Your own instructor, your own pace, and a Cessna 172 over Tampa Bay. No big school, no waiting list, no passing you between instructors.
Instruction from $40 an hour. Private pilot in about three months.
At a large flight school you get whoever is free that day. Here you train with Stefan from your first discovery flight to your checkride. He knows exactly where you left off, what you are good at, and what needs work.
A briefing, a walk around the airplane, and then you take the controls with Stefan beside you. Downtown, the bay, the beaches, and the Skyway from a thousand feet up. It is the best way to find out if flying is for you.
Commercial pilot and certified flight instructor, CFII, and MEI. Stefan earned his advanced ratings in an accelerated career pilot program, so he knows how structured, efficient training works and how to adapt it to each student.
"My goal is to make training enjoyable, efficient, and focused on real world skills, not just passing a checkride."
St. Petersburg sits on a peninsula in Tampa Bay, with water on three sides. Just minutes after takeoff you are over the Gulf beaches, the Skyway, and some of the best flying scenery in Florida.
Students come from St. Petersburg, Tampa, Clearwater, Sarasota, Bradenton, and Lakeland. Lessons are at airports across the Tampa Bay area.
Stefan is based in St. Petersburg and trains at airports across the Tampa Bay area. Pick your city for what training looks like from there.
Instruction is $40 per hour, for flight time and ground school alike. Aircraft rental is arranged separately, and Stefan will walk you through current rates and a realistic total for your goals before you start. Most students find it noticeably less than a flight school.
Students who fly two to three times a week typically finish in about three months. Training is one on one, so the pace is set by you, not by a school schedule.
None at all. You will get a short briefing, help with the preflight, and then you fly the airplane yourself with Stefan beside you the whole time.
At airports across the Tampa Bay area. Stefan is based in St. Petersburg and confirms the airport and meeting spot when you book. Training flights cover Tampa Bay, the Gulf beaches, and the Sunshine Skyway.
A Cessna 172, the most widely used training airplane in the world, with a standard six pack of instruments, a Garmin GNX 375 GPS with ADS-B traffic and weather, two comm radios, and a Bluetooth audio panel. Learning on the classic gauges builds fundamentals that transfer to any cockpit.
Seven days a week, mornings, evenings, and weekends. Most students book about a week ahead.
Tell Stefan a little about yourself and what you want to do. He will reply personally, answer your questions, and get your first flight on the calendar.
