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No. You can begin flight training today with nothing but a photo ID. You'll need a student pilot certificate and an FAA medical in hand before your first solo, which is typically two to three months in — but if there's anything in your history that might complicate the medical, start that paperwork early. Better to find out in week one than after you've spent $6,000.

Flying twice a week in decent weather, most students finish in six to nine months. Once a week stretches it past a year and costs noticeably more, because each lesson starts by re-teaching the last one. The regulation says 40 hours; the honest national average is closer to 60 to 70.

Part 61. In practice that means we can move faster or slower through any phase based on how you're actually flying, and you're not locked into a fixed course sequence or minimum enrollment. The certificate you earn is identical either way.

If you need a Part 141 school for a specific VA benefit or a visa, say so up front and I'll refer you to one rather than waste your time.

Yes. I need a current annual, a copy of the insurance policy naming me as an approved pilot, and an hour in the airplane together before we start the syllabus. Instruction is billed at the standard $65 an hour with no aircraft charge.

Nothing is charged. Ever. When the ceiling is down but the day isn't a total loss, we'll often convert the slot into ground instruction — chart work, systems, or knowledge-test prep — at your option, billed at the same rate.

A photo ID, sunglasses, water, and shoes you can move in. Don't buy a headset until you're sure you're continuing — there's a loaner on the shelf. Skip the $400 of gear the internet says you need; I'll tell you what to buy and when.

You pay per lesson, after you fly, for the time you actually used. There's no block purchase required and no deposit to get on the schedule — if this turns out not to be for you after the discovery flight, you walk away owing nothing further.