{"id":14,"date":"2026-10-15T17:54:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T17:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thrust.themecu.be\/?tc_program=private-pilot-license-ppl"},"modified":"2026-10-15T19:33:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T19:33:50","slug":"private-pilot-license-ppl","status":"publish","type":"tc_program","link":"https:\/\/thrust.themecu.be\/programs\/private-pilot-license-ppl\/","title":{"rendered":"Private Pilot License (PPL)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"14\" class=\"elementor elementor-14\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b317576 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b317576\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc497e4\" data-id=\"bc497e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22f0a0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-thrust-program-hero\" data-id=\"22f0a0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thrust-program-hero.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-ph-badges\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tc-ph-badge\">FAA Part 141 &amp; 61 Approved<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tc-ph-badge\">Foundation Track \u2014 No Experience Required<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tc-ph-badge\">Personal or Career Pathway<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"tc-ph-title\">Private Pilot License (PPL)<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"tc-ph-subtitle\">Single-Engine Foundation Track<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tc-ph-desc\">Your first step into the cockpit. Master fundamental airmanship, solo cross-country navigation, and FAA checkride readiness in our glass-cockpit Cessna 172 fleet \u2014 the same foundation every airline captain started with.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"tc-ph-actions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#enroll\" class=\"tc-hero-btn-primary\"><i class=\"fas fa-calendar-check\"><\/i> Enroll in Upcoming Class<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"tc-ph-btn-secondary\"><i class=\"fas fa-download\"><\/i> Download Full Syllabus PDF<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-ph-stats\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-ph-stat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Target Duration<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"value\">3-5 Months<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sub\">Part-Time Friendly<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-ph-stat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Total Flight Hours<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"value is-amber\">40+ Hrs<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sub\">Dual &amp; Solo Combined<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-ph-stat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Assigned Fleet<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"value\">Cessna 172<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sub\">Garmin G1000 Glass<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-ph-stat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Next Cadet Intake<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"value is-amber\">Oct 15, 2026<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sub\">6 Seats Left<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-ph-stat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Tuition Support<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"value\">100% Loan<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sub\">Sallie Mae &amp; GI Bill<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8266256 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8266256\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-410819b\" data-id=\"410819b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f4f97f elementor-widget elementor-widget-thrust-section-heading\" data-id=\"6f4f97f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thrust-section-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-section-heading tc-section-heading--left\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-section-heading-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-eyebrow-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tc-number-badge\">01<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tc-eyebrow\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;\">Mission Objective<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Build the Airmanship Foundation Every Pilot Needs<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87e2d91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87e2d91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-muted\">The Private Pilot License (PPL) is the FAA&#8217;s foundational certificate, authorizing you to act as Pilot in Command (PIC) of a single-engine aircraft for personal, non-compensated flight. Thrust Flight Academy&#8217;s PPL syllabus is built on the same structured, checkride-focused methodology used throughout our commercial and airline pathway programs \u2014 so every hour you log here transfers directly into your next rating.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-926e572 elementor-widget elementor-widget-thrust-pillar-boxes\" data-id=\"926e572\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thrust-pillar-boxes.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row row-cols-1 row-cols-sm-2 g-3 tc-pillar-boxes\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-pillar-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-pillar-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-plane\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"fw-bold text-dark\">Solo Flight Privileges<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Authorization to act as sole manipulator of the controls on local and cross-country flights in day VFR conditions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-pillar-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-pillar-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-location-arrow\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"fw-bold text-dark\">Cross-Country Navigation<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pilotage, dead reckoning, and GPS-based flight planning across multiple airports and airspace classes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-pillar-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-pillar-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-cloud\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"fw-bold text-dark\">Weather &amp; Airspace Mastery<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>METAR\/TAF interpretation, Class B\/C\/D airspace procedures, and personal weather minimums decision-making.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-pillar-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-pillar-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-graduation-cap\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"fw-bold text-dark\">Checkride-Ready Standardization<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Structured stage checks with a Thrust Chief Instructor before every syllabus phase advancement.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fa762d elementor-widget elementor-widget-thrust-section-heading\" data-id=\"3fa762d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thrust-section-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-section-heading tc-section-heading--left\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-section-heading-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-eyebrow-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tc-number-badge\">02<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tc-eyebrow\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;\">Candidate Prerequisites Checklist<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a931d6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-thrust-checklist\" data-id=\"a931d6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thrust-checklist.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row row-cols-1 row-cols-sm-2 g-2 tc-checklist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col d-flex align-items-center gap-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-check-circle tc-checklist-icon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Minimum 16 years of age to solo, 17 to test<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col d-flex align-items-center gap-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-check-circle tc-checklist-icon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Current FAA 3rd Class Medical (or BasicMed)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col d-flex align-items-center gap-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-check-circle tc-checklist-icon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Able to read, speak, and understand English<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col d-flex align-items-center gap-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-check-circle tc-checklist-icon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>No prior aviation experience required<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tc-checklist-footnote\">*Already have some flight hours? Ask about transfer credit from a Part 61 school or military flight time.