All flight instruction and ground school is
one-on-one with qualified instructors using Jeppesen Learning Materials, which are included under Pilot Supplies below.
All flight instruction and ground school is
one-on-one with qualified instructors using Jeppesen Learning Materials, which are included under Pilot Supplies below.
A typical flight lesson lasts 1-2 hours with ground school conducted before each flight lesson (with homework assignments).
The average cost for each lesson is between $165 – $200 dollars.
If you train twice a week you should complete your rating in 20-30 weeks
Total cost for a Private Pilot airplane rating may range from $6,500-$8,500.
Financing is available (see below).
There is no age requirement to begin training. You need to be 16 years of age to solo the aircraft (fly by yourself) and 17 years of age to obtain a Private Pilot rating.
You will also need to get a medical certificate to fly solo. We can recommend a Aeronautical Medical Examiner for you. If you are in good health you will have no problems. High blood pressure, diabetes and cancer diagnosis can be a problem. Please refer to the FAA website for more details.
A Private Pilot single engine land rating allows you and your family to fly almost anywhere in the world in good weather.
If you weigh less than 150lbs, you can train in the Cessna.If you weigh more you can train in the PA28 Cherokee’s.(Pilot requirements can be found at the bottom of this page)
1. Unexpired U.S. Passport
or
2.Original U.S. birth certificate and a U.S. Government issued I.D. (drivers license).
and
3. Foreign students please see our T.S.A. page
4. A desire to learn and have fun!!!
That’s it…
Note*
To complete a rating you will be required to pay in addition to flight training for the items listed below regardless of the flight school you attend.
1. Medical Certificate (for Private) $100
2. FAA Knowledge Test $150
3. Practical Test/Check-ride with FAA DPE Examiner $600 (see Graduates Page)
*Select your OWN payment method*
We have 4 methods of payment:
1.) Choose to pay in $1000 increments and you will receive the ‘block rate’ on the aircraft – ($5-10/hr. savings).
2.) ‘Pay as you go’ (Pay daily – only the amount that incurres after each days training).
3). Finance your training through – Pilot Finance, Inc. (Subject to credit approval) *Call for details*
4). Military personnel can use Post-911 G.I. Bill benefits for non-college degree programs such as flight school training (other than a private pilot license), effective October 1,2011.
(We accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AMEX, checks and cash.)
(Maximum deposits of $1000 are excepted and
refunds are given at a maximum of $500)
(All prices U.S. and subject to change without notice.)
The Spin training endorsement is now offered at a flat $399
(All prices U.S. and subject to change without notice.)
The following Aeronautical experience is required to obtain a U.S. Private Pilot Certificate:
40 hours total flight time
20 hours of dual training
10 hours of solo flight
3 hours of dual cross-country flight training
3 hours of dual night flight training
One night dual cross-country flight of over 100 nautical miles total distance
10 night takeoffs and 10 night landings to a full stop with each landing involving a flight in the traffic pattern at an airport
3 hours of flight training on the controls and maneuvering of an airplane solely by reference to instruments, including straight and level flight, constant airspeed climbs and descents, turns to a heading, recovery from unusual flight attitudes, radio communications and the use of navigation systems/facilities and radar services appropriate to instrument flight;
3 hours of flight training in preparation for the practical test, which must have been performed within 60 days preceding the date of the test
At least 5 hours of solo cross-country flight
One solo cross-country flight of at least 150 nautical miles total distance, with full-stop landings at a minimum of three points, and one segment of the flight consisting of a straight-line distance of at least 50 nautical miles between the takeoff and landing locations
Three solo takeoffs and three landings to a full stop with each landing involving a flight in the traffic pattern at an airport with an operating control tower
50 hours of cross country flight MUST BE COMPLETED to obtain your Instrument rating
The following Aeronautical experience is required to obtain a U.S. Commercial Pilot Certificate:
The following Aeronautical experience is required to obtain a Instrument Rating:
A person who applies for an instrument rating must have logged the following:
At least 50 hours of cross-country flight time as pilot in command, of which at least 10 hours must be in airplanes for an instrument-airplane rating; and
A total of 40 hours of actual or simulated instrument time on the areas of operation of this section, to include-
At least 15 hours of instrument flight training from an authorized instructor in the aircraft category for which the instrument rating is sought;
At least 3 hours of instrument training that is appropriate to the instrument rating sought from an authorized instructor in preparation for the practical test within the 60 days preceding the date of the test;
For an instrument-airplane rating, instrument training on cross- country flight procedures specific to airplanes that includes at least one cross-country flight in an airplane that is performed under IFR, and consists of-
(A) A distance of at least 250 nautical miles along airways or ATC-directed routing;
(B) An instrument approach at each airport; and
(C) Three different kinds of approaches with the use of navigation systems;
Use of flight simulators or flight training devices. If the instrument training was provided by an authorized instructor in a flight simulator or flight training device-
A maximum of 30 hours may be performed in that flight simulator or flight training device if the training was accomplished in accordance with Far part 142; or
A maximum of 20 hours may be performed in that flight simulator or flight training device if the training was not accomplished in accordance with Far part 142
The following Aeronautical experience is required to obtain a U.S. Certified Flight Instructor Certificate: