Part 61 offers more flexibility in your flight training. Train at your own pace, tailor learning to fit your personal goals and work one-on-one with instructors who adapt lessons to your needs.

The FAA requires a minimum of 40 flight hours for a Private Pilot License under Part 61, but many students may log longer hours as they gain experience.

Yes, you must complete ground school instruction covering essential aviation topics, even though the structure is less formal than in Part 141.

Although most lessons are based on a one-hour flight, they may take two hours from start to finish because there are pre- and post-flight discussions in which you and your certificated flight instructor (CFI) talk about what you’re going to do during your flight, how you performed, what you did well, what needs work, and what you’ll do on your next lesson

Flight training is divided into two parts: ground school and flight training. Ground school teaches you the principles, procedures, and regulations you will put into practice in an aircraft, such as how to navigate from one airport to another. Before you can earn a pilot certificate, you must pass the FAA knowledge test on this information. You have several ground school options, including a scheduled classroom course from a flight school, weekend ground schools or a FAA-approved home-study course.

Part 61 students will need to schedule with a designated pilot examiner (DPE) to complete their checkride. Contact us for more information.

The options are endless! You can make flying your career. Take local sightseeing flights with friends and family, travel farther for business or recreation. Test your mettle (and your stomach) learning to fly aerobatics for fun or competition. Build and fly your own aircraft or restore and fly antique/classic aircraft. Join a flying club to connect with other aviation enthusiasts. You can also support a growing number of flight organizations that support humanitarian causes, such disaster relief or transportation for non-critical medical treatment.