Become a Recreational Pilot

Typical cost is only $1900. Move up to the Private Pilot Certificate when you are ready. Earn a certificate in as little as two weeks. Take a friend or relative flying with you. Requires only 30 flight hours.

RECREATIONAL PILOT Video Course

Just Add Flight Instructor!

When you begin your flight training, the amount of information facing you may seem overwhelming. But with Sporty's COMPLETE Recreational Pilot Video Course you'll make quick progress. This course accompanies you from your very first flight all the way through your checkride. Also includes a flight training syllabus and study guide to help you breeze through your FAA exams. (9 hrs. 48 min.)

B1011A...Sporty's Complete Recreational Pilot Video Course (VHS) $119.00

Volume 1 - Your First Few Hours

Everything you need to know to start on your first few lessons! Covers basic aerodynamics (lift, weight, thrust and drag), aircraft flight controls, aircraft systems (engine, electrical, fuel), preflight inspection, starting the engine, taxiing, takeoff, basic flight maneuvers and traffic patterns. (2 hrs. 17 min.)

M106A...Volume 1 (VHS)...$10.00

Volume 2 - Practicing Landings

Make your time spent in the landing pattern more productive. Introduces ground reference maneuvers, engine operation, angle-of-attack, p-factor, slipstream, gyroscopic precession, slow flight, stalls, normal and no-flap landings, crosswind takeoffs, slips, go-arounds and wake turbulence avoidance. (1 hr. 42 min.)

M737A...Volume 2 (VHS)...$50.00

Volume 3 - Your First Solo

Be prepared for an aviation milestone -- your first flight without your instructor! Covers pre-solo maneuvers, steep turns, emergency procedures, basic weather (fog, thunderstorms, forecasts, reports and live weather briefings from FSS), the pitot-static system, stability and control, solo FARs and aeromedical factors. (2 hrs. 11 min.)

M254A...Volume 3 (VHS)...$50.00

Everything you need to know to complete your training and take your flight test. Covers weather, airspace, maximum performance takeoffs and landings, weight and balance-even a "sneak preview" of computerized testing, your oral exam and your checkride. (3 hrs. 38 min.)

M293...Volume 4 (VHS)...$50.00

More than just questions and answers, this study guide is a complete review for the written exam and a great way to check your progress.

M433A...Study Guide: Recreational Pilot Video Course...$9.95

This lesson-by-lesson guide gives your flight training the same professional, structured approach of the Part 141 Flight Schools of many universities and colleges. Presents material in the same logical order of the videos and ensures that, should you have to switch instructors for any reason, your flight training will proceed without interruption. Provides space for instructor remarks and grading as well as space for student and instructor signatures.

M275A...Flight Training Syllabus: Recreational Pilot Video Course...$15.00

Finding the Best Flight Instruction

One of the most important decisions you'll ever make in aviation is choosing your flight instructor. We've produced this video to show you what qualifications and characteristics to look for and what questions to ask. Sporty's video crew criss-crossed the country to interview national experts in the field of aviation education, including executives from Cessna, American Airlines and Ohio State University. Before you spend hundreds of dollars on flight training, review this video so you can be assured of "Finding the Best Flight Instruction." Color, approx. 85 minutes.

M837A...Finding the Best Flight Instruction (VHS)...$19.95

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