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Advantage Aviation Inc.

Palo Alto, CAKPAO

Part 61Onsite Maintenance

Quality Score

Fair

Training Costs

No pricing published

0/25

DPE Availability

No DPE on staff

0/19

Onsite Maintenance

Maintenance performed onsite

19/19

Key Staff Credentials

ATP, CFI on staff

8/11

Fleet Quality & Size

46 aircraft, WAAS/EFIS/glass avionics

8/8

Website Transparency

Description, Website listed

3/3

Base (15) + components above = 53

About

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Instruction Rates

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Aircraft (46)

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Aircraft	Reg #	Hourly Rate	Block Rate	Fuel Surcharge	Avionics
American Champion 7GCBC (Citabria) Airplane · Single-Engine Land Photo by Jamie West · Palo Alto Of Santa Clara - KPAO	—	—	—	—	—
American Champion 7GCBC (Citabria) Airplane · Single-Engine Land Photo by Andy Xie · Palo Alto Of Santa Clara - KPAO	—	—	—	—	—
Beechcraft 58 (Baron) Airplane · Multi-Engine Land	—	—	—	—	—
Beechcraft 76 (Duchess) Airplane · Multi-Engine Land Photo by Mason McCall · Kansas City Int'l Airport - KMCI	—	—	—	—	—
Beechcraft G36 (Bonanza) Airplane · Single-Engine Land Photo by ALJ · Modesto City-County Airport-Harry Sham Field - KMOD	—	—	—	—	Garmin G1000IFD
Cessna 152 Airplane · Single-Engine Land Photo by SpotterPowwwiii · San Carlos Airport - KSQL	—	—	—	—	—
Cessna 152 Airplane · Single-Engine Land Photo by Andy Xie · Palo Alto Of Santa Clara - KPAO	—	—	—	—	—
Cessna 152 Airplane · Single-Engine Land Photo by ShahImages · San Jose Int'l Airport - KSJC	—	—	—	—	—
Cessna 172N (Skyhawk) Airplane · Single-Engine Land Photo by Brock L · Watsonville - KWVI	—	—	—	—	—
Cessna 172SP (Skyhawk) Airplane · Single-Engine Land Photo by Taylor Kim · Palo Alto Of Santa Clara - KPAO	—	—	—	—	—
Cessna 172SP (Skyhawk) Airplane · Single-Engine Land Photo by Jeremy D. Dando · Palo Alto Of Santa Clara - KPAO	—	—	—	—	—
Cessna 172SP (Skyhawk) Airplane · Single-Engine Land Photo by Huy Do · Norman Grier Field - S36	—	—	—	—	—
Cessna 172SP (Skyhawk) Airplane · Single-Engine Land Photo by Lukasz Stawiarz · Hayward Executive Airport - KHWD	—	—	—	—	—
Cessna 172SP (Skyhawk) Airplane · Single-Engine Land	—	—	—	—	Garmin G1000IFD
Cessna 172SP (Skyhawk) Airplane · Single-Engine Land Photo by Taylor Kim · Concord - Buchanan Field - KCCR	—	—	—	—	Garmin G1000IFD
Cessna 172SP (Skyhawk) Airplane · Single-Engine Land Photo by Andy Xie · Palo Alto Of Santa Clara - KPAO	—	—	—	—	Garmin G1000IFD
Cessna 172SP (Skyhawk) Airplane · Single-Engine Land	—	—	—	—	Garmin G1000IFD
Cessna 172SP (Skyhawk) Airplane · Single-Engine Land Photo by SakaiWakana · Hayward Executive Airport - KHWD	—	—	—	—	Garmin G1000IFD
Cessna 172SP (Skyhawk) Airplane · Single-Engine Land Photo by Jonathan Chen · Palo Alto Of Santa Clara - KPAO	—	—	—	—	Garmin G1000IFD
Cessna 172SP (Skyhawk) Airplane · Single-Engine Land Photo by Jez-UK · Leeds East - EGCM	—	—	—	—	Garmin G1000IFD
Cessna 172SP (Skyhawk) Airplane · Single-Engine Land Photo by Taylor Kim · Palo Alto Of Santa Clara - KPAO	—	—	—	—	Garmin G1000IFD
