Lima Flight Team

One of the biggest concerns of student pilots is how to finance the training that it takes to earn a private pilot license (PPL). For those that wish to obtain higher ratings and/or are aiming for an aviation career, that concern can increase as the number of hours needed for each stage of training begin to add up. A simple approach to the financing issue begins at the beginning. You’ve done your homework, researched flight school/independent CFI options, taken a discovery flight and have now...

Searching for a flight school? There is a veritable profusion of choices that can make the task seem a bit overwhelming at first. It’s important to remember that flight schools typically specialize in one thing: providing flight training so that you can earn the certifications to help you reach your aviation goals, beginning with a student pilot rating and onward to sport, private, recreational, instrument, commercial, multi-engine and/or CFI (certified flight instructor). Flight training...

Congratulations! You’ve decided to pursue a private pilot license and you’re ready to take flight. Now you just have to find the certified flight instructor that will get you where you’re going. Everyone learns differently and at different paces. Some students absorb and retain information best through demonstration. Some prefer reading and writing when working through new material. Others catch on more quickly through verbal instruction. And still others grasp concepts more easily through...