In everything we do, we believe:

• To do all for the glory of God.

• To keep our fellow pilots, who are made in the image of God, alive.

• In Mastery, not mediocrity.

• In doing things the right way, the first time.

• In rewarding instructors for being good and efficient. 

• In teaching pilots "how to think" instead of "what to think."

• In making every pilot a capable, confident, mission-ready Captain so that they can fly anywhere, anytime, without fear.

When the pressure hits,

Pilots do not rise to the occasion.

we fall back on our level of training.

Most flight schools cut students loose when they’re barely good enough to pass.

They get you to a “C grade” level... just enough to check the box... but not enough to handle the pressure of the real world.

We train differently.

We don’t think about checkrides or tests.

We think about making you so good you’d have to actively try to mess it up.

At most schools, you’re considered “ready” when you start getting it right.

We don’t sign you off until you consistently stop getting it wrong.

passing your checkride does not mean you are prepared to face a real in-flight emergency.

It just means you can legally go out and get yourself killed in an airplane.

Every Captain has two options:

either HE knows he's going to survive... 

or he hopes he will.

when stuff hits the fan, who do you want to be?

The confident captain, born for this and ready to bring us home?

or

Freaked out, frozen up, overwhelmed and totally unprepared? 

We all want to know that we will have it together when "stuff hits the fan."

No hesitation. No second-guessing.

Just intentional action. Whatever it takes to bring us home.

When we've only one chance, it has to be done right the first time.

We are tired of flight schools wasting time and attention on things that don't matter. 

We believe in focus—a clear, simple path to go from ignorant novice to a capable and confident aviator.

We do not waste time on things that don't "push the needle."

If what's important to us is also important to you, then we might be soulmates.

If the way we do things is also important to you, then we might be soulmates.

If what we offer is what you need and is important to you, then we might be soulmates.

We offer private pilot training in our airplane.

no nonsense.
done right, the first time.
Designed to make you good, not just "ok."

we are the only flight school in america that can actually tell you how much it costs to learn to fly.

Every other flight school will tell you something like, "it depends. Maybe $16k to 22k? Who knows... everyone is different"

This is because most schools charge an hourly rate. Since it takes somewhere between 50 and 100 hours of flight time to become a private pilot, due to varying skill levels, instruction styles, and what have you, it's hard to pin down a number. 

Difficult to budget.

One of the biggest issues with hourly rates is that it punishes the flight instructor for being good. It creates tension between student and instructor because the student wants to be efficient, but the instructor wants to teach longer to make more money. It is also difficult for the instructor because if he is very experienced and very good, he can teach lessons and solve problems much faster than an inexperienced instructor. For example, if the expert takes 30 minutes to solve a students problem, but the average instructor takes 4 hours, the lesser-instructor is getting paid more, even if the hourly rate of the expert is twice as much. It is not fair to the expert to make only a fraction of what the "worse" instructor made, and he did a better and faster job.

It's also difficult when the student is trying to be economical and watch the clock all the time. The instructor wants to help them out, but they make less money. It forces them to rush longer lessons, skipping steps, stressing everyone out, and overall not fostering a positive learning experience.

Hourly rates punish the student for being "bad" and the instructor for being "good."

Two things that are working against the training program.

This is why we offer two options for private pilot training:

The PRIVATE PILOT UNLIMITED course.

• Unlimited Flight and Ground Instruction

• Priority scheduling + waitlist priority assignment

• Whatever it takes to get it done right the first time.

• Airplane rental included (up to 75 hours, if needed).

• $25,000 flat, paid in installments.

• Commitment required on both sides (no refunds, but we will work for free until you're done).

• It could take you 200 hours of instruction, but that's ok... you will not be billed for the instructor. 

Our average time to complete this course is 65 hours and 6 months.

Our second option:

Hourly Rates

• No guarantees. 

• Limited availability due to priority scheduling for committed clients.

• The instructor is less motivated due to being punished for being good.

• If you fly more, you pay more.

• No commitment.

• $175 per hour (wet) for the Cessna 172.

• $85 per hour for the instructor (2-hour minimum; billed as block time; you pay for what you schedule, thereafter in 30-minute increments)

• Always watching the clock. Adds to stress.

Isn't hourly cheaper?

It is actually more expensive.

Do the math. 

