WHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
Interested in learning to fly? Then
a discovery flight might be just the ticket for you!
A discovery flight is
lesson #1 for either the Recreational or Private
License. It is designed to show you what flying an
airplane is like, a chance to explain what learning to
fly is all about, and to meet the staff and tour
around our flight school. It is not just an airplane
ride. The Discovery Flight is separated into three
parts; preflight briefing, the flight itself, and the
post flight briefing.
The Discovery flight starts
with a Preflight Briefing in the office over coffee.
Your instructor will explain exactly what you are
going to do in the flight, taking into account such
things as safety, the weather, and the aircraft. After
answering any questions you may have, you and your
instructor will complete a safety walk around of the
aircraft together.
The second segment of the
lesson is the fun part...we go FLYING! From the
pilot’s seat you will perform the checklist,
startup procedures and after a short demonstration,
will taxi the aircraft to the runway. Once the
preflight checks are completed, it's time to takeoff
! In the air you will do most of the flying learning
how to turn, climb, descend, and slow down/speed up.
Generally getting the feel for the airplane. You will
be surprised how easy it really is and how awesome it
feels to be flying your own airplane. After joining
the circuit pattern at the airport you and your
instructor will land the aircraft.
Once done Taxing and
shutting down you will review the flight with your
instructor and discuss any remaining questions. To
complete the Discovery flight you’ll tour around the
school, airport and airplanes, and explore our
school, our facilities and our services.
A discovery flight
usually takes 2 hours to complete including the 30 min
flight.