Pilot Training Programs and Courses

Embark: Private Pilot Certificate

Earn your Part 141 Private Pilot Certificate and fly for fun! Embark can also be your first step to towards becoming a commercial pilot.

A $7,000 deposit is all you need to start training! Your wings are waiting!

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Embark: Private Pilot Certificate

Embark Program Highlights

Earn your Private Pilot License (PPL) while in high school, as a working professional, or go all-in and finish as quickly as you can on your own timeline:

  • Fly first with your Instructor and begin earning flight hours while completing your Ground School training
  • Ground School program is completed as a hybrid of in-person and online learning
  • Your Pilot Performance Pack, with all the tools needed to be pilot-ready and take to the skies is included
  • 50 hours of single-engine aircraft use with an Instructor assigned to you
  • 20 hours of Instructor-led briefs
  • Train at your own pace in 5-hour blocks
  • Access to free tutoring and all the resources available to you in our Learning Resource Center
  • Free back seating of flight lessons anytime

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Embark: Private Pilot Certificate

Embark Program Investment

$28,150 (price includes a $7,000 deposit)

Breakdown:

  • $573 per hour inclusive of all flight hours and performance pack (versus $636 per hour at competitor flight schools)
  • Performance Pack (worth $5,000) - Provision for additional training hours should you require it, includes Ground School hours and flight hours in Single-Engine aircraft

*Package includes the hours required to complete the minimum hours for each rating. Extra hours are built in to assist with gaining proficiency; however, flight training is a skill, and additional hours beyond those included based on individual progress.

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Embark: Private Pilot Certificate

The Best Choice for Your Pilot Training!

Or Sanford, Florida Academy provides you with abundant opportunities to take to the skies and fly! Our cadets benefit from the following advantages:

  • Our location in the Sunshine State offers great weather to fly year-round, plus it is just 30 minutes to downtown Orlando, beautiful Florida beaches and popular theme parks!
  • We offer one of the largest fleet of over 100 aircraft for our cadet pilots and instructors
  • State-of-the-art flight training facilities and flight simulators
  • The largest footprint for take-off and landing available
  • Located at the Sanford International Airport, which also has a tower and commercial jet traffic, providing our cadets with additional training
  • As a global leader in pilot training, our graduates fly for some of the leading airlines in the world, including American Airlines, Delta, United, Envoy, SkyWest and many more
  • Our Student Experience team is here to support you through every phase of your training with financial aid support, academic advising, housing and transportation, and career services departments
  • Join our Cadet Steering Committee, where you can have a voice in the Academy operations

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Embark: Private Pilot Certificate

Ways to Fund Embark

If you need help funding your pilot training, we have a number of loan options available. Or contact a member of the team today.

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Embark: Private Pilot Certificate

Admission Requirements

To enroll in the Embark program you must meet the following requirements:

  • At least 16 years old in order to enroll on to Private Pilot Certificate course
  • Proficient in reading, writing, speaking, and understanding English
  • Able to obtain an FAA medical certificate

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Embark: Private Pilot Certificate

What Comes After Embark?

On successful completion of the Embark program you will receive your Private Pilot Certificate. From here you can make flying your hobby and impress friends and family with your flying skills.

Or you might decide it’s just the first step of your pilot career and you want to turn your passion into your job. We have a number of follow-on courses that can help you achieve your ambition of becoming a commercial airline pilot.

Becoming a First Officer for a commercial airline in the US comes with an attractive pilot salary.

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Embark: Private Pilot Certificate

Take a Discovery Flight

Fall in love with flying! Take a Discovery Flight and earn your first hour of flight instruction with one of our Certified Flight Instructors.

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Embark: Private Pilot Certificate FAQs

What are the steps to becoming a Private Pilot?

In its simplest form, these are the steps to becoming a Private Pilot:

  1. Take a trial flight - Find out whether flying is for you by booking a Discovery Flight with L3Harris.
  2. Check you meet Private Pilot requirements - You must be at least 16 years old, hold a third-class medical certificate, proficient in English, and possess basic mathematical skills.
  3. Complete ground school training - You will learn the theoretical concepts of flying and aviation including Federal Aviation Regulations, radio communication protocols, aerodynamics, navigation, flight planning, and weather. To complete your ground school training, you will be required to take the FAA written test.
  4. Complete flight school training - You will learn how to fly an aircraft. This includes day and night flying, cross-country, and flight maneuvers.
  5. Pass your Checkride - Your practical exam, often called a ‘Checkride’ is the final requirement for obtaining your PPL. An FAA examiner will evaluate your knowledge and skills as a Pilot-In-Command (PIC).

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How long does it take to complete Private Pilot License training?

The length of time it takes to complete your PPL training can vary and is dependent on factors such as weather conditions, availability and finances.

With our PPL course, you complete 50 hours of flight time.

Our PPL training program is paid as you go, allowing you to stagger the course costs and learn at your own pace.

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Can I get paid to fly with a Private Pilot Certificate?

No, you may not get paid compensation when acting as a pilot-in-command with a Private Pilot Certificate.

Your Private Pilot License enables you to fly a single-engine aircraft for non-commercial reasons.

For both non-commercial reasons and charity events, you can act as a pilot-in-command and be reimbursed for fuel, oil, airport expenses, and rental fees from others onboard the aircraft or the charity fundraiser organizers.

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How can I fund my Private Pilot License training?

If you need help funding your PPL training, there are various funding options. These include Aviation Scholarships, flight school loans and grants. For more information on funding options, please read about our pilot training costs.

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Where will I complete my Private Pilot License training?

You will complete your PPL training at our L3Harris Flight Academy in Orlando, Florida. You have access to:

  • 5 Flight Training Devices (FTDs)
  • 8 Flight Simulators
  • 100+ aircraft fleet
  • 100+ Flight Instructors
  • State-of-the-art facilities such as high-intensity runway lighting, AWOS weather reporting system, FAA control tower, pre-and-post-flight briefing areas and a dispatch center

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