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• Discovery Flights
• Flight Training
• Scenic Flights
• Aerial Photography
• Aircraft Rentals
• Pilot Supplies
• Gift Certificates
• Garmin GPS Sales

Discovery Flight
Ever since you were a child, you would hear a plane overhead and stop, look up and watch until you could no longer see it and say: “Someday I’m gong to fly like that.” Have you made that childhood dream into a reality? Isn’t it time to make your dream come true? We want to help to you achieve that childhood dream.
 
Learning to fly is easy and fun and is something that almost anyone can do. Whether you want to learn to fly for your own enjoyment and recreation, for business travel or to pursue a career in aviation, we can help you make it a reality.
 
All of us at Pro Flight Air are dedicated and committed to assisting each of our students in pursuing their dreams and goals in a professional and efficient manner. It is a joy for us to see the excitement on the face of a first time flyer on our Discovery Flight, or sharing in a student's celebration when he or she has made that childhood dream a reality, and can say: “Someday is now, and I can fly that plane.”
 
Come let us help make YOUR dream come true.
 
Pro Flight Air offers a fun and affordable way to see if pursuing your Private Pilot License is right for you...and your discovery flight can be recorded in a pilot logbook. You'll meet your instructor when you enter our flight school, and will be given a tour of our facilities and learning resources. Then you will be given a preflight briefing. You'll learn many interesting facts about your aircraft as your instructor coaches you through preflight inspection, run up, and taxi to the active runway...but the best feeling will come when you take the controls, and with your instructor's guidance, apply full throttle and take off for a 30-minute training flight. Just call to schedule an appointment. It's time to satisfy your curiosity and take your place in the pilot's seat.

Flight Training
Pro Flight Air Offers professional flight training for the following certificates and ratings:

• Private Pilot
• Instrument
• Commercial Pilot
• Certified Flight Instructor
• Certified Instrument Flight Instructor
• Multi-Engine
• Multi-Engine Instructor
• ATP

Private Pilot Certificate
The Private Pilot Certificate allows a pilot to fly friends or business acquaintances anywhere he or she desires under VFR (visual flight rules). VFR is a simple term that basically means good weather. If weather conditions deteriorate below 3 miles of visibility or the cloud ceiling drops below 1000 feet above the ground, the pilot is not allowed to fly.
 
40 hours of total flight training time must be accumulated before Private Certification can transpire. 20 hours of instruction and 10 hours of solo time are required – the other 10 hours of instruction are a mix of the two, with cross country flying included. The national average for certification is 55 hours. Costs vary depending on the aircraft used for training. The typical costs incurred will range from $5000 to $7500. Generally, training may be completed within a 6-month timeframe. This varies with the student’s abilities and time availability. In addition to flight training, the Private Pilot applicant will receive 20 to 30 hours of ground training from his or her instructor throughout the course of his or her training.
 
Instrument Rating
Instrument flying is exactly what it says: flying and navigating the aircraft solely by reference to flight instruments. The term for instrument flying is IFR (instrument flight rules). A VFR Private Pilot has trouble flying in inclement weather. If he had an instrument rating, he would be able to fly in the clouds and fog. 
 
For a pilot to be eligible for the instrument rating they must have met the following additional aeronautical experience  requirements: 150 hours total time, consisting of 50 hours of cross country flying, 40 hours of actual or simulated instrument time, and 20 hours of dual instruction from an instructor under instrument conditions. Gaining the additional total flight time and instruction time will usually cost approximately $10,000. The instrument rating requirement can take up to a year to complete.
 
Commercial Pilot Certificate
The true definition of a commercial pilot is one who can fly for hire. Initially, Commercial pilots are certified only to fly single engine airplanes. In time, the pilot will add a multi-engine rating and this will qualify him or her to move toward a career with an airline or charter service. The beginning stages for a newly certified commercial pilot include flying traffic patrol, offering pilot services to customers who have their own plane, and aerial photo flights. After an extensive accumulation of hours flying multi-engine aircrafts, the commercial pilot is then qualified to apply for an airline position.
 
The difference in flying skills between a private pilot and a commercial pilot is in the standards to which each are tested. Commercial pilots fly to higher standards.
 
Total time requirement for a Commercial pilot applicant are 250 hours of total time; 50 hours must be done while flying cross country.

Certified Flight Instructor, Certified Instrument Flight Instructor & Multi-Engine Instructor
A Certified Flight Instructor, commonly referred to as a CFI, is an aviation instructor qualified to give ground and flight instruction. Initially, a CFI is allowed only to teach Private Pilot and Commercial Pilot applicants. To teach instrument students the instructor must take another check and be certified as a Certified Flight Instructor Instrument or CFII. Another common aviation term you will hear is MEI. This is a multi-engine instructor who can teach in multi-engine aircraft. They must pass another flight test in order to give flight instruction in multi-engine aircraft.
 
Multi-Engine Rating & the ATP (Airline Transport Pilot) Certificate
Multi-engine aircraft open a whole new world of opportunities. Most pilots decide to add the multi-engine rating for either advancement in career aviation or as a means to increase skill levels. A multi-engine rating adds a new dimension to flying by adding more power, system and performance challenges.
 
