categories: Airplane
Published aircraft models: Cessna 172SP Skyhawk, Piper PA-44-180 Seminole
Restricted-ATP eligibility is conditional on approved study and flight requirements, not simply enrollment.
Training framework & verification
Part 141: Matched to the FAA roster dated 2026-10-19. Confirm the approved course and training location with the school. The workbook does not list individual course approvals or establish training quality.
FAA reference: faa.gov. Confirm the approved course and training location with the school.
PART 141 SOURCE CHECK
FAA roster information.
This listing is matched to the supplied FAA Part 141 roster record. Confirm the approved course and training location with the school; the roster does not list course approvals or establish training quality.
AUBURN UNIVERSITY AVIATION
Doing business as: NA
Certificate DW8S101QLocation designator DW8S
Address as recorded: 335 AVIATION WAY, AUBURN, AL 36830
Use the faa.gov facility dashboard for future cross-reference. The dated record above reflects the FAA workbook used for this directory update. How we check records
TRAINING FIT
Our school review.
Auburn is best evaluated as a selective university flight program with a prescribed academic and flying sequence. Prospective transfers should discuss existing certificates before planning outside training: the school has specific placement and continuation rules, and the flight major is not guaranteed by admission to the university. Ask how summer flying, academic-progress standards and extra flight fees affect the degree plan. The simulator resources broaden the curriculum, but an A320 procedures trainer should not be interpreted as a jet type-rating course.
An AI-assisted editorial assessment of the school’s published information. This is separate from student feedback. We have not attended or inspected this school.
WHAT THE AVAILABLE FEEDBACK TELLS US
Student review evidence.
Auburn Reddit evidence: A commenter identifies as an Auburn student and describes difficulty completing an instrument stage check, citing weather, aircraft availability, and inconsistent expectations across check instructors. Another participant also reports inconsistent stage-check standards. These are attributed learner accounts, not independently verified findings about current scheduling or the program as a whole. A small anonymous 2025 discussion, originally about instructor employment, contains relevant student comments but no representative outcome data. Confirm current scheduling, total costs, and course completion expectations with recent students at this location.
How to read this evidence
A small anonymous 2025 discussion, originally about instructor employment, contains relevant student comments but no representative outcome data.
Follow up with the school
- How are stage-check standards calibrated across instructors and disputes reviewed?
- What are current waits for stage checks and how are students supported after cancellations?
Read the review sources
- Is Auburn a good school to instruct at? : r/flying Third-party source
A small anonymous 2025 discussion, originally about instructor employment, contains relevant student comments but no representative outcome data.
AI-assisted summary of the cited material. Public comments are individual experiences; the sample may be small, selective, or dated.
How we prepare review summariesMAKE YOUR NEXT CONVERSATION COUNT
Questions for Auburn University Aviation.
- What is the separate Professional Flight admission timeline for my entry term?
- How will my existing certificate or partly completed training be evaluated?
- Should my degree plan include consecutive summer flight semesters?
- Which additional flight, testing or fuel charges may exceed the course-fee allocation?
Sources & listing information.
School facts are compiled from the source material below. Imported record identifiers are retained for traceability and are not presented as proof of current certification.
- Auburn University Aviation — program sequence and admissions
- Auburn University Aviation — transfer and progression questions
- Auburn University Aviation — airport and equipment
- Auburn University Aviation — graduate eligibility
- School website supplied in source recordsSupplied website; not independently rechecked for this import.
- Source-record reference: checkrides.ioReference retained from the supplied spreadsheet; current content not rechecked for this import.
- faa.gov — Find a FacilityFAA pilot-school facility reference. Part 61 instruction is not a separate FAA school certification.
View source record references
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Part_141_Flight_School_Websites (1).csv; faaverifiedp141.xlsx