“There is more to life than being a passenger”

- Amelia Earhart

Pilot 101

  • The How

    Becoming a pilot is no small feat! It involves focus, motivation and perseverance and most importantly; patience. There are many steps in becoming a pilot. Step 1 is to figure out your end goal.

  • Types

    There are many types of pilots, the more common ones are:

    Private Pilot: A pilot who wants to fly for themselves.

    Commercial Pilot: A pilot who wants to make money with their license, and a necessary stepping stone to work within the airlines.

  • Where Do I Start?

    Once you’ve figured out the end goal for your license, you can now figure out how far you need to go within your student pilot studies.

    Congratulations, you’ve completed Step 1! Scroll down to see the rest of the steps…

“ The most reliable way to predict the future is to create it”

- Abraham Lincoln

The Steps

STEP 1: Figure out your end goal:

Private vs. Commercial

STEP 2: Take a Discovery Flight

STEP 3: Find a Ground School for your Private Pilot Certificate

…You should choose us

STEP 4: Find a Flight School

STEP5: Pass your Checkride

STEP 6: Enjoy the skies!

pilots License Succession

NUMBER 1: Private Pilots license

This license is your bread and butter of becoming a recreational or commercial pilot. No matter where you go and what you want to do in the sky, you have to start here to do it.

Number 2: Instrument rating

This rating is important to be able to fly in all kinds of weather. Not everyday is going to be a clear blue sky. Don’t let the clouds rain on your goals for the day and make sure you get this rating!

NUMBER 3: Commercial Pilots certificate

For those out there who want to make money in the sky, this is the certificate for you. This certificate will allow you fly for hire.

NUMBER 4: Certified flight instructor certificate (CFI)

To make the leap from the typical 250 hours of Commercial Pilot to the 1500 hours required by the airlines; many students go the route of becoming an instructor to build their time while getting paid to do so.

**BONUS LEVEL** NUMBER 5: CERTIFIED Flight Instrument instructor rating (CFII)

This rating allows you to be able to teach the instrument rating to other student pilots. This is not a requirement for your CFI, but it does spruce up your resume for the major airlines.

**BONUS LEVEL** NUMBER 6: MULTI-ENGINE INSTRUCTOR (MEI)

This is the final touch to your resume as a CFI that will allow you to teach student pilots how to fly a multi-engine aircraft.