Learn to fly with one-on-one instruction in South Florida

Total cost depends on aircraft rental, instruction time, and how often you fly. My instruction rate is $65/hr, paid to me. Once you're a student, you rent aircraft directly from High Speed Aviation Flying Club (currently about $197/hr) under the club's membership, rules and fees. For example, a 1-hour pay-as-you-go flight is about $197 + $65 = $262. Discovery flights are the exception: the $229 price includes the aircraft and is booked through me. We can go over a realistic budget for your goal at your discovery flight.

The FAA minimum for a Private Pilot certificate is 40 flight hours under Part 61, though most students need more. How long it takes depends mostly on how often you fly, and flying two to three times a week is usually the quickest and cheapest way to get there.

You'll need an FAA medical certificate (or to meet BasicMed requirements later on) before you fly solo. A third-class medical from an FAA Aviation Medical Examiner (AME) is the usual starting point for private pilots. Get it done early, and you don't need one for a discovery flight.

Yes. I'll fly with you in your own aircraft, and you only pay my instruction rates. If you don't own a plane, we'll fly High Speed Aviation Flying Club aircraft at FXE.

For ongoing training, yes. I teach in High Speed Aviation Flying Club aircraft at FXE, so students in a training program need a club membership, and the club's rules and fees apply. I'll help you get set up. A discovery flight doesn't require a membership, so you can try it first.

Yes. I'm an FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot and offer training to help you prepare for the Part 107 knowledge test, required to fly drones commercially in the U.S.

Yes. I offer flight reviews, IPCs, instrument and commercial training, and high-performance and complex endorsements for licensed pilots (in your own qualifying aircraft).