Pilot Training

Ground School

Once you begin your flight training as a student pilot, you will also begin ground school where you will learn about airplanes and aerodynamics, the Federal Aviation Regulations, local weather, and flight planning. At the conclusion of this ground segment of your education, you will take the FAA’s multiple choice Private Pilot Airmen Knowledge written test.

Solo Flight

After 20 to 25 hours of dual flight instruction (with an instructor in the cockpit) a student pilot may be ready to solo. Approximately the next 10 solo hours will include a 5 hour cross country flight. A cross country is a flight that has a landing 50 nautical miles from the departure airport.