How to choose the right accelerated flight training program — and why MFT at KFXE is among the fastest in the country.
My Flight Time is among the most intensive flight training programs in the United States. Students train up to 12 hours per day, 7 days per week. This is not a marketing claim — it is our actual operating schedule at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (KFXE).
While most flight schools operate 6–8 hours per day, 5 days per week, MFT's extended schedule means you accumulate hours 2–3x faster than traditional programs. Combined with our fleet of company-owned aircraft and in-house 24/7 maintenance, aircraft availability is never the bottleneck.
Result: PPL in 4 weeks. Professional Pilot Program in 4–6 months. Airline Pilot Program (0 to 1,500 hours) in 10–12 months.
300+ VFR days per year — the single biggest factor in accelerated training. Weather cancellations are the #1 reason flight training takes longer than planned at schools in other states.
Diverse airspace: Class D (KFXE), Class C (KFLL), Class B (KMIA) — all within minutes of your home base. This complexity builds skills faster.
Long daylight hours year-round allow productive training from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
Warm, stable climate means no ice, no snow, and minimal turbulence — ideal for consistent, comfortable training.
A recent MFT student relocated from the Northeast to Fort Lauderdale and enrolled in our Professional Pilot Program. Training full-time at 10–12 hours per day, he completed his PPL in 4 weeks, Instrument Rating in 6 weeks, and Commercial Multi-Engine in 2 weeks — with 150 hours of time building included.
Total time from first flight to Commercial Pilot License: 5 months. Total cost: $45,950. His previous school in the Northeast quoted 12–18 months and $65,000+ for the same certificates.
He is now time building at MFT toward 1,500 hours and expects to start airline applications within 6 months.