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A closer look.
UND Aerospace Foundation’s Phoenix operation at Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport offers an accelerated noncredit professional-pilot route and a collegiate route with Chandler-Gilbert Community College. Current class listings explicitly cover private, instrument, commercial single-engine, commercial multiengine, CFI and CFII training, with MEI opportunities by inquiry. The Phoenix fleet page identifies Piper Archers, Piper Seminoles and Cessna 172S aircraft with standardized glass avionics, supported by matching Frasca training devices. Scheduled cohorts have certificate prerequisites and progress requirements. The two routes differ in academic credit and enrollment arrangements, so applicants should choose the route before comparing costs or completion timelines.
Two enrollment routes
The Phoenix operation provides a noncredit accelerated program and a collegiate partnership with CGCC.
Course gates
The schedule specifies prerequisite certificates and warns that cohort dates depend on enrollment and progress.
Matching simulation
Frasca devices reflect the Phoenix Piper and Cessna aircraft configurations.
Published training options.
The school’s published options are summarized below. Each note explains the training type and what to clarify when comparing the school’s exact course.
Accelerated noncredit professional pilot program
A planned sequence toward professional flying qualifications. Compare the included stages, entry requirements, scheduling commitment and payment milestones.
Collegiate professional pilot / CGCC associate-degree route
An academic pathway with its own entry and graduation requirements. Compare the flight qualifications, academic credits and flight fees included in your chosen track.
Private pilot
A private-pilot training path. Compare the aircraft used, ground-school arrangements and how lessons progress from initial skills to practical-test preparation.
Instrument rating
Training focused on instrument flying, procedures and planning. Compare aircraft and simulator use, scheduling and the preparation expected before flight lessons.
Commercial single-engine
A commercial-pilot training option. Ask which aircraft category, prerequisites, experience-building flights and practical-test preparation are included.
Commercial multiengine
A commercial-pilot training option. Ask which aircraft category, prerequisites, experience-building flights and practical-test preparation are included.
CFI
Training in teaching, lesson preparation and instructional flying. Ask which instructor qualification is included and how practice teaching is assessed.
CFII
Preparation for instrument-instruction responsibilities. Confirm the required existing instructor qualification and whether simulator work is part of the course.
MEI — availability by inquiry
Preparation to teach in multiengine aircraft. Ask about entry qualifications, aircraft availability and the ground and flight preparation included.
Ground and simulator instruction
Study and knowledge preparation. Confirm the delivery format, included materials, instructor support and any separate flight-training requirement.
Phoenix-specific fleet and courses are used; Grand Forks aircraft and degree conditions are not transferred automatically.
Aircraft & training scope
Aircraft categories: Airplane
Published aircraft models: Piper Archer, Piper Seminole, Cessna 172S
Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport, Mesa, Arizona.
Advertised program duration and examining authority require course-specific confirmation.
Training framework & verification
Part 141: Matched to the FAA roster dated 2026-10-19. Confirm the approved course and training location with the school. The workbook does not list individual course approvals or establish training quality.
FAA reference: faa.gov. Confirm the approved course and training location with the school.
PART 141 SOURCE CHECK
FAA roster information.
This listing is matched to the supplied FAA Part 141 roster record. Confirm the approved course and training location with the school; the roster does not list course approvals or establish training quality.
UND AEROSPACE-PHOENIX SATELLITE
Certificate OG5S092NLocation designator O00S
Address as recorded: UND AEROSPACE FLIGHT TRAINING CTR, 5733 SOUTH SOSSAMAN RD., MESA, AZ 85212
Use the faa.gov facility dashboard for future cross-reference. The dated record above reflects the FAA workbook used for this directory update. How we check records
TRAINING FIT
Our school review.
UND Phoenix provides more structure than a generic accelerated-course label suggests: the current schedule identifies individual qualification stages and prerequisite deadlines. It may suit students prepared for a concentrated training commitment or those who want an associate degree alongside flying. Ask how prior certificates affect entry and what happens if a flight stage runs beyond its planned cohort dates. The Phoenix route is separate from Grand Forks; a later degree transfer does not automatically establish the same restricted-ATP eligibility. In-house testing availability should be confirmed for the chosen course.
An AI-assisted editorial assessment of the school’s published information. This is separate from student feedback. We have not attended or inspected this school.
WHAT THE AVAILABLE FEEDBACK TELLS US
Student review evidence.
Mesa students describe completing multiple certificates and CFI training with thorough instructors, structured instruction and responsive management. Several praise aircraft availability and the training environment. These are identifiable Phoenix/Mesa accounts rather than general University of North Dakota campus reviews. These are individual experiences from the displayed review selection, not a representative survey or a promise of the same result. Review dates and enrollment routes can differ. Ask current students at the Mesa location how their instructor continuity, lesson frequency and final costs compare with the written training plan.
How to read this evidence
Selected Google narratives from different enrollment routes and dates; individual timelines and spending are not a forecast.
Follow up with the school
- Can I speak with recent students who completed my intended training at the Mesa location?
- What did those students actually pay, and how often could they complete lessons?
Read the review sources
- UND Aerospace Foundation Flight Training Center: Flight School in Mesa, AZ Third-party source
Individual comments or platform listing; scope and access limits are described in the summary.
AI-assisted summary of the cited material. Public comments are individual experiences; the sample may be small, selective, or dated.
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Questions for UND Aerospace-Phoenix Satellite.
- Which route fits my degree goals and existing certificates?
- Which prerequisites must I complete before my proposed cohort?
- How are delays, extra hours and rescheduled course stages handled?
- What credit and restricted-ATP implications would a later transfer to Grand Forks have?
Sources & listing information.
School facts are compiled from the source material below. Imported record identifiers are retained for traceability and are not presented as proof of current certification.
- UND Aerospace Foundation
- Phoenix program routes
- Current certificate-course cohorts
- Phoenix fleet and training devices
- Accelerated program
- UND transfer considerations
- Source-record reference: checkrides.ioReference retained from the supplied spreadsheet; current content not rechecked for this import.
- faa.gov — Find a FacilityFAA pilot-school facility reference. Part 61 instruction is not a separate FAA school certification.
View source record references
OG5S092N
Part_141_Flight_School_Websites (1).csv; faaverifiedp141.xlsx