The FAA ensures pilots are safe to operate aircraft by requiring them to maintain a valid medical certificate. A medical certificate may only be obtained by visiting an AME (Aviation Medical Examiner). AMEs are doctors specifically authorized by the FAA to issue flight medicals. The medical is one of the documents you must carry on…
If you are like many of our students and considering a career change to become an airline pilot, you probably are asking yourself “how long will it take?” This question isn’t the easiest question to answer as there are so many variables, but we are going to cover it in detail and discuss those variables. …
If you are considering beginning flight training you may be wondering, how long is this going to take? As people seem to be even more busy trying to juggle everything life throws at them, trying to carve out the time to learn to fly can be a serious challenge. There are several variables that will…
You can do more than most people believe with nothing but a Private Pilot Certificate. The general consensus is that you cannot be paid to fly unless you hold a commercial pilot license. While this is mostly true there are several scenarios in which you can be compensated to fly with only a private pilot…
Get your pilot’s license in under a month by following these simple tips. There is a huge problem with flight training. Many CFIs are doing students a disservice by simply jumping in the plane and heading out to go learn to fly. Students training in this type of environment take significantly longer to get their…
Aviation students are missing out on $759,040 throughout their career by entering the job market years after their peers who attend accelerated pilot programs. Why Do 4 Year Aviation Programs Exist? To start, let’s talk about why 4 year aviation programs exist. Up until 2022 all of the major airlines and other desirable companies to…