{"id":111,"date":"2024-11-03T12:23:20","date_gmt":"2024-11-03T19:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ironwoodweb.com\/geft\/?page_id=111"},"modified":"2025-04-09T17:19:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T00:19:02","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ironwoodweb.com\/geft\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_5,3_5&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; module_class=&#8221;top-header-row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||2em||false|false&#8221; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0.75em||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#747d88&#8243; text_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Abhaya Libre|600||on|||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; max_width=&#8221;700px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;bottom&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;4%&#8221; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>About Scottsdale Flight Training<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Description&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; header_3_font=&#8221;Montserrat|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;2%||3%||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|10%|0px||false|false&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;bottom&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;100ms&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;4%&#8221; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5>Serving the Arizona aviation community for 20+ years<\/h5>\n<p>We are passionate about aviation and dedicated to providing high-quality flight training for aspiring pilots. 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