Pilot Packages

Courses available as Pay-as-you-go or Packages.
Prices subject to change without notice so call for the most up-to-date pricing.

New flight school students should buy the Jeppesen Private Pilot Kit Part 141 or the Instrument/Commercial Kit Part 141, depending on what course you are enrolled in, within your first three lessons in order to stay up to date on the course material. Both are sold on location for your convenience.

PRIVATE PILOT PACKAGE
You must be 17 years old and have a minimum of 35 to 40 flight hours, depending on the type of school you attend. You must also pass the FAA private pilot written examination (a 60-question, multiple-choice test) and a checkride with an FAA examiner. As a private pilot, you can fly by yourself or with passengers. Special weather requirements pertaining to visibility and cloud conditions must be met, and you must continue to pass your Class III medical exam every three years-two years over age 40. Although you can split flying expenses with your passengers, you may not be paid for your services as a pilot.

Complex Endorsement Cessna 172RG

Although complex has a technical definition under Federal Aviation Administration regulations, basically this term refers to airplanes that have retractable landing gear and bigger engines than those found in most trainers. These airplanes, although far more costly than their basic- training counterparts, are really what transforms lightplane flying into a practical transportation tool. Most complex airplanes are equipped with avionics--aviation electronics--which allow flight into the clouds and in bad weather. All prospective professional pilots must demonstrate competence in flying complex singles before they can earn their commercial pilot certificates. Because they are faster and heavier than fixed-gear airplanes, with more complex power and propeller control systems and the added landing gear controls, flying complex singles requires additional training. Private pilots need a sign-off from a flight instructor before they can legally fly a complex airplane or "retract," as they're sometimes called.

There are many examples of complex singles, from those just a step above their fixed-gear precursors, like the Cessna 172RG or Cutlass. Nearly all complex singles have at least four seats.

Instrument Rating Package

An instrument rating allows you to fly when visibility is poor and clouds are low. To obtain this rating, you must take instruction from an appropriately certificated instructor; have 40 hours of instrument time and 50 hours of cross country time. Then you must pass an FAA written examination and checkride.