Solo Flight Hours
Fly alone, log full pilot-in-command time, and keep every hour on your own schedule at one of the busiest GA airports in the country.
What Counts as Solo Flight Time
Solo flight time is time during which you are the sole occupant of the aircraft. For student pilots it is logged as solo; for certificated pilots it is logged as pilot-in-command time, which is what the Commercial and ATP requirements are written around.
Under 14 CFR 61.129 a Commercial applicant needs 10 hours of solo flight, or time performing the duties of pilot in command with an instructor aboard, including a long cross-country and 5 hours of night VFR with 10 towered takeoffs and landings.
Solo Hours at My Flight Time
Once you hold at least a Private Pilot certificate and complete our aircraft checkout, you can book and fly solo with no instructor required and no supervision beyond standard dispatch.
Aircraft available for solo flying include Cessna 172s with G1000 and analogue panels, Piper Archers, and Piper Warriors, all IFR-equipped and most with ADS-B weather and traffic.
Getting the Most From Every Solo Hour
Solo hours are the cheapest PIC hours you will ever log, so they should be spent on the categories that are hardest to fill. Plan legs over 100 nm to build cross-country PIC rather than circling the pattern.
Departing late in the day and returning after sunset adds night time to the same flight. Filing IFR in South Florida's busy terminal environment adds approach and instrument currency without a second pilot on board.
Solo Rates
Single engine solo flying is priced on block: $90/hr for 10 hours, $80/hr for 50, $78/hr for 100, $76/hr for 200, and $74/hr for 300 hours. All rates are wet.
Multi-engine solo flying, once you hold a multi rating and complete the checkout, runs from $190/hr down to $174/hr on the largest block.