Lanier Flight Center

Lanier Flight Center is a flight school, charter operator and aircraft service business in Gainesville, Georgia. It is based at Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport. The site says it provides professional flight training, aircraft rental, maintenance, aircraft sales and on demand charter services.

Training includes private pilot, professional ratings and flight instructor certification. The site says the school is a Cessna Pilot Center. It also offers discovery flights, glider pilot training and a flying club. The company says it now offers financing for training through a finance partner.

Lanier Flight Express is the charter arm. The site describes it as a business and leisure air charter company. It says the company owns and operates its fleet and employs its own pilots. The fleet includes Cessna Citation jets, among them CJ1, CJ2+, CJ3, and two Citation XLS jets. One XLS has Starlink WiFi.

Lanier Aircraft Maintenance is the maintenance group. The site says its FAA licensed technicians work on aircraft from light sport models to small business jets. It is led by Director of Maintenance and co-owner Paul Kyst. The site lists Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport and DeKalb Peachtree Airport as service locations.

Blue Ridge Helicopters is now based at Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport. It offers flight instruction, helicopter tours, inspection and maintenance for Robinson R22 and R44 helicopters. Lanier Flight Center is also the United States distributor for Pipistrel aircraft and lists Pipistrel sales inventory, including a used 2021 Pipistrel Panthera.

The phone number is 678-989-2395. The site lists Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn accounts.