Private Pilot Course                             A program of 35 flight hours and 35 ground training hours leading to the Private Pilot Airplane Certificate.  Virginia Aviation also provides Private Pilot ground school that will satisfy the 35 hours of ground training.

Private Pilot Preparation Course       A 10 flight hour course designed to prepare a student pilot for the Private Pilot airplane check ride.  Entering students must have completed at least 30 hours of flight training before being enrolled.

Instrument Course                              A 35 hour flight course leading to an Instrument Rating.  Entering students must hold at least a Private Pilot Certificate.

Commercial Instrument Course    This course is designed to take the Private Pilot in 155 hours of flight time from the Private Pilot Certificate through the Single Engine, Instrument and Commercial Ratings.

Commercial Preparation Course       A 10 flight hour course designed to prepare a pilot for the Single Engine Commercial Certificate.  Entering students must be instrument rated Private Pilots and have completed 240 hours of flight time before enrolling.

Multiengine Course                              A 10-flight hour course designed to prepare the pilot for the Multiengine Certificate.  Entering students must hold at least a Private Pilot Certificate. 

Flight Instructor Airplane Course      A 25-flight hour course designed to prepare a pilot to earn the Single Engine Flight Instructor Certificate.  Entering students must hold a Commercial Pilot Certificate and an Instrument Rating.

Instrument Flight Instructor Course A 15-flight hour course designed to prepare a pilot for the Flight Instructor Instrument Airplane Certificate.  Entering student must hold a Flight Instructor Airplane Certificate.

Multiengine Instructor Course           A 25-flight hour course designed to carefully prepare the Pilot for the addition of a Multiengine Instructor Certificate.  Entering Students must hold a Commercial Multiengine Pilot Certificate with an Instrument Rating as well as a Certified Flight Instructor, Single Engine, Land. 

Airline Transport Pilot Course            A 25-flight hour course designed to carefully prepare the pilot for the ATP Certificate.  Entering students must hold a Commercial Pilot Certificate with an Instrument Rating as well as having logged 1500 hours of flight time.

Airline Transport Pilot Prep. Course A 10-flight hour course designed to prepare an already proficient pilot for the ATP Practical Test.  Entering students must hold a Commercial Pilot Certificate with an Instrument Rating as well as having logged 1500 hours of flight time and be able to pass an Instrument Proficiency Check prior to enrolling.

Aircraft Refresher Course                  A 7-flight hour course designed to meet the requirements of the two-year flight review and the Instrument Proficiency Check.

High Altitude Course                            A flight and ground training course lasting four hours including a flight in a pressurized aircraft above 25,000 feet.  Pilots completing this course receive a High Altitude Endorsement required to act as PIC of a pressurized aircraft above flight level 250.

Turbine Aircraft Transition                 A ground and flight training course consisting of 24 hours of ground training and 7 hours of flight training.  This course is designed to meet the initial training requirement of most insurance companies.

Flight Instructor Refresher Course   A two day, 16 hour classroom course approved for renewal of your flight instructor certificate (with any and all ratings).  Offered twice a year in the spring and fall.  The renewal date is the date of the course or for any of the following 3 months.  Certificates are issued by our Chief Flight Instructor.

Reduced Vertical Separation Minimums Ground Training