Flight SchoolBased atKHWO

Sun City Aviation Academy

Sun City Aviation Academy is an FAA Part 141 Certified Flight School located in Pembroke Pines, Florida at North Perry Airport (KHWO). The academy trains professional, safe, and proficient pilots with individualized instruction. Founded in December 2022 by Luke Poulos, the school offers a variety of flight training programs from private pilot to commercial pilot and serves the greater Miami area.

VFR days
~310/yr
Est.
2022

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.

Multi-Engine Rating

Multi-engine add-on rating with training in engine-out procedures, Vmc demonstrations, and systems management.

CFI

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

ATP

Airline Transport Pilot certificate preparation covering airline-level operations, crew resource management, and ATP knowledge test prep.

Flight Review

Biennial flight review including a ground session on regulations and aeronautical knowledge plus a flight portion with maneuvers.

IPC

Instrument proficiency check to regain IFR currency, covering approaches, holds, intercepting and tracking courses.

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

Team

13 members
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Luke Poulos
Founder & CEO · Luke discovered his passion for teaching early in his aviation career. With over 20 years of experience and more than 4, 000 flight hours, Luke is dedicated to sharing his knowledge. Luke's journey in
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Joe Cannizzaro
Director of Operations · Joe spent the last 30 years working in flight school operations, and flying professionally for both a Part 121 and Part 135 Operator. Joe has been an essential part of multiple flight schools througho
PJ
Paul Janecki
Chief Pilot · Paul, with 40+ years in aviation, brings vast expertise. He has 15
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Georgette Poulos
Executive Business Manager · Georgette holds a bachelor's degree in Alternative Medicine and is a graduate of culinary school. Being married to a pilot for 28 years and having two pilots for children, she is well versed in the av
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Gleb Sokolov
Flight Instructor
JD
Jean Dorcelien
Flight Instructor
CM
Cara Ming
Flight Instructor
MP
Marko Pavlichenko
Flight Instructor
CM
Charles Mesina
Flight Instructor
CO
Chase Olson
Flight Instructor
CB
Chase Bramblett
Flight Instructor
TF
Tyler Franco-Pinto
Flight Instructor
MC
Mafer Caceres
Office Manager Assistant

FAQ

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