Troutdale, Oregon, United States· Portland Troutdale Airport(KTTD)
✓ Approved by FAA· Approval OBRS488B
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Gorge Winds Aviation INC is a flight school at Portland Troutdale Airport (KTTD) in Troutdale, United States. It offers training for Trial flights, Private pilot licence (PPL), Instrument rating, Commercial pilot licence (CPL), Flight instructor, and Multi-engine rating. Its fleet includes Cessna 150 / 152, Cessna 172, Piper PA-28 (Warrior, Archer, Arrow, Cherokee), Cessna 182, and Cessna 310 / 340 / 402. At Portland Troutdale Airport, 75% of daylight hours have weather suitable for training flights. The best months are June, July, and August; January is the most difficult. There are 7 other flight schools within 31 miles.
This school offers trial flights.
Trial flight details ↗| Course or item | Price |
|---|---|
| N5355Q course | $115 |
| N5094L course | $119 |
| N5201H course | $156 |
| N172MR & N6758H course | $163 |
| N3700Q course | $185 |
| N8191G course | $223 |
| N310UD course | $450 |
| The instructor rate starts at per hour hour | $60 |
| /HOUR hour | $115 |
| /HOUR hour | $119 |
| /HOUR hour | $154 |
| /HOUR hour | $156 |
| /HOUR hour | $163 |
| /HOUR hour | $185 |
| /HOUR hour | $223 |
| /HOUR hour | $450 |
| FAA Medical Examination : course | $150 |
| FAA Checkride DPE Fee: - course | $700 – $900 |
| Ground School (Online) - course | $300 – $500 |
| Aviation Headset -$1,200 course | $300 |
| iPad (Electronic Charts) - course | $500 – $900 |
| Foreflight subscription (yearly) course | $150 |
| Purchased study materials course | $150 |
| FAA Written Test Fee course | $175 |
| Charts/Materials -300 course | $100 |
| Ground School (Online): - course | $300 – $500 |
| FAA Written Test Fee: course | $175 |
| FAA Written Test Fees: course | $350 |
| Ground school / materials: course | $300 |
| Ballpark Cost – Zero hours to CFI: ~ to Gorge Winds. course | $47,000 |
Prices last checked September 2026. Always confirm the current price with the school.
Share of daylight hours each month with weather suitable for training flights (cloud base at least 3,000 ft, visibility at least 5 statute miles / 8 km, wind no more than 20 knots, no thunderstorms, freezing conditions or snow).
From weather reports at Portland - Troutdale (0 miles from the airfield), 2016–2025.
Troutdale, Oregon · Portland-Troutdale Airport (KTTD)
Typically 75% of daylight hours flyable over the year
Vancouver, Washington · Pearson Airfield (KVUO)
Typically 79% of daylight hours flyable over the year
Hillsboro, Oregon · Portland Hillsboro Airport (KHIO)
Typically 72% of daylight hours flyable over the year
Scappoose, Oregon · Scappoose Industrial Airpark (KSPB)
Typically 76% of daylight hours flyable over the year
Hillsboro, Oregon · Stark's Twin Oaks Airpark (7S3)
Typically 72% of daylight hours flyable over the year
Aurora, Oregon · Aurora State Airport (KUAO)
Typically 76% of daylight hours flyable over the year