Birmingham Flight Center

Birmingham Flight Center (BFC) is a flight school and aviation services company at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Birmingham, Alabama. It trains under Part 61 and is a Cirrus Training Center. The school describes itself as a small, quality-focused operation rather than a high-volume academy, training in challenging airspace.

Training

• Discovery flights
• Private Pilot, Instrument Rating and Commercial certificates
• Multi-engine rating and ATP
• CFI, CFII and Multi-Engine Instructor courses
• Cirrus transition and training in SR series aircraft
• Military pilot training preparation (UPT prep)
• Pinch hitter safety course for non-pilot passengers
• Full motion Redbird FMX simulator sessions

Fleet

• Cessna 172s, all Garmin equipped and IFR certified
• Cirrus SR fleet including 2021 aircraft with Garmin Perspective+, FIKI, oxygen and air conditioning
• 1979 Beechcraft Baron 55 with Garmin GTN 750 and TXi (dual rental only)
• F33 Bonanza for high performance and complex training

Aviation services

BFC also offers aircraft rental, aircraft procurement, turn-key aircraft management with hangar space, pilot services and an in-house maintenance department. The maintenance team works on single and multi-engine airframes and uses outside specialists for paint, avionics and interiors.

Company facts

• FAA Part 61 flight school
• Cirrus Training Center
• Training finance through Stratus Financial
• Open Monday to Saturday, 9am to 6pm, Sundays by appointment

Contact

Email: info@bhmflightcenter.com
Key people: Chris VanBuskirk (Director of Maintenance)