Inside Diamond or Cessna aircraft, students practice takeoffs, midflight turns, and landings under guidance of private instructor

FAA–certified flight instructor gives ground instruction before a 30-minute flight over Placerville with student at controls

Veteran flight instructors provide ground-based instruction before passing students controls for airborne ascents, turns & descents

After one-hour ground orientation, teacher accompanies pupil for one-hour intro flight that covers take-off, landing & flying fundamentals

After one-hour ground orientation, teacher accompanies pupil for one-hour intro flight that covers take-off, landing & flying fundamentals

Veteran flight instructors provide ground-based instruction before passing students controls for airborne ascents, turns & descents

Instructors guide ascents inside FAA-approved training simulators with commercial X-Plane–based platform

Experienced pilots teach students the basics during ground school before taking flight for 30-minute or one-hour helicopter lessons

Expert aviators illuminate students at the controls of Cessna with 30 minutes of flight time

Guided by experienced instructors who perform the takeoff and landing, students do most of the flying in a Cessna Skyhawk SP