Pinnacle Aviation Academy started operations in 1997. As a Cessna Pilot Center, the Academy is FAA approved for flight training (FAR 141) and also approved by the VA to train veterans. It is approved to give in-house check rides for many of its training courses. Its approval includes private pilot-single engine, multi-engine VFR, multi-engine IFR, instrument rating, commercial pilot-single engine and multi-engine IFR.