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Leveraging Technology to build an independent flight instructor business
If you are an independent Certified Flight Instructor (CFI), you have to find your own training resources. There is no big flight school providing you with classrooms, multi-media equipment, airplanes, or flight simulators. Aerial Engagement can provide you with everything but the airplane!
Flight simulators have moved from the dusty corners of flight training programs to center stage. The fidelity of our simulators meets the FAA standards of an Advanced Aviation Training Device (AATD). Configured with real cockpit seating and bright, high-resolution monitors, these are serious training tools. In fact, in many cases the time spent by your students can be logged toward FAA flight time requirements. See this FAA letter for details.
We aren’t suggesting that a simulator will replace flights in the air. On the other hand, combining loggable ground flying with training flights in the air has proven a great way to create an effective training environment, while minimizing knowledge decay.
For example, let’s say you work on steep turns on a Saturday morning, but you won’t be able to meet with your student for another week. She can come to Aerial Engagement between flights to practice without your presence. How could that have an impact on the next in-air training session?
When it comes to loggable instrument training, imagine teaching IFR on a glass cockpit in a cool, safe studio, instead of trying to avoid collisions with others in the Stanfield Stack. Here, you can shoot any ILS in the world in total safety!
We built Aerial Engagement specifically for independent flight instructors!
What People Are Saying
“The unlimited IFR package was monumental for me. There is no way I could have afforded to rent an airplane and instructor for $250 an hour to learn instrument flying. At Aerial Engagement, I was able to do it for less than one-fourth of that money, saving thousands!”
Alex Shafer
Title: Flight Student
“What a great idea! The Valley has needed a place for a long time where independent CFI’s and pilots can come to use simulators, without being connected to a flight school.”
Ryan
Title: Independent CFI
“I liked the fact that I could concentrate on learning IFR procedures without worrying about traffic avoidance. The “pause” button was pretty cool, too!”
Marcus Punua
Title: Flight Student
“I have been very successful using simulators to do instrument training with my students. A DPE recently told me that my student who was trained by me on a simulator with a glass cockpit was the best-prepared instrument candidate he had ever had.”
Jeremy
Title: Independent CFI
“There are very few places around here where we can shoot an ILS. At Aerial Engagement, we can complete four or five IFR approaches in under an hour!”
Katie Stumbo
Title: CFI
“I think you have really got something here that the independent CFI and certificated pilots are going to find very helpful and economical.”
Bob
Title: Independent CFI
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Maximize Your Income While Minimizing Your Students’ Costs
The cost equation is more compelling evidence for that flight simulators have a place in your training regimen. At last check, a wet airplane was running $165 an hour. How much actual training time do you get with your student for that hour, after taxiing, run up, take off, and transit to the training area? Can you accomplish one hour of training for two hours of HOBBS? How does that compare to one hour of training on a simulator?
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Airplane Rental Costs
Rent Airplane for Two Hours - $320 Time Spent Practicing Assigned Tasks – ONE hour So, is the actual cost to the student really $320 per hour of Training (plus CFI)?
Simulator Costs
Rent Simulator for One Hour - $80 Time Spent Practicing Assigned Tasks – ONE hour The actual cost to the student is $80 per hour plus CFI.
See How Much You Can Save
$80 per hour < $320 per hour!
Rent a simulator for 20 hours to teach IFR – $1,600 vs $6,400 in a rented plane.
Your IFR Student Saves $4,800!
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Unlimited Flight Club
For students working toward an initial private pilot rating, IFR, or a commercial pilot rating, the savings can be even bigger. Those students can buy an Unlimited Pass to train on a flight simulator until they pass their check ride. Click teh button below to learn more about the Club and to enroll.
Our Equipment
Cessna 172S Simulator
Cessna 172S Simulator
- Garmin G1000 NXi cockpit (The yokes have real force feedback as they do in a real plane. It doesn’t use touchscreens. You get the real experience with knobs and buttons.)
- High resolution 3 x 22-inch monitors
- X-plane software that models the Cessna 172S, 182T, T182T, 206H and T206H
- Advanced Aviation Training Device certification from FAA
Seneca Piper Seminole Simulator
FAA Certified
- Garmin G1000 NXi cockpit (The yokes have real force feedback as they do in a real plane. It doesn’t use touchscreens. You get the real experience with knobs and buttons.)
- High resolution 3 x 22-inch monitors
- X-plane software that models the Piper PA34 Seneca, P44 Seminole, or the Beechcraft 58P Baron.
- Advanced Aviation Training Device certification from FAA LOA
The Garmin G1000 NXi cockpit feature we offer stands out from the competition because we don’t simulate it; we offer the real deal. Ours are real avionics identical to what you’ll find in a real plane. Also, our cockpit feature comes with real airplane cockpit seats with back-and-forth adjustments and adjustable armrests. We don’t use office chairs like some manufacturers; we go all out.
Glider Simulator
FAA Certification Pending
- Simulated airframes include the Schleicher ASK-21, SGS 1-26D, SGS 1-36 Sprite
- Choose from conventional high resolution monitors, 200 degree dome, or Virtual Reality viewing.
- Both aero-tow and winch launching available
- X-Plane and Condor software available
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