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-674d262 elementor-widget elementor-widget-thrust-section-heading\" data-id=\"674d262\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thrust-section-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-section-heading tc-section-heading--left\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-section-heading-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-eyebrow-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tc-number-badge\">03<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tc-eyebrow\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;\">Syllabus Breakdown<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Structured 4-Phase Flight Curriculum<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Engineered under FAA Part 141 Appendix B guidelines, taking you from your very first takeoff to a confident solo checkride pass.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6224565 tc-faq-wrap elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"6224565\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1021\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1021\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">PHASE 01 \u2014 Pre-Solo Fundamentals  (Dual Flight: 15 hrs \u2022 Ground School: 15 hrs)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1021\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1021\">Straight-and-Level, Climbs &#038; Descents. Slow Flight &#038; Stall Recognition. Traffic Pattern &#038; Radio Communications. Normal &#038; Crosswind Takeoffs\/Landings.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1022\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1022\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">PHASE 02 \u2014 First Solo & Local Solo Operations  (Solo Flight: 10 hrs \u2022 Ground Briefing: 5 hrs)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1022\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1022\">First Solo Flight Milestone. Solo Traffic Pattern Work. Emergency Procedures Review. Airport Operations at Towered Fields.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1023\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1023\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">PHASE 03 \u2014 Cross-Country & Night Operations  (Solo\/Dual Cross-Country: 10 hrs \u2022 Night Flight: 3 hrs)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1023\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1023\">Long Cross-Country Solo Flight (150+ NM). Night Currency Takeoffs &#038; Landings. Diversion &#038; Lost Procedures. Flight Planning &#038; Weight\/Balance.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1024\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1024\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">PHASE 04 \u2014 FAA Practical Checkride Prep  (Mock Evaluation: 5 hrs \u2022 Chief Pilot Endorsement)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1024\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1024\">Formal mock checkride with a Thrust Chief Instructor, FAA Airman Certification Standards (ACS) oral exam review, and final endorsement sign-off for the FAA practical test.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-877ea30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-thrust-section-heading\" data-id=\"877ea30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thrust-section-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-section-heading tc-section-heading--left\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-section-heading-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-eyebrow-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tc-number-badge\">04<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tc-eyebrow\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;\">Flight Equipment<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Train in the Same Glass Cockpit Airlines Fly<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No legacy round dials \u2014 build muscle memory on the exact avionics suite you&#039;ll use throughout your career.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5829907 elementor-widget elementor-widget-thrust-equipment-cards\" data-id=\"5829907\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thrust-equipment-cards.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row row-cols-1 row-cols-md-2 g-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-equip-card h-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-equip-card-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thrust.themecu.be\/wp-content\/themes\/thrust\/assets\/img\/aircraft_1.png\" alt=\"Cessna 172 Skyhawk SP\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tc-equip-card-badge\">PRIMARY TRAINING AIRCRAFT<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-equip-card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Cessna 172 Skyhawk SP<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Integrated Garmin G1000 NXi Glass Flight Deck with Synthetic Vision Technology (SVT) and GFC 700 Autopilot \u2014 the gold standard of primary flight training.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-equip-card-specs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Cruise<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"value\">124 kts<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Range<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"value\">640 NM<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Suite<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"value\">G1000 NXi<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-equip-card h-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-equip-card-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thrust.themecu.be\/wp-content\/themes\/thrust\/assets\/img\/aircraft_1.png\" alt=\"Redbird FMX Full-Motion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tc-equip-card-badge\">FAA LEVEL 5 FTD<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-equip-card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Redbird FMX Full-Motion<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Practice emergency procedures, instrument scanning, and radio communications risk-free before ever leaving the ground.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-equip-card-specs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Logged<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"value\">10 Hrs<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01e3dfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-thrust-section-heading\" data-id=\"01e3dfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thrust-section-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-section-heading tc-section-heading--left\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-section-heading-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-eyebrow-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tc-number-badge\">05<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tc-eyebrow\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;\">Aviation Mentorship<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Learn From Instructors Who&#039;ve Flown the Line<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8be3df elementor-widget elementor-widget-thrust-mentor-cards\" data-id=\"f8be3df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thrust-mentor-cards.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row row-cols-1 row-cols-sm-2 g-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-mentor-card h-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thrust.themecu.be\/wp-content\/themes\/thrust\/assets\/img\/instructor_3.jpg\" alt=\"Dave Chen\" class=\"tc-mentor-photo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-mentor-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Dave Chen<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tc-mentor-role\">Primary Flight Instructor + CFI<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tc-mentor-bio\">1,200+ dual-given hours. Specializes in G1000 glass cockpit transition training for first-time student pilots.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-mentor-badges\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>CFI<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>G1000 Certified<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-mentor-card h-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thrust.themecu.be\/wp-content\/themes\/thrust\/assets\/img\/instructor_4.jpg\" alt=\"Sarah Jenkins\" class=\"tc-mentor-photo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-mentor-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Sarah Jenkins<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tc-mentor-role\">Ground School Lead + Academic Director<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tc-mentor-bio\">99.4% student pass rate on FAA written exams. Leads personalized pre-solo and checkride prep sessions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-mentor-badges\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Ground Instructor<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>FAA Gold Seal<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c099aa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-thrust-section-heading\" data-id=\"c099aa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thrust-section-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-section-heading tc-section-heading--left\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-section-heading-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-eyebrow-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tc-number-badge\">06<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tc-eyebrow\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;\">What&#039;s Next<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Your Pathway After the PPL<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most Thrust PPL graduates continue directly into our Instrument Rating or Commercial Pilot career tracks \u2014 with priority enrollment and locked-in pricing.