Questions&Answers

Our instructors are active airline pilots who work with the simulator on their days off. The best way to meet/chat with an instructor is to book a lesson online or by calling us.

Yes! Because the simulator and the instructor are certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), at the end of each lesson we will sign his/her pilot logbook. A Pilot Logbook is a record of pilot flight experience, usually kept for life.


• 10 hours block time for 65/hour
• 20 hours block time for 60/hour
• 50 hours block time for 50/hour

The hours logged on a simulator or airplane do not expire, but if a pilot has not flown in a long time, they are required by the FAA to meet a standard and experience level.

We welcome students of all ages, as there is no age requirement! We find that students around 10 years-old are most fit to use the simulator.

• Cessna 172 with Garmin G1000 avionics and GFC700 autopilot

• Cessna 172 with analog gauges,530/430 GPS and Kap140 autopilot

• Piper Archer with steam gauges, GNS430/530 GPS and Kap140 autopilot

• Piper Seneca twin-engine with steam gauges avionics, GNS530/430 and Kap140 autopilot

• Full motion platform

The cost is the same $75.00 per hour whether it is set up for a single-engine aircraft or a multi-engine aircraft and the benefits will be apparent the first time you fly.

By using our simulator, you won't be wasting time and money flying a plane to get to and from a practice area or an initial approach point so the time you spend in it will be vastly more productive. We can also tailor the location of the training and the weather so you will get the most out of your training dollars. Professional Pilots have been using flight simulators for decades to improve their skills and stay current. Now you can train like the pros, build your confidence and take your training to a whole new level.

For flight training, we tend to choose the Cessna 172 or Piper Archer with the Garmin G1000 because that is what you’d fly in real life.

Experience, rain, ice, snow, weight and balance or altitude issues, fog, storms, and specific scenarios of endless design. We offer purpose-built scenarios or you can ask us to set up a specific flight in specific weather conditions and give you any number of failures along the route to deal with. All at the touch of a button and with real results and action steps that must be performed.

First and foremost STUDY before you go to the airport
While studying at home write down all your questions and come prepared to ask your instructor when you show up to the airport. You will learn more as an engaged student asking questions versus a one-way discussion where the instructor preaches aeronautical theory for an hour.
Fly regularly
Unfortunately flying is not like riding a bike. There are too many things that must be kept fresh in a new pilots mind and if they do not fly often they will be lost and have to be re-learned. You should commit yourself to fly at least two times a week. Flying is easy but earning a pilot certificate does take regular practice.
Become an airport geek and get to know other pilots!
Aviation is a tight-knit community. Knowing other pilots has its advantages such as meeting an aircraft owner who you can learn a lot about aviation. Also knowing people around the field you might land your first job since many flying positions are not posted publicly and are word of mouth.

Flight simulators
Flight simulators are especially great for learning instrument procedures since they can reset an approach in a matter of seconds. This allows a pilot to fly several more instrument approaches an hour versus just 1 or 2 in an aircraft. Also, this time in a simulator is significantly cheaper than flying an aircraft and counts towards required hours to complete the private, instrument, and commercial certificates!