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Learn to Fly the Air Fleet Way!
Before taking that first lesson, first examine yourself to see why you want to learn to fly. It might be a dream you've had since being a small child - or maybe you simply want to expand your horizons and learn something new and challenging. What will learning to fly be like? It is not difficult, nor unsafe. In fact, it's often been said that its far more dangerous to drive to the airport! Aviation is safe because of the stringent training involved and of the meticulous maintenance required by the FAA. At Air Fleet, our instructors will continuously push you, the student, into more advanced and stressful situations to make you a better pilot - at Air Fleet we pride ourselves on the quality of instruction given.
Andover-Aeroflex is one of NJ's shortest runways, having just under 2000 feet of useful length.
We have no "accelerated" flight programs like our competitors. The reason why? We firmly believe that becoming a competent pilot takes time and experience, not just money. The Training: What's Involved and What to Expect All that's required to start flying is a good knowledge of English. Yes, that really is it! During your training, you will be instructed in many different areas of aeronautical knowledge, including:
Our partnership with Cessna Aircraft has revolutionized the process of becoming a pilot. Now, students can learn at home using their computer using Cessna's Computer Based Instruction (CBI) kit. Click here for a demo of this exciting program! To actually obtain your license, you must pass 3 exams. The written test is a simple written test that the FAA has even published the questions and answers for! All you need to do is study them. The next two exams are part of the Practical exam - the actual checkride with a Designated Examiner from the FAA who issues pilot licenses. It's a two-part exam: the first part is an oral exam where he or she will ask you general questions on the above subjects. The second part of the exam is where the examiner and you go up in an airplane and demonstrate the maneuvers that you practiced during your training. If you perform satisfactorily, the examiner prints up your shiny new certificate right then and there!
We're sure you have many questions regarding flight training. But after investing thousands of dollars and many hours of time into learning something, you want to know how useful it is, right?
You've Passed: What's Next? After passing the Private Pilot checkride, you can now fly almost anywhere to any airport you want - day and night. You can carry any passengers you want, however you cannot get paid to carry them. There are certain stipulations, for instance you can be reimbursed for using the aircraft for business and you can split the pro-rata costs of operating the aircraft with your passengers. However, you cannot fly in the clouds or when the weather is bad.
CFI Matthew Wise and Krishna Ajvalia depart Teterboro in a 400 foot overcast layer to go pick up a stranded student. The Instrument Rating allows pilots to fly in the clouds, using their instruments as a reference only.
The Instrument Rating allows you to file and fly IFR (Instrument Flight Rules) and operate under the same rules that the airlines fly under. You can go through as many clouds as you can find and fly in any conditions you feel confident in. The Instrument Rating is available under our Part 141 Course.
The Commercial License allows pilots to
fly "for hire" and get paid for their services. All fight instructors
are required to have a commercial license.
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At almost every airport around the
country, there are businesses located on the airport called Fixed Based
Operators (FBO's for short). These FBO's will have places to park you
plane (98% of the time for free!) and have a fuel available for
purchase. The more established FBO's will often have courtesy cars
that can be taken without charge - or if you're in need of a car for
more than a few hours then they would have rental cars available. So
when you need to go somewhere, you find the closest airport and simply
fly in and park your plane at an FBO! It's as simple as that!