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The Ceiling

Airline Transport Pilot

The highest FAA pilot certificate. What every regional and major airline requires. You need 1,500 hours (or 1,250 Part 141, or 1,000 with a four-year aviation degree) before you can even sit for it. We'll handle the checkride prep in the Duchess.

What this certificate lets you do

  • Serve as PIC of scheduled airline flights
  • Meet the FAA minimum for airline hire
  • The ceiling of what a pilot certificate lets you do
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Considering an aviation career?

Skip the piecemeal path.
Go Zero to Hero.

Every rating you'd take one at a time, packaged into one structured 12–18 month program.

Private → Instrument → Commercial → Multi-Engine → CFI/CFII/MEI. Financing available.

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The fastest way in is a discovery flight — you'll fly the airplane you'll be training in.

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