Company Profile
After years of working for various FBOs and as a Corporate Pilot, our founder, Kent Shilling, observed he was investing his energy building someone else's business. Now a sought after instructor with a strong reputation, Kent decided to build his own aviation business. Word of mouth among Central Kentucky Pilots for some years now is that Kent is a knowledgeable professional who teaches rather than trains in a personable yet professional manner.
Douglas Aviation recently purchased 4 AMD Alarus (CH2T) aircraft, and flies with students out of these airports: Danville/Boyle County, Lebanon/Springfield, Somerset, Campbellsville and Jamestown/Russell County. We are diligently seeking agreements with more airports, and will conduct flight instruction wherever requested to do so; we will come to you!
Douglas Aviation has entered into a reciprocal agreement with ATUSchool.com where ATU provides our classroom instruction. The initial course is a combined Private/Instrument or Sport/Instrument course following FAA approved syllabi. You will attend the live, instructor-led classes on the published schedule via internet from your home or office, fly certain lessons on the X-plane simulator software included with your tuition, then fly those lessons in our Alarus.
Ideally, you will earn your Private Pilot Certificate in our airplane and rent it for a brief time thereafter. When you have selected an aircraft to purchase for yourself, earn your Instrument Rating in your airplane with one of our instructors. Of course our planes are available for rent for as long as you wish to rent one.
Kent has given thousands of hours of instruction to dozens of satisfied pilots in Missouri, Louisiana and Kentucky; and invests considerable time and energy in Douglas Aviation, with courses tailored for owner-pilots and those who wish to pursue aviation as a profession.
Let us help you realize your dream of flight!