
Home New: Sport Pilot Online Community Sport Pilot Shop Eligibility Requirements for Sport Pilots Medical Requirements for Sport Pilots Sport Pilot Privileges and Limitations Light Sport Aircraft Definition of LSA S-LSA / E-LSA Categories, Classes, and Sets Vintage Aircraft and Sport Pilots Production LSA Find a Sport Pilot Flight Instructor Links Flight Training Materials	Sport Pilot Instructors and Flight Schools Finding a Sport Pilot Instructor or Flight School There are basically two ways to get Sport Pilot training: Sign up with an established flight school or flying club Sign on with an independent CFI (Certified Flight Instructor) Which way is right for you depends on a number of factors, such as your geographic location and proximity to a flying school, your schedule, financial factors, personal preference, and whether you already have some aviation training under your belt. The Sport Pilot program is growing rapidly, and it's probable that training is offered at an airport near you. So your first step in finding a Sport Pilot training program should be to call a local flight school. If they don't offer Sport Pilot training, they'll probably know someone who does. We're also trying to build up a national database of flight schools and independent CFI's who offer Sport Pilot training, which you can access by clicking on the two-letter abbreviation for your state in the map below. Of course, we know our database is incomplete. New instructors are being added all the time, and old ones do retire. So if you're a flight school or independent CFI offering Sport Pilot training, please help us make this site more useful by getting yourself listed in our database. Please click here for instructions. You also may want to consider joining our Online Community. It's free! Whether you choose a formal school or an independent CFI, there are two major aspects to Sport Pilot training: Practical (flight) training, and knowledge training. Practical (flight) training happens in an aircraft and consists of hands-on instruction in safely operating and navigating an aircraft, performing pre-flight and post-flight procedures, ground operation, using navigational aids, etc. Knowledge training may be accomplished at a formal ground school, through home study, using online courses, or through one-on-one sessions with your flight instructor. Knowledge training includes things like learning Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR's), aerodynamic theory, operational procedures for different types of airspace, interpreting weather reports, and so forth. Finding an Examiner Once you are ready to take your practical test, you will need to find an SPE (Sport Pilot Examiner). SPE's are authorized by FAA to administer the oral and practical examinations and to grant you your Temporary Airman Certificate on the spot once you pass. Many of the instructors listed in our database also are SPE's; and if we are aware of this, we include that designation after the type(s) of aircraft they instruct in. But because we're not always aware of this information, here are links to the FAA's official lists. (Please note that these lists tend to be a few months behind, so there may be SPE's in your area who are not yet listed.) Airplane Glider Gyroplane Powered Parachute Weight-Shift Control

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Finding a Sport Pilot Instructor or Flight School

There are basically two ways to get Sport Pilot training:

Sign up with an established flight school or flying club
Sign on with an independent CFI (Certified Flight Instructor)

Which way is right for you depends on a number of factors, such as your geographic location and proximity to a flying school, your schedule, financial factors, personal preference, and whether you already have some aviation training under your belt.

The Sport Pilot program is growing rapidly, and it's probable that training is offered at an airport near you. So your first step in finding a Sport Pilot training program should be to call a local flight school. If they don't offer Sport Pilot training, they'll probably know someone who does.

We're also trying to build up a national database of flight schools and independent CFI's who offer Sport Pilot training, which you can access by clicking on the two-letter abbreviation for your state in the map below.

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Of course, we know our database is incomplete. New instructors are being added all the time, and old ones do retire. So if you're a flight school or independent CFI offering Sport Pilot training, please help us make this site more useful by getting yourself listed in our database. Please click here for instructions. You also may want to consider joining our Online Community. It's free!

Whether you choose a formal school or an independent CFI, there are two major aspects to Sport Pilot training: Practical (flight) training, and knowledge training.

Practical (flight) training happens in an aircraft and consists of hands-on instruction in safely operating and navigating an aircraft, performing pre-flight and post-flight procedures, ground operation, using navigational aids, etc.

Knowledge training may be accomplished at a formal ground school, through home study, using online courses, or through one-on-one sessions with your flight instructor. Knowledge training includes things like learning Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR's), aerodynamic theory, operational procedures for different types of airspace, interpreting weather reports, and so forth.

Finding an Examiner

Once you are ready to take your practical test, you will need to find an SPE (Sport Pilot Examiner). SPE's are authorized by FAA to administer the oral and practical examinations and to grant you your Temporary Airman Certificate on the spot once you pass.

Many of the instructors listed in our database also are SPE's; and if we are aware of this, we include that designation after the type(s) of aircraft they instruct in. But because we're not always aware of this information, here are links to the FAA's official lists. (Please note that these lists tend to be a few months behind, so there may be SPE's in your area who are not yet listed.)