Learn to Fly with Pinnacle Aerospace Academy

Your first visit to Pinnacle Aerospace Academy. This includes a tour of the facility, meeting your instructor, reviewing training options, costs, timeline expectations, medical requirements, and setting up your student account, scheduling system, and training roadmap.

Goal: Understand the process, expectations, and next steps.

An introductory flight with a Certified Flight Instructor where you experience the controls, basic maneuvers, and what flight training is really like. No commitment required.

Includes:

• Pre-flight briefing
• Hands-on flying time
• Overview of aircraft systems and safety
• Post-flight discussion and training plan

Goal: Confirm aviation is right for you.

Application through the FAA (IACRA) to officially become a student pilot. This allows you to log training time and eventually fly solo.

Handled with your instructor.

Goal: Become legally recognized by the FAA as a student pilot.

A medical exam with an FAA-approved Aviation Medical Examiner (AME) to ensure you meet health standards to fly.

Covers:

• Vision and hearing
• Heart and general health
• Medical history review

Goal: Verify medical eligibility to solo and earn your private pilot certificate.

The FAA Private Pilot Knowledge Test is a computerized exam covering:

• Regulations
• Airspace
• Weather
• Aerodynamics
• Navigation
• Performance and limitations

Completed after ground training and instructor endorsement.

Goal: Demonstrate required aeronautical knowledge.

Focuses on fundamental flight skills.

Training includes:

• Aircraft systems & checklists
• Taxiing, takeoffs, landings
• Climbs, descents, turns
• Stalls and slow flight
• Emergency procedures
• Airport operations

Goal: Prepare for safe, independent solo flight.

Your first time flying the aircraft by yourself under instructor authorization.

A major milestone.

Demonstrates:

• Aircraft control
• Pattern operations
• Decision-making
• Safety and confidence

Goal: Prove readiness to act as pilot in command.

Expands training beyond the local airport.

Training includes:

• Flight planning
• Weather analysis
• Weight & balance
• Fuel management
• Airspace operations
• Navigation by pilotage, dead reckoning, and GPS
• Night flying

Goal: Build real-world flying skills and situational awareness.

You’ll complete FAA-required solo flights to other airports, including longer-distance routes.

Demonstrates:

• Independent flight planning
• En-route navigation
• Airport operations at unfamiliar fields
• Safe decision-making

Goal: Prove you can safely operate outside the training environment.

Final polishing stage.

Includes:

• Maneuver proficiency
• Oral exam prep
• Emergency scenarios
• Mock check-rides
• Knowledge review
• Confidence building

Goal: Meet or exceed FAA Practical Test Standards.