NW Florida Beaches Airport KECP 5325 Johnny Reaver Rd Panama City FL. 32409
FLY AFS at ECP Aerosmith Aviation and Flight School
JETPROP Training
Come Train with Us - dedicated training and guaranteed results.
About Us
Purchasing / Training / Managing
Flight Training Programs:
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It all starts with a friendly, no-pressure phone call. We’ll give you clear, straightforward answers so you have everything you need to make the best decision for your flight training journey. Learning to fly isn’t complicated—you just need the right information to choose the path that’s right for you.
Private Pilot Certificate:
Start with a discovery flight and progress through ground school and flight lessons. FAA minimum: 40 hrs (Student Average 60 hrs). It all starts with a friendly, no-pressure phone call.
Instrument Rating:
Learn to fly in all conditions—heavy clouds, rain, night. Requires 40 instrument hours + CFII instruction.
Commercial Pilot Certificate: Commercial Pilot Certificate:
Enhance your pilot qualifications like a pro. Develop precision flying skills, master complex maneuvers, and meet the 250-hour minimum required to fly for compensation or hire. Ideal for those pursuing a professional aviation career.
CFI / CFII:
Become a pilot and continue training to become as safe and experienced pilot under mentorship of experienced pilots including: Brian Smith (CFI/CFII) with over 4,000 hours of GA Piston aircraft experience, Colin Evans (CFI) with over 1,000 hours of Cessna 172 Experience and Sean Stoskopf (CFI/CFII) over 1,000 hours of Cessna 172 experience.
Owner & Transition Training:
Fly your PA‑46 (Malibu, Mirage, M350) with confidence—initial, recurrent, or instrument proficiency training in your own aircraft.
- At Aerosmith Aviation, we offer personalized, aircraft-specific training, in PA-46 Piper Malibu/ Mirage/M350 and JetProp aircraft.
- We also offer airplane management from the pre-buy inspection, to annuals as well as aquisition and sales.
- Led by CFII Brian Smith, a seasoned pilot, instructor, and aircraft owner with over a decade of experience in these types
- Brian has owned his PA46 Piper Malibu and Beachcraft Duke BE60 for 10 years and is currently a flight instructor at Aerosmith Flight School KECP
- Train with a professional aviation consultant who knows this aircraft market inside and out and train to fly to professional standards
Train with an Instructor who
- Owns your make and model airplane
- Values the importance of mentorship and knowledge transfer
- Integrates airplane PIC command control and aeronautical decision making
- Teaches the WHY behind the actions
- Safety comes first and while timelines are flexible, Certificate goals need to be met on time, we will get you there!
- Recurrent, IPC, or Flight Review
- References available upon request
TRAINING: Insurance Approved PA46 Training
- Initial or Recurrent training in your plane ($100 per hour @ KECP). $800 local day rate, $1200 with travel and flying, + expenses.
- The goals of our training programs are to ensure that you leave with the knowledge, understanding, skill and self-confidence to safely fly your Malibu / Mirage / M350
BUY / SELL: Plane Acquisitions and Sales
- I can sell your plane faster by offering a fair price, training and insurance all bundled together. We can also find you the best airplane on the market.
- Make finding your next plane easy with someone experienced in locating the best aircraft for your budget, local pre-buy inspection options or we'll send our PA46 mechanic who has worked on these planes for over 15 years including our own.
- We have been through many pre-buys, annuals, and know what to look for in logbooks and pre / post maintenance flight. Let a pro find the issues before you fly home and own them. (Even the big name shops miss things 50% of the time).
- 3% Buyers Agent Fee upon close.