Cessna 172SP (Skyhawk) Airplane · Single-Engine Land Photo by HA-KLS · Lake Hood Seaplane Base - PALH	—	—	—	—	Garmin G1000IFD
Cessna 172SP (Skyhawk) Airplane · Single-Engine Land Photo by Jamie West · Hayward Executive Airport - KHWD	—	—	—	—	Garmin G1000IFD
Cessna 172SP (Skyhawk) Airplane · Single-Engine Land Photo by Amanda Rubin · Palo Alto Of Santa Clara - KPAO	—	—	—	—	Garmin G1000IFD
Cessna 172SP (Skyhawk) Airplane · Single-Engine Land Photo by Jeremy D. Dando · Palo Alto Of Santa Clara - KPAO	—	—	—	—	Garmin G1000IFD
Cessna 172SP (Skyhawk) Airplane · Single-Engine Land	—	—	—	—	Garmin G1000IFD
Cessna 172SP (Skyhawk) Airplane · Single-Engine Land Photo by Elise Van de Putte · Addison Airport - KADS	—	—	—	—	Garmin G1000IFD
Cessna 182P (Skylane) Airplane · Single-Engine Land Photo by Andy Xie · Palo Alto Of Santa Clara - KPAO	—	—	—	—	—
Cessna 182S (Skylane) Airplane · Single-Engine Land	—	—	—	—	—
Cessna 182T (Skylane) Airplane · Single-Engine Land Photo by KimiG · San Carlos Airport - KSQL	—	—	—	—	Garmin G1000IFD
Cessna 182T (Skylane) Airplane · Single-Engine Land Photo by Andy Xie · Palo Alto Of Santa Clara - KPAO	—	—	—	—	Garmin G1000IFD
Cessna 182T (Skylane) Airplane · Single-Engine Land Photo by SpotterPowwwiii · Seattle Boeing Field/King County - KBFI	—	—	—	—	Garmin G1000IFD
Cessna 182T (Skylane) Airplane · Single-Engine Land Photo by Andy Xie · Palo Alto Of Santa Clara - KPAO	—	—	—	—	Garmin G1000IFD
Cessna 182T (Skylane) Airplane · Single-Engine Land	—	—	—	—	Garmin G1000IFD
Cessna T182T (Skylane) Airplane · Single-Engine Land	—	—	—	—	Garmin G1000IFD
Cessna T182T (Skylane) Airplane · Single-Engine Land Photo by Timothy Keeney · Orange County-Santa Ana John Wayne Airport - KSNA	—	—	—	—	Garmin G1000IFD
Cessna T206H (Skywagon) Airplane · Single-Engine Land Photo by Andy Xie · Palo Alto Of Santa Clara - KPAO	—	—	—	—	Garmin G1000IFD
Cirrus SR20 Airplane · Single-Engine Land Photo by Aj Riccobono-parkflyersportpilot · Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport - 1C5	—	—	—	—	—
Cirrus SR20 Airplane · Single-Engine Land Photo by PAUL LINK · Miami Int'l Airport - KMIA	—	—	—	—	—
Cirrus SR20 Airplane · Single-Engine Land	—	—	—	—	—
Cirrus SR20 Airplane · Single-Engine Land	—	—	—	—	—
Cirrus SR22 Airplane · Single-Engine Land Photo by Snets · Sonoma County Charles M. Schulz Airport - KSTS	—	—	—	—	—
Cirrus SR22 T Airplane · Single-Engine Land Photo by Jesse Vervoort · Oshkosh Wittman Regional - KOSH	—	—	—	—	—
Diamond DA40 Airplane · Single-Engine Land	—	—	—	—	Garmin G1000IFD
Diamond DA40 Airplane · Single-Engine Land Photo by Andy Xie · Palo Alto Of Santa Clara - KPAO	—	—	—	—	Garmin G1000IFD
Unknown Warbird (War Bird) Airplane · Single-Engine Land Photo by subing27 · Lafayette-Purdue University Airport - KLAF	—	—	—	—	—

American Champion 7GCBC (Citabria)

Airplane · Single-Engine Land

Photo by Jamie West · Palo Alto Of Santa Clara - KPAO

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American Champion 7GCBC (Citabria)

Airplane · Single-Engine Land

Photo by Andy Xie · Palo Alto Of Santa Clara - KPAO

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Beechcraft 58 (Baron)

