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Name: Don Davis Aviation
Address: 2154 Hwy 136 West, Henderson, KY, 42420, US
Telephone: 270-826-6000
Location: Henderson City-County Airport

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September 25, 2026

Private, Instrument, Commercial, CFI: what each pilot certificate lets you do

A private pilot certificate lets you fly for yourself; an instrument rating lets you fly in the clouds; a commercial certificate lets you fly for hire; and a CFI or CFII lets you teach. Here is what each one takes, in the order most pilots earn them.

Your first lesson, the Don Davis way.

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Training

Private, Instrument, Commercial, CFI: what each pilot certificate lets you do

Your first lesson, the Don Davis way.