No. Most people who learn to fly have never touched an airplane before their first flight. On day one you need a photo ID and the wish to fly it yourself; the rest comes later, and we help with each step.
You fly the SR yourself, with an instructor beside you the whole time. The controls are yours in the air, and it is a real first lesson at Tri-Cities Airport, not a sightseeing ride.
Yes. Every Cirrus carries CAPS, a parachute for the whole airplane, and your instructor has a full set of controls. We cancel for weather without apology. Our factory-new G7+ SR20s add Safe Return: press one button and the airplane flies itself to a suitable airport and lands.
Three to four months is typical at two lessons a week, and it fits around a business because the lessons are scheduled around you. Our airplanes fly from 6am to 10pm, seven days a week, and accelerated programs are available if you want to go faster.
Yes, before you fly solo, but not before your first lesson. A private pilot needs a third-class medical certificate from an FAA aviation medical examiner, and we can point you to one.
Our turbocharged SR22T is flying now, and two factory-new G7+ SR20s join the line in Q4 2026. Which one you train in depends on your goals and the airplane you plan to fly afterwards, and we decide it with you.
