Avian Flight Center

Avian Flight Center operates at Bremerton National Airport in Washington. It is the only full service fixed base operator, flight school, and maintenance facility on the Kitsap Peninsula under one roof. The company serves pilots and aircraft owners with a range of aviation services.

The flight school teaches under FAA Part 61 and Part 141. It offers courses for Private Pilot, Instrument Pilot, Commercial Pilot, and Certified Flight Instructor. Students can also attend ground school or try a Discovery Flight, which includes thirty minutes of flight time and one hour of ground instruction with a certified flight instructor. A Redbird SD flight simulator, which is an FAA approved advanced aviation training device, supports training.

The company rents a fleet that includes a Piper Cherokee 140, multiple Cessna 172 aircraft, a Beechcraft Travel Air, and the Redbird SD simulator. Several of the Cessna models are certified for instrument flight rules and feature modern avionics such as Garmin displays and autopilots. Rental flights can explore the San Juan Islands, the Seattle skyline, Mount Rainier, Mount St. Helens, and the Olympic Mountains.

The full service FBO provides Jet A and AvGas fuel, ground power unit service, lavatory service, battery cart service, after hours support, and callout service. The facility also houses a PSI testing center for FAA exams and stocks a pilot shop. Aircraft maintenance, repairs, engine overhauls, and parts sales are available through Avian Aeronautics, a separate company located in the same building. The flight center handles airframe, engine, and cylinder repair.

Avian Flight Center opened in 2002. It grew from Avian Aeronautics, an aircraft repair facility that started in 1986. The current facility includes a classroom, student briefing offices, a pilot lounge and kitchen, the testing center, and the flight simulator.

Services

• Flight instruction
• Aircraft rental
• Simulator rental
• Discovery flights
• FBO services
• Fuel services
• Aircraft maintenance
• PSI testing
• Ground school
• Pilot shop