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Harborside Aviation

Harborside Aviation is a professional flight school located at Punta Gorda Airport offering a variety of training programs and individual courses fully customizable to suit specific needs. Training is competency-based and not pay-for-license. Instructors are true aviation experts with real-world experience.

PPL from
$50
Fleet
1aircraft
VFR days
~310/yr

Programs & Services

Training

Private Pilot

Private pilot certificate program from zero experience through checkride, including ground school and flight training.

Instrument Rating

IFR training covering precision and non-precision approaches, holds, cross-country flight planning, and partial-panel work.

Commercial Pilot

Commercial certificate training including complex and high-performance aircraft time, maneuvers, and cross-country requirements.

CFI

Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) training covering fundamentals of instruction, lesson planning, and flight teaching techniques for single-engine aircraft.

Rental

Aircraft Rental

Rent aircraft for solo flights after completing a checkout with one of our instructors. Wet and dry rates available.

Career Pathway

The path to the airlines — highlighted steps are available here

PPL
IR
CPL
CFI
CFII
ME
MEI
ATP
Private Pilot
Instrument Rating
Commercial Pilot
Flight Instructor
Instrument Instructor
Multi-Engine
Multi-Engine Instructor
Airline Transport Pilot

Pricing

as of Feb 2026
Cessna 172 (Fuel Included) - IFR Certified
$204
Flight/Ground Instruction
$75
Simulator
$50
Discovery Flight
$199

Fleet

1

172

172

Team

7 members
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Jake Flumerfelt
Owner and Chief Pilot · Jake's aviation journey started with a discovery flight in high school. Today, he is an A320 Captain at Allegiant and leads Harborside Aviation with 12, 000+ hours in the sky. Experienced. Passionate.
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Diana Rud
Flight Instructor · Born in Florida, Diana earned her Associate of Arts degree before completing her rigorous flight training in Texas. She is trilingual speaking English, Ukrainian
PM
Peter Mansour
Flight Instructor · Peter holds a Bachelor's in Criminal Justice and a National Security certification. His dedication to aviation earned him recognition from the National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI). Whethe
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Shannon Flumerfelt
Owner Charactership Lean Consulting Inc. · Ph.D., Lean Black Belt, and international consultant in organizational excellence. Founder of Charactership Lean Consulting
MC
Max Carbajal
Flight Instructor · Born in Fort Myers, Max took his first flight in 2021 and never looked back. He is a U.S. Air Force veteran, holds a B.S. in Aviation from Liberty University
JS
Julian Solarte
Flight Instructor · Julian is a Certificated Flight Instructor with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Central Florida and a Bachelor of Science in Aviation from Liberty University. J
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Bill Flumerfelt
CFO · Bill is a skilled systems analyst with a career in IT and banking. Bill enjoys flying, but he really enjoys the water. As a skilled sailor, he has raced and sailed extensively in the Great Lakes of Mi

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