What the law says

You need a flight review in the last 24 calendar months in order to act as PIC, according to 14 CFR 61.56.

Make yourself a safer pilot

Has it been a while since you last took a checkride, or flew with an instructor? When did you last practice an emergency landing? Flying for a long time without a qualified observer can lead to picking up bad habits, and normalizing risk because “that’s the way I have always done it”. The flight review is the perfect time for you to get independent, qualified feedback on the quality of your flying. It’s also the perfect time to practice the emergency skills that make you a safe pilot.

A personalized approach

We value your time and want to make the most of it. Your flight review should revolve around the real-world type of flying you most frequently do. Do you mostly fly short flights or do you commute? VFR or IFR? Do you fly to soft fields? Do you fly at night? Do you typically carry passengers? Let’s tune your training around your real needs and the hazards you will encounter in that specific type of flying.

What to expect

While the legally mandated minimums include one hour of ground instruction and one hour of flight instruction, the typical experience is approximately one hour of self-paced preparation study, followed by two hours of ground instruction and two hours of flight training.

Ground instruction is offered flexibly in person or via video call, at your preference and around your schedule.

Renegotiate your personal minimums

When was the last time you revised your personal minimums? Many private pilots choose their minimums during primary instruction and then never dedicate intentional time to revise them. How strong a cross-wind will you take off with? How low a ceiling will you accept for a local VFR flight? Are you still comfortable flying approaches down to 200-ft minimums? Let’s rediscuss your minimums to account for the experience you have accumulated, and for your current level of proficiency.

A flight review is not a checkride

A flight review is not a pass/fail test, and there’s no risk of “failing” it.

There’s no need for a tense cockpit atmosphere that creates performance anxiety.

The flight review is rather a training opportunity, in which we are practicing real-world flying tasks together till we are satisfied with them, in a non-judgmental environment.