3 lessons per week. 3 weeks per month. National average is 75 hours. Average lesson is 1.5 airplane rental and 2.5 with instructor. That's $475 per lesson. That's $1425 per week. That's $4275 per month @ 13.5 hours per month. It will take 5.66 months to get 75 hours. That's a total of $24,196. And that's if you can afford to fly 3 times per week, spending $4275 per month. If you can't afford 3 times per week, then you would be flying twice a week. That frequency adds more hours to the total you will likely have by the time you pass your flight test. This is because the less frequently you fly, the more training you will need. 2 lessons per week averages about 90 hours of flight time, ending up at $28,500 total.

If you cannot afford to commit to $25,000 for the unlimited course, it is unlikely that you can commit to 3 or 4 lessons per week, which is what you would need to do to attempt to match the results. But truthfully, the entire hourly system is rigged to perpetuate lower quality instruction. It does not matter how good willed your instructor is, it is simply not sustainable to make a living as a quality, career instructor when you are getting paid hourly without salary. 

We are willing to fly with customers on an hourly rate basis as our availability allows on a first come, first served basis. Our unlimited customers retain scheduling and waitlist priority because we are commited to each other.

We are willing to finance our unlimited course in-house.

Contact us below to check availability.

US

1. We are ATPs and Master CFIs with thousands of hours of teaching experience... each.

2. We are active professional pilots, jet captains, and career instructors. We deal with the real world every day for work.

3. We teach for a living. We won't leave you to go somewhere else when we hit some magical number of hours.

4. We focus on making you good for the real world and ready to take command. You'll pass the test because you're good... not because you crammed.

5. Our flat-rate system rewards our instructors for being good, fast, and efficient. They get paid the same if they work 50 hours or 100 hours, so they want to do the best job, quickly. They are incentivized for being good and efficient.

6. It will cost you $25,000 to become a private pilot with us, plus books, gear, and test fees (about $2,000), if you are taught to be good, and not just "passable."

7. Unlimited instruction guarantee. Write a check. Get it done right, the first time. No added fees. Happy CFIs that do good.

Them
They are new instructors with little to no teaching experience.

8. They have never had a flying job and are brand-new commercial pilots and CFIs. Many have never flown in a cloud.

9. Their instructors are trying to build hours to go to the airlines and will leave you when they hit 1,500 hours.

10. They focus on teaching you "what to think" to pass the test, leaving you woefully unprepared for reality. Being a good test-taker does not mean you are a good pilot.

11. Their hourly-rate system punishes instructors for being good, fast, and efficient. They make more money when they drag it out and take longer. If they work fast, they make less money. Instructors are woefully unmotivated.

12. They will tell you it takes 40 hours and $15,000. In reality, the average pilot needs 60 hours of instruction in the airplane, 15 hours of solo, with at least 1 hour of instruction on the ground for every hour of flight instruction. This comes out to $25,000 plus books, gear, and tests.

13. No guarantee. No commitment. They charge you if you take longer. Their CFIs make less money if they do good. 

Realistic price breakdown to become a pilot:

The national average to become a private pilot is 75 hours.

The average airplane rental is $200 per hour.

The average CFI (instructor) is $85 per hour.

The average flight lesson is 1.5 hours of aircraft rental plus 2.5 of flight/ground instruction.

That's $512.50 per lesson.

The average flight student is advised to fly 3 times per week.

That's $1,537.50 per week.

You get on average 3 weeks per month of flying due to weather and maintenance.

That's $4,612.50 per month.

1.5 hours per lesson * 3 lessons per week * 3 weeks per month = 13.5 hours per month.

75 hours average / 13.5 hours per month = 5.66 months

That's $26,106.75 spent on flight, ground, and rental.

Subtract 10 hours of CFI time for solo flights.

That's $25,256.75 total. Not including check rides, tests, books, and gear, usually adding another $2,000. 

• With hourly rates, the CFI has no incentive to be good. 

• if they work fast and do a good job, they make less money. 

• this MAKES students lose trust in their cfi.

Hourly rates rip off the CFI for being good and punish the student for being bad. 

Another unspoken truth about hourly rates is that it is common to take longer to complete training because the CFI gets more money and flight hours if the student takes longer. This leads to flight instructors being apathetic and not caring, drastically reducing the quality of the training. CFIs get burnt out very fast on hourly rates.

Do you want a CFI who cares, is dedicated, efficient, and good?

Then get on the waiting list for our UNLIMITED PRIVATE PILOT Course.

Otherwise, run the risk of the hourly rates. There's no guarantees, no commitment, little trust, no incentive, and no way of knowing how much it will actually cost... because who knows how long your CFI will milk you for more time and money.