Welcome to The

Goodrich Pilot Training Center!

Interested in learning how to fly?

Experience the adventure by booking a Discovery Flight for only $150

(gift certificates available)

Interested in becoming a career pilot? Click here.

Getting Started

Enjoy a discovery flight with Goodrich Pilot Training Center (GPTC) for only $150. The lesson includes about a 45 minutes flight with a certified flight instructor. During the flight, you will learn how to control the airplane… and then you will have the opportunity to fly the airplane yourself!

Why Choose Goodrich Aviation

Goodrich Aviation offers affordable flight training in well-maintained, GPS-equipped Cessna 172s with flexible scheduling and experienced instructors. Based at the Greater Binghamton Airport, a non-hub primary commercial service airport, we also provide aircraft rentals and a flying club for licensed pilots to continue flying and gaining experience.

Our Rates

$145/hr Cessna 172 with 160hp, Garmin GNS430 color GPS/Nav/Com, Garmin audio panel and transponder, Bendix KX-155 Nav/Com*

$50/hr Flight and Ground instruction*

* Prices subject to change without notice due

Payment Options

Pay as you fly

  • Best for intermittent fliers

  • Accepts Visa & Mastercard

Draw down account with Pre-Payment bonus – SAVE up to 5%

  • Best for committed fliers

  • Accepts cash, check, or card

  • Requires an upfront payment for which we offer a pre-payment bonus

Sample Contribution

Your contribution

$ 500 – $ 999 2.5% of contribution

GPTC contribution

$ 1,000+ 5.0% of contribution

For example, if you contribute $1,000 to a draw down account, Goodrich Pilot Training Center will credit your account for $50 (5.0% of $1,000), for a total initial balance of $1,050. As you train, your balance draws down with each flight. Should you decide to withdraw your balance, we will refund your remaining balance less GPTC’s total contribution. We only accept cash or checks for draw down account payments. However, you can use MasterCard and Visa to make pay as you fly payments.

Advanced Ratings/Pilot Career Track

Goodrich Pilot Training Center can help you with advanced ratings as well, including instrument, commercial, CFI, or CFII pilot certificate. We also provide flight reviews and instrument proficiency checks in your plane or ours and multi-engine and float training in your aircraft.

Interested in a career as a professional pilot? See more details about earning advanced ratings.

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