ABOUT THE PILOT PORT · KFXE

Two halves
of the same operation.

A Part 61 flight school welded to a real aviation operations company. The school side trains pilots. The operations side runs aircraft. The two halves feed each other — that's the whole idea.

The Pilot Port operates at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (KFXE). We train pilots on the Cirrus SR20 from zero hours through CFI/CFII. We also operate fleet aircraft for owners — fleet management, dry leases under §91.23, contract pilot supply, refurbishment programs, and maintenance solutions. The same team. The same standards. The same airport.

Most flight schools live on one side of that line. Most management companies live on the other. The Pilot Port lives on both. The Pilot Port Pipeline — our defined cohort course for independent CFIs — is the seam.

The founder.

JASHN GULATI

CFI / CFII · Founder, The Pilot Port.

Jashn Gulati 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, capital allocator, and instructor. The founding insight is simple — flight schools are usually disconnected from how aircraft actually get operated, owned, and financed in the real world. The Pilot Port is the version that closes that gap.

fly@thepilotport.com

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 busiest general aviation airports in the United States by operations count. Mixed traffic — primary 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 busy 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 AeroTech for aircraft owners.
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.
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 The Pilot Port Pipeline?
A defined cohort course for students who want to become independent CFIs. Includes maintenance fluency, break-even economics, owner relations, and TPP mentorship. Eligibility: ab-initio or PPL only — pilots with PPL+IR from another school are not eligible.
What is AeroTech?
A full-stack aviation management platform powered by AI, built in-house. It's how we run the operations side of TPP. Maintenance triage, fleet ops dispatch, pilot records, owner reporting, lender exports, §91.23 lease automation.

Where in the journey are you?

Three doors. Same airplane.

Flight Training Aviation Solutions Pipeline
Page facts

Operator: The Pilot Port — TPP.

Location: Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (KFXE), Fort Lauderdale, FL, US.

Category: Part 61 flight school and aviation operations company. Cirrus SR20 fleet for training, fleet management for owner-operators, dry leases under §91.23, and a pipeline from student pilot to TPP fleet operator.

Contact: fly@thepilotport.com