Flight Training

All of our training is completed in one location, a facility devoted to high quality aviation training. Our office is conveniently located at the Reid-Hillview airport in San Jose, California. Learn to fly in a controlled airport environment with modern air traffic control facilities. We are located minutes from downtown San Jose.

Private Pilot License
If you have ever dreamed of learning how to fly, this is your first step in making that dream a reality. Achieving your private pilot license is a great way to enjoy the freedom of flight either recreationally or as a first step towards a career as a professional pilot.
Course Requirements
Minimum Age: 16 years to solo, 17 years for the private pilot license.
Medical Fitness: Third Class Medical Certificate
Knowledge: Pass the FAA private pilot knowledge test with a minimum score of 70%.
Experience: Minimum 40 hours of flight training including a minimum 20 hours dual instruction and 10 hours solo flight time.
Skill: Successful completion of the private pilot flight test.

Instrument Rating
The Instrument Rating is one of the most challenging ratings, but also the most important. An Instrument Rating allows you to fly under a wider range of weather conditions, and dramatically sharpens your piloting skills. If you are pursuing a career as a professional pilot, this rating is mandatory, and it is often an insurance requirement if you wish to rent faster, more complicated aircraft. If aircraft ownership is one of your goals, an Instrument Rating will save you money on your aircraft insurance.
Course Requirements:
Minimum Age: 17 years
Medical Fitness: Third Class Medical Certificate
Prerequisites: A private pilot license, 40 hours of real or simulated instrument time (20 hours of which can be in a ground based flight training device), and 50 hours of cross-country pilot in command flight experience. Pass the FAA instrument knowledge test with a minimum score of 70%. Successful completion of an Instrument Pilot flight test.

Commercial Pilot License
Now that you have completed your private pilot license you are one step closer to realizing your dream of becoming a Commercial Pilot.
Course Requirements:
Minimum Age: 18 years
Medical Fitness: Second Class Medical Certificate
Prerequisites: Minimum 250 hours of total time, including 100 hours pilot-in-command, a minimum score of 70% on the FAA knowledge test.
Experience: Minimum 250 hours of total time, 20 hours of training including a 100nm day cross country, 100nm night cross country, 10 hours complex, 100 hours PIC, 10 hours solo, including a 300nm cross country flight and 5 hours night VFR.
Skill: Successful completion of a commercial pilot flight-test.

Multi-engine
Adding a multiengine category to your license will broaden your skills and make you a better pilot no matter what you fly. Nothing compares to the feeling of managing the complexity and workload of a twin. If you are pursuing a career as a professional pilot, this rating is essential.
Prerequisites: A Private Pilot License and 20 hours of cross-country, Pilot in Command flight experience.