Airframe, LLC · Napa, California
Saving and revitalizing general aviation.
Flight training, general aviation consulting, and a well-kept Cessna 172M at Watts-Woodland Airport. We bridge tradition with the future while creating a new generation of qualified pilots.
Bridging tradition with the future
Airframe aims to improve and modernize general civil aviation through advisory and support services to its members, while creating a new generation of qualified operators.
We want to save general aviation. That means creating pilots, keeping good airplanes flying, and supporting the people and vendors the industry depends on. Read our story
What we do
Our services
With over 100 years of collective aviation and federal regulatory experience, Airframe offers clients excellence in general aviation.
Education
Ground school and flight school for new pilots, from the first discovery flight through solo and the private certificate. This is the heart of what we do.
Consulting & Sales Agency
General aviation consulting for owners, operators, and airports, plus sales agency for the next generation of aircraft, including electric. We are positioned to help sell the future of flight.
Training
Ongoing training beyond the first certificate: instrument, commercial, and instructor ratings with instructors who see students through.
Who we work with
Our partners
Inspections, maintenance, and the field we fly from are handled by people we trust. Ask us and we will make the introduction.
Airframe Group
Annual and 100-hour inspections, maintenance, and repairs. Airframe Group is the shop that keeps our own 172M flying, and we refer inspection and maintenance work there.
Watts-Woodland Airport (O41)
Our home field in Woodland, California. Every flight we offer starts and ends here, on a quiet field with the room to learn.
Airframe, LLC has a vision to build a bridge from the current state of the general aviation industry to the future of personal electric aircraft becoming a normal mode of local transportation. This involves inspiring and creating new mechanics, inspectors, and pilots who see the importance of this mission. Their commitment to excellence and integrity is refreshing and has been received with much enthusiasm by the general aviation community.Maj. Gen. Frank Padilla USAF, Ret., Advisor to Airframe
Aircraft rental
Fly the Cessna 172M
N9682H · 1975 Cessna 172M
Our 172M is based at Watts-Woodland Airport (O41) in Woodland, California, and available to qualified renters seven days a week. Packages run from a $250 Discovery Flight to 60-hour blocks.
Every booking is a request. Your time slot stays pending until it is personally approved by Zen Hunter-Ishikawa at Airframe, and your confirmation will come from [email protected].
