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Leading Edge Flight Academy teaches airplane and helicopter pilots in Bend, Oregon. Published programs cover private, instrument, commercial, and flight instructor training, with multiengine and rotor-to-airplane transition options. Helicopter pilots can also explore mountain, external-load, night-vision-goggle, and turbine-transition courses. The school publishes separate fleet information for its Cessna and Beechcraft airplanes and its Robinson and Bell helicopters, alongside degree pathways through Central Oregon Community College.
- Instrument rating and Multiengine training — published options
- Airplane training
- Helicopter training
Published training options.
The school’s published options are summarized below. Each note explains the training type and what to clarify when comparing the school’s exact course.
Private pilot — airplane and helicopter
A private-pilot training path. Compare the aircraft used, ground-school arrangements and how lessons progress from initial skills to practical-test preparation.
Instrument rating — airplane and helicopter
Training focused on instrument flying, procedures and planning. Compare aircraft and simulator use, scheduling and the preparation expected before flight lessons.
Commercial pilot — airplane and helicopter
A commercial-pilot training option. Ask which aircraft category, prerequisites, experience-building flights and practical-test preparation are included.
Flight instructor and instrument instructor
Preparation for initial and instrument-instructor qualifications. Confirm the prerequisites, aircraft and separate ground, flight and testing requirements for each stage.
Multiengine airplane training
Training in multiengine aircraft. Confirm whether the course is an initial rating, an add-on or a transition, and which aircraft will be available.
Rotor-to-airplane transition
A transition pathway for pilots with previous experience. Ask which prior qualifications are accepted and which new aircraft qualifications the course develops.
Helicopter mountain training
Training for a particular operating environment. Ask about ground preparation, terrain, weather limits and the aircraft experience expected before arrival.
External-load training
Ask the school for the syllabus, entry requirements, training location and complete cost for this specific option.
Night-vision-goggle training
Ask the school for the syllabus, entry requirements, training location and complete cost for this specific option.
Turbine transition
Preparation for a particular aircraft or operating configuration. Confirm the model, avionics, entry experience and qualification or checkout the course provides.
Advanced helicopter courses are separate offerings. Confirm prerequisites and whether the chosen course is included in the enrollment package.
Aircraft & training scope
Aircraft categories: Airplane · Helicopter
Published aircraft models: Cessna 172, Beechcraft Bonanza F33A, Beechcraft Baron B55, Robinson R22, Robinson R44, Bell 206
Airplane and helicopter training are both published for the Bend operation; confirm the appropriate facility and track.
Confirm the current aircraft assignment, enrollment dates, and complete training cost with the school.
Training framework & verification
Part 141: Matched to the FAA roster dated 2026-10-19. Confirm the approved course and training location with the school. The workbook does not list individual course approvals or establish training quality.
FAA reference: faa.gov. Confirm the approved course and training location with the school.
PART 141 SOURCE CHECK
FAA roster information.
This listing is matched to the supplied FAA Part 141 roster record. Confirm the approved course and training location with the school; the roster does not list course approvals or establish training quality.
LEADING EDGE FLIGHT ACADEMY LLC
Certificate L9QS350YLocation designator L9QS
Address as recorded: 63048 POWELL BUTTE HIGHWAY, BEND, OR 97701
Use the faa.gov facility dashboard for future cross-reference. The dated record above reflects the FAA workbook used for this directory update. How we check records
TRAINING FIT
Our school review.
The published offering suits students who want to compare a professional pilot sequence with additional operational skills. The airplane and helicopter pathways are clearly separated, and detailed fleet pages help applicants ask specific equipment questions. Advanced helicopter courses deserve separate budget and eligibility discussions; they should not be assumed to be included in every package. For a degree route, confirm how the college schedule and flight lessons fit together.
An AI-assisted editorial assessment of the school’s published information. This is separate from student feedback. We have not attended or inspected this school.
WHAT THE AVAILABLE FEEDBACK TELLS US
Student review evidence.
Review evidence for Leading Edge Flight Academy LLC in Bend is limited because the accessible Google reviews via FlightSchools.aero material mixes customer experiences with possible training feedback. The visible feed includes a neighborhood-noise complaint alongside aviation comments. The complaint is not evidence of student instruction, and the mixed sample is not treated as a student consensus. Introductory flights, sightseeing, rentals and airport service can reveal customer treatment, but do not establish the experience of completing a certificate course. No training outcome or broad student consensus is inferred from this mixed sample.
4.6 / 528 reviews
This location
Platform display checked on 2026-10-23. Google subset collected July 31, 2026; not a live score.
Source snapshot: 2026-07-31How to read this evidence
Mixed customer feed; the accessible comments do not establish a representative sample of enrolled flight-training students.
Follow up with the school
- Can I speak with two recent Bend students who completed my intended course?
- What lesson frequency, instructor continuity, final costs and checkride timeline should I expect in writing?
Read the review sources
- Leading Edge Flight Academy Airplane School: Flight School in Bend, OR Third-party source
Mixed customer feed; the accessible comments do not establish a representative sample of enrolled flight-training students.
AI-assisted summary of the cited material. Public comments are individual experiences; the sample may be small, selective, or dated.
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Questions for Leading Edge Flight Academy LLC.
- Which certificates and ratings are included in my training plan, and what prerequisites apply at each stage?
- Which of Cessna 172, Beechcraft Bonanza F33A, and Beechcraft Baron B55 would I use, and what happens if that aircraft is unavailable?
- What does the written estimate include for aircraft, ground instruction, testing and additional practice?
- How is instructor-course practice teaching scheduled, and which instructor qualifications are covered?
Sources & listing information.
School facts are compiled from the source material below. Imported record identifiers are retained for traceability and are not presented as proof of current certification.
- Airplane training program
- Helicopter training program
- Airplane fleet
- Helicopter fleet
- School website supplied in source recordsSupplied website; not independently rechecked for this import.
- Source-record reference: checkrides.ioReference retained from the supplied spreadsheet; current content not rechecked for this import.
- faa.gov — Find a FacilityFAA pilot-school facility reference. Part 61 instruction is not a separate FAA school certification.
View source record references
L9QS350Y
Part_141_Flight_School_Websites (1).csv; faaverifiedp141.xlsx