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FLIGHT TRAINING

Training Programs:

NAME

R-22 BETA II PRICING

R-44 Raven II PRICING

Discovery Flight

$249/person *

$499/person *

Flight Instruction

$425/hour

$750/hour

Instructor ground school

$99/hour

$99/hour

* Aircraft, fuel, ground instruction, and instructor included.

3% additional credit card fee.

  • Earn your rotor wings with us!

  • Private Pilot Rotorcraft Certificate

  • Commercial Pilot Rotorcraft Certificate

  • Instrument Rotorcraft Rating

  • Certified Rotorcraft Flight Instructor

  • Certified Rotorcraft Flight Instructor with Instrument

  • Must be able to read, write, understand, and speak English

  • Must be 16 years old to solo and 17 years old to take the FAA Flight Test

  • Obtain an FAA Medical Certificate before your first solo flight (we recommend doing it before you get started)

  • Pass the FAA written Knowledge Test (70% or better) before taking the FAA Oral and Practical Flight Test

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  • Complete 40 hours minimum flight time (national average 60-70 hours) to include:

    • 20 hours of dual flight instruction

      • 3 hours of dual instruction at night

    • 10 hours of solo flight

      • At least 3 hours of cross-country solo flight

      • (1) 50 nautical mile cross-country solo flight with a 25NM leg

      • (3) solo take-offs and landing at an airport with an operating control tower

  • Pass the FAA Oral and Practical Flight Test

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All instruction is done one on one. We work at your pace. Flight and ground school will be scheduled in (2) hour blocks each. We recommend a minimum of two flight/ground school lessons per week (8 hours total), with a third lesson of either flight or ground depending on what you need the most for a total of (10) hours of training per week.

NAME

R-22 BETA II PRICING

R-44 Raven II PRICING

Flight

$425/hr (40 hr. min) = $17,000

$750/hr (40 hr. min) = $30,000

Ground

$99/hr (40 hr. min.) = $3960

$99/hr (40 hr. min.) = $3960

Books & Supplies

$500

$500

Insurance (required before solo)

$2000

$3000

TOTAL

$23,460

$37,460

Federal Aviation Regulations:

Helicopter flight school operating under FAR Part 61 instruction, FAR Part 91 sightseeing tours and aerial photography throughout the Finger Lakes region.​​​

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