Year-Round Flight Training · Open 7 Days a Week
Your Journey to the Sky Starts Here
Award-winning flight training, aircraft rental, and pilot services at Easterwood Field (KCLL) in College Station, Texas. From your first flight to the airline flight deck — we’ll take you there.
Welcome to BVFS
Aviation Is Our Passion
Brazos Valley Flight Services provides flight training, aircraft rental, maintenance, and pilot services at Easterwood Field (KCLL) in College Station, TX, and surrounding areas. We are a Part 61 Cessna Pilot Center — flexible scheduling and a curriculum tailored to your goals, pace, and life.
As a dedicated Cessna flight school, our fleet features eleven Cessna 172 Skyhawks—ranging from dependable classics to advanced Garmin G1000-equipped models—alongside a Cessna 182RG for advanced training.
- Train from first flight all the way to Certified Flight Instructor
- Open every single day, including weekends — call 979-260-6322
- Transparent cost estimates with no hidden fees
- On-site, full-service aircraft maintenance team
Student Success
Milestones Earned at BVFS
Nine out of ten BVFS students pass their FAA checkride — well above the national average of roughly 75%.
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Your Path From First Flight to the Flight Deck
How long will it take?
Answer the three questions and you will see a realistic window. Certificates build on each other — you cannot start an instrument rating before you hold a Private Pilot certificate — so if what you are aiming for needs something first, the plan below includes it automatically.
Start here. Every pilot begins with the Private Pilot certificate — if you do not hold one yet, choose Private Pilot. Already have it and working on your instrument rating? Choose Instrument Rating. Whatever you choose, the plan below automatically includes anything you have to earn first.
Choose only a certificate you have actually been issued. A discovery flight, going up with a friend, or lessons you have already taken are flight hours — not a certificate — so those are still Never flown or Student pilot. This is the answer that decides what your plan contains, so it is worth getting right.
How often you can realistically get to the airport — not how often you would like to. This is the single biggest thing that changes the answer, so be honest with yourself here.
Your general plan covers
Private Pilot Certificate
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Typical timeline
Worth knowing early: you will need an FAA medical certificate (Third Class or BasicMed) before your first solo, not before your first lesson. Get it out of the way early and it never holds you up.
A Career Worth Chasing
The Pay Has Never Been Better
Flight instructors earn $40k–$75k while building hours, regional first officers $80k–$110k, and senior captains at the majors clear $300k+. See exactly how the pathway pays — and how BVFS takes you there.
What We Do
Everything Aviation, Under One Roof
From your very first time in a small aircraft to professional certificates, rentals, and maintenance — BVFS is the Brazos Valley’s home for flight.
Flight Training
Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial, and CFI — flexible Part 61 training in the industry’s best trainers, with award-winning instructors.
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Introductory Flights
Take the controls on your very first flight! About 45 minutes with a qualified instructor — and it counts toward your training.
Book your intro flight →Sightseeing Tours
See College Station from above on a scenic flight with one of our instructors. The perfect gift for any adventurous spirit.
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Aircraft Rental
Well-maintained Cessna aircraft for qualified pilots — training, time building, or approved personal flights from Easterwood.
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Aircraft Maintenance
55+ years of combined experience servicing Cessna, Piper, and Beechcraft — annuals, pre-buys, engine work, and more.
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BVFS Store
Headsets, books, training kits, gear, and gift certificates — shop online and pick up at the front desk.
Shop the store →Instructor Spotlight
Learn From the Best in the Industry
Thirteen instructors, one mission: making you the safest, most confident pilot you can be.
Gary Gandy
Former FAA Designated Pilot Examiner with a lifetime in General Aviation — and the depth of knowledge to match.
Stephan Harrison
Leads our instructor team with a passion for teaching landings and guiding students through every stage of learning.
Mike Pontiff
4,000+ military flight hours and an active airline seat — living proof of where the BVFS pathway leads.
Your flight school briefing board — student wins, photos, weather, and news. Updated every Monday. Photos coming soon — add them under Weekly Briefing.The Weekly Briefing
BVFS Weekly Briefing
This WeekNew every Monday
Checkride Passes
First Solos
Quote of the Week
This Week in Photos — Solos & Checkride Passes
Aviation News & Notes
KCLL Weather Outlook
Announcements
Follow the Flight Line
Minutes From Campus
Proud to Fly With Aggies
Easterwood Airport sits just minutes from the Texas A&M University campus — that photo of Kyle Field was taken from one of our training flights. Many of our instructors and team members are current or former A&M students, and every semester Aggies fit flight training around their class schedules with our flexible Part 61 program.
Whether you are an engineering student curious about the practical side of flight, a future professional pilot, or you just want the best view of Aggieland there is, we would love to have you on the flight line.
Are You Ready to Fly?
Schedule Your First Flight Today
Call 979-260-6322 — open every day, including weekends — or book your introductory flight online right now.