The Two Week Private Pilot Certificate

This course was designed for people that just don't have the time to spend 6 months or more getting a private pilot's license.

By taking our 2-week total immersion flight training program, you will learn EVERYTHING you need to know to get your private pilots certificate. Our students leave us a safe, qualified pilots.

Be prepared that you will not have the time to run your business, answer the phone, or solve anybody else's problems. For the entire two weeks you are here, you will eat, sleep and study flying.

Though most of our students are able to complete the training in 14-16 days, on occasion we have a student who takes longer. We will continue to work with you (within reason) until you are finished. A very small minority cannot be finished within the time frame of our accelerated course. Tailwheels reserves the right to discontinue a student's participation in the accelerated flight program, due to student's lack of motivation, inability to cooperate with their flight instructor's instructions/study requirements or a just plain bad attitude.

Should you find it necessary to leave during the 2-week training, all training up to that point, flight and ground, will convert to hourly pricing. All training, upon your return, will be charged at hourly pricing. This will also apply to students, who cannot finish due to lack of motivation or inability to learn during the allotted time.

There will be no partying at night. You are going to be too tired. Besides, you're going to have to get up and have more pilot training fun the next day.

Private Pilot Course Requirements

You must be in reasonably good health, as this regimen is somewhat physically demanding. We prefer that you get your flight physical exam, before you arrive. We can assist you with locating an AME (The FAA approved doctor that administers the physical) in your area.

You will need a birth certificate and photo ID to verify US citizenship. Non-Citizens can contact us for visa requirements.

This school is authorized under Federal Law to enroll non-immigrant alien students.

Accelerated Flight Training Fact Or Fallacy

Some people will tell you that its not possible to get your private pilot certificate, in two weeks. That is not true.

Our accelerated flight training program will prepare you to pass the same checkride that everyone else takes. You will be spending 14 days flying and studying. We only hire and keep the top 20% of Certified Flight Instructors, so you will be trained by the best. If our staff isn't in that top 20%, they look elsewhere for employment. We feel our students deserve the very best flight training available. That is the reason we have the highest retention rate in the aviation industry. Our students finish their course and become pilots.

To schedule your course time, we will require a $500 deposit. Upon receipt of the deposit, we will send you your course materials and you can begin studying.

This deposit is non refundable.

You need to cover this course material before you arrive so you can take your knowledge test.

There are no shortcuts in learning to fly. However we can be more efficient, through targeted, intense training..

Some of your pilot friends will tell you how they soloed in 7 or 9 or 12 or 18 hours, etc, etc.

We don't teach you to solo. We teach you how to be a safe pilot.

Due to time constraints, we don't expect you to solo until the second week. By the second week, of training, you will have accomplished night training and some instrument training, thus becoming comfortable in the airplane

We work hard and push you to your limits to achieve you goal. However, we can't absolutely guarantee your certificate in two weeks.

Your personal skills and the weather are somewhat beyond our control, so if you require more time to finish your certificate, we will work with you as long as it takes for you become a private pilot (within reason) if you show the motivation and desire to work with your flight instructor to get the course finished within the allotted time. That is included in the price of your flight training package.

However, Tailwheels reserves the right to discontinue a student's participation in the accelerated private pilot course if the student shows a lack of motivation, an inability or refusal to comply with the flight instructor's requirements or a poor attitude towards training.

"I owe my Private Pilot License to your innovative methodology ...Before selecting your facility, I toured eight other flight schools..."

Bob Fischer

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Private Pilot Packages

Cessna 150 (Clients are limited to 190 lbs)
Includes all Flight Time, Flight Instructor, Written Test, Flight Test, and books.
Total: $8,995

Cessna 162 Skycatcher
Includes all Flight Time, Flight Instructor, Written Test, Flight Test, and books.
Total: $9,795

Piper Warrior, Cessna 172M
Includes all Flight Time, Flight Instructor, Written Test, Flight Test, and books.
Total: $10,700

Cessna 172SP
Includes all Flight Time, Flight Instructor, Written Test, Flight Test, and books.
Total: $11,745

Cessna 172 G1000 Glass Panel
Include all Flight Time, Flight Instructor, Written Test, Flight Test, and books.
Total: $12,240

These prices include all study materials, plane and instructor (flight and ground school), the written test fee and FAA examiner's fee.

Should you find it necessary to leave during the 2-week training, all training up to that point, flight and ground, will convert to hourly pricing. All training upon your return will also be charged at the hourly rate.

The only additional costs are for room and board and an aircraft renter's insurance policy for minimum liability and $15,000 hull coverage, which may be purchased from Avemco or AOPA for about $300/yr.

All Students need an FAA medical.

Please bring your own headset.

We recommend housing at The Aviation Inn, which is within walking distance of the flight school. (bicycles are also provided).

We will arrange transportation from Orlando airport, if you choose, for $60 which pays for fuel and tolls.

Our students are assigned a flight instructor who will work with them EXCLUSIVELY during their time here. You will fly 3 or 4 time per day, take breaks, discuss your progress and work on the oral portion of your check ride.

In order to enroll in the 2-week program, the student must be prepared to PASS the written exam upon their arrival at Tailwheels Etc. Flight School or have already passed the exam.

We drop ship the study material for the PPL when we receive a deposit of $500, which is non-refundable, and reserve the plane and instructor for your dates. Our students have told us that they need 4 to 6 weeks, with the study material, to be prepared to pass the written exam. If the student has not studied and is not prepared to pass the written exam upon arrival, it will add an additional week and $1000 to the cost of the student's package.

Should Tailwheels Etc. Flight School determine, during the course of training, that the student is unable or unwilling to follow the course guidelines and flight instructor recommendations, we reserve the right to terminate training.

We think flying should be fun and although our course is intensive, you will enjoy the experience of being part of the Tailwheels Etc. family.

If you are an International student, you will need an I-20 for a visa and TSA approval to train. We can help you with the paperwork on them.

Please read the following:

Financing is not available for accelerated flight training at our school. However, there are flight scholarships available for flight training. Click here for Flight Scholarship Information.
Students, under the age of 17, are not eligible for a Private Pilot's License, you can solo at 16.
Students, under the age of 18, MUST have written parental permission for flight training

A one-on-one, test preparedness course is available for USD $1,500. This is a 5-day, all-day, intensive training course, with your flight instructor, to ensure that you pass your written exam.

If you should decide to take the written exam preparedness course, please add the additional week to your travel plans.

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