Intro Flights and Getting Started

3 EASY STEPS TO BECOMING A PILOT

You would like to become a pilot, while exciting, it all seems so complicated.  It doesn’t have to be!  Most people just want to know what they have to do to get started.  Here is a step by step easy to use guide…

Step 1: For $180 you get to fly…isn’t this what it’s all about?*

$180 Introductory Flight (Retail value $275) –If you would like a taste of what it’s like to fly an airplane, this 45* minute flight is for you. Our FAA Certified Flight Instructor will guide you through some basic maneuvers in one of our beautiful Cessna 172 Aircraft.  This one-on-one flight lesson will allow you to experience flight, hands-on, from the pilot’s seat. After the flight, our flight training specialist will answer all your flight training questions.  On the day of the flight, you will be presented with a First Flight Certificate. 

After this thrilling first flight experience, are you ready to enroll in our school and begin training for your private pilot’s certificate?    Yes?  Then, lets help you get started.

Not quite ready to commit, then proceed to:

Step 2: Obtain your FAA Medical and verify you do not need to complete the Flight Training Student Program (FTSP) (non US-Citizens only )

We require you to have a minimum of an FAA Class 3 medical certificate prior to enrolling in our Private Pilot course.  If you are thinking of making this a career we recommend you get a FAA Class 1 medical certificate.  If you are not a US Citizen you must complete the FTSP application prior to moving to step 3.  No Medical is required for Sport Pilot

Step 3: Enrollment Meeting and School Enrollment

Come meet with our Chief or Assistant Chief Pilot to discuss the training timeline, costs, expectations and to have all your questions answered.  At the end of the meeting you will be provided with our enrollment documents to get you signed up.

The Mid Island Family welcomes you to Mid Island Flight School. Congratulations! You will soon join the special 1% of the population who can pilot an airplane. You have come to the right school – We are family owned and operated and have been training safe, confident pilots on Long Island since 1946.

* When booking a reservation for any of our introductory flights, Guests not holding a prepaid gift certificate are required to provide a credit card to hold the flight reservation. In the event of a no show, or a cancellation less than twenty four (24) hours in advance, there will be a $50.00 cancellation fee charged to your credit card. There will be no charge if we reschedule due to weather or scheduling conflict.

Rev. 04/30/2024