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Career Program

SFS is excited to offer you a Professional Pilot Program designed to prepare you for a career in the skies while maintaining a convenient and affordable training structure. Our program combines flexible scheduling with our professional training philosophy, providing the skills, ratings, and flight hours needed to pursue a career in the aviation field of your choosing, whether that’s the airlines, corporate flying, or flight instruction. Our professionally standardized, full-time instructors will guide you from your first lesson to your final checkride, making your training experience both enjoyable and efficient, all on a schedule that fits your life.

Timelines & Pricing

Your path from first lesson to professional pilot, one rating at a time.

  1. 1Step 1
    Phase 1 · Learn to Fly

    141 Private Pilot License

    Flight Time
    35 hrs
    Tuition
    $14,540
    Timeline
    12 weeks
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  2. 2Step 2
    Phase 1 · Learn to Fly

    141 Instrument Rating

    Flight Time
    35 hrs
    Tuition
    $13,459
    Timeline
    12 weeks
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  3. 3Step 3
    Phase 2 · Go Professional

    141 Commercial Rating – Single Engine

    Flight Time
    42.5 hrs
    Tuition
    $15,830
    Timeline
    12 weeks

    FAA DPE Checkride Required

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  1. 4Step 4
    Phase 2 · Go Professional

    141 Commercial Multi-Engine Add-On

    Flight Time
    15 hrs
    Tuition
    $9,545
    Timeline
    6 weeks
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  2. 5Step 5
    Phase 3 · Teach & Build Hours

    61 Certified Flight Instructor

    Flight Time
    12 hrs
    Tuition
    $7,645
    Timeline
    8 weeks

    FAA DPE Checkride Required

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  3. 6Step 6
    Phase 3 · Teach & Build Hours

    61 Certified Flight Instructor – Instrument

    Flight Time
    15 hrs
    Tuition
    $6,135
    Timeline
    6 weeks

    FAA DPE Checkride Required

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Your Destination · Career-Ready Pilot

Estimated duration: 56 weeks
Estimated tuition: $67,154

Airline · Corporate · Flight Instruction

Estimated duration: 56 weeks
Estimated tuition: $67,154

Disclaimers

Pricing: Pricing covers the required flight and ground training for each course, including all associated fees. Any additional training needed to reach proficiency is not included and will be handled on an individual basis.

Timelines: Estimated timelines assume a full-time schedule of five training events per week. Unexpected training delays, time off, and FAA Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) availability, which can vary significantly, may extend your completion date.

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