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CFI Certificate Training
in Fort Meade

Learn to teach others to fly in our fleet of Cessna 172s, with optional simulator practice to sharpen your technique.

Learn to Teach

Train for Your Flight Instructor Certificate

A flight instructor certificate, commonly called CFI, allows you to teach within your ratings and limitations.

Your airplane training is flown with an instructor in our fleet of Cessna 172s: aircraft rental is $185/hour and flight instruction is $70/hour.

The CFI Accelerator is optional simulator practice, a separate simulator course with no airplane lessons.

  • Airplane Training: Fly your lessons with an instructor in our Cessna 172s.

  • Ground Instruction: Work through what you need to know with your instructor.

  • Optional Simulator Practice: Rehearse in the CFI Accelerator, a separate simulator course.

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Features

What Your Training Includes

  • One-on-one instruction with an FAA-certified flight instructor
  • Ground instruction and pre-brief and debrief with every flight lesson
  • Flight lessons in our Cessna 172s at Fort Meade Executive Airport (KFME)
  • Optional simulator practice in the CFI Accelerator
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Investment

CFI Certificate Training Costs

Rates are per hour. Your total depends on how many hours you fly.

CFI Certificate Training

  • Aircraft rental: $185/hour
  • Flight instruction: $70/hour
  • Dedicated, FAA-certified instructors
  • We don't cancel lessons: a lesson moves to the simulator or ground instruction
Begin Your Flight Journey

CFI Certificate Training

CFI Certificate Training

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CFI Certificate Training

Train for your flight instructor certificate in our Cessna 172s, with an optional simulator course for practice.

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a CFI certificate?
It is a flight instructor certificate that allows you to teach within your ratings and limitations.
Where is the training flown?
In our fleet of Cessna 172s at Fort Meade Executive Airport (KFME), with an instructor.
What is the CFI Accelerator?
It is optional simulator practice and a separate simulator course. It does not include airplane lessons. See the CFI Accelerator.
What does it cost?
Aircraft rental is $185/hour.
Flight instruction is $70/hour.
What if the weather is bad?
We don't cancel lessons. If the weather or an airplane says no, your lesson moves to the simulator or ground instruction.

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