The Pilot Port EST. 2024 · KFXE
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A flight school
that also operates
aircraft.

The Pilot Port is a Part 61 flight school at Fort Lauderdale Executive, plus an aviation management company that runs aircraft for owners on the other side of the same business. Cirrus SR20 fleet for training. Engagements scoped per client on the operations side.

Most flight schools have never operated an airplane for an owner. Most management companies have never trained a student pilot. The Pilot Port does both, with the same people, in the same building. The Pilot Port Pipeline, our cohort course for independent CFIs, is where the two halves meet.

Open-enrollment certificates run for any pilot who wants to learn at KFXE: Private, Instrument, Commercial, CFI/CFII. The Pipeline is a separate intake for students who want to operate, not just fly.

The team.

Jashn Gulati, CFI/CFII, Founder
Jashn Gulati

CFI / CFII · Founder, The Pilot Port.

Jashn holds the Certified Flight Instructor and Instrument Instructor certificates and runs The Pilot Port's training and operations sides as a single business. Background: aviation operator and instructor. The founding insight is plain. Flight schools are usually disconnected from how aircraft actually get operated, owned, and financed in the real world. The Pilot Port is built to close that gap.

jashngulati@thepilotport.com

Pedro Coelho, Head of Operations
Pedro Coelho

Head of Operations · The Pilot Port.

Pedro runs the operations side of the house at KFXE. Fleet management, maintenance coordination, dry-lease structuring under §91.23, and the day-to-day ops cadence that keeps managed aircraft flying. He is the operator clients talk to about their aircraft on the ground.

Background in aviation operations and owner relations. The mandate is straightforward: run other people's aircraft the way The Pilot Port runs its own.

management@thepilotport.com · (561) 866-7447

Where we are.

Fort Lauderdale Executive (KFXE)

Two paved runways, control tower, Class D airspace. Owned by the City of Fort Lauderdale. One of the busier general aviation airports in the United States by operations count. Trainers next to business jets next to medevac helos.

Why KFXE

Year-round VFR weather. Real IFR weather when you need it. Immediate access to KFLL, KMIA, KPBI, and the Bahamas. Tower controllers who know student traffic. The kind of environment that produces working pilots, not airport residents.

Frequently asked.

What is The Pilot Port?
A Part 61 flight school and aviation operations company at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (KFXE). The training side runs Cirrus SR20 instruction from zero hours through CFI/CFII. The operations side runs fleet management, dry leases, pilot supply, refurbishment, and the AeroTech ops platform for aircraft owners.
Who is Jashn Gulati?
The founder of The Pilot Port. Jashn holds the CFI and CFII certificates and runs both the training and operations sides of the business as a single flight department. Background is in aviation operations and instruction; contact is jashngulati@thepilotport.com.
What's the founding story of The Pilot Port?
Most flight schools are disconnected from how aircraft actually get owned, operated, and financed. Most management companies have never trained a student pilot. The Pilot Port was built to close that gap, with the same people running both halves out of the same hangar at KFXE.
Where does The Pilot Port operate?
Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (KFXE) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Two paved runways, a control tower, and immediate access to KFLL, KMIA, KPBI, and the Bahamas.
Does TPP have a parent company?
Yes. The Pilot Port is part of Big Hatch (bighatch.us), the parent company that also runs the sister platforms feeding AeroTech's demand-generation pipeline.
What is The Pilot Port Pipeline?
A defined cohort course for students who want to become independent CFIs. Covers maintenance fluency, break-even economics, owner relations, and TPP mentorship after the checkride. Eligibility: ab-initio or PPL only. Pilots with PPL+IR from another school are not eligible.
Why Part 61 and not Part 141?
Flexibility for our students and our instructors. Part 61 lets us tailor pace and curriculum without sacrificing rigor. Most U.S. pilots are trained under Part 61.
Does TPP accept VA benefits?
Not currently. The Pilot Port is a Part 61 school and is not a VA-approved Part 141 institution, so Post-9/11 GI Bill funds cannot be applied here. That may change as the program scales.
Is TPP hiring?
TPP hires its own CFIs, with priority to instructors trained on the SR20 here. Operations-side roles (dispatch, maintenance coordination, AeroTech engineering) open as fleet operations grow. Email jashngulati@thepilotport.com to introduce yourself.
How can I tour the facility?
Tours are by appointment at the KFXE hangar. Join the waitlist at /waitlist or email fly@thepilotport.com to schedule a visit and a discovery flight.
Do you finance student aircraft purchases?
No. We're not in the financing business. Students who eventually want to own can talk to a broker; we'll refer you. Pipeline graduates fly TPP fleet aircraft as part of operations and don't need to own.
What is AeroTech?
The software we built to run our own operations: maintenance triage, pilot records, owner reporting, lender data exports, §91.23 lease automation. It runs the operations side of TPP and is available to managed-aircraft clients.

Where in the journey are you?

Training, the Pipeline, and aircraft operations all run out of the same hangar at KFXE.

Flight Training Aviation Solutions → Pipeline →