Why Earn Your CPL?
The Commercial Pilot License authorizes you to be compensated for flying services, opening doors to professional aviation careers.
Professional Aviation Career
Our Part 141 program emphasizes professional standards, aeronautical decision-making, and advanced aircraft handling to prepare you for entry-level commercial roles including flight instruction, charter operations, and airline pathways.
The structured Part 141 approach provides reduced minimum flight time requirements (190 hours vs 250 under Part 61) while maintaining rigorous training standards through stage checks and progress monitoring.
Training Locations
Miami, Florida • Corona (Los Angeles), California • Van Nuys (Los Angeles), California
Fast Facts
- Structured Part 141 syllabus with mandatory stage checks
- 65 hours minimum ground training per FAA requirements
- 190 total flight time minimum (vs 250 Part 61)
- Fleet options include C172 G1000 & complex/TAA aircraft
- Comprehensive preparation for FAA knowledge test & checkride
- Professional instructors with commercial experience
Ground Training — Part 141 (65 Hours Minimum)
Under Part 141 regulations, commercial pilot candidates must complete a minimum of 65 hours of ground training covering all aeronautical knowledge areas required by 14 CFR 141 Appendix D.
Ground instruction is conducted simultaneously with flight training and can be delivered through group classes or individual one-on-one instruction.
- Federal Aviation Regulations and accident reporting
- Advanced aerodynamics and principles of flight
- Meteorology and weather systems analysis
- Aircraft performance, weight & balance computations
- Navigation systems and aeronautical charts
- Aeronautical decision making and crew resource management
- Aircraft systems and emergency procedures
- Commercial maneuvers and ACS standards
- Night and high-altitude operations
- National Airspace System operations
Flight Training — Part 141 (190 Hours Total)
Our Part 141 CPL flight training program requires a minimum of 190 total flight hours with specific dual and solo requirements outlined in the approved syllabus.
Training focuses on advanced aircraft control, commercial maneuvers, and professional decision-making through a structured, stage-checked curriculum.
- Commercial maneuvers: lazy eights, chandelles, eights-on-pylons, steep spirals
- Cross-country flight planning and navigation
- Complex aircraft or TAA operations (10 hours minimum)
- Instrument procedures and night operations
- Emergency procedures and systems management
- Commercial flight operations and regulations
- Stage checks and progress evaluations
- Mock checkrides and oral examinations
