Why You Should Choose Gulf Coast Aviation - Our Student First Time Pass Rate is over 90% on all courses - Our New Orleans location is an FAA Approved Part 141 Flight School. This means that you can be assured of our curriculum integrity and can finish in fewer hours than at Part 61 flight schools - Our average student finishes in 20 fewer hours than the national average - We provide only the most modern and best maintained aircraft for your training - Our Scenario Based curriculum adds an extra layer of safety by improving pilot decision making - Our full motion flight simulator offers a level of Emergency Procedures and Systems training not available at most other schools - Our full motion flight simulator allows many of our courses to be completed in fewer hours, thereby saving hundreds of your dollars - Our instructors undergo continuous re-training to ensure that they remain current on the most effective instruction techniques - We have a large list of satisfied customers who will be happy to tell you about their training