Wings of Eagles - Smyrna

Wings of Eagles Aviation is a flight school based at Smyrna Airport (MQY) in Smyrna, Tennessee, southeast of Nashville. It started in Smyrna in 1998 as a small flight school and now trains pilots at two locations: Smyrna and Clarksville Regional Airport (CKV), also called Outlaw Field, near Fort Campbell. It is a Cessna Pilot Center and offers both Part 141 and Part 61 training.

Training courses

• Discovery flights: one-hour flights with an instructor at both locations
• Sport Pilot and Private Pilot
• Instrument Rating
• Commercial Pilot
• Multi-Engine Rating
• Flight Instructor (CFI), Instrument Instructor (CFII) and Multi-Engine Instructor (MEI)
• Zero to Hero program from private pilot through CFII
• Group ground school, spin training, flight reviews, instrument proficiency checks and pinch hitter courses

Fleet

The school says it operates the largest and newest fleet of Cessna 172s in Tennessee. Aircraft listed on its site include Cessna 172N, 172R and 172S models, such as N738JF, N9421Z, N2625C, N387SP, N461SP and N62875, and a 2006 Cessna 182, N6013S.

Company facts

• Founded in Smyrna in 1998
• Cessna Pilot Center
• FAA Part 141 and Part 61 training
• Bases at Smyrna (MQY) and Clarksville (CKV)
• Liberty University flight training affiliate, a financing route for students