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(Questions commonly asked by those who want to learn to fly.)

What is ground training?

Ground training and in-flight training are not handled separately at SFS. They are integrated in a concurrent approach which enables the student to apply in flight the lessons he/she has just learned in a pre-flight briefing and then, after landing to immediately undergo a post-flight debriefing. The latter includes not only a critique of the students performance in the aircraft, but also a discussion of what is to be covered in the next lesson and what home study the student should do to prepare for it. In ground training one learns the principles and procedures applied in flying an airplane and the FAA rules which all pilots must observe. We encourage all students to purchase one of the many video/cdrom computer based home study courses available. The are extremely helpful in preparing for the knowledge test required to be completed prior to the practical oral and flight test. These allow you to study at home or where and whenever your study time is best for you. Our students save a great deal of money in the log run and have had a great success rate...

As a student what will I be flying?

Usually, SFS trains students in either a Cessna 150 or Cessna 172. Training completed in such aircraft would qualify you for an SEL Private Pilot Certificate, assuming, of course, you met all other requirements. Students who elect to continue their flight training after receiving their Private Pilot Certificates may advance to other types of aircraft, depending on the certificates or ratings to be achieved.

Can I get a job flying?

Yes, if that is your goal and you are willing and able to continue your studies to master the skills required of those who choose to make flying their lifes work. After earning your Private Pilot Certificate (which gives you a foundation of at least 40 hours on which to build), you can work on acquiring additional certificates and ratings while accumulating the minimum of 250 flight hours which the FAA requires for a Commercial Certificate. Because it enables you to fly for hire, this commercial certificate constitutes the first major step up the ladder toward a career in flying.

The FAA predicts that jobs in commercial aviation, with its great variety of occupations, will top nine million by the year 2005. In addition to pilot positions in the commercial airline industry and in the military, there are countless opportunities for employment as flight instructors and in such specialized areas as airborne law enforcement, emergency medical transportation, corporate piloting, survey and mapping, news and traffic reporting, crop dusting, and many other business and professional fields.

 

 

For anyone who learns to fly, a pilots certificate can be more than a passport to the sheer adventure of flying or a professional career in aviation. It can be an enabler, giving the person who possesses it the ability to meet the challenges of time and distance in his/her personal and/or business life. Plus it's "Totally Cool!"

NOTE: Prior to any training all students must present an original birth certificate or current US passport to show US citizenship... No training can be done until we have recorded these in our files.

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If you have additional questions about Springfields flight training
programs or would like information about our other services, 
please contact us:

Email us at:  gofly@sonnet.com

Write us at:   10767_Airport_Road .Columbia, CA 95310

Phone: (209) 532-4103 Fax: (209) 532-8844

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