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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Frequently Asked Questions Questions

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Yes. Our FAA approved devices let you log actual time toward your certificate; you build instrument currency and procedural mastery without burning expensive aircraft rental fees. Simulators work.

We operate out of Tipton Airport at KFME in Fort Meade, Maryland. Our spot sits right outside the restrictive D.C. SFRA airspace. You spend your paid minutes learning instead of waiting out air traffic control holds.

Traditional aircraft rentals cost up to $250 per hour just to practice checklists or sit through weather delays. Our advanced training devices cost far less per hour; you slash thousands off your total training budget.

Absolutely. We take you from your very first lesson all the way through your core ratings. You build hours as a flight instructor; then you transition straight into a regional airline seat.

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