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Tampa Bay Aviation
Tampa Bay Aviation teaches airplane and helicopter flying in the Tampa Bay area with training tailored to each student's schedule and goals, plus helicopter tours, charters, rentals, a bachelor's degree pathway and training for foreign students.
| Location | Clearwater, Florida |
|---|---|
| Airport | Clearwater Air Park (CLW) |
| FAA Part 141 certificate | 22LS411L |
| Registered aircraft | 4, median year 2006 |
| Daytime VFR | 87% of hours |
Aircraft
The FAA aircraft registry lists 4 piston, turboprop or helicopter aircraft with a valid registration under the name of Skyco Inc, with a Florida owner address. The most common are Cessna 172S (2), Cessna 172R (1), Piper PA-28-181 (1). The median year of manufacture is 2006, so the typical aircraft is about two decades old.
| Model | Aircraft |
|---|---|
| Cessna 172S | 2 |
| Cessna 172R | 1 |
| Piper PA-28-181 | 1 |
Aircraft registered to the school in the FAA registry. A registration shows ownership, not use, and leased aircraft will not appear.
Flying weather
Using hourly reports from Clearwater Air Park, 2021 to 2025, VFR conditions (cloud base above 3,000 feet and visibility above 5 miles) held for 87% of daytime hours, 7am to 7pm local time. IFR or worse conditions made up 3% of daytime hours. May was the clearest month at 92% VFR, and January the least clear at 83%. On about 280 days a year, at least 80% of daytime hours were VFR.
The airport
Clearwater Air Park is in Clearwater, Florida.
- Elevation 71 ft
- Longest runway 16/34, 4,108 ft, asphalt
- Runways 1
Other schools at CLW
Other locations on the certificate
The FAA lists more training locations on this certificate in: Tampa.
What Part 141 means
Part 141 lets a flight school hold an FAA certificate for its courses, which follow FAA-approved outlines and FAA inspection. Most US instruction runs under Part 61 instead, so a school without this listing is not necessarily worse.
Common questions
Is Tampa Bay Aviation an FAA Part 141 school?
Yes. FAA records list Skyco Inc as a Part 141 pilot school under certificate 22LS411L, with an address in Clearwater, Florida. The FAA list used here was updated on 12 October 2026.
Where is Tampa Bay Aviation based?
Its address in the FAA record is 1000 N Hercules Ave, Clearwater, Florida, close to Clearwater Air Park (CLW). Confirm training locations with the school.
What aircraft does Tampa Bay Aviation fly?
The FAA registry lists 4 aircraft registered to the company, mostly Cessna 172S and Cessna 172R. Ask the school which aircraft it trains in, because a registration shows ownership, not use.
What is the flying weather like near Tampa Bay Aviation?
The nearest weather station reported VFR conditions for 87% of daytime hours from 2021 to 2025.
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Sources
- Federal Aviation Administration. AVInfo Find a Facility, Part 141 pilot schools, data updated 12 October 2026. https://www.faa.gov/av-info/facility-dashboard
- Federal Aviation Administration. Releasable Aircraft Registry database, downloaded 15 October 2026. https://registry.faa.gov/database/ReleasableAircraft.zip
- Iowa Environmental Mesonet. Routine hourly ASOS and AWOS observations, 2021 to 2025. US National Weather Service observations archived at Iowa State University. https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/request/download.phtml
- OurAirports airport and runway data, public domain. https://github.com/davidmegginson/ourairports-data
- School description summarised from the school's own website: tampabayaviation.com, read 15 October 2026.