Choosing a Flight School

Without any aviation experience, you may find it difficult to know what type of flight school you should enroll in, or even what are the different types of aviation flight schools available.

The first questions you need to ask yourself when choosing a flight school is "what do I want from aviation, what is my ultimate, long-term aviation goal?" Our flight school, langaAir, is capable of training all types of pilots including those interested in a flight school to fly for business, recreation or a career. Some aviation flight schools are not as well suited to train all aspects of flight.

The Types of Aviation and Commercial Flight Schools - Part 61 & Part 141

Aviation and Commercial Flight Schools come in two flavors, Part 61 and Part 141, which refer to the parts of the Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs) under which they operate. The most common and least important distinction between them is the minimum flight time required for the private certificate - 40 hours under Part 61, and 35 hours under Part 141 and the Commercial License - 250 hours under Part 61, and only 190 hours under Part 141.

What differentiates the two is structure and accountability. Part 141 flight schools are periodically audited by the FAA and must have detailed, FAA-approved course outlines and meet student performance rates. Part 61 flight schools don't have the same paperwork and accountability requirements.

LangaAir is a FAA approved Part 141 flight school, however, we are flexible in our approach to training in that we can train under Part 61 should the situation dictate that it is the best means for an individual. We evaluate each individual's particular situation and determine which type of flight training is best for them.