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Part 61 flight school · KEHR · Henderson, Kentucky

Learn to fly in
a class by yourself.

Don Davis Aviation has been teaching people to fly since 1957. Training is personal, practical and built around you — any motivated student can start.

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No experience needed. A Discovery Flight is one flight, one instructor — nothing to commit to.

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Aerial view of Henderson City-County Airport: the runway, taxiways and rows of hangars among farm fields, with the Ohio River on the horizon KEHR · from above

The numbers we fly by.

You’ll learn to fly by your instruments. These are ours.

1957
Teaching people to fly since
Part 61
One-on-one training
$110
Discovery Flight
7 days
Flying 7am–9pm

Take a Discovery Flight

A real first lesson out of Henderson City-County Airport: you take the controls, with a Certified Flight Instructor beside you the whole time.

You’ll fly with a person, not a company.

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Discovery Flight · Henderson $110
  1. :01Before you fly — Meet your instructor and walk around the airplane together.
  2. :02In the air — You take the controls, your instructor beside you.
  3. :03Back on the ramp — A debrief, your logbook, and time to ask anything.
No experience needed
Get My Flight Plan Book a first flight — $110

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Fly with confidence.

For more than sixty years, Don Davis Aviation has trained pilots one student at a time. You learn from professional instructors, backed by a whole aviation company on the field.

Aviation support behind every lesson

Don Davis Aviation is a full aviation company — maintenance, aircraft management and a full-service FBO at Henderson City-County Airport stand behind the training operation.

A class by yourself

You aren’t given a seat in a crowded classroom. Training is one-to-one, personal and practical, and built around you as the individual student.

Professional instructors

A team of flight instructors focused on clear explanations, good habits and safe decision-making — from your first lesson to your checkride.

Since 1957

Don Davis brought aviation to Henderson, Kentucky in 1957 and gave wings to those who dreamed of flying. The company is still family-owned and operated.

More about DDA →

Every rating is a higher altitude.

Start with a Discovery Flight. Every rating after it is flown from the one before — the same field, a higher floor each time.

Flight planDon Davis Aviation
KEHR → KBWG4 stops · 84 NM
Leg 1 of 3 · KEHR → KOWB10 NM
  1. 01 · KEHRHendersonPrivate Pilot License
  2. 02 · KOWBOwensboroInstrument Rating (IFR)
  3. 03 · KJQDHartfordCommercial Pilot License (CPL)
  4. 04 · KBWGBowling GreenFlight Instructor (CFI/CFII)
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Trainers kept by an aviation company, maintained on the field

Students at Don Davis Aviation train in aircraft operated by a full aviation company, not a flight school standing on its own.

  • Maintenance on the field
  • Full-service FBO at KEHR
  • Aircraft management, sales and charter under one roof
A business jet and a fuel truck on the wet ramp outside the Don Davis Aviation FBO building at night
KEHR · the FBO after darkFull-service FBO on the field
A silver business jet on the ramp at night with its airstair lowered
KEHR · on the ramp at nightManagement, sales and charter

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It adds up one hour at a time.

A Discovery Flight is $110; full training is quoted to your goals and schedule — and how often you fly is the biggest cost factor.

Private Pilot training to your goals and schedule Quoted
Discovery Flight no-commitment intro $110
Advanced ratings per rating Quoted
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Questions we get on the ramp

The questions every first-time student asks before they book.

01 Do I need any previous experience to start?

No. Any motivated student can start from zero — your first lesson is a Discovery Flight, and your instructor teaches everything from the ground up, one-to-one.

02 What is a Discovery Flight?

A Discovery Flight is your first real flight lesson, and it costs $110. You take the controls with a Certified Flight Instructor beside you, flying from Henderson City-County Airport (KEHR), with nothing to commit to afterward.

03 Is it safe?

Yes. A Certified Flight Instructor sits beside you with a full set of controls on every lesson, and safe decision-making is taught from day one. The aircraft are backed by an aviation company with maintenance on the same field, flying since 1957.

04 How much does it cost to earn a Private Pilot License?

We quote it to you directly — call 270-826-6000 for current rates. The biggest factor is hours: the FAA minimum is 40 hours of flight training and most students take 50–70, so flying consistently keeps the total down.

05 How do I get started?

Call 270-826-6000 or send us your details, and we will call you back. Most students begin with a $110 Discovery Flight.

Everything else is on the full FAQ page →

This field was dark when you left it.

Your first lesson, the Don Davis way.

Book a Discovery Flight, or call Don Davis Aviation first and we’ll talk it through.

Take the seat

$110 · it counts in your logbook

Get My Flight Plan Book a first flight — $110

or call 270-826-6000

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