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b22ad4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-thrust-airline-pipeline\" data-id=\"b22ad4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thrust-airline-pipeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row row-cols-1 row-cols-sm-3 g-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-pipeline-card h-100 text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Instrument Rating (IR)<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-pipeline-highlight\">Priority Enrollment<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-pipeline-sub\">All-Weather Flying<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-pipeline-card h-100 text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Commercial Pilot (CPL)<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-pipeline-highlight\">Locked-In Pricing<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-pipeline-sub\">Career Track Ready<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-pipeline-card h-100 text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Discovery Flight Referral<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-pipeline-highlight\">$100 Credit<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-pipeline-sub\">Refer a Future Cadet<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e63bacd elementor-widget elementor-widget-thrust-section-heading\" data-id=\"e63bacd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thrust-section-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-section-heading tc-section-heading--left\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-section-heading-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-eyebrow-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tc-number-badge\">07<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tc-eyebrow\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;\">Clarifications<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Frequently Asked Cadet Inquiries<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27562f4 tc-faq-wrap elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"27562f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4121\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4121\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How does flight training financing work for the PPL Foundation Track?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4121\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4121\">We partner with Sallie Mae and Flight Training Finance to offer fixed-rate loans covering flight hours, ground school, and examiner fees, with flexible monthly payment plans.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4122\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4122\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Do I need any prior experience to start?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4122\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4122\">No prior aviation experience is required. Most of our PPL cadets have never touched an aircraft before their first lesson.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4123\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4123\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How long does it take to get my Private Pilot License?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4123\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4123\">Full-time students typically complete the PPL in 3-4 months; part-time students flying 2-3 times per week usually finish in 5-7 months.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4124\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4124\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What happens if weather delays my flight lessons?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4124\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4124\">Our 22-aircraft active fleet maintains a 96% dispatch availability. Weather holds transition immediately into Redbird simulator sessions or ground school modules, so you never lose training momentum.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-34 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-059f94c\" data-id=\"059f94c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9440b7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-thrust-program-sidebar\" data-id=\"9440b7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thrust-program-sidebar.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-program-sidebar tc-program-sidebar-sticky\" style=\"top: 110px;\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-ps-badges\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>All-Inclusive Tuition<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Part 141 Syllabus<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-ps-price\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"value\">$9,850<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"suffix\">\/ estimated total<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tc-ps-financing\">Or finance from $850\/month with 0% down<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"tc-ps-cost-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span>Flight Hours (40 hrs Dual\/Solo)<\/span><strong>$6,200<\/strong><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span>Ground Instruction (15 hrs)<\/span><strong>$1,200<\/strong><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span>Redbird FMX Sim (10 hrs)<\/span><strong>$850<\/strong><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span>ForeFlight &amp; Charts<\/span><strong>$350<\/strong><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span>FAA Written &amp; Checkride Fees<\/span><strong>$1,250<\/strong><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<hr class=\"tc-ps-divider\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"tc-ps-form-title mb-2\">Cadet Intake Form<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-ps-trust-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><i class=\"fas fa-shield-halved\"><\/i>FAA Part 141<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><i class=\"fas fa-clipboard-check\"><\/i>SOP-Based Training<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><i class=\"fas fa-plane\"><\/i>40+ Flight Hours<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-ps-contact-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tc-ps-contact-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-headset\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-ps-contact-heading\">Flight Admissions Desk<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-ps-contact-sub\">Speak directly with a flight mentor<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-ps-contact-phone\">(800) 424-4069<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"tc-ps-contact-cta\">Book a 15-Min Advisor Call<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1531b64 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1531b64\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-70 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4507e25\" data-id=\"4507e25\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02994ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-thrust-section-heading\" data-id=\"02994ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thrust-section-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-section-heading tc-section-heading--left\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-section-heading-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-eyebrow-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tc-eyebrow\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;\">Flight Deck Clearance<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Ready to Take Your First Flight Lesson?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Book a $199 Discovery Flight and experience real aircraft controls before you commit to the full program.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-30 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-092937c\" data-id=\"092937c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25fab72 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"25fab72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book Discovery Flight<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The essential first step towards your career. 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