GET TO KNOW THE SCHOOL
A closer look.
Revv Aviation’s Council Bluffs operation is based at Council Bluffs Municipal Airport and combines flight training with maintenance and avionics services. Its current local page explicitly lists private, instrument, commercial and multi-engine instruction, discovery flights and aircraft rental. It also identifies a University of Nebraska Omaha partnership and advanced instructor training. The Council Bluffs page names locally offered Cessna 150s and 172s, a Piper Arrow and Piper Seminoles. The former Advanced Air name reflects the operation’s history; students should use the current Revv contact for enrollment, course availability and collegiate-pathway details.
Council Bluffs campus
The local page identifies the airport, UNO partnership and private, instrument, commercial and multi-engine courses.
Local rental and training fleet
The same location page names Cessna 150/172, Arrow and Seminole aircraft.
Instructor progression
The shared instructor-course page describes CFI, instrument-instructor and multi-engine-instructor training; exact campus delivery should be confirmed.
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.
Discovery flight
An introductory lesson to explore the aircraft and teaching approach. Ask about flight time, who will instruct you and what the quoted price includes.
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 training
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 — confirm local delivery
Training in teaching, lesson preparation and instructional flying. Ask which instructor qualification is included and how practice teaching is assessed.
CFII — confirm local delivery
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.
University of Nebraska Omaha flight-training partnership
An academic pathway with its own entry and graduation requirements. Compare the flight qualifications, academic credits and flight fees included in your chosen track.
Aircraft & training scope
Aircraft categories: Airplane
Published aircraft models: Cessna 150, Cessna 172, Piper Arrow, Piper Seminole
The aircraft are identified specifically for Council Bluffs. Confirm that advanced instructor courses can be completed at this location.
Confirm local instructor-course availability and current collegiate or benefits terms.
Training framework & verification
Part 61: Explicit in supplied source; not rechecked for this import. 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 61 describes training rules; it does not itself identify an FAA-certificated 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.
CARVER AERO, LLC
Doing business as: ADVANCED AIR DBA DBA REVV AVIATION
Certificate PHKS735SLocation designator PHKS
Address as recorded: 101 MCCANDLESS LANE, SUITE 1, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA 51503
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.
Council Bluffs provides unusually useful local detail for comparing a first certificate, advanced training or the university-linked route. Ask whether your course is independent or part of the UNO arrangement, since academic requirements and fees differ. The named local fleet helps frame availability questions without relying on aircraft at other Revv bases. Confirm current instructor-course delivery and any benefits eligibility for your exact enrollment; a general approval statement is not a personal coverage determination.
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.
Google reviews via FlightSchools.aero evidence: Council Bluffs' profile mixes FBO service feedback with training-related comments. A visitor praises ground service, a learner describes helpful staff, and a parent criticizes coordination with a university program while referring to Nebraska. Because the sample mixes services and locations, it cannot establish a clean Council Bluffs student consensus. FBO, training, and cross-location feedback are mixed; no campus-specific aggregate rating is transferred. Confirm current scheduling, total costs, and course completion expectations with recent students at this location.
What reviewers appreciated
- A training-related account describes helpful staff. [1]
Concerns reported
- A parent criticizes university-program coordination, but location scope is uncertain. [1]
How to read this evidence
FBO, training, and cross-location feedback are mixed; no campus-specific aggregate rating is transferred.
Follow up with the school
- Can I speak with recent students who completed this course at this location?
- What are the current booking delays, instructor continuity arrangements, and typical total completion costs?
Read the review sources
- Revv Aviation: Flight School in Council Bluffs, IA Third-party source · Search excerpt
FBO, training, and cross-location feedback are mixed; no campus-specific aggregate rating is transferred.
AI-assisted summary of the cited material. Public comments are individual experiences; the sample may be small, selective, or dated.
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Questions for Revv Aviation dba Advanced Air.
- Is my enrollment independent or part of the UNO flight-training agreement?
- Which local aircraft are assigned to my certificate sequence?
- Which instructor courses are presently scheduled in Council Bluffs?
- What current eligibility and course-specific coverage apply if I intend to use veterans’ benefits?
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.
- Midwest Flight School | Revv Aviation
- Revv Aviation dba Advanced Air — instructor progression
- Flight School Fleet | Revv Aviation
- Piper Seminole | Revv Aviation
- Piper Warrior | Revv Aviation
- Piper Arrow | Revv Aviation
- Piper Archer III | Revv Aviation
- Cessna 150 | Revv Aviation
- Cessna 172 Skyhawk | Revv Aviation
- Revv Aviation dba Advanced Air — council bluffs campus
- 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.
- Source-record reference: revvaviation.comReference retained from the supplied spreadsheet; current content not rechecked for this import.
- Source-record reference: bestaviation.netReference retained from the supplied spreadsheet; current content not rechecked for this import.
- faa.gov — Pilot Schools InformationFAA guidance on certificated schools and other flight-training providers.
- faa.gov — Find a FacilityFAA pilot-school facility reference. Part 61 instruction is not a separate FAA school certification.
View source record references
PHKS735S · P61-E13831718B
Part_141_Flight_School_Websites (1).csv; Part_61_Flight_School_Websites (1).csv; faaverifiedp141.xlsx