FAQs

The club is open to Active and Retired Military Personnel, Active Reserves, National Guard, Base Contractors, Civil Air Patrol and their dependents.

The Eglin Aero Club is staffed for customer service Monday thru Friday 08:00-16:00. We are not staffed on federal holidays, and we may also not be staffed due to inclement weather or due to activity by Eglin. The Aero Club is accessable to members 7 days a week 24 hours a day.

The Aero Club Schedules aircraft via the website www.eacpilots.com.  You cannot access this site unless you are an approved member of the aero club.

Costs vary according to how much flight and instructor time is required for the specific lesson. Students train on the C-172's which are $155 per flight hour.  Each hour with an Instructor, flight or ground, costs $50 per hour.  The average flight lesson is about 1.5 hours of flight with an additional 1 hour of ground instruction, average ticket costs between $300-$350.

 

Average Cost

(55 hrs flight over 6 months)

 

 

Aircraft @55hrs	$  8525.00
Instruction –   Flight	$  2750.00
Ground	$  2750.00
Ground School	$   315.00
Books and Supplies	$   300.00
FAA Flight Check	$   500.00
FAA Written Exam	$   175.00
FAA Class III Medical	$   150.00
Initiation and dues	$   215.00*
total	$  15680.00**

*six months of dues and the initiation fee     
**estimate cost to obtain PPL at Eglin Aero Club

The Eglin Aero Club is your complete flight school.  We have a variety of aircraft for you to train in or for your recreational or travel needs.  We have a strong instructor staff with a designated examiner on staff to answer questions or capable of flight checks on the spot. We have an onsite testing facility so you can test right here.  We include liability and hull insurance on all of your flights.  You are learning to fly in a professional airspace so you will not have the fear that many new pilots have of "talking on the radio". We can handle all of your flight needs with supplies and instruction from "not knowing what an airplane is" to ready to fly for the airlines.

Absolutely, we have members from Duke, Hurlburt, Pensacola, Rucker, Tyndall.  We have members that only join the club and fly while they are here TDY.  

Yes, pilots will be required to put minimum 2 hours of flying time per day during the duration of the TDY. 

 The EAFB Aero Club insurance coverage is as follows:

The EAFB Aero Club shall provide insurance coverage for hull, liability, club assets, contractors, employees, and patrons IAW AFI 34-208,  The Aero Club (hull and liability) insurance program is associated only with aircraft operated by aero
 

employees, members, contract instructors, and authorized patrons and users against claims or suits which

The public liability program, which is a self-insured program, covers the Aero Club and its
result from personal injury, death, or property damage to third parties. This program covers the public
The hull insurance program covers club-owned aircraft and aircraft under exclusive-use lease

Protection of Assets

on simple negligence (maximum liability of $250), or gross negligence/willful misconduct (liability is for

full amount of Non-Appropriated Funds loss). Examples of negligence may include inadequate flight

planning; deviation from FARs, Air Force regulations, or these SOPs without sufficient cause; improperly

servicing an aircraft; performing unauthorized maintenance; setting an object on a painted aircraft surface

so as to damage the finish; striking an object during taxiing/towing an aircraft; damaging a tire because of

improper braking procedures.

, and AFI 34-402, Protecting Non-Appropriated Fund Assets. Liability may be based
 

Club and, in any event, is not covered by the AFSVA insurance program.

Personal property left at the Aero Club may not be considered in the care of and custody of the Aero 
 

agreements, as well as the engines of such aircraft. A person may be held liable for damage or loss to an

aircraft or for damage to property or personal injuries to others under the provisions of AFI 34-202,

Phone number is 850-882-5148.
If you are trying to locate us via online mapping, our location is 200 W. Escambia Road, Building 898, Eglin AFB Florida 32542. 
If you are trying to mail something to us our mailing address is PO Box 1588 Eglin AFB Florida 32542.
Our office email is eglinaeroclub@gmail.com