GET TO KNOW THE SCHOOL
A closer look.
Academy of Aviation’s Gastonia location offers a structured professional-pilot pathway at Gastonia Municipal Airport (KAKH). This is the Charlotte-area campus, where Academy of Aviation also describes operating the airport’s FBO. The campus publishes private pilot, instrument, commercial, and instructor stages, including CFI, CFII, and MEI. The academy also advertises a 100-hour multiengine career program that introduces twin-engine experience earlier in the training sequence. Its broader career information includes Delta Propel and Republic RJet pathways. Enrollment, instructor employment, airline selection, and the availability of specialist training should be treated as separate steps, with a written plan for this campus.
Local training environment
The campus page identifies Gastonia Municipal Airport (KAKH) and describes the Charlotte-area campus, where Academy of Aviation also describes operating the airport’s FBO.
Career curriculum
The campus publishes private, instrument, commercial, CFI, CFII, and MEI training stages.
Alternative multiengine pathway
The academy publishes a 100-hour multiengine career program with private, instrument, commercial, and instructor stages.
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.
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.
Certified flight instructor (CFI)
Training in teaching, lesson preparation and instructional flying. Ask which instructor qualification is included and how practice teaching is assessed.
Instrument flight instructor (CFII)
Preparation for instrument-instruction responsibilities. Confirm the required existing instructor qualification and whether simulator work is part of the course.
Multiengine instructor (MEI)
Preparation to teach in multiengine aircraft. Ask about entry qualifications, aircraft availability and the ground and flight preparation included.
100-hour multiengine career program
Training in multiengine aircraft. Confirm whether the course is an initial rating, an add-on or a transition, and which aircraft will be available.
The campus page explicitly names private, instrument, commercial, CFI, CFII, and MEI stages. Confirm whether every stage is delivered locally and which syllabus applies. The separate 100-hour multiengine program requires its own enrollment details.
Aircraft & training scope
Aircraft categories: Airplane
Aircraft models: A current model list was not established from the reviewed sources. Ask which aircraft or training device your course uses.
Gastonia campus at Gastonia Municipal Airport (KAKH). Provider-wide programs and airline pathways are distinguished from local aircraft availability.
Airline pathway participation is not a promise of hiring. Confirm the aircraft actually available at this campus for each stage of your course.
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.
Academy of Aviation - Gastonia
Certificate YOQS913KLocation designator 2OQS
Address as recorded: 1030 GASTON DAY SCHOOL ROAD, GASTONIA, NC 28056
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.
This campus is a practical comparison for a student seeking a coordinated sequence from initial flying through instructor qualifications. Evaluate the Gastonia schedule and aircraft access directly: a multi-campus academy’s overall fleet does not establish what is available locally. Compare the standard career plan with the multiengine-heavy option in terms of cost, time, and required travel. Airline affiliations may help organize a career plan, but selection criteria and later employment requirements still need individual review.
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.
A Gastonia-specific Reddit thread from 2021 was indexed and includes questions and comments about the school, but the full discussion could not be opened. Its age and uncertain respondent experience prevent a dependable assessment of current instruction or scheduling. No numerical rating is inferred. This evidence is too narrow to establish a campus-wide student consensus or typical training outcomes. The limitation concerns what could be verified in accessible sources. Ask for recent references from students pursuing the same certificate at the Gastonia location, together with a written explanation of scheduling and costs.
How to read this evidence
Voluntary, unverified individual accounts; the accessible selection is not a representative survey or an audit of current training outcomes.
Follow up with the school
- Can I speak with recent students who completed my intended training at the Gastonia location?
- What did those students actually pay, and how often could they complete lessons?
Read the review sources
- Academy of Aviation (Gastonia Campus - KAKH) Third-party source · Search excerpt
Individual comments or platform listing; scope and access limits are described in the summary.
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 Academy of Aviation - Gastonia.
- Which portions of the course stay at Gastonia and which use other airports or campuses?
- Which ratings are included in my signed career-program price, and which require a transfer or separate fee?
- What changes in cost and timeline if I select the 100-hour multiengine program?
- What are the current eligibility and selection requirements for instructor employment and airline pathways?
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.
- Career Pilot Training | Academy of Aviation
- 100-hour multiengine program
- Academy of Aviation Gastonia campus
- Airline pathway requirements
- 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
YOQS913K
Part_141_Flight_School_Websites (1).csv; faaverifiedp141.xlsx