Serving New Orleans and Baton Rouge. Gulf Coast Aviation is Southeast Louisiana's premier location for flight training, aircraft management, city tours, and photo flights

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2005 Cessna 172SP w/ NAV III G1000
Introducing The Future of Aviation! The only G1000 equipped glass cockpit in the region! In addition to superior situational awareness the 2005 Cessna 172SP includes: onboard weather including cell location and movement, Mode S transponder with traffic information, XM satellite radio, automatic voice recorder to playback missed calls, auxiliary audio input for MP3 or CD players, KAP 140 dual axis autopilot, front-seat airbags, and more. This airplane is excellent not only as a revolutionary training platform but also for comfortable cross-country excursions.

Why Fly Cessna?

FAA Certified Full Motion Flight Simulator
Come log time no manner what the weather is! Pilots and simulator enthusiasts in the New Orleans area now have access to our state-of-the-art full motion flight simulator. The simulator is fully FAA certified for logging time toward IPCs and certification requirements. Pilots are be able to save money by completing a large portion of their instrument and commercial training, instrument proficiency checks, and most of the flight review in the sim. Gulf Coast Aviation plans to drastically enhance pilot safety training by focusing on Scenario Based Training (SBT), systems familiarization, and emergency procedures training that often aren't possible in a real airplane. Pilots, future pilots, simulator enthusiasts, and anyone who enjoys seeing a technological marvel should plan to take a ride. Can be used to log 2.5 hours toward private, 20 hours toward instrument, and 50 hours toward commercial. The Majority of your IPC can also be done in the sim.

2011 Cessna 162 Skycatcher
This extraordinary new aircraft strikes a perfect balance of efficient innovations, state-of-the-art technology and classic good looks. From its Cessna high-wing design and aluminum exterior to its modern styling, the Skycatcher embodies everything you've come to love about Cessna's traditional single engine aircraft and so much more. The aircraft drastically lowers the cost of becoming a pilot. In addition, because of its Light Sport category, it also enables training for the Sport Pilot License. Enjoy Sport Pilot Training, Private Pilot Training, and even a portion of your instrument training, all at a lower cost per hour - in a glass cockpit - and in a factory-new airplane!

2001 Cessna 172SP w/ NAV II
Color moving map GPS, dual axis autopilot, MFD, and more

2000 Cessna 172SP w/ WAAS-enabled Garmin 430