Flight training in Henderson, first lesson to CFI.
Instruction from your first lesson to your checkride, with a real brief and a real debrief every time.
- Home field
- KEHR · Henderson City-County Airport
- Programs
- Four, all one-on-one
DDA · over the Ohio River valley Four programs, one standard.
All taught one-on-one. The FAA sequence runs Private, then Instrument, then Commercial, then CFI.
01 Private Pilot License Where most students begin. A private pilot certificate lets you fly single-engine airplanes with passengers, in fair weather, day and night.
The private certificate is for flying for yourself, your family and friends — not for pay.
The FAA requires at least 40 hours of flight training; the average student logs 50–70 hours.
Start with a $110 Discovery Flight: a real first lesson with an instructor beside you.
02 Instrument Rating (IFR) An instrument rating lets you fly in instrument conditions — flying in the clouds.
The FAA requires 40 hours of actual or simulated instrument time.
Being able to fly in cloudy weather can mean fewer cancelled flights.
Train for it after your private certificate, one-to-one with an instrument instructor.
03 Commercial Pilot License (CPL) A commercial certificate lets you fly airplanes for hire — jobs like aerial photography, surveying and sightseeing tours.
Commercial candidates need at least 250 hours of flight time and 20 hours of commercial training.
It is the certificate that turns flying into a paid job.
Train for it one-to-one after your private certificate and instrument rating.
04 Flight Instructor (CFI/CFII) A CFI certificate lets you teach others to fly; a CFII lets you teach flying by reference to the instruments alone.
Most — but not all — aviation careers begin with flight instructing.
A good flight instructor knows the material cold and still loves to fly.
Teaching students to earn their instrument rating as a CFII can be a great feeling of accomplishment.
Training built around you
A Discovery Flight is $110; full training is quoted to your goals and schedule — and how often you fly is the biggest cost factor.
Brief
A real pre-flight brief: what you’ll fly today, and why.
Fly
Your time in the air over the Ohio River valley.
Debrief
What happened, what went well, and what the next lesson sets up.
Safe decision-making. Good judgment is taught from the first lesson — how to weigh weather, aircraft and yourself before every flight.
Training questions, answered
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Do I need any previous experience to start?
No. Any motivated student can start from zero — your first lesson is a Discovery Flight, and your instructor teaches everything from the ground up, one-to-one.
Is it safe?
Yes. A Certified Flight Instructor sits beside you with a full set of controls on every lesson, and safe decision-making is taught from day one. The aircraft are backed by an aviation company with maintenance on the same field, flying since 1957.
How long does it take to get my license?
It is measured in flight hours: at least 40, and 50–70 for the average student. How fast you log them depends on how often you fly — and flight operations run seven days a week, 7am to 9pm.
Do I need a medical certificate?
Yes, before you fly solo — but not for a Discovery Flight or your first lessons with an instructor. An FAA medical certificate comes from an Aviation Medical Examiner, and we can talk you through it.
Are you a Part 61 or Part 141 school?
Part 61. Training is one-to-one and built around the individual student and their schedule, rather than a fixed classroom syllabus.
Henderson City-County Airport · from above Not sure where to start?
Call us and we'll talk it through — where you are, where you want to go, and what it takes to get there, numbers included.
Serving Henderson · Evansville