Airplane · Multi-Engine Land

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Beechcraft 76 (Duchess)

Airplane · Multi-Engine Land

Photo by Mason McCall · Kansas City Int'l Airport - KMCI

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Beechcraft G36 (Bonanza)

Airplane · Single-Engine Land

Photo by ALJ · Modesto City-County Airport-Harry Sham Field - KMOD

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Avionics

Garmin G1000IFD

Cessna 152

Airplane · Single-Engine Land

Photo by SpotterPowwwiii · San Carlos Airport - KSQL

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Cessna 152

Airplane · Single-Engine Land

Photo by Andy Xie · Palo Alto Of Santa Clara - KPAO

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Cessna 152

Airplane · Single-Engine Land

Photo by ShahImages · San Jose Int'l Airport - KSJC

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Cessna 172N (Skyhawk)

Airplane · Single-Engine Land

Photo by Brock L · Watsonville - KWVI

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Cessna 172SP (Skyhawk)

Airplane · Single-Engine Land

Photo by Taylor Kim · Palo Alto Of Santa Clara - KPAO

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Cessna 172SP (Skyhawk)

Airplane · Single-Engine Land

Photo by Jeremy D. Dando · Palo Alto Of Santa Clara - KPAO

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Cessna 172SP (Skyhawk)

Airplane · Single-Engine Land

Photo by Huy Do · Norman Grier Field - S36

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Cessna 172SP (Skyhawk)

Airplane · Single-Engine Land

Photo by Lukasz Stawiarz · Hayward Executive Airport - KHWD

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Cessna 172SP (Skyhawk)

Airplane · Single-Engine Land

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Avionics

Garmin G1000IFD

Cessna 172SP (Skyhawk)

Airplane · Single-Engine Land

Photo by Taylor Kim · Concord - Buchanan Field - KCCR

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Avionics

Garmin G1000IFD

Cessna 172SP (Skyhawk)

Airplane · Single-Engine Land

Photo by Andy Xie · Palo Alto Of Santa Clara - KPAO

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Avionics

Garmin G1000IFD

Cessna 172SP (Skyhawk)

Airplane · Single-Engine Land

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Avionics

Garmin G1000IFD

Cessna 172SP (Skyhawk)

Airplane · Single-Engine Land

Photo by SakaiWakana · Hayward Executive Airport - KHWD

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Avionics

Garmin G1000IFD

Cessna 172SP (Skyhawk)

Airplane · Single-Engine Land

Photo by Jonathan Chen · Palo Alto Of Santa Clara - KPAO

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Avionics

Garmin G1000IFD

Cessna 172SP (Skyhawk)

Airplane · Single-Engine Land

Photo by Jez-UK · Leeds East - EGCM

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Avionics

Garmin G1000IFD

Cessna 172SP (Skyhawk)

Airplane · Single-Engine Land

Photo by Taylor Kim · Palo Alto Of Santa Clara - KPAO

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Avionics

Garmin G1000IFD

Cessna 172SP (Skyhawk)

Airplane · Single-Engine Land

Photo by HA-KLS · Lake Hood Seaplane Base - PALH

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Garmin G1000IFD

Cessna 172SP (Skyhawk)

Airplane · Single-Engine Land

Photo by Jamie West · Hayward Executive Airport - KHWD

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Avionics

Garmin G1000IFD

Cessna 172SP (Skyhawk)

Airplane · Single-Engine Land

Photo by Amanda Rubin · Palo Alto Of Santa Clara - KPAO

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Avionics

Garmin G1000IFD

Cessna 172SP (Skyhawk)

Airplane · Single-Engine Land

Photo by Jeremy D. Dando · Palo Alto Of Santa Clara - KPAO

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Avionics

Garmin G1000IFD

Cessna 172SP (Skyhawk)

Airplane · Single-Engine Land

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Garmin G1000IFD

Cessna 172SP (Skyhawk)

Airplane · Single-Engine Land

Photo by Elise Van de Putte · Addison Airport - KADS

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Avionics

Garmin G1000IFD

Cessna 182P (Skylane)

Airplane · Single-Engine Land

Photo by Andy Xie · Palo Alto Of Santa Clara - KPAO

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Cessna 182S (Skylane)

Airplane · Single-Engine Land

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Cessna 182T (Skylane)

