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Airline Pilot Industry • June 29, 2018
I am proud to announce that Coast Flight Training has added two new partner airlines to their Rotor Transition Program: Mesa Airlines and SkyWest Airlines. Adding these two, along with our current partner, Envoy Air, brings us to three regional carriers that we service with our world-class training program!
Blog • May 23, 2018
In my experience, the transition happened over the course of about 8 months. From the time I had my instrument rating and I started getting halfway decent at flying, I spent a lot of time teaching people what I had learned. I led study groups and even flew with other students well before I become an instructor. I eventually got my Ground Instrutor Certificate and was actually hired as a ground instructor teaching 3 hour or more classroom lectures in addition to one on one sessions. When it was time to take my CFI checkride, I was already an instructor. I believed in myself, I just had to make the examiner believe.
Airline Pilot Industry • May 20, 2018
Location is everything. San Diego offers the best of Southern California, miles of endless beaches line the Pacific Coast with incredible weather all year round. The benefits of San Diego airspace are also endless. Learning to fly in an area of that boasts restricted Bravo airspace as well as countless small general aviation airports to explore and an International Airport is sure to increase the confidence and knowledge of a new pilot. Coast Flight Training provides a learning atmosphere geared toward creating confident pilots. With group study sessions, dedicated instructors, and the only conditional offer of employment before you begin flight training, Coast Flight is unparalleled by any
Airline Pilot Industry • March 26, 2018
These aircraft will allow us to offer more flight times and a quicker way to move through multi-engine ratings. Additionally, the Tecnam is ideal for flight training with the advanced Garmin G950 IFR avionics. These aircraft are fuel efficient and have upgraded avionics for ease and comfort. Start your multi-engine flight ratings today!
Blog • March 8, 2018
There are two main ways of celebrating a pilot’s first solo flight in the industry. One tradition includes cutting the back of the pilot’s shirt off to symbolize cutting the end of the student "riding the instructor's coattails." While this is a very visually symbolic way to celebrate, and it leaves the pilot with a keepsake to look at in the future, fewer flight schools are staying with this tradition and more are switching over to the Solo Dunk.