Flight training was one of the hardest things I’ve done as an adult but was absolutely worth it. If you are going to do it, do it FASTER and CHEAPER and you will not regret it!
The biggest flight school in the nation has a program that is 10 months long and costs $120k.
I don’t know about you, but I certainly didn’t want to spend that much. Fortunately, you don’t have to either. There are a lot of ways you can save time and money.
For instance, I learned there are 3 instructor ratings, but you don’t need all three! How would you know that? You really wouldn’t unless you have someone guiding you.
Instead of 10 months, people have completed their ratings in as little as 90 days. Even if you don’t want to go as aggressively as they did, doing it in under 10 months or less and for a lot less than $120k is very possible.
Thanks to a partnership with independent CFIs around the country, we have created this Next Gen 141/61 Accelerated training program. We would like to send out a special thanks to Trent, Mike, Sean, Pete and Parker for all of their contributions that helped make our team the success it has become already.
Accelerated flight instruction was a game-changer for me. I spent close to two months flying once or twice a week moving at a snail’s pace towards my private pilot certificate.
At most flight schools it can be incredibly frustrating trying to schedule an instructor, schedule the airplane and balance life and family obligations while trying to be ready for every lesson.
Accelerated training is simply a better approach to achieving your aviation goals if you have a life outside of flying”.
What is Accelerated Training?
Accelerated flight instruction is a focused and intensive approach to learning to fly (and other ratings), aimed at helping you achieve your certification efficiently while maximizing the quality of your training. It’s not about rushing—it’s about dedicating a concentrated block of time to immerse yourself in flying, away from the usual distractions of life.
How Long Does it Take?
It depends completely on you. What makes accelerated instruction so attractive to me is that I can go as fast as I can. This is the main reason we choose to use part 61 as our main type of flight training. I’m seldom the fastest person in any classroom, but I’m never the slowest. So I find virtually all classrooms to be BORING. Having a dedicated instructor meant I could move at my own pace. Which ended up being pretty fast.
How to Prepare for Training
Two great things to focus on are, 1. Pass the written exam for the rating before you start if possible (and get higher than a 90%). The 90% is arbitrary, but it’s a signal that you understand most of the material. We use Gold Seal primarily for all of our ground schools along with Sheppard Air to help you prepare for all of your FAA written exams, and 2. Be familiar with the ACS requirements for the rating as if you were the instructor. But the real switch in getting ready for accelerated instruction is more of a mental model: you need to think of yourself as the instructor responsible for getting you ready for the tests. That means you have to understand the requirements in detail, help to create the path to those requirements and constantly evaluate where you are relative to them. In essence, you are hiring a guide to help you get ready for the test. You’re not hiring an instructor to spoon-feed you.
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