Instrument, commercial, and instructor-level flight training on the Space Coast. One on one, under Part 61, built around your goals.
Gretchen provides Part 61 instruction for:
Gretchen Crowe is a certificated flight instructor (CFI, CFII, MEI) teaching out of Merritt Island Airport (KCOI) on Florida's Space Coast. She works with student pilots earning their first certificate, and with certificated pilots moving up: the instrument rating, the commercial certificate, the CFII, plus flight reviews and instrument proficiency checks.
Fly in the clouds, file IFR, and become a genuinely capable traveler. Trained by a dedicated CFII.
Instrument training →Due for your flight review, or instrument currency lapsed? Knock the rust off in one good session.
Reviews and IPCs →Turn flying into a career. Commercial certificate training and the CFII add-on for instructors.
Career training →Starting from zero? The KCOI roster's private pilot lane takes you from first flight to checkride.
Training flights operate in a Cessna 172 flying with dual Garmin G5 displays and a GPS navigator: honest, forgiving handling up front, and the kind of glass panel skills that transfer straight into anything you fly next.
Aircraft are available at KCOI through the field's flying clubs, so you do not need to own an airplane to train. Rental is arranged separately from instruction.
Tell Gretchen where you are and where you want to end up. You will get a straight answer on timeline, cost, and the next step.