Stanton Sport Aviation 1235 Highway 19 Stanton, Minnesota 55018 507-645-4030 or 507-263-2883
LEARN TO FLY!
Private Pilot Certificate
You can begin flight training immediately!
Stanton Airfield is the best place for you to learn to fly:
- Our wide grass runways make it easier for you to master the take off and landing skills you need for solo.
- Having two runways gives you a choice: practice your crosswind technique if you need to, but use a different runway if you like.
- Training begins at the beginning of your flight, unlike many metro airports where a substantial amount of each lesson is spent flying to or from a "practice area."
- Your Stanton flight instructor is a professional, whose first priority is you.
- Your license will allow you to fly under Visual Flight Rules, day or night, in all but specially reserved airspace. You will also be allowed to carry passengers, though not for hire.
Here are a few general requirements for a Private Pilot License:
- Before you fly solo (by yourself), you must pass a basic physical exam by an FAA-designated physician.
- You must fly at least 40 hours: 20 hours accompanied by your flight instructor (dual) and 10 hours by yourself (solo). Most students need a little extra dual instruction.
- Before the flight test, you must pass a multiple-choice knowledge test, the "written exam." Many people prepare by taking ground school, but other study methods are available.
- Finally, you must pass an oral test and a practical (flight) test administered by a designated FAA pilot examiner.
Your instructor will coordinate these requirements to mesh with your budget and time. In particular, your instructor will recommend a flight schedule, suggest ground school and home study courses to prepare you for the knowledge test, and provide you with names of local physicians authorized to give flight physicals. When the time comes, your instructor will schedule written and practical examinations.
You may pay as you go, or pay ahead.
Our estimate includes the extra flight and instruction time most students need to meet the skill level expected on the practical test.
Your costs may vary. Here are some things you can do to reduce your cost:
- Fly at least twice a week--three or four times a week if you can. This way, more of each flight is new instruction instead of review. Because of weather and other cancellations, you need to schedule more lessons than you will actually fly.
- Buy your books right away. Your instructor will give you assignments to prepare you for your next lesson, so when you go flying you will know what to expect, instead of learning from scratch.
- Start working on the knowledge test as soon as you can. As you prepare, you will learn things you can apply immediately to your flight training, such as aerodynamics, navigation, and weather.
- Allow yourself plenty of time for each flight lesson. Plan to come a little early, to watch video tapes and inspect your airplane so you will be ready to go when your instructor is. Plan to stay a little extra, for review and debriefing. When you start, it will take about two hours of your time for a one-hour lesson.
How Do I Start?
Step One: Schedule a "Discovery Flight," a half-hour flight with one of our experienced instructors.
The flight time can be credited toward the hours you need for your license. And the charge includes this first instruction flight AND your first SOLO.
For more information contact Kent Johnson, Brian Weix, or Vince Lange at the airport phone number at the top of this page.
