First Flight CORP
Flight school in San Diego, California, where the main public airport is Montgomery-Gibbs Executive (MYF). The FAA register lists 9 aircraft under this name, mostly Cessna 172H.
Website: firstflightcorp.net (found by search; tell us if it is wrong)
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How many aircraft does First Flight CORP have?
9 aircraft are registered to it with the FAA as of October 22, 2026; aircraft it leases from their owners are not counted.
What does First Flight CORP fly?
Mostly the Cessna 172H, along with the Cessna 172M and the Aeronca 7AC.
How old are First Flight CORP's aircraft?
Built between 1946 and 1976; half were built in 1968 or earlier, so the typical one is about 58 years old.
Has First Flight CORP had any accidents?
In the last 10 years the NTSB recorded 1 accident involving the aircraft registered to it today, 1 of them fatal. The full record
Where is First Flight CORP?
In San Diego, California; the main public airport there is Montgomery-Gibbs Executive (MYF).
Are there FAA examiners near First Flight CORP?
18 pilot examiners and 20 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles of its airport. See them by name
About First Flight CORP from its own website, read October 21, 2026
First Flight Corp is a full-service FBO at San Diego Municipal Airport (KSDM) offering flight training, aircraft rental, maintenance, fuel sales, and ground handling services. The company provides instruction at various levels from private pilot to commercial and instrument training, with certified flight instructors on staff.
- Calls itself
- First Flight Corp
- What it is
- Flight school
- Bases
- San Diego, CA KSDM
- Aircraft it names
- Cessna 172, Piper Cherokee, Diamond, Piper J3
- Services
- flight training, aircraft rental, maintenance, fuel, ground handling, parking, aircraft inspection
- Fuel
- Phillips 66
- Hours
- 24 hour self-serve fuel available
- Address
- 6810 Curran St, San Diego, CA, 92154
- Telephone
- (619) 661-6522
- [email protected]
Written by the site from the pages of www.firstflightcorp.net on October 21, 2026; the company's own words and pictures stay on its site. Out of date or wrong? Tell us.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
18 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 18 for private pilot, 17 for commercial and instrument, 9 for airline transport pilot, 13 for flight instructor, 4 for sport pilot; 17 for airplanes, 11 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 20 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 4 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 6 engineering representatives, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 10 training center evaluators, 2 training center examiners, 10 administrative pilot examiners.
- David William Leonard private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · San Diego, CA (0 nm) · (619) 274-0804 · [email protected]
- Gregory Michael Madariaga private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · San Diego, CA (0 nm) · (818) 402-4860 · [email protected]
- Jay Eugene Brentzel private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · San Diego, CA (0 nm) · (619) 341-0320 · [email protected]
- John Warren Hardy private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · San Diego, CA (0 nm) · (858) 722-2571 · [email protected]
- Mary Adene Schu private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Coast flight training · San Diego, CA (0 nm) · (541) 390-3980 · [email protected]
- Ronald Ray Greathouse private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · San Diego, CA (0 nm) · (619) 992-7030 · [email protected]
- Scott Meade Worthington private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · SAN FSDO · San Diego, CA (0 nm) · (760) 420-2035 · [email protected]
- Alejandro Silva private pilot; airplanes · Provectus Aviation Unlimited, LLC · El Cajon, CA (9 nm) · (619) 504-9129 · [email protected]
All 77 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
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Its aircraft and their safety record from the FAA register and the NTSB
9 aircraft are registered to First Flight CORP today, mostly Cessna 172H. Built between 1946 and 1976; half of them in 1968 or earlier, so the typical one is about 58 years old. 1 is a twin-engine aeroplane.
All 9 aircraft, each with its own page
In the last 10 years the NTSB recorded 1 accident involving these aircraft, 1 of them fatal.
| Date | Aircraft | What | Where | Outcome | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 17, 2023 | N6192J Piper PA-28-140 | Accident | Williams, AZ | Fatal (3 people killed); substantial damage | WPR24FA014 |
Only the aircraft registered to First Flight CORP today are counted, wherever they were flying and whoever was flying them, including any accident before the school owned them; aircraft a school leases from their owners are registered to those owners and are not. A school that flies more hours will show more; nobody publishes those hours, so this is a record, not a score. Compare with the other training organisations in California.
Other flight schools nearby within about 15 miles, the 10 nearest of 12
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- Armed Forces Aero Club 2 aircraft · flying club, San Diego
- Baja Flyers CORP INC 2 aircraft · flight school, San Diego
- Aa5A Flyers 1 aircraft · flight school, San Diego
- Beech Nut Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school, San Diego
- Geraldine Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school, San Diego
- Mooney 52503 Flyers 1 aircraft · flight school, San Diego
- San Diego Flight Training INC 1 aircraft · flight school, San Diego
- San Diego Flight Training International INC 1 aircraft · flight school, San Diego
Compare every school in California: fleets, aircraft ages and safety records side by side. Each school is placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre when it has none.
Connections how this company links to the rest of the register
- San Diego, CA · where it registers its aircraft
- Brown Field Municipal · SDM
- Montgomery-Gibbs Executive · MYF
- San Diego International · SAN
- California 27,610 aircraft registered
- First Flight CORP 9 aircraft in the fleet
- 9 aircraft on the register · Cessna 172H
This entry comes from the FAA aircraft register (October 22, 2026). The FAA publishes no downloadable list of flight schools (its online finder covers only certificated Part 141 schools), so a company is listed here when its name says what it does; this one's name does not, but it owns a fleet of training aircraft and its own website says it gives flying lessons. Is this your company? Claim or correct this listing: the base, the website, what you do, your own pictures. Add the "Listed on eFlight" badge to your website.