Aviation Time Building Course
A structured course rather than an open rental account — planned routes, tracked categories, and a finish date you can actually schedule around.
Why a Course Beats an Open Rental Account
Renting an aircraft by the hour with no plan is how pilots end up 400 hours in with the wrong categories filled. A time building course puts structure around the same flying so every hour counts toward a stated goal.
Our course begins with a logbook audit, sets a target date, and assigns routes that satisfy specific FAA sub-category requirements.
Course Structure
Stage one is checkout and standardisation: aircraft systems, local airspace, our operating procedures, and a proficiency flight with a CFI.
Stage two is the build itself, flown to a route plan that mixes short high-frequency legs with long cross-countries, night sorties, and instrument work.
Stage three is consolidation: a review of the logbook against your target certificate or airline application, and any remaining category top-ups.
What the Course Includes
Aircraft at block wet rates from $74/hr single engine and $174/hr multi engine, aircraft checkout, route planning support, dispatch and weather briefing access, and logbook category tracking throughout.
Optional additions include dual instruction, instrument proficiency checks, a multi-engine block, and accommodation near the airport.
Who the Course Suits
Private pilots building toward Commercial minimums, Commercial pilots working toward R-ATP or ATP, and international licence holders adding FAA time before conversion or an airline application.
It also suits pilots returning to flying after a gap who want structure and supervision rather than an unguided rental.
Course Structure Week by Week
The course opens with a checkout in the aircraft you will be flying — an aircraft-specific briefing, a flight with an instructor covering systems, performance and local procedures, and a review of our dispatch and fuel policies. Most pilots are released to solo flying on day one or two.
From there the week is built around blocks rather than single flights: a longer morning cross-country, an afternoon of pattern and precision work, and one night flight per week. Cross-country legs are planned in advance so each one adds something new — a different controller, a different field type, a longer distance, or a genuine over-water segment.
Ground Support and Flight Planning
Every course pilot has access to briefing space, weather terminals and dispatch staff who will sanity-check a route before you launch. That support matters most for pilots unfamiliar with South Florida's convective season, restricted areas and the shoreline VFR procedures — local knowledge is the difference between a productive four-hour day and a cancelled one.
We also review your logbook entries against the regulation you are working toward, so the hours you fly are the hours you actually need. Pilots preparing for an airline application receive help formatting and categorising their time correctly before they submit.
Entry Requirements
You need a valid FAA Private Pilot certificate or higher, a current medical, a current flight review, and a photo ID. Pilots holding a foreign licence need FAA verification before flying solo, and non-US citizens need TSA Alien Flight Student Program approval where training is involved — we start both processes for you as soon as you enrol.