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Do you offer discovery flights?

We do offer discovery flights to prospected flight students. A discovery flight is usual about one hour long. Prospected flight students will get a brief overview of our flight training operation during this discovery flight.

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How to do hour building?

Florida Flyers offers hour building within its FAA approved Part 141 programs or to meet FAA Part 61 requirements. We do not offer hour building or aircraft rental to outside pilots. Hour building is only available for our enrolled flight students.

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What is required to be a international flight student?

Start your enrollment Upload your ID and/or passport Submit proof of sufficient funds for the entire flight training program plus living expenses Obtain a flight student visa for your study in the USA Obtain TSA flight training clearance for Private Pilot, Instrument Rating and Multi Engine Rating

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How to find FAA approved Part 141 flight schools?

Florida Flyers is an FAA approved Part 141 flight school and offers FAA Part 141 programs from Private Pilot to Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot, Multi Engine Rating, Certified Flight Instructor, Certified Flight Instructor Instrument, Certified Flight Instructor Multi Engine and Pilot Ground School courses. You may find a list of

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Do you recognize previous flight times?

All previous flight times that are documented and conducted under ICAO may be recognized towards any flight training program requirements. Foreign pilots will need a letter of verification from the FAA to have their international pilot licenses recognized.

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How to find a flight school in Jacksonville

How to find a flight school in Jacksonville? How to find a flight school near me? Florida Flyers Flight Academy is located in the greater Jacksonville area. We are located at St. Augustine Airport and provide Private Pilot License flight training, Instrument Rating Courses, Commercial Pilot flight training. We are

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How to pay for flight training

How to pay for flight training is one of the most asked questions. Beside saving up money for your flight school, research aviation scholarships, grants and other resourses. You can also apply for flight training financing.

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How to be ready for the first solo flight

How to be ready for the first solo flight? The key word is consistency. Performing the required tasks and maneuvers including aircraft emergency procedures, loss of radio communication, stall prevention and awareness consistently up to FAA standards will get you close to your first solo flight.

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Is Florida Flyers the best flight school USA?

Are you the best flight school USA? We consider us as one of the best flight schools in the USA and worldwide. Our hight training standards and certificatations, from FAA Part 141 to EASA combined with our fleet of state-of-the-art aircraft are top-notch.

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Do you use flight simulators at your best flight academy?

Redbird AATD Flight Simulators are approved for Instrument Rating, Instrument Proficiency checks, Private Pilot Training, Commercial Pilot training and Multi Engine Rating. It has a steam gauge or Garmin 1000 cockpit and can be configured for single engine land or multi engine land airplanes. The Redbird AATD is approved for

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How to find a flight school near me

How to find a flight school near me? Research flight schools, pilot schools, aviation schools and flight academies in your region. Contact the flight school and schedule a visit. Visit the flight school and tour the facility. Check out the flight training airplanes. Speak with a Certified Flight Instructor.

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How to get admission to flight school

How to get admission to flight school? 4 steps to get admission. Step 1: Fill out admission form. Step 2: Receive Cost Estimate for flight training. Step 3: Submit proof of flight training funds available. Step 4: Receive DHS Form I-20 for the flight student visa.

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How to transfer M1 visa

How to transfer M1 Visa? International flight students that have not been in the USA for more than six months can request a SEVIS SEVP school-out procedure. Please contact us to receive an acceptance letter prior to transferring your M1 Visa to us.

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How much is Private Pilot

How much is Private Pilot? Our Private Pilot training is about $8,500 in the Cessna 152 and FAA Part 141 approved. FAA minimum course requirements are 35 hours of flight training and 35 of Private Pilot Ground School (Online Ground School). The cost of Private Pilot training are based upon

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