Filling a much-needed void in St. John Parish and at the airport, the Port of Louisiana announced the opening of Southern Aviators Flight Training LLC. The flight training school, owned and operated by La Place, La., resident Quintin G. Wilson (aka Quintin Gerard W.), will be based at Port of South Louisiana Executive Regional Airport (KAPS) in Reserve, LA.
Southern Aviators Flight Training LLC , a member of Flight School Association of North America, was established last month and is now providing quality flight training services to the River Parishes Region and southern Louisiana by servicing students throughout the region who want to learn to fly, or advance their aviation ratings and careers. “Executive Regional Airport has received numerous calls over the years from persons interested in getting their pilot’s license and we have always had to send them to other airports for this service, now we can say ‘there is a company operating here at KAPS’ “stated Paul Aucoin, Executive Director, Port of South Louisiana. “We thank Southern Aviators Flight Training LLC for choosing to open their business at KAPS and bring that market niche here” added Aucoin.
Wilson stated, “Our goal is to support talented future pilots and also current pilots who want to develop and share their love for flying and aviation.” Growing up in Louisiana, Quintin Gerard W. had two driving passions: Music and Flying. These two had him pondering life as both a musician and pilot. Though economic necessity at the time led him to immerse himself in music lessons and set his dreams of the skies aside, he now enjoys the best of both worlds— a thriving career as a Contemporary Jazz artist and a Private Pilot since 2001. He owns his own plane (a 1974 Cessna Skyhawk 172M) and is currently working towards his Instruments (IFR), and Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) rating in the hopes of teaching students of all ages how to fly!
Southern Aviators Flight Training LLC is an upstart Flight Training program that is entering the aviation market targeting prospective student pilots. Southern Aviators Flight Training, LLC will be providing Discovery Flights, Commercial Transport Flights, as well as Scenic Flights and City Tours as well!
