“Reach Higher”
Evangelical Christian School is pleased to offer the Aviation Pre-Professional Program that allows our high school students to explore aviation training opportunities normally not available in a high school setting. On a daily basis, classes are taught by certified flight instructors. In addition to extensive course/flight preparation, students fulfill the academic requirements needed for admission to colleges and universities while also earning college credit.
The ECS Aviation program is conducted by Florida’s premier flight training facility, Paragon Flight. Paragon is one of the FAA approved schools in the United States.
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Aviation Curriculum
Year 1: Introduction to Aviation
Year 2: Flight Operations
Year 3: Complex Aircraft Systems and Operations
Year 4: Flight School
*Extra costs are associated with the Aviation Pre-Professional Program. See Admissions for more information.
Initial flight training is conducted on the Redbird full motion flight simulator and on simulators utilizing x-plane 10 Global, which is the world’s most comprehensive and powerful flight simulator for personal computers because of its realistic flight model. The x-plane simulator allows student to experience the handling characteristics and feel of an actual aircraft.
Cassandra Thompson-Pride ’21
Flight Instructors:
Mr. Jeffrey Wolf
FAA Certified Flight Instructor
Director of ECS Aviation Program
Chief Instructor for Paragon Flight (Page Field Airport)
CRJ2 Pilot for ComAir
Mr. Kenneth Volker
Former US Navy Pilot, Vietnam Veteran
315 Aircraft Carrier Landings, 145 Combat Flights
Mr. Dennis Zabka
FAA Certified Flight Instructor
Assistant Chief Instructor for Paragon Flight Retired US Air Force B-52 Instructor/Evaluator Pilot, 273 Combat Hours
Advisory Board
The Aviation Advisory Board is composed of pilots and ATC to help give further guidance to the ECS aviation program.
DUAL ENROLLMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Liberty University
FAA Ground School Exam Completed – 6 college credit hours
FAA Private Pilot license – 12 college credit hours
Jacksonville University
FAA Private Pilot license – 7 college credit hours
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
FAA Private Pilot license – 6 college credit hours
Purdue University
FAA Private Pilot license- 2 college credit hours, opportunity to obtain more.
