The newest FBO / Flight Center  in Wisconsin!

Quality service, flight instruction and aircraft rental at affordable prices.

Owned by pilots, for pilots.

Manitowoc County Airport
1815 Freedom Way
Manitowoc, WI  54220
Phone: 920.682.0043
Fax: 920.682.0044

Leon Sigman

Leon Sigman has been a legend of flight instruction in the Manitowoc area for many years. He's taught countless students the art of flying, and is always willing to share a joke. Some are actually funny. Leon instructs Private, Commercial, Instrument and Multi-Engine pilots, plus Flight Instructor candidates.

Leon has logged over 10,000 hours in the air, and is a partner in a Piper Archer. He is active with many civic organizations and enjoys his home along the beautiful shoreline of Lake Michigan. His wife, Judy, jokingly thanks us for keeping him at the airport and not at home as much.

Jim Wheeler

After years of flying and a career as a High School science teacher, Jim Wheeler joined the instructing staff at the Manitowoc airport. Since then he's shared the excitement of flight with many, many people, both young and old. He looks forward to each and every adventure, and takes the extra effort so often missed by other less-experienced Instructors.  Jim has logged over 10,000 flight hours, most of it one hour at a time as an instructor.

While Jim works with many primary students, his real specialty is Tailwheel and Light Sport aircraft. Pilots come from miles around to fly with Jim, and he especially loves flying old airplanes with big, round engines.

Curt Drumm

Curt Drumm started flying while working in Hollywood in television, and hasn't stopped since. In addition to being president of Lakeshore Aviation, he instructs Private, Commercial, Instrument, Multi-Engine, Flight Instructor and Floatplane students.

Curt operates the only Seaplane school in Wisconsin, and has logged over 1000 hours of float flying. He also teaches "Intro to Water Flying" seminars for interested groups.

When not in the air, Curt also produces the Manitowoc Airshow and serves on the Board of Directors of the Seaplane Pilots Association (SPA). He is also very active in EAA and AOPA, is an FAA FAAsteam safety counselor and serves as the AOPA Airport Support Network (ASN) volunteer in Manitowoc.