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Discovery Flight

Take a discovery flight!

A Discovery Flight is the first step into the exciting world of aviation.  Whether you’re just curious about what it is like to fly a small airplane, or have the goal of a lifelong aviation career…a Discovery Flight at Coastal Skies Aero Club will introduce you to all the thrills aviation has to offer.  Gain a new perspective of the lay of the land!  Before the flight, you’ll be briefed on what to expect and how to preflight an airplane.  After takeoff and reaching a safe altitude, if you’re up for it, your Certified Flight Instructor will demonstrate the basics and allow you to manipulate the controls while coaching you on – your flying!

These flights can be scheduled seven days a week from 8:00am to dusk.  Scheduling is best with advance notice, please plan to arrive fifteen to twenty minutes early to sign waivers and get to know us at the Club!

$189 plus tax

The Redbird LD Advanced Aviation Training Device (AATD)

Cost-Effective Training
The Redbird LD offers an affordable alternative to traditional flight training in airplanes, significantly reducing the overall cost of earning your pilot’s certificate without compromising on quality.

Realistic Flight Experience
With its fully enclosed cockpit, wrap-around visuals, and realistic flight controls, the Redbird LD provides an immersive flight experience. Its world-wide terrain database allows you to familiarize yourself with the view from the cockpit, enhancing your situational awareness before you even leave the ground.

Versatile Training Options
The Redbird LD is perfect for a wide range of training scenarios, including practicing essential maneuvers like turns, ground reference maneuvers, slow flight, power installs, power offs, stalls, and spin training.

Safe Learning Environment
Flight simulation training is one of the safest ways to learn to fly, offering students the chance to practice and perfect their skills without the risks associated with in-air instruction.

Maximized Efficiency
Incorporating the Redbird LD into your training program helps maximize efficiency, allowing students to focus on areas that need improvement while advancing at their own pace.

Maintain Instrument Currency
The Redbird LD is ideal for maintaining instrument currency. Pilots can complete instrument approaches or proficiency checks, ensuring they remain qualified and confident.

Training Hours Count
Best of all, many of the hours spent in the Redbird LD count towards the flight hours required for certification, making it a valuable and practical tool in any flight training program.

Redbird LD Flight Simulator

$100 per hour. | $50 per hour for Instructor

Private Pilot

What does it take to become a pilot?

Total Time: 40 hours minimum which consists of at least

Dual: 20 hours minimum of flight training with an instructor on the Private Pilot areas of operation including:

  • 3 hours of cross country flight training in a single engine airplane
  • 3 hours of night flight training in a single engine airplane, that includes at least:
    • 1 cross country flight of over 100 nm total distance
    • 10 take-offs and landings to a full stop with each involving a flight in the traffic pattern at an airport
  • 3 hours of flight training by reference to instruments in a single engine airplane
  • 3 hours of flight training in a single engine airplane within the 60 days prior to the practical test

Solo: 10 hours minimum of solo flying in a single engine airplane on the Private Pilot areas of operation including:

  • 5 hours of solo cross country flying;
  • 1 solo cross country flight of at least 150nm total distance with full stop landings at 3 points and one segment of at least 50nm between take-offs and landings; and
  • 3 take-offs and landings to a full stop at an airport with an operating control tower.