PRIVATE PILOT COURSE

Leading Edge Aviation divides the elements of flight instruction into 5 phases of preparation for your FAA Private Pilot Certificate.

PHASE 1
  • Intro to the flight environment
  • Intro to the aircraft and its associated parts
  • Maneuvers under a multitude of flight encounters
  • Radio Techniques with Air Traffic Control
  • Airport Environment: Traffic Patterns, Practice areas, taxing, etc
  • Emergency Procedures - landings
Goal: Solo Flight.

PHASE 2
  • Local area flying
  • Getting into and out of your home base airport
  • Weather
Goal: Solo flight to and from other local airports.

PHASE 3
  • Use of airplane specific materials
  • Basic flight by reference to instruments only
  • Navigation Techniques
  • Pilotage, Dead Reckoning, by Instruments and composite Navigation
  • "Lost and being Found" procedures
  • Air traffic control. Procurement and use of Aeronautical charts
  • Night Flying
  • Cross country flights (Flights to and from airports greater than 50 nm away.)
Goal: Getting to destinations away from the local area.

PHASE 4
  • Solo Cross country Flying as required by the FAR's
Goal: Solo Cross Country Flight

PHASE 5
  • Precision take off and landing techniques
  • Unusual Attitudes Recovery Techniques
  • Review and Refining of items in phases 1 through 4
  • Preparation for FAA Private Certificate Exams
Goal: Obtaining your Private Pilot Certificate.


PRIVATE PILOT COURSE PRICES
In order to introduce and inform you of costs of attaining your private pilot certificate through Leading Edge, we have prepared the following table based on the average of previous students.

The FAA minimum requirements for a private pilot license is 40 hours flight time and 20 hours of flight instruction as stated in the FAA regulations. 

Many flight schools advertise an expected price based upon minimums. Leading Edge believes that the real world costs should be presented. (This is an estimate, not a guaranteed price). 

General aptitude and the number of hours logged each week will affect the total cost for each student. (Prices are subject to change without notice.)  

Leading Edge accepts Cash, MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Discover and approved personal checks, Avcard and AvFuel.

Leading Edge does not require students to have funds on account. Students may either "Pay as they Go" using the above methods of payment, or place funds on account.

GROUND SCHOOL EDUCATION

Leading Edge Aviation offers a formal primary ground school, which is taught by certified FAA Flight instructors. Schedules for each class series are posted in the dispatch area and are taught either a once or twice each week.

If your schedule does not permit you to attend our ground school classes you can receive one- on- one instruction from your instructor and supplement your learning with Leading Edge's video library.

FLIGHT LESSONS

The length of an average flight lesson is 1.5 hours with approximately 1 hour of flight time.  Plan for pre/post flight briefings of approximately 15 minutes total.

Costs associated with the typical lesson are calculated to the tenth of an hour, and would be represented as follows:

Cost of PlaneCost of InstructorTotal Cost
$102 * 40 hours = $4,080$45 * 20 hours = $900$4,980 Total


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Tampa Executive Airport
6582 Eureka Springs Rd. Tampa, FL 33610
Phone: (813) 626-1515 Fax: (813) 623-6483