Flight Instruction
Specializing in glider and airplane instruction. Get your FAA Pilots Certificate with our experienced instructors.
Learn to Soar
Wurtsboro Airport has a long history and specializes in glider or sailplane instruction. We provide glider instruction for those seeking Federal Aviation Administration Pilots Certificate with a Private, Commercial, or Flight Instructor rating. We also provide instruction for add-on glider ratings to those already possessing a Pilots Certificate.
For a new pilot, the sequence is flight instruction with our flight instructor until competent to solo. The amount of pre-solo instruction varies widely with individuals and their schedules. When ready to solo, the flight instructor gives an in-house written exam and then endorses the pilot's logbook for solo.
Private Pilot Glider Rating Requirements
The required flight experience for earning your Private Pilot Glider Rating
10
hours
Total Time
Instruction and solo combined
20
flights
Instruction Flights
With a certified instructor
2+10
hrs / flights
Solo Experience
2 hours and 10 solo flights
Final Step: Practical Test
The final step is the Private Pilot Practical Test for the glider rating, taken with an FAA authorized examiner. To prepare, we suggest Bob Wander's Glider Practical Test Prep Made Easy. Successful completion allows you to take non-licensed individuals soaring!
Earn Your Wings
Wurtsboro offers power instruction in a beautiful and professionally maintained Cessna 172. Known as one of the best and most common trainer aircraft, the Cessna 172 is the perfect place to start your life in aviation.
Our Certified Flight Instructors will walk you through the process to get you soloed and on to your private power pilot's license. Instruction is available by the hour and we offer all of the materials you will need. Once you get your rating, come back anytime and rent the airplane that you trained in until you buy your first aircraft.
Instruction Rate: $65 cash / $67 credit per hour
Add-on Glider Rating
Already a licensed pilot? Adding a glider rating is easier than you think.
Requirements
- At least 40 hours total flight time
- 3 hours of flight time in gliders
- 10 solo flights in gliders
- No FAA glider written test required
Study Materials
The texts we use for home study for new pilots preparing to take the written exam are:
- • FAA Glider Flying Handbook
- • ASA Glider Test Prep
Interested in Learning to Fly?
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