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| Our course is designed to be completed in just 3 weeks. The fixed
price course includes 20 nights stay at one of the Big Island’s finest
accommodations. Your course fee also includes up to 50 hours in one of our modern Cessna
or Piper aircraft, as well as unlimited learning lab and instructor time, and all the
course publications and study materials. We even send you advance training materials for
the course when you register, so that you can begin learning about flying right away. |
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| We assign one instructor exclusively to you during your stay, so
you can be sure that all of your time will be productively spent. We are an FAA-certified
Part 141 school, so our course syllabi and all of our record keeping conform to the
FAA’s highest standards. The prerequisites for our accelerated course are as follows:
a completed Private Written Test, an FAA Third Class Medical/Student Pilot Certificate. |
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| We like to start each accelerated training course on a Monday. In
order to ensure that we can dedicate an aircraft and instructor to each student, we accept
only a limited number of students into our intensive courses at any one time. For this
reason, we’ll ask for a deposit of $2000, which we’ll put on account for you to
hold your training date. Your deposit is fully refundable (less the cost of any materials
provided) should you need to cancel for any reason, though we do require notice of at
least 30 days for refund. |
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| Since space is limited, we recommend that you call and set a
tentative course date now. If necessary, you can always revise your training times at a
later date. Once we’ve received your deposit, our service representative will be
happy to assist with arranging for a car rental or anything else that you would find
helpful as you plan for your trip to the Islands. |
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Receive Advance Training Materials |
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| Shortly after confirming your training date, you will receive
advance preparation materials, as well as detail information about your stay in Hawaii, so
that you can be prepared for your training in Hawaii. |
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| We require that you complete your written test prior to beginning
the course. In this way, we can devote the full training time to the practical aspects of
earning your rating. If necessary, we can provide written test study booklets, or
computerized study aids to assist in your test preparation. |
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| For students who are not in the vicinity of a testing facility, we
do provide computerized testing at our Kona office for written test completion prior to
training. We are also happy to arrange private tutoring sessions prior to beginning your
flight instruction. |
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to the Beautiful Big Island of Hawaii |
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| Our island is less developed than Oahu, Maui, and Kauai, with wide
open stretches that are perfect for practice areas. We maintain two campuses for our
training programs. Our original location, at the Hilo Airport on the east side of the
island, is blessed with light winds and low traffic. Our newer facility is located at Kona
International Airport, on the west side of the island, where the weather is nearly always
sunny and warm. |
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| We want every moment of your stay with us to be enjoyable. Two
weeks prior to your arrival, our staff will re-confirm your hotel and rental car
arrangements, to make sure that everything goes smoothly upon arrival. You can expect to
be met at the airport by one of our friendly staff (depending on
arrival time, of course) , who will present you with an arrival
orientation package, local maps, and assistance with confirming your transportation and
accommodation arrangements. We encourage our customers to bring along traveling
companions, who are welcome to stay at no additional charge! |
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| We’ve been conducting accelerated courses since 1992, and have
maintained a passing ratio of over 90%. During that time we have continued to improve and
modify our training syllabus, and we’ve become experts in presenting even those parts
of the course material that are the most challenging for students. Our instructors are
eager to share their enthusiasm for the adventure of learning to fly, and they are
entirely equipped to help you rise to the challenge - and to have fun doing it! |
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| You will be assigned a sole, experienced professional instructor
for the duration of your course. You will work approximately eight hours per day with your
instructor, in intensive ground, simulator, and flight sessions. You will find that you
and your instructor will quickly become friends, and will most likely share lunch
together, along with occasional end-of-day bull sessions. Any of our staff members will be
happy to suggest and arrange activities for our students’ traveling companions. |
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| You will find that things are done differently in Hawaii. We are
proud of our heritage of "Aloha." To us, this means treating all our clients as
"family" rather than just mere customers. We purposefully schedule weekends off
so that you can enjoy our beautiful island at your own pace, and have time to reflect on
your training. During the cross-country phase of training, we encourage you to bring along
any interested traveling companions. Your welfare and enjoyment are
our primary concern from the second you arrive until the moment you depart our island. |
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schedule your license checkride with an FAA examiner well in
advance of your start date, generally on the last day of your
course. Our Chief Flight Instructor works very closely with our instructors to ensure that no student is
recommended for a checkride until they meet the school's rigid standards. Each student
must, of course, perform to the FAA's standards for each flight test. Since our
instructors are carefully guided, each recommended student has a very high likelihood of
passing the test on the first attempt. In a worse-case
scenario, in the unlikely event the checkride is unsuccessful, and
schedule/travel constraints preclude a second exam, of course our
client WILL receive an updated application and signed
recommendation form, which may be presented to any FAA examiner at
his/her local airport, and complete the final step of the license
process there! |
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| Occasionally, a student develops a case of "stage fright"
and is unable to perform a portion of the test satisfactorily. In that case, we
immediately provide additional training to correct the deficiency, and reschedule an
additional test, often for the following day. Because of this slight possibility, we
highly recommend that our clients allow at least one additional day beyond our published
course length for additional training and retesting if necessary. Our goal is to send you
home with your rating! |
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Relax and Appreciate Your Accomplishment |
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| Many of our clients choose to remain on our island for a few
additional days after completing training. We are happy to arrange for additional
accommodation days at our very special low rates (generally less than half the normal
tourist rates). We encourage the use of our aircraft after training for solo cross-country
rentals, and can help arrange day or overnight excursions to any of the other 5 beautiful
islands in our chain. |
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Return Home and Use Your Skills |
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| Our course is designed not just to get you your license, but to
leave you with a real sense of confidence in your piloting abilities. Our school maintains
rigid internal training standards that demand that each student's proficiency be far above
the minimum standards for passing the practical test. We want our clients to return home
with pride in their new abilities, and with the necessary tools to continue to increase
their proficiency through self-directed practice. |
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| What if takes longer than normal for me to be ready for the
flight test? |
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| Based on years of teaching experience, our training program
virtually guarantees success for our students within the flight time maximums for each
course. In a very few isolated instances students have required additional training time.
In those cases, you will be charged at our normal hourly rates for instructor, simulator,
and aircraft time. |
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| I already have some flight instruction; can I receive a discount
from the course fee? |
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| Our past experiences have shown that most students require the full
course of training to reach the proficiency standards we expect. For students with
extensive prior training, we are happy to design a completion course, and train on an
hourly basis. |
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| Must I pass the written test before beginning the training? |
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| Our accelerated training course is specifically designed for
students who have already passed the written test. We are happy to provide training
assistance for the written at an additional cost, prior to beginning the flight training
course. |
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| Do you guarantee that I will pass the checkride and attain the
rating? |
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| We can’t guarantee your personal performance. However, we are
proud of our 90% first-time pass rate. In some rare scases, for a variety of reasons, a
client may NOT be ready for the flight test within the standard course time frame.
We are always ready to provide additional training as necessary in such case.
If a client fails the flight test, we provide additional instruction and
arrange for a second test. |
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| Are there any other “hidden” costs? |
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| Other than your meals, entertainment, transportation, and the
flight examiner fee, all costs are included. |
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| When do I actually begin flying? |
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| Your first day of training!! Under close monitoring, the instructor
will hand the controls over to you from your very first lesson. |
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| How many hours will it really take to get my Private Pilot
Certification? |
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| Some students have graduated with the minimum requirement of 35
hours of flight time, but the average flying time reflected in the records of
Sporty’s Academy, Hawaii, is 45-50 hours. This is well below the national average of
60-75 hours. |
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