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  • Private Pilot Ground School – Colorado

    Upcoming Event JANUARY: PRIVATE PILOT WRITTEN TEST PREP WEEKEND GROUND SCHOOL Saturday & Sunday, Jan 11th & 12th, 2014 Vail Valley Jet Center On the weekend of January 11th and January 12th there will be an accelerated private pilot test prep ground school at the Vail Valley Jet Center.  The class is two days long, 8 […]

  • Glenwood Springs Flying Club | Learning to Fly | Flight Instruction Airplane Rental

    Flight Instruction and Airplane Rental in Glenwood Springs If you’re looking to learn to fly in Glenwood Springs Colorado there are a couple of great options for you.  First, the airport located just south of town in Glenwood Springs is one of the neatest airports in Colorado.  While it’s not an ideal place to learn, […]

  • Flight Lessons in Vail Colorado, Eagle Airport

    Learn to fly in the mountains at the Eagle Airport, located near Vail Colorado Whether you are learning to fly for the first time, or simply looking to add mountain flying to your skill set, Alpine Flight School located at Eagle Airport can help.  Alpine Flight School offers private pilot ground and flight training as […]

  • Learning to fly at 16, 17, or 18 years of age, what’s the right age?

    When is the right time to have your son or daughter learn to fly?I occasionally get asked what’s the right age to get my son or daughter into flight lessons.  Having just had this discussion a couple hours ago, I figured this would be a great topic to add to the blog. First, let’s look […]

  • About Alpine Flight School – About our flight school, how we work, what we thinkR

    Alpine Flight School operates at Eagle County Regional Airport and provides flight instruction in accordance with FFA Part 61. Every element of our operation emphasizes safety. We operate a modern Diamond DA-20-C1 aircraft under a rigid maintenance program. The Diamond DA-20-C1 is touted as having the best safety record in the business as well as […]

  • Flight Training and Rental Aircraft at Eagle Airport Colorado – Alpine Flight School

    Our Training Aircraft, the DA-20-C1 Katana Eclipse Alpine Flight School utilizes the Diamond DA-20 Katana for initial and instrument flight training. We believe the DA-20 is one of the finest training aircraft available for many reasons. Imagine taking the ultimate 2 seat sports car and adding wings. That’s the feeling you get when you take […]

  • Getting a Mountain Flying Lesson in Vail

    For pilots visiting the Vail Valley, Mountain Flying is a great way to breakup the time.There are a tremendous number or great reasons to visit the Vail Valley…. whether summer or winter, there is always something to do.  Skiing, hiking, biking, golf, the list goes on and on.  While you’re visiting here consider another great […]

Mountain CFI & Alpine Flight School have been providing mountain flight training to all levels of fixed wing general aviation pilots for nearly 2 decades.  We pride ourselves on providing what we believe to be “graduate level” training for general aviation pilots. 

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We operate on an appointment basis 365 days per year. Call to schedule an appointment.

Mountain Flying courses available year-round.

Backcountry courses available based on snow and moisture at backcountry landing sites, however really available from March-November.

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  • PO Box 1611 Gypsum Colorado 81637
  • 1.970.401.5105
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  • https://mountaincfi.com

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