Pro Flight Air offers three courses in Multi-Engine Flight Training in our Cessna 310:
 
VFR Multi-Engine Rating (Private or Commercial)
• 6 hours dual, 4 hours ground school, books, video and briefings
• Prerequisites: Private or Commercial Pilot, airplane single engine land
• Approximate cost: $1900.00
 
IFR Multi-Engine Rating (Private or Commercial)
• 8 hours dual, 4 hours ground school, books, video and briefings
• Pre-requisites: Private or Commercial Pilot, airplane single engine land with Instrument Rating
• Approximate cost: $2500.00
Note: Students without complex airplane IFR proficiency will require additional training.

ATP Multi-Engine Certificate
• 8 hours dual, 4 hours ground school, books, video and briefings
• Pre-requisites: Commercial Pilot, airplane multi-engine land with Instrument Rating, completion of ATP knowledge exam and flight experience as per FAR 61.159
• Approximate cost: $2500.00
Note: Students without multi-engine IFR competency will require additional training.
 
Price includes instructor pre- and post-flight briefings. Price does NOT include FAA Check Ride Examiner fees or aircraft check ride rental.

All prices quoted are estimates based on the student learning at an average rate, currently flying complex single-engine airplanes and current with basic air work / instrument proficiency as required. 

Scenic Flights / Aerial Photography
The Springfield / Branson National Airport is close to the beautiful Branson tri-lakes area of Southwest Missouri. We are proud to offer photography flights. Bring your camera or use our professional photographer. Not in the mood to take pictures? Well, how about a sightseeing adventure! These make fantastic surprises for that special husband, wife, girlfriend, etc. How cool would it be to see the Springfield / Branson area at night, or the relaxing view of Tablerock Lake at sunset?

Aerial Photography for Homeowners
- A beautiful "frozen memory” of a long-cherished home
- A bird's eye view of your weekend / vacation home
 
Aerial Photography for Farm Owners
- A permanent image of a family heritage
- A date-stamped record of land use
- An overview of crop conditions
 
Aerial Photography for Real Estate Developers, Construction & Project Management
- Potential development sites
- Relationship of the site to surrounding development and transportation
- Date-stamped construction progress photos
 
Aerial Photography for Real Estate Brokerages and Leasing
- Inventory photos
- Sale and leasing promotional brochures
- Closing gifts
 
Aerial Photography for Commercial and Industrial Property Owners
- Pride-of-ownership wall displays
- Insurance records
- Expansion planning
- Website and advertising brochures
 
Aircraft Rentals
Pro Flight Air offers a variety of aircraft for rental. Renting one of our aircraft in which you’ve not had training will require a one hour checkout with one of our instructors. All of our aircraft are equipped with an intercom system installed at each seat for your comfort.
 
Aircraft Fleet
Cessna 150s Rental Rate: $65.00 per hour

N8855U C-150M
• Single Nav / Com (VOR without GlideSlope)
• VFR ONLY
• Standard Cessna Instrument Panel

N9108U C-150M
• Dual Nav / Com
  - #1 VOR without GlideSlope
  - #2 VOR with GlideSlope
• VFR ONLY
• Standard Cessna Instrument Panel

Cessna 172s Rental Rate:
• $85.00 per hour for the C-172N
• $110.00 per hour for the C-172R 180 Hp

N734PH C-172N
• Dual Nav / Com
  - #1 VOR with GlideSlope
  - #2 VOR without GlideSlope
• Garmin GPS 100
• ADF
• DME
• VFR and IFR operations
• Standard Cessna Instrument Panel

N411FR C-172R 180 HP
• Dual Nav / Com
  - #1 VOR with GlideSlope
  - #2 VOR without GlideSlope
• King 89B GPS
• ADF
• VFR and IFR operations
• Standard Cessna Instrument Panel

Piper Warrior PA-28-161
Rental Rate: $85.00 per hour

N8334P PA-28-161
• Dual Nav / Com
  - #1 VOR with GlideSlope
  - #2 VOR without GlideSlope
• ADF
• VFR and IFR operations
• Standard Piper Instrument Panel

Cessna 310
Rental Rate: $185.00 per hour
Note: this aircraft may only be rented for dual instruction with one of our instructors!

N607K C-310H
• Dual Nav / Com
  - #1 VOR Slaved HSI with GlideSlope
  - #2 VOR with GlideSlope
• Garmin GPS 155XL
• ADF
• DME
• Auto Pilot
• VFR and IFR operations

Please note that all rental rates are subject to an hourly fuel surcharge. This surcharge is adjusted weekly. The surcharge is due to the ever-increasing cost of 100LL. If the price drops, we pass the savings on to you by reducing the surcharge.

Pilot Supplies
Gift Certificates
Garmin GPS Sales

Pro Flight Air maintains a wide variety of pilot supplies in stock, and can have most any thing we don’t have shipped next-day to you directly, or to our facility for local pickup. Consider giving that special someone a gift certificate for any of our offered services or products.

Here are just a few of the products we offer:

• Training Kits
• Flight Computers
• Practical Test Standards
• Log Books
• Videos
• Pilot Handbooks
• Charts
• Airport Facilities Directories
• Garmin 496 / 396
• Garmin 296
• Garmin 196
• Flight Computers
• Training Handbooks
• Headsets
• Exam Manuals 

Aircraft Flight Training, Aircraft Rental, Senic Flights & Aerial Photography
Available 24 Hours Upon Request. 

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