Meriden Aviation Center

Bottom Line...

Starting with either zero time or a Private Pilot license and taking you all the way to a Commercial License with option for a Certified Flight Instructor certificate.
Students who can commit to 4-5 Days per week of training time, can earn a private pilot license in as little as three months and 60 hours of flight training.

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What's Included? Student Responsibilities P3 Program General Outline P3 Program Costs P3 Program Financial Options Financial Notes Career Opportunities

WHAT'S INCLUDED

• Priority scheduling to ensure program timeline/Milestone completions (First Solo, Solo Cross-Country, Checkride scheduling)
• Kings Schools Online ground school included
• Bi-weekly group ground sessions
• Complete flight kit included (All necessary texts, E6B electronic computer, sectional charts, plotter, logbook, written test prep, FAR AIM, ACS
• Resume preparation, career counseling, professional pilot mentorship, potential CFI position at Meriden/New Haven aviation schools upon successful course completion
• One on one instruction/Stage checks prior to milestone flights with our Chief CFI
• Reduced cost for Redbird sim usage

Student Responsibilities

Students are expected to be at the airport no less than 4 days per week, on bad weather/non flying days students will have ground instruction/Simulator time, lesson overviews and briefings
Students are expected to come prepared for each lesson, having knowledge of standards applicable to the Airmen Certification Standards (ACS)
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P3 PROGRAM GENERAL OUTLINE

Private Pilot Course 90 days:

• First 30 days initial solo
• Second 30 days completion of solo cross-country flights
• Final 30 days, all flight maneuvers to ACS standards, checkride scheduled

• Instrument Rating: 90 days
• Commercial Rating: 45 days
• Certified Flight Instructor: 30 days

Timeline subject to weather delays/individual student progress, but every effort will be made on our part to keep students on track and on a projected timeline.
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What you'll fly

We are a Piper school, using Piper Warriors and the Piper Arrow for Commercial/Complex training.

• The Warrior II is a four-place, low wing, single engine airplane equipped with fixed tricycle landing gear, having a steerable nose wheel and two main wheels. The engine is a Lycoming Model O-320-D2A and is rated at 160 horsepower at 2700 RPM. It is a four-cylinder, normally aspirated, direct drive, air-cooled, horizontally opposed, carburetor equipped engine. The service ceiling is 13,000 ft, and the cruising speed is about 127-knot at 75-percent power.
• The Arrow is a good choice for pilots with little complex aircraft experience, it was designed to be an easy step up for pilots transitioning from a trainer to a single with retractable landing gear and controllable-pitch propeller. With over a 35' wingspan, the 200 hp Lycoming IO-360-C1C6 engine gets a pilot a service ceiling of 16,200 ft, and the cruising speed is about 137-knot at 75-percent power.

P3 PROGRAM COSTS

Name	Description
0-time to Private Pilot	$19,500 or 2 payments of $9,950
Instrument rating	$14,000 (Shared Cross-country time for a potential reduced cost) or 2 payments $7,200
Commercial License	$26,500 Individual (Shared Cross-country time for a potential reduced cost) 2 payments $13,400
Certified Flight Instructor	$3,500
TOTAL PROGRAM COST	$63,500

Financial Options

• We also advise looking into scholarship programs, nationally below, or locally.
• AOPA scholarships
• WAI scholarships

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Additional Notes

Payment options: Programs require a signed contract, 100% up front or Pay in steps, PPL, INST, COMM/ CFI. Payment options are available to purchase each rating individually. 50% up front payment, with the remaining 50% due at halfway point of the program.
Refunds will not be given once training has commenced, however we understand certain life circumstances may arise. (Loss of medical, illness, family issues) at which point a partial refund may be given after a 20% administration fee. checkride fees are not covered under program rate DPE Checkride fees vary per rating
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Career Opportunities

Students and Instructors from Meriden/New Haven Aviation have been hired by several different commercial operators, and the school will assist in the hiring process. We make sure you are ready for your new career, including interview skills, extensive placement opportunities, resume preparation, and more.

• PlaneSense
• Tradewind Aviation
• Republic Airlines
• Eagle Air Inc
• JetBlue
• United States Air force Academy