Airplane · Single-Engine Land

Photo by KimiG · San Carlos Airport - KSQL

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Garmin G1000IFD

Cessna 182T (Skylane)

Airplane · Single-Engine Land

Photo by Andy Xie · Palo Alto Of Santa Clara - KPAO

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Garmin G1000IFD

Cessna 182T (Skylane)

Airplane · Single-Engine Land

Photo by SpotterPowwwiii · Seattle Boeing Field/King County - KBFI

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Garmin G1000IFD

Cessna 182T (Skylane)

Airplane · Single-Engine Land

Photo by Andy Xie · Palo Alto Of Santa Clara - KPAO

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Avionics

Garmin G1000IFD

Cessna 182T (Skylane)

Airplane · Single-Engine Land

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Avionics

Garmin G1000IFD

Cessna T182T (Skylane)

Airplane · Single-Engine Land

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Garmin G1000IFD

Cessna T182T (Skylane)

Airplane · Single-Engine Land

Photo by Timothy Keeney · Orange County-Santa Ana John Wayne Airport - KSNA

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Avionics

Garmin G1000IFD

Cessna T206H (Skywagon)

Airplane · Single-Engine Land

Photo by Andy Xie · Palo Alto Of Santa Clara - KPAO

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Avionics

Garmin G1000IFD

Cirrus SR20

Airplane · Single-Engine Land

Photo by Aj Riccobono-parkflyersportpilot · Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport - 1C5

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Cirrus SR20

Airplane · Single-Engine Land

Photo by PAUL LINK · Miami Int'l Airport - KMIA

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Cirrus SR20

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Cirrus SR20

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Cirrus SR22

Airplane · Single-Engine Land

Photo by Snets · Sonoma County Charles M. Schulz Airport - KSTS

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Cirrus SR22 T

Airplane · Single-Engine Land

Photo by Jesse Vervoort · Oshkosh Wittman Regional - KOSH

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Diamond DA40

Airplane · Single-Engine Land

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Garmin G1000IFD

Diamond DA40

Airplane · Single-Engine Land

Photo by Andy Xie · Palo Alto Of Santa Clara - KPAO

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Garmin G1000IFD

Unknown Warbird (War Bird)

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Photo by subing27 · Lafayette-Purdue University Airport - KLAF

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Simulators (2)

Simulator	Class	Reg #	Hourly Rate	Block Rate	Avionics
Precision Flight Controls CR-12	BATD	—	—	—	—
Precision Flight Controls MFD	AATD	—	—	—	Garmin G1000IFDGarmin GFC700AutopilotGarmin GMA1347Audio Panel

Precision Flight Controls CR-12

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Garmin G1000IFDGarmin GFC700AutopilotGarmin GMA1347Audio Panel

Frequently Asked Questions

Advantage Aviation Inc. has rental rates on file. to see full pricing and a cost estimate for your Private Pilot Certificate.

No, Advantage Aviation Inc. operates under Part 61. Training is self-paced: you and your instructor set the curriculum rather than following a pre-approved syllabus. The FAA minimum for a Private Pilot Certificate under Part 61 is 40 flight hours, though most students need 60 to 70.

No, Advantage Aviation Inc. does not have a Designated Pilot Examiner on staff. When you're ready for your checkride, you'll need to book with an independent DPE. Ask the school if they can point you to one nearby.

Advantage Aviation Inc.'s training fleet includes the Cessna 152, Cessna 172N (Skyhawk), Cessna 172SP (Skyhawk), Cessna 182P (Skylane), Cessna 182S (Skylane), Cessna 182T (Skylane), Cessna T182T (Skylane), Cessna T206H (Skywagon), Cirrus SR20, Cirrus SR22, Cirrus SR22 T, Diamond DA40, Beechcraft G36 (Bonanza), Beechcraft 76 (Duchess), Beechcraft 58 (Baron), American Champion 7GCBC (Citabria), and Unknown Warbird (War Bird). Having multiple types in the fleet keeps your training on track if one plane is down for maintenance. Ask the school about current availability and any additional charges per aircraft.

Yes, Advantage Aviation Inc. has the following flight training devices: Precision Flight Controls MFD and Precision Flight Controls CR-12. Ask the school which ratings the devices count toward and how many hours you can log.

No, Advantage Aviation Inc. does not charge a fuel surcharge. The published rental rates are your actual hourly cost.