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Falcon Aviation Academy is a division of Falcon Aviation Services, Inc. based out of Newnan, GA at the Newnan-Coweta County Airport (KCCO). Certified as a FAR Part 141 (see 14 CFR 141) flight academy by the FAA, the academy as of 2014 operates three locations in the Metro Atlanta area (see Locations below).

It states on the company website that the mission is "to provide customers with the highest quality of aviation training and experience in pursuing their aviation interests and/or careers. The primary goal is to develop careers and to help ensure years of success and enjoyment in all aviation endeavors."

Background
Falcon Aviation began in 1999 as Griffin Flight School located out of the Spalding County Airport (6A2) in Griffin, GA. The flight school quickly ran out of space and made the decision to move to Peachtree City, GA while at the same time acquiring and taking on the name of a local flight school, Peachtree Flight Center, operating at the Peachtree City Airport/Falcon Field.

In 2002, Falcon Aviation began a multiple year fleet upgrade to transition from older model Cessna Aircraft and Piper Aircraft to state of the art Diamond Aircraft. The fleet upgrade offered more advanced cockpit training with Garmin G1000 avionics for the Instrument Course as well as other panel mount Garmin units for other training courses.

In 2006, additional locations were opened in the Metro Atlanta Area. Some served a specific purpose for a short term and others have proven to be a more viable opportunity.

As of 2014, Falcon Aviation Academy had over 200 students from all over the world in a aviation career focused curriculum with a majority training out of the Newnan-Coweta Location.

Aircraft Maintenance
A fully staffed maintenance facility is located at the Newnan-Coweta training location with a staff of certified maintenance personnel that can complete routine or warranty work under Diamond, Cessna, and Theilert, through an efficient, time sensitive and safe process.

The maintenance division is led by highly qualified professionals that have a broad range of aviation backgrounds ranging from commercial fleets, military aircraft and well as general aviation and are fully trained to work on a range of aircraft types to include Piston, Turbo Prop and Jets.

Diamond Aircraft

 * 20+ Diamond Eclipse (DA-20-C1)
 * 6 Diamond Star (DA40)
 * 6 Diamond Twin Star (DA42)

Cessna Aircraft

 * 3 Cessna 150 (Cessna 150)
 * 2 Cessna 152 (link)
 * 2 Cessna 172 (link)
 * 1 Cessna 182RG (link)

Piper & Beechcraft

 * 1 Piper Arrow (PA-28)
 * 1 Beechcraft Baron (link)
 * 1 Beechcraft King Air E90 (link)

FAA Approved - Level 4

 * 1 SFT-3000 (ELITE Simulation Solutions)
 * 1 A.A.T.D. (X-Plane w/ Full Garmin G1000 cockpit)

PCATD (PC-based Aviation Training Device)

 * 1 PCATD (Microsoft Flight X)

Newnan-Coweta Co. Airport (KCCO)
Currently the corporate offices and primary training campus, Newnan-Coweta County Airport was originally the 4th location added to the company in 2007 due to its close proximity to the original training hub in Peachtree City, Georgia. It was quickly made known that the Newnan Airport had the ability to provide a prime location for expansion of the flight academy.

Atlanta Regional Airport/Falcon Field (KFFC)
The Peachtree City Airport, formerly known as Peachtree City Airport/Falcon Field, was the primary location of the academy for over 10 years until the  move to Newnan, GA in 2008. This location offers an excellent non-towered training base with the ability to access all necessary NAVAIDS within a 30 minutes flight including busy commercial and corporate level towered airport training.

Athens-Ben Epps Airport (KAHN)
The Athens-Ben Epps Airport is located approximately 50 miles North East of Atlanta, GA under a Class D airspace. This airport allows access to multiple navigational aids as well as FAA operated control tower.

Dekalb-Peachtree Airport / Chamblee, Atlanta (KPDK)
The DeKalb–Peachtree Airport, commonly known as Peachtree-Dekalb or PDK, served Falcon Aviation for a time while the Newnan Campus was being built.

LaGrange-Callaway Airport (KLGC)
The LaGrange-Callaway_Airport served primarily as a maintenance hub and training overflow while the Newnan facility was being designed and built.