Stratos Aviation

International Students

Stratos Aviation was founded by award-winning instructor Dimitri Partafyllas with the goal of creating the best flight school in the Upstate of South Carolina. The school is committed to ensuring that new pilots are equipped with the skills needed to become and remain confident, proficient and capable aviators, while instilling a deep sense of respect for flight and responsibility for assessing and managing risk.

Fleet
1aircraft
VFR days
~270/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.

CFI

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

CFII

Certified Flight Instructor - Instrument (CFII) rating preparation for teaching instrument students, including advanced IFR procedures and instructional techniques.

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

Fleet

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SR20

SR20

Team

8 members
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Dimitri Partafyllas
Founder, CEO · Dimitri Partafyllas has had a passion for aviation since childhood and currently serves as CEO of Stratos Aviation. He began his aviation career in Bavaria, Germany, and completed formal pilot trainin
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Mason Tubb
Flight Instructor · Mason's aviation journey started when he decided to take an introductory flight with Stratos Aviation at the age of 15. He soloed his first airplane at age 16, before he was able to drive a car by him
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Ryan McCormack
Flight Instructor · Ryan has been interested in aviation ever since he was a child when he watched his dad work on his RV-7A home-built aircraft. Since then, he developed a passion for flight. He originally decided to pu
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Bryan Lindler
Flight Instructor · Bryan is a retired Air Force Lt Col who has over 4000 hours in the B-1B Lancer and civil aviation. He spent the last 16 years of his career in the USAF as an instructor/evaluator in the B-1. After ret
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Nicholas Danto
Flight Instructor · Nicholas's passion for aviation started at a very young age. Nicholas and his grandfather would frequent Pontiac Airport near Detroit, where they would watch the planes. The satisfaction and exhilarat
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Kevin Smith
Flight Instructor · Kevin has worked in several different fields over the years but has been drawn to aviation since childhood. When the opportunity presented itself to pursue aviation he dove in 100%. Selling his small
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Dimitris Karademitros
Flight Instructor · Dimitris Karademitros, aka DK, is a dedicated flight instructor with a Master of Science in Aviation Human Factors and a Bachelor of Science in Aviation Management with a Minor in Aviation Safety from
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Aaron Settles
Flight Instructor · Aaron is a dedicated and passionate flight instructor at Stratos Aviation of Columbia. His passion for aviation began in high school when he first became interested in becoming a pilot. He started fly

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