FAA Part 141 syllabus
Everything below is taught under our FAA-approved Part 141 syllabus at Schenectady County Airport. Each certificate builds on the one before it, and you can stop at any point — plenty of our students only ever wanted the private license, and that is a perfectly good place to finish.
Zero to commercial pilot
We recommend two things before your first flight lesson: an FAA medical certificate and a student pilot certificate.
We recommend at least a second-class medical even if you only want to fly for fun, because if you later decide on a professional path you will need it, and it is far better to find out about any medical issue at the start than after you have spent twenty thousand dollars. Airlines require a first-class medical.
All students who apply for a student pilot certificate should be fluent in English and show proof of United States citizenship to an authorized instructor. If you are not a United States citizen, a TSA waiver will need to be obtained.
Our program has graduated zero-time students to commercial pilots in under one year.
Training pathway
The foundation certificate, and the one that changes what a weekend looks like. It lets you fly an aircraft anywhere in the country, day or night, and carry passengers.
No pressure to decide
Almost nobody arrives knowing which certificate they want. Book a one-hour intro flight, fly the aircraft yourself, and talk it through with an instructor afterward. Call (914) 406-0376 if you would rather ask questions first.
