Flight Training
Whether your goal is to fly for fun with family and friends, or a career in aviation as a professional pilot, flight training at Nice Air can help you attain your goals. In addition to certificate training listed below, we at Nice Air also offer currency and endorsement training, including:
- Flight Reviews
- Instrument Proficiency Checks
- High Performance and Complex endorsements
- Mountain Flying Check-out
Give us a call at +1 408-729-3383 to you get started.
Private Pilot Course
A private pilot license is your ticket to many flying adventures and the first step if you want to pursue a career in aviation as a professional pilot.
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Eligibility requirements for Private Pilot
- Be At least 17 years old.
- Be able to read, speak, write and understand the English language.
- Receive the ground training and pass the FAA knowledge test.
- Receive the required flight training and pass the FAA practical test.
- Hold at least third class medical certificate.
Flight Experience requirements for Private Pilot
- Total 40 hours of flight time.
- 20 hours of flight training from authorized flight instructor
- 10 hours of solo flight
Although FAA requires 40 hours minimum flight time, the national average is 60 to 80 hours depends on each person's progress.
Estimated cost for Private Pilot
The training cost for the aircraft rental and the instructor fee is around $10,000 to $12,000. It doesn't include the medical examination fee, FAA knowledge test, the checkride fee and the student pilot kit.
Instrument Rating
An Instrument Rating add-on to your private pilot certificate allows you to fly in weather conditions and airspace that requires the use of your instruments as your primary reference. This rating is not optional for professional pilots, as they fly aircraft in airspace under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) where air traffic control clearance is required.
Even if you are flying for just a fun on your private pilot certificate, an instrument rating will help become a safer pilot, as IFR flying requires you to control an aircraft more precisely. It also gives you the ability to plan your adventures, even if the weather is not perfect.
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Eligibility requirements for Instrument Rating
- Hold at least private pilot certificate.
- Be able to read, speak, write and understand the English language.
- Receive the ground training and pass the FAA knowledge test.
- Receive the required flight training and pass the FAA practical test.
- Hold at least third class medical certificate.
Flight Experience requirements for Instrument Rating
- Total 40 hours of instrument flight time (hood or IMC).
- At least 15 hours of flight training from authorized flight instructor
- 50 hours of cross-country time as a Pilot-In-Command
Total training time varies depends on the person's previous experience.
Estimated cost for Instrument Rating
Since Total training time varies depends on the person's previous experience, the training cost also depends on the previous experience. Please contact us and talk to CFI to figure out.
Commercial Pilot
The commercial pilot license allows you to fly aircraft for compensation or hire, and therefore not optional for professional pilots. Corporate, charter, search & rescue, banner towing, aerial photography and many other exciting types of operations await pilots with a commercial pilot license.
A commercial pilot license is also the next and final step before embarking on achieving an ATP (Airline Transport Pilot), which is the highest level of pilot certification.
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Eligibility requirements for Commercial Pilot
- Be at least 18 years old.
- Hold at least private pilot certificate.
- Be able to read, speak, write and understand the English language.
- Receive the ground training and pass the FAA knowledge test.
- Receive the required flight training and pass the FAA practical test.
- Hold at least third class medical certificate.
Flight Experience requirements for Commercial Pilot
- Total 250 hours of flight time.
- 100 hours of Pilot-In-Command time.
- 50 hours of Pilot-In-Command cross-country time.
- 20 hours of flight training from authorized flight instructor
- 10 hours of solo or time performing duty of PIC with CFI including one long cross-country and 5 hours of night.
Total training time varies depends on the person's previous experience.
Estimated cost for Commercial Pilot
Since Total training time varies depends on the person's previous experience, the training cost also depends on the previous experience. Please contact us and talk to CFI to figure out.
Multi-Engine Training
Want to fly faster, higher, farther and haul more? You will need some extra power. Enter the multi-engine aircraft rating. Did you know you can fly these marvels of airborne engineering with your private pilot license? And since most commercial operations use aircraft with two engines and your sights are on a career as a professional pilot, the multi-engine rating add-on to your instrument rating and commercial license is a must.
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Eligibility requirements for Multi-Engine Rating
- Hold at least private pilot certificate.
- Be able to read, speak, write and understand the English language.
- Receive the required flight training and pass the FAA practical test.
- Hold at least third class medical certificate.
Flight Experience requirements for Multi-Engine Rating
Since this will be add-on course, there is no minimum training time required by FAA. It may take 15 to 20 hours depends on the experience and how current the IFR skill is in the case you have instrument rating.
Estimated cost for Multi-Engine Rating
The training cost for the aircraft rental and the instructor fee is around $9,000 . It doesn't include the medical examination fee, FAA knowledge test, the checkride fee and the student pilot kit.
Flight Instructor
If you aspire to share your passion, skills and knowledge required to fly aircraft with the next generation of private and professional pilots, the way to go is to become a CFI (Certified Flight Instructure).
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Eligibility requirements for Flight Instructor
- Be at least 18 years old.
- Hold a commercial pilot certificate with instrument rating.
- Be able to read, speak, write and understand the English language.
- Receive the ground training and pass the FAA knowledge test ( Fundamental of Instruction and Flight Instructor Airplane).
- Receive the spin training and the endorsement.
- Receive the required flight training and pass the FAA practical test.
- Hold at least third class medical certificate.
Flight Experience requirements for Flight Instructor
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As long as you have a commercial pilot certificate and the instrument rating, there is no specific training time required. Instead of the flight training, we emphasize how to teach the students, that means how to transfer your knowledge and skill to your students. This will be covered during the ground instruction for Fundamental of Instruction.
Total training time varies depends on the person's previous experience.
Estimated cost for Flight Instructor
Since Total training time varies depends on the person's previous experience, the training cost also depends on the previous experience. Please contact us and talk to CFI to figure out.