Give yourself a chance to try flying first and see how enjoyable it can be.
Schedule a Discovery Flight today. We do Discovery Flights seven days a
week. The Discovery Flight is done in a new Cessna 172 Skyhawk, with a
Certificated Flight Instructor.
What better way to experience this thrill than to just do it! Discovery Flights
cost only $50.00 with a Discovery Flight Certificate downloaded and printed from
the Be A Pilot web site (http://www.beapilot.com/register.html)!
And you can bring along a friend too at no extra charge! Allow for 1 hour
as this will include a short tour of our school facilities and to ask any
questions you might have for the instructors.
You'll be briefed on the plane's instruments, controls and equipment in the
plane and on what to watch for when you're flying. After his preflight
briefing, you and your instructor will take off. When aloft, and under the
close supervision of your instructor, you'll take control of the airplane.
It will be unlike anything you've ever experienced before! Soon you'll
feel the exhilaration - impatient for your next flight!
As with any other skill you master, flying is learned step-by-step.
It's a fascinating experience. But it's not particularly difficult either.
It can be learned by practically anyone who is willing to invest some time and
effort. Millions of people have learned how to fly, and so can you!
By the time you're ready for your private pilot certificate, you'll be secure in
the knowledge that you're a safe and competent pilot too.
In an FAA-approved Part 141 Certificated Flight School, you can complete your
training for the Private Pilot Certificate within 90 days or less, weather
permitting. This assumes that you fly at least twice a week through your solo.
Students typically take from 3 to 12 months to complete a private pilot
certificate. Depending on your schedule and the number of hours spent flying,
you could complete it sooner or later. As yourself when you'd like to complete
your rating by, and then let your CFI know your goals so he can help you
schedule yourself appropriately.
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There are two categories of flight training schools, Part 61 and
Part 141. The Part 141 schools are approved by the Federal Aviation
Administration and awarded an FAA Air Agency Certificate. They are the best of
the best! How did they do this? By demonstrating to the FAA that they have and
follow a specified curriculum for training, meaning you always know what is
next. Their aircraft are rigorously inspected by the FAA and are kept in top
condition. The flight instructors who teach under Part 141 are examined on the
methods of teaching as well as their knowledge of the aircraft they fly, and
Federal rules and regulations, on an annual basis. They are required to perform
annual recurrent training.
Each student has a training folder/record that shows every person needing that
data, from the student him or herself, to the flight instructor and chief flight
instructor, how the student is progressing, what they have accomplished and what
they still need to complete to earn their Certificate. Additionally, each
student is required to fly progress flights with the Chief Flight Instructor to
guarantee the quality of instruction provided by your flight instructor.
Additionally, the FAA frequently makes periodic inspections of each school to
ascertain that they remain in compliance with the requirements. Based on
compliance with these requirements - Required Aircraft Maintenance/Inspections -
Flight Instructor Training and Performance Checking - A Structured Training
Curriculum - you fly the best maintained aircraft, under the guidance of the
most qualified and skilled instructors, and receive better training, leading to
faster and more comprehensive learning, in a shorter period of time. That also
leads to costing you less money!
When flying the newest, safest Cessna 172 Skyhawks, usually around $7,200.00
(see our pricing PRICING
plans). That includes 50 hours of flight time, both dual (with an instructor)
and solo (alone) flying time, aircraft rental, instructional books/CDs,
preparation and the examiner's fees. Expenses may be less depending on the
aircraft cost. Instructional materials and the examiner fees are fairly
constant.
Fifty hours is the
average
flight time for a pilot who flies regularly. Namely, that's at least 2
times a week until solo, or the time it normally takes someone to get his or her
certificate. FAR Part 61 requires a minimum of 40 hours of instruction;
Part 141 requires only 35 hours.
No! Perhaps the most important element in successfully learning how to
fly is the desire to do so.
NO! Average high school math is enough.
You are covered by Delaware Skyways' insurance while you are flying.
Based on the rising cost of our insurance, all pilots flying with Skyways are
required to purchase Renters Insurance (Physical Damage to non-owned aircraft)
to cover aircraft repair up to $10,000.00.
This insurance is provided by USAIG and is available through The Hoxton Agency
(www.hoxton.com/hoxtonagency.htm)
or AOPA at (www.aopaia.com/). Check with
your own insurance agent to find where you stand.
General aviation airplanes are built to rigid federal specifications, and
they are constantly checked and re-checked to make sure that they are
mechanically and structurally safe. People who fly are trained to be very
safety conscious. Your instructor will emphasize training you to operate
the plane safely. A well-built and well-maintained airplane in the hands
of a competent, prudent and well trained airplane pilot makes flying safer than
on most other forms of transportation.
Not at all! Of course, owning an airplane will give you complete
freedom to set your own schedule, and you'll have pride of ownership like
nothing you've owned before! But many pilots don't own their own planes.
Pilots quite commonly rent aircraft from places like Delaware Skyways.
Rental fees are based on an hourly rate for actually flying time. Other
pilots belong to flying clubs which are groups of people who pool their money
together to buy and share their own plane. For more information about renting a
plane and current pricing, write an email to:
Rental Information.
The most common type of pilot rating is called the 'Private Pilot License.'
In addition, after obtaining your Private Pilot License, you can achieve ratings
that include your: Instrument Pilot License, a Commercial Pilot License, a
Multi-Engine Pilot License, and an Airline Transport Pilot License.
In flying, like owning an automobile, or a PDA, or portable laptop computer,
or your new HD TV, cost is relative. You get what you pay for. You expect
the best in flight instruction, and you receive it. You should also expect to
pay for that expertise.
You have the benefit of a professional flight instructor, one who has personally
spent over $35,000 learning and honing their professional skills in order to
teach you the how's and why's and when's of flight.
In teaching you a life saving skill, he or she is worth much more than you
usually pay. You pay for the skill and experience of your auto mechanic; your
doctor, your dentist, your lawyer; you should also expect to pay for the skill
and expertise of your flight instructor. If you want the best flight
instruction you can get, you should expect to pay for it.
But the return on investment
is so much better.
Return on your
investment...
Recreational sports like golf or scuba diving or skiing and snowmobiling can
only be done for short periods during the year. Flying is a 24 hours a day, 365
days a year experience! Plus, flying enables you to get where you need to be
quicker and safer than any other means!
And, you enjoy the journey more! When you use the aircraft for business travel,
reducing business travel time and increasing your operable business area, making
more time available for your customers, you are more productive. Flight
training and flying is the most productive investment you can make!
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Pilot Training with 11 Full-time and Part-time Instructors!
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CATS testing center with online scoring through the
FAA!
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FRASCA 142 Full IFR Multi-engine simulator available for IFR Training!
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Financing Available!
Charter Flights & Aircraft Rentals Available!
The Pilot Career Foundation will connect you to the
financial aid programs that make your dream of becoming a
professional pilot a reality!
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