{"id":26,"date":"2017-02-02T10:00:19","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T15:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/airport\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2023-05-30T17:05:01","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T21:05:01","slug":"learn-to-fly","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/airport\/info-documents\/learn-to-fly\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn to Fly"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Many people develop an interest in aviation by attending an air show or visiting an airport.  Perhaps you\u2019ve eaten at Blackerby&#8217;s Hangar 5 restaurant and gazed out at the comings and goings of local pilots.  Or maybe you\u2019re already a pilot and but have someone in mind who you think would enjoy learning to fly.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re thinking about becoming a pilot or just know someone who is, there\u2019s no better time to learn to fly, thanks to the flight school based at the Columbus Municipal Airport.<\/p>\n<p>There are countless reasons to learn to fly.  You could go skiing just for the weekend without the hassle of an hours long drive. You could visit family or friends out of state \u2013 just for lunch.  You might have a business reason to learn to fly.  For example, covering a big sales territory in a general aviation airplane is the way to do it, on your own schedule, not the airlines\u2019.  Perhaps you are making a career choice and are attracted to aviation.  Whether you learn to fly for fun or for a more serious reason, there\u2019s no time like the present.<\/p>\n<p>The pilots around you were not born pilots.  Like you, they went through a training process.  Many have learned to fly right here, with instructors like one you will soon meet.<\/p>\n<p>You can learn more about becoming a pilot at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beapilot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Be A Pilot<\/a>, or the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cessna.com\/learn-to-fly.html\">Cessna Start Flying<\/a> websites.  If you are between the ages of 8 and 17, the local <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bakalar.org\/eaa\/\">EAA Chapter 729<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youngeagles.org\/\"> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bakalar.org\/eaa\/ye\/yemain.html\">Young Eagles<\/a> program is designed just for you.<\/p>\n<p>Ask a pilot friend to show you what flying is all about.  Don\u2019t hesitate, we all love sharing the joy of flight.<\/p>\n<p>When you are ready, call Jet Access at 812-372-1819 and ask for a flight instructor to begin your new adventure!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":13,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-26","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-28 01:18:17","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/airport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/airport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/airport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/airport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/airport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/airport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/airport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/airport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}