Flight Programs
At Golden Eagle Aviation, We offer an array of flight programs from the Private Pilot level to Certified Flight Instructor. Choose your program today and Come Fly With Us!
Private Pilot
Airplane, Single Engine Land
The Airplane single engine land (ASEL) private pilot certificate allows a pilot to operate any single engine land aircraft that they are properly trained for.
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Must be at least 17 years old
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Minimum of 40 hours of flight time
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Minimum of 20 hours of dual instruction
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Minimum of 10 hours of solo flight
Instrument Rating
Airplane, Single Engine Land
The instrument rating allows flight in the IFR (Instrument Flight Rules) environment. It requires a Private or Commercial Pilot certificate. An Instrument rating is an add-on which allows a pilot to fly in weather with reduced visibilities such as rain, low clouds, or heavy haze. The training provides the skills needed to complete flights without visual reference to the ground, except for the takeoff and landing phases.
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Minimum 50 hours of Pilot in Command cross country
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Minimum 40 hours of simulated/actual instrument time
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Minimum 15 hours of flight instruction from a CFII
Commercial Pilot
Airplane, Single Engine Land
A commercial pilot certificate allows pilots to fly "for hire". With a commercial rating a pilot can do:
- Aerial Photography
- Skydiving Drops
- Operate corporate aircraft for individuals or companies
- Pipeline Patrol
- Ferry Flights
- Banner Towing
- Crop Dusting
- Aircraft Charter (with additional requirements)​
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Must be at least 18 years old
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Minimum of 250 hours of flight time (50 hours of this may come from an AATD simulator)
(100 hrs in powered aircraft, 50 hrs in airplanes,
100 hrs as pilot in command - of which 50 hrs must be cross-country flight time) -
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In addition, commercial pilots must hold an instrument rating, or be restricted to flying for hire only in daylight, under visual flight rules (VFR), within 50 miles of the originating airport.
Flight Instructor
Airplane, Single Engine Land
As a certificated flight instructor, you can build flight experience quickly to meet airline and corporate hiring minimums. Being a certified flight instructor is a challenging and rewarding career that utilizes all you have learned during your own flight training. Flight instructors aim to be role models of the aviation community, sharing knowledge and experience with their students.
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Must be at least 18 years old
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Must hold a commercial certificate and an instrument rating.
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Must hold a current Class III medical or basic med