High Flight Academy has been steadily building our fleet. We fly out of Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport, also known as the Butler County Airport or K. W. Scholter Field.

N13337 – Cessna 172M

  • Garmin 430 GPS
  • New engine
  • Nice panel and mic switches
  • Vibrant interior lights
  • Beautiful paint job
  • ADSB Out

N1452U – Cessna 172M

  • Powerful engine
  • New interior
  • 2 Garmin G5 Attitude Indicators/HSI
  • A Garmin 650 GPS
  • New radios and transponder
  • New instrument panel lighting

N819CM – Cessna 172M

  • New engine
  • Garmin 430 GPS
  • Leather seats
  • Traffic warnings

N92141 (aka Wilbur) – Cessna 172M

  • Bright paint job
  • Smooth controls
  • GPS KLN89
  • King avionics

N53226 (aka Orville) – Cessna 172P

  • Garmin 430 GPS
  • Garmin radio #2
  • All Garmin avionics

N1737 – Cessna 172M

  • Reserved for Advanced Training Only
  • Lowest airframe time
  • Garmin 430 GPS
  • Secondary Nav/Comms
  • Best looking airplane
  • Long-range fuel tanks

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Redbird Full-Motion Simulator

High Flight Academy offers students time in a Redbird FMX Flight Simulator for pilot training. The full-motion Redbird Flight Simulator lets you experience flight without ever leaving the ground. High Flight Academy is one of the only flight schools in western Pennsylvania that offers the opportunity for our private pilot students to leverage the latest in simulator technology today. By combining traditional training with our Redbird full motion flight simulator, our students have the ability to achieve their goals faster and for less money.

The Redbird Flight Simulator will provide you, as a student, a training environment to practice specific flight maneuvers regardless of the weather outside. You can practice every flight maneuver required for your private pilot license at your own pace and in a comfortable environment. It’s simple — you will learn more, faster, and for less money, so join our family of pilots at High Flight Academy to start your path to becoming a pilot too!

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Schedule your lesson in any of these planes!