FLIGHT TRAINING PROGRAM

PRIVATE PILOT PROGRAM

Enroll in Montgomery County Flight Academy's Private Pilot Program and make your move toward the skies. This program is a way to get all of the flight time, instruction, study materials, and accessories you will need at a discounted rate. In addition, with a progressive flight training schedule (minimum of 2 lessons per week) the private pilot license can be earned within a few months.

MCA's customized, one-on-one pilot training program takes you through the steps required to earn an FAA pilot’s license.

First, you will have to pass the FAA’s medical exam.

Second, you must study the principles of flight, regulations, weather, navigation, and other aviation subjects to prepare for a written FAA knowledge exam.

Third, you will learn how to safely operate an aircraft and gain the skills and confidence to pass the FAA oral exam and flight test.

MCA's Private Pilot Packages include 40 hours of flight time and 35 hours of dual instruction with a Certified Flight Instructor all for one low price (depending on the type of airplane chosen). If additional flights or instruction is needed, normal hourly rates apply.

Enroll in our Pay As You Go Private Pilot Program and make your move toward the skies today.

Purchase the Jeppesen Private Pilot Kit at time of sign up. The Jeppesen Private Pilot Kit includes:

  • Private Pilot Manual
  • Private Pilot Study Guide
  • Private Pilot FAA Written Exam Guide
  • Private Pilot Flight Maneuvers Guide
  • Private Pilot Syllabus . . . And Much More!

Click here for more information on our Private Pilot Program or call 215.646.0400.

 

 

 




INSTRUMENT RATING PROGRAM

Montgomery Country Aviation Academy has a flexible approach for helping pilots earn their instrument rating. You can select from three options to further your training.

Option 1

  • 20 hours in a Cessna 172SP equipped with the Garmin 1000 glass panel cockpit and 20 hours in a Cessna 172SP equipped with the analog gauge cockpit
  • 15 hours with an instructor

Option 2

  • Use any Cessna 172SP, with the exception of the Garmin 1000
  • This includes 40 hours in the aircraft and 15 hours with an instructor

Option 3

  • In Cessna 172SP (N655PD exclusively), receive your instrument rating for the lowest price
  • This includes 40 hours in the aircraft and 15 hours with an instructor

Click here for more information on our Instrument Rating Program or call 215.646.0400.

MULTI-ENGINE RATING PROGRAM

Montgomery Country Aviation Academy has a packaged approach for helping pilots earn their multi-engine rating. The package includes a twin-engine Piper Seminole and:

  • Up to 8.5 hours of flight time with an instructor
  • Ground instruction (up to 3.0 hours free)
  • 1.5 hours of preparation for the Practical Test
  • Instructor fees for the checkride are not included

Click here for more information on our Multi-Engine Rating Program or call 215.646.0400.

 

 

GARMIN 1000 PROGRAM

Want to get checked out in a glass-cockpit aircraft? Montgomery County Aviation (MCA) now has the Cessna 172SP aircraft for rent with the Garmin G1000 NAV III glass-cockpit. The G1000 NAV III can bring your flying to a new level of safety and confidence. MCA's glass-cockpit aircraft rent for almost the same price as the standard equipment aircraft, so all you need to do is complete our G1000 checkout and you will be flying the most advanced avionics in the skies!

Click here for more information on our Garmin 1000 Program. If you are interested in getting started in the glass cockpit, please sign up for our Saturday Clinic or schedule a complete G1000 checkout today at 215-646-0400.

About the G1000

The revolutionary G1000 glass cockpit is the most intelligent flight-deck package ever to fly on this class of aircraft. The G1000 integrates all primary flight, engine and sensor data to provide intuitive, at-a-glance situational awareness. Real-time, flight-critical information is presented on two big, colorful 10.4-inch active-matrix LCD displays - bringing new levels of safety and confidence in our Skyhawk (C-172S). The G1000 creates the irresistible combination of the future of flight with the world's most-embraced, most-flown aircraft ever. The databases in each aircraft are updated monthly to ensure up-to-date vital information.

How to get started

MCA has a dedicated G1000 real panel which is an invaluable tool for you to complete the ground training for your checkout. This aircraft is available for dual ground training and for “solo” practice. Solo practice on the aircraft is allowed once you have been approved by a CFI or during the checkout process. Solo simulator time is at no charge, but please schedule time in advance to ensure availability.

What a G1000 checkout entails

For VFR flying

  1. Understanding the aircraft and avionics systems.
  2. Review the differences between G1000 aircraft and standard avionics aircraft.
  3. Ground training:
    • Elements of the G1000 system
    • PFD and MFD menus, functions and operations
    • Radios and audio panels
    • System failures and backups
  4. Flight training:
    • One flight to perform maneuvers, G1000 operations and navigation.
    • One flight to demonstrate understanding and use of G1000 functions with limited CFI intervention.

For IFR flying

  1. All of the above points
  2. Flight Training:
    • One flight to perform basic instrument rating maneuvers (stalls, steep turns, unusual attitude recoveries), approaches, holding and reversionary and failure modes.
    • One flight to demonstrate IFR operations and approaches.