Private Pilot Training
Begin your journey toward becoming a private pilot with personalized flight training focused on safety, confidence, and practical flying skills.
What You'll Learn
Our private pilot program is designed to build the knowledge, skills, and confidence you need to become a safe and capable pilot. Training combines hands-on flight instruction with the ground knowledge needed to make sound decisions in the air.
Aircraft & Flight Skills
Aircraft control, takeoffs and landings, maneuvers, traffic patterns, and emergency procedures.
Navigation & Decision Making
Cross-country planning, weather, airspace, radio communications, navigation, and aeronautical decision-making.
Knowledge & Preparation
FAA regulations, aircraft systems, aerodynamics, performance, limitations, and preparation for the knowledge and practical tests.
Your Path To Private Pilot
01 — Discovery & Ground Training
Start with the fundamentals. You'll learn aircraft systems, basic aerodynamics, aviation regulations, weather, communications, and flight planning while building the knowledge needed to safely operate an aircraft.
02 — Flight Training
Build your flying skills through hands-on instruction covering aircraft control, takeoffs and landings, maneuvers, traffic patterns, and normal and emergency procedures.
03 — Solo Flight
Build confidence and independence as you prepare for your first solo flights. You'll develop the skills needed to operate safely while demonstrating consistent aircraft control, sound judgment, and good decision-making.
04 — Cross-Country Training
Apply your skills to longer flights while developing navigation, flight planning, weather awareness, and in-flight decision-making.
05 — Checkride Preparation
Refine your knowledge and flight skills through focused practice designed to prepare you for the FAA knowledge test and practical test.
06 — Private Pilot Checkride
Demonstrate your knowledge and flying skills with a designated pilot examiner and complete the requirements for your Private Pilot Certificate.
Estimated Investment
Aircraft Rental
$200/hour wet
Aircraft rental includes fuel.
Flight Instruction
$50/hour
One-on-one flight instruction with a CFI.
Ground Instruction
$50/hour
Personalized ground training covering the knowledge needed for your certificate.
Estimated Total Investment
$15,000–$18,000
Your total training cost will vary. Training time depends on your experience, proficiency, training frequency, and individual goals. We'll help you build a training plan that fits your needs.