Hilton Head Flight School

Hilton Head Flight School is a flight training business run by Bill Shank on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Bill Shank is an FAA Certified Flight Instructor with CFI, CFII and commercial ratings. He has more than 40 years of flying experience and about 7,000 flying hours. The school's address is 85 Summit Drive, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926.

The site says Bill Shank was chosen as Flight Instructor of the Year for 2024 in South Carolina. He is a former teacher for the Department of Defense and was taught by military instructors. He has flown to almost all the islands of Japan and across Germany and France. He has also flown coast to coast across the United States.

The school trains students in a Piper Warrior PA-28-161. The aircraft has a Garmin 430 and ADS-B in and out. Students can also train in their own aircraft. The school has a six screen simulator for introduction to flying. The site says Bill Shank is certified in the Garmin 1000 cockpit and in high performance and complex aircraft.

The school offers discovery flights, basic flight instruction for the private pilot license, instrument flight instruction and ground instruction. It also offers G1000 glass cockpit training, biennial flight reviews, instrument proficiency checks and rust removal for pilots who have not flown recently. Repositioning of an aircraft anywhere in the United States is also offered.

The site says the school has kept a 100 percent pass rate for new pilots. The instructor says student pilots aged 15 to 85 have learned to fly. He has memberships with the National Association of Flight Instructors, AOPA and EAA. Visitors can call 843-384-4316 to set up an introduction flight. The site also says the instructor helps with buying aircraft. The site also has a photo gallery and a page of introduction videos.