ABOUT US
Meet your instructor.
Flight Path Aviation Academy is a one-on-one flight school at Tampa Executive Airport, built around personal training for pilots across Tampa Bay.
How I teach
Every student gets the training I'd want for myself: patient, prepared and built around their goals.
ONE-ON-ONE
Personal.
You fly with me from your first lesson to your checkride.
EVERY FLIGHT
Prepared.
Each lesson starts with a clear plan and ends with an honest debrief.
REAL-WORLD
Practical.
Training in the Florida weather and busy Tampa Bay airspace you'll actually fly in.
HONEST PRICING
Simple.
Pay as you fly, with clear hourly rates and no surprise fees.
FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR
CFI
FAA-certificated flight instructor, airplane.
Credentials
FAA-certificated and current, with experience in single- and multi-engine airplanes.
COMMERCIAL PILOT
SEL & MEL
Single-engine and multi-engine land airplanes.
INSTRUMENT RATED
IFR
Instrument rating, airplane, for flying in the clouds.
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsed
High-performance and complex endorsements, plus a first-class medical.
Why I started Flight Path.
I'm Jacob Henderson, a commercial pilot and flight instructor based in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Before aviation, I spent years in operations management, sales and running my own web business. That work taught me to plan carefully, communicate clearly and show up prepared, and I bring the same habits to every lesson.
I earned my ratings at a large, accelerated academy, so I know that path firsthand. Flight Path is the other option: one instructor who knows your flying, a schedule that fits around your job and family, and pricing that's easy to understand.
If you've ever wanted to fly, I'd love to show you what it feels like. Book a discovery flight and let's go flying.
Why train one-on-one?
Large academies are built for volume and speed. Many students do better with one instructor who knows exactly where they are.
ONE INSTRUCTOR
Same CFI.
You fly with the same instructor every lesson. No re-briefing someone new, no lost progress.
YOUR SCHEDULE
Your pace.
Lessons built around your job and family, not a fixed academy calendar or a full-time commitment.
PAY AS YOU FLY
No lock-in.
Pay after each lesson instead of financing an entire program up front.
READY WHEN YOU ARE
Take the controls.
Start with a $199 discovery flight at Tampa Executive Airport. You'll take the controls